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State Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Friday August 09, 2024 ( 3 items )  

BCLP Strengthens Business and Commercial Disputes Team With New Partner Hire
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 9 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: Leading international law firm BCLP announced today that Shivani Sanghi will be joining the firm's London office in September 2024 as a partner in the Business and Commercial Disputes practice. Shivani joins the firm from Fieldfisher, where she was a partner and headed the India practice group. Shivani is dual qualified as a solicitor advocate in England & Wales and as an advocate in India. She b  more

Husch Blackwell Secures Summary Judgment for Zillow Against Trade Practices Claim
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 9 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell secured summary judgment on behalf of Zillow in a nationwide punitive class action lawsuit brought by a Connecticut real estate agent. The plaintiff claimed that the structure and function of Zillow's website violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) by diverting clients to "advertising agents" and by using Zestimates, which improperly interfered with the plaintiff'  more

Missouri S&T Professor Wins Tau Beta Pi-McDonald Mentor Award
ROLLA, Missouri, Aug. 9 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: Dr. Steve E. Watkins, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Missouri S&T has been selected to receive the 2024 Tau Beta Pi-McDonald Mentor award. Tau Beta Pi is a national engineering honor society with over 250 chapters throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The McDonald Mentor award is presented annually to one recipient to celebrate excellence among those who serve a  more