On a recent edition of St. Louis Public Radio’s Legal Roundtable, Thompson Coburn partner and retired Judge Booker Shaw joined a panel of attorneys to discuss several significant legal controversies currently unfolding in the St. Louis region.
One topic discussed during the program was the $4.2 million settlement reached between the owners of Bar:PM and several current and former St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officers. The lawsuits stemmed from a 2023 incident in which a police SUV crashed into the south St. Louis bar, leading to years of litigation and a trial before the parties ultimately reached a resolution.
Reflecting on the settlement, Booker noted the value of resolving disputes without leaving the outcome to a jury. “A settlement, often times both sides are probably unhappy about it, but you removed the uncertainty, so I think it’s probably a good thing,” he said.
Booker was joined on the program by attorneys Brendan Roediger and Nicole Gorovsky as they discussed the broader legal and public policy implications of these developments.
Listen to the full Legal Roundtable discussion here.
