Missouri Court Weighs Final Approval of $7.25 Billion Roundup SettlementJuly 7, 2026Legal NewsMissouri's final fairness hearing on Bayer's $7.25B Roundup settlement faces over 100 objections targeting opt-out terms, notice failures, and a $675M fee request.
Missouri AG Charges 24 in Statewide Medicaid Fraud TakedownJuly 1, 2026Law and PolicyMissouri AG Catherine Hanaway charged 24 defendants in a $613,000 Medicaid fraud sweep tied to the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown coordinated by DOJ and HHS OIG.
Federal Jury Convicts Missouri Officer on Civil Rights ChargesJune 18, 2026VerdictsA federal jury in St. Louis convicted former Northwoods, Missouri officer Samuel Davis on civil rights, witness tampering, and records falsification charges in a 2023 handcuffed-suspect beating case.
Bayer Fights Federal Transfer of $7.25B Roundup SettlementJune 5, 2026Legal NewsObjectors to Bayer's $7.25B Roundup settlement are trying to remove the case to federal court, arguing they qualify as defendants under removal doctrine.
Kansas City Jury Awards $750K in Finder’s Fee Dispute Against FortressJune 4, 2026VerdictsA Kansas City jury awarded $750,000 to St. Louis attorney John Beckman in a breach-of-contract suit against Fortress Investment Group over an unpaid finder's fee tied to a $100 million Missouri acquisition.
8th Circuit Vacates FCC Digital Discrimination Rules Under Loper BrightMay 28, 2026Legal NewsThe Eighth Circuit vacated the FCC's digital-discrimination broadband rules, finding the agency exceeded its statutory authority and misapplied disparate-impact theory.
Henry County Jury Convicts Ryan Alexander of First-Degree MurderMay 24, 2026VerdictsA Henry County, Missouri jury convicted Ryan Alexander of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the 2022 shooting death of his wife Ashton Alexander.
Henry County Jury Convicts Man of Murder in Domestic KillingMay 22, 2026VerdictsA Henry County, Missouri jury convicted Ryan Alexander of first-degree murder and armed criminal action on May 21, 2026, in Henry County Circuit Court for killing his wife.
Missouri Man Indicted on Federal Fentanyl Charge Tied to Overdose DeathMay 10, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted Mark A. Foster of Independence, Missouri, on a fentanyl distribution charge tied to an overdose death in rural Jamesport, Missouri.