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A bitter legal affair that exploded out of a business dispute between two friends ended on Monday with a compromise in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Despite a clause in a superseding agreement requiring the two attorneys to ...

The Department of Economic Development reacted immediately to a report that a tax credit program under its supervision is being abused, director Joe Driskill told the Joint Committee on Tax Policy Monday. Rick Russell of Steelville, Mo., testified last month ...

Calling it a “question of human decency,” the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision to slash jury awards given to a victim of sexual harassment on Thursday. The victim “was subjected to a long series ...

The claims of employees asserting harassment and discrimination often falter. This is particularly so in federal court proceedings. Many cases are settled before or during administrative proceedings. But those that do not and proceed through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...

The Internet has become one of the most consulted sources of information. An essential characteristic of the Internet is its many-to-many character. People who seek information can access the medium without much difficulty. For people who provide information, it is ...

Gov. Bob Holden appointed David Heath as Chair and Dr. Lewis Chartock as Vice-Chair to the Missouri Training and Employment Council. Heath is the Director of Labor and Employee Relations for The Boeing Company. He earned a bachelor’s degree and ...

Elizabeth Fast was named President Elect of CREW (Network of Commercial Real Estate Women). Fast is an attorney with Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP. She will become president in 2005. The CREW Network is an association dedicated to advancing ...

The Kansas City, Mo., Health Department is reporting high numbers of confirmed flu cases in Kansas City, Mo. Such high numbers so early in the flu season indicate that this may be a very heavy season for the flu. According ...

Missouri and the federal government have agreed to allow the release of $83 million in withholdings to go to education. The federal government will provide the money in social services reimbursement to Missouri a few months sooner than anticipated. The ...

Imagine a seminar attended by 25 eager-to-learn lawyers representing a cross section of the Greater Kansas City Area. That’s what the planners of the Greater Kansas City Bar Leadership Academy hope to see in February when the academy kicks off ...

A former employee of a Salem, Mo., timber mill could bring his harassment claims against his employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday in a partially affirmed decision. However, his ...