16th Circuit officials heard an update Friday on talks to increase security measures for attorneys at Jackson County courthouses. At the court en banc meeting, Presiding Judge John Torrence said discussion at a September 8 meeting between the Jackson County ...
Read More »Second Jackson County prosecutor blocked from reinstatement
A Missouri appeals court has for a second time affirmed a ruling that Jackson County officials were acting within their authority to modify an arbitration award, blocking a fired prosecutor from reinstatement. The unanimous ruling Tuesday in favor of the ...
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Read More »Civil rights claim against P&L developer revived
A man’s claim that the developer of Kansas City’s Power & Light entertainment district took part in racially-discriminatory tactics to exclude black patrons will proceed to trial following a ruling Wednesday by a federal appeals court. A panel of the ...
Read More »Supreme Court won’t hear Missouri college drug-testing case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a Missouri technical college’s challenge of a ruling that its mandatory drug testing policy is unconstitutional when applied to all students. The nation’s highest court refused without comment to intervene at the ...
Read More »1st farmer lawsuit on deck in Kansas against Syngenta
The first of tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits will go to trial on Monday in Kansas City, Kansas, against Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its decision to introduce a genetically engineered corn seed variety to the U.S. market before ...
Read More »Panel hears transgender bathroom access appeal
A case that could flesh out protections for transgender persons under the Missouri Human Rights Act is now under consideration by the Western District Court of Appeals. On Wednesday, a panel heard oral arguments in the case of R.M.A., a ...
Read More »Simmons to be next chairman at Polsinelli
Chase Simmons is expected to become the next chairman of Kansas City-based Polsinelli, the firm announced Tuesday. Simmons, who heads the firm’s real estate practice, has been nominated as the firm’s vice chair and would become its chairman on Jan. ...
Read More »Welding rod manufacturers prevail over asbestos claims
Jackson County jurors found two welding rod makers not liable for damages Tuesday in the case of a Kansas City man who alleged his work as a welder caused exposure to asbestos, and later, his death. The man, Donald Laningham, ...
Read More »Dismissal of Catholic League defamation suit upheld
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a judge’s decision to dismiss a Kansas City man’s defamation case against the Catholic League. The appeals panel held the plaintiff, Jon David Couzens Jr., failed to state a claim ...
Read More »8th Circuit vacates $79M jury verdict
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned a $79 million verdict against a Missouri electric cooperative and its telecommunications business in a case alleging the misuse of utility easements in southern Missouri. In the unanimous opinion, the ...
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