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Who says sneak peeks have to remain in Hollywood? The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will offer inside peeks into heated oral arguments scheduled for this Wednesday’s docket at Washington University’s Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom for a special session ...

It’s time to stop putting off until tomorrow what can be done right now. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has announced that attorneys authorized to practice before the court must file their renewal registrations before ...

It is not enough to have “substantially identical” issues in a prior case for the rules of collateral estoppel to apply, a Missouri appellate court said last week. The case pitted several plaintiffs against Cornerstone Propane, a company that was ...

The Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance (LEAP) Foundation is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the annual King and Queen Coronation Luncheon and Mardi Gras Activities. The luncheon is set for noon, Tuesday, February 24 at the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association ...

A nunc pro tunc judgment correcting a dissolution of marriage decree after a mother’s death stands, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, found, providing a Douglas County trial court the authority to distribute marital property but not the authority ...

A circuit court erred in admitting a lab report that indicated the presence of methamphetamine on seized items into evidence because the state presented no evidence the items’ condition remained unchanged between seizure and testing. In State of Missouri, Respondent ...

The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, reduced a chunk of an injured railroad worker’s $1.4 million jury award Tuesday, finding the railroad company entitled to medical expense offsets. The appellate court denied, however, the company’s claims pertaining to liability ...

Some members of Congress are calling for a probe into changes ordered by the Office of Controller Currency that could in effect establish different operating rules for national and state banks and significantly impact consumer borrowing for durable goods and ...

A man convicted of robbery did not get a fair trial when the state was allowed to argue specific punishment in its rebuttal but did not argue sentencing in the opening portion of the its closing argument. “Here the state ...

The 16th Circuit Judicial Commission is accepting applications for the position of circuit judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit. The position is to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge C. William Kramer. Applications and instructions are available ...

The Missouri Supreme Court is kicking off Black History Month with an exhibit titled “The Verdict of History,” offering visitors a unique opportunity to experience Missouri’s African-American legal history firsthand through this six-panel exhibition. The educational program includes a variety ...