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In a partially affirmed dissolution of marriage opinion, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, reversed a wife’s award for primary physical custody of the couple’s two children due to a glitch in the trial court’s decision. “`If written findings ...

The Kuwaiti ambassador in Washington does not have diplomatic immunity from a civil suit alleging that his embassy violated a lease agreement for the house an employee was renting in Bethesda, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Deborah ...

Doctor’s offices, insurance companies and others paying hefty attorney fees to wade through the new federal HIPPA laws, will soon have another option. Two partners with Polsinelli, Shalton and Welte, PC, have developed a CD-ROM titled, “ClearViews HIPPA Privacy, expected ...

It looks like Missouri Supreme Court Judge Duane Benton will receive a nomination from President George W. Bush to fill one of the vacancies on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The FBI is currently performing background checks on ...

A recent study released by the Federal Reserve Board questions the benefits provided to homebuyers by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, while noting that the two mortgage engines, known as Government Sponsored Enterprises, rack up billions of dollars in earnings ...

The American Bar Association will hold its midyear meeting from February 4 through 10, in San Antonio, Texas. Among the cutting-edge legal issues to be covered in programs at the meeting are: ” A commemoration of the golden anniversary of ...

The Kansas City Association of Realtors met at The Arrowhead Stadium Club to install new directors and recognize outstanding area realtors. “It’s a great time to be in real estate,” said outgoing president Greg Koons in his speech to a ...

Judicial Watch, a non-partisan political watchdog group, lost its latest battle against the Internal Revenue Service in an attempt to receive documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that the group claims will show it was the victim of ...

An Illinois man who developed mesothelioma as a result of asbestos exposure will have another chance to bring his case against the company that sold insulation to his employer. A divided three-judge panel of the Fourth District in the Appellate ...

Attorneys all over the metro area are being summoned for jury duty. Well, not really. The invitations to the inaugural American Cancer Society’s Barrister Bowl read like a jury summons. But these, Jury members are asked to dress casual, bring ...

Free instant registration is now available for attorneys – and others – who want access to the federal judiciary’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records system, commonly known as PACER. PACER allows users to obtain case and docket information from ...