Kyla Asbury

2 weeks ago | stlrecord.com | Kyla Asbury

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has issued a sharp rebuke to Planned Parenthood Great Plains after the organization filed a countersuit over Amendment 3, accusing the group of seeking constitutional protection for transporting minors across state lines for abortions without parental consent. Bailey called the legal maneuver “a disgraceful attempt to twist the law” and claimed it exposes Planned Parenthood’s alleged efforts to circumvent parental rights and state law.

2 weeks ago | stlrecord.com | Kyla Asbury

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District has upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a woman against a St. Louis police officer and St. Louis, ruling that her claims were barred by a three-year statute of limitations. Deborah Bailey had filed suit in March 2023, alleging that Officer Brendan Byers negligently rear-ended her vehicle on March 27, 2019, while he was operating a patrol car in the city of St. Louis.

2 weeks ago | stlrecord.com | Kyla Asbury

ST. LOUIS — In a ruling that reaffirms Missouri’s longstanding legal precedent, the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a St. Louis-area family seeking damages for the alleged destruction of key video evidence in a prior legal case.

2 weeks ago | flarecord.com | Kyla Asbury

TALLAHASSEE — A Florida appeals court has upheld a state rule requiring medical marijuana companies to pay substantially increased fees to renew their operating licenses, rejecting a legal challenge from Sanctuary Cannabis. The decision by the First District Court of Appeal affirms a 2023 ruling by an administrative law judge, siding with the Florida Department of Health on the controversial fee structure, according to the March 26 decision, authored by Chief Judge Timothy Osterhaus.

3 weeks ago | stlrecord.com | Kyla Asbury

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District has ruled against the city of St. Louis in its attempt to secure reimbursement from the state’s legal expense fund (SLEF) for a $250,000 settlement payment. The ruling reverses the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the city, finding that state law precludes reimbursement for claims filed after the Sept. 1, 2013 transfer of control over the St. Louis Police Department to local authorities.