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Conservator of estate cleared

A Warrenton woman has been cleared of making improper purchases and transfers from the bank account of her stepfather and for failing to fulfill her duties as conservator of his estate. The probate judge who issued the letters that made ...

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Judge dissents on sentencing

Two of the longest-serving judges on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals squared off on a sentencing issue; also part of the mix was 8th Circuit Judge Diana E. Murphy, who serves as the chair of the U.S. Sentencing ...

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Maintenance monies not distribution

Maintenance monies awarded from a divorce decree cannot account for distribution of marital property, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, found in a reversed decision on Tuesday. “To accept Husband’s argument and affirm the motion court is to countenance ...

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ABA seeks nominations

The American Bar Association Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division is seeking nominations for three awards that recognize extraordinary achievements of public lawyers. The Hodson Award for Public Service, the Dorsey Award for an Outstanding Public Defender or Legal Aid ...

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Utility Co. will receive tax refund

The operator of a natural gas gathering pipeline system will finally get the tax refund it was waiting for, as the result of an 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision involving the differentiation in classification of gas pipelines. Clajon ...

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Mo. county near top in job creation

The federal government on Wednesday confirmed what many people here already knew – St. Charles County is seeing more job creation than any other county in the St. Louis metropolitan area. In fact, St. Charles County had the fourth-largest over-the-year ...

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