Kyla Asbury

ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed a lower court ruling against a former Honeywell International employee who alleged the company lied about the circumstances of his termination and that his disability insurers failed to pay all benefits owed to him.

ST. LOUIS — A federal judge in Missouri has issued two rulings narrowing a wrongful death lawsuit tied to alleged abuse at the former Agape Boarding School, dismissing Cedar County from the case while allowing major wrongful death claims against the boarding school itself to proceed toward trial.

JEFFERSON CITY — The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed a lower court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of Farmers Holding Companies, doing business as Capital Sand, in a case brought by a former employee who alleged the company failed to provide a required service letter following his termination.

ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Permanent General Assurance Corporation against a Missouri man over a disputed settlement agreement stemming from a vehicle crash, concluding that no enforceable contract was ever formed between the parties.

ST. LOUIS — Freedom Principle is calling on Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe to suspend the state’s gas tax during the summer travel season and is urging Missouri members of Congress to support President Donald Trump’s proposal to suspend the federal gas tax.

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court ruling upholding the constitutionality of a state statute governing how certain airport properties are assessed for taxation, while dismissing multiple claims brought by a county assessor and a school district for lack of standing.

JEFFERSON CITY — A federal judge in Missouri has denied a request by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP to compel several nonparty hospitals and health systems to comply with subpoenas in an ongoing lawsuit challenging Missouri’s 340B contract pharmacy law, ruling that the information sought was not relevant to the company’s constitutional claims.

JEFFERSON CITY — A federal judge in Missouri has granted a motion to quash subpoenas issued to a non-party witness in an employment retaliation lawsuit brought by a former employee, ruling that the subpoenas violated federal procedural rules governing depositions and compliance deadlines.

Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District affirmed a lower court ruling declaring a St. Louis ordinance regulating the storage of firearms in unattended vehicles invalid under state law, finding the ordinance was expressly preempted by Missouri’s firearm preemption statute.