The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that former lawyer Jim Wirken’s legal malpractice insurance doesn't cover some of the misdeeds that cost him his law license.

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The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a Kansas City man’s appeal in a legal malpractice suit he filed against law firm Husch Blackwell.

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has reversed the dismissals of two malpractice cases against St. Louis-based law firm Bryan Cave.

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Carmody MacDonald has been sued in St. Louis County Circuit Court for allegedly failing to disclose a potential conflict of interest and miscalculating damage expenses estimates prior to a settlement. The underlying suit originated when, in 2006, Cynthia Mesker was ...

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Nearly two years after failing to overturn a $21 million verdict in appeals court, Zoltek Corp. is suing a law firm that represented the St. Louis carbon-fiber manufacturer in the early stages of the lawsuit. Last week, the company filed ...

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A Kansas City law firm accused of legal malpractice with which a state appellate court in St. Louis already sided could return to Jackson County on a related dispute. The dispute is so related that the defendant’s attorney says the ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of a legal malpractice case that raised questions about a series of confidential settlements with two drug companies. The order from the nation’s highest court was issued Monday without comment. ...

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CORRECTION: A previous version of this story had an incorrect quote from attorney David Marcus. Also, Steven Schwartz of Brown & James represented Marcus and Berkowitz Oliver. Neil Johnson was the corporate representative for the law firm. We regret the ...

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Plaintiff claims law firm helped conceal client's fraudulent scheme

A businessman cannot pursue a malpractice claim against St. Louis-based Bryan Cave in New Jersey over alleged misconduct in California, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Tuesday. Michael Azeez lived in New Jersey when he sued Bryan Cave in 2004 alleging the law firm helped Reed Slatkin conceal fraud during a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation.

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The chief executive officer of an advertising company is suing his former attorney for the outcome in the malpractice case against two other Kansas City attorneys. James Day and Day Advertising Inc., of Merriam, Kan., filed suit on Thursday against ...

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A woman has sued a St. Louis attorney, alleging he convinced her wealthy father to make bad loans to the lawyer’s son. The daughter says she’s now out close to $1 million.   Giovanna Clark Boato, of Italy, filed suit against ...

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