Terminating a company’s Bargaining Unit Retirement Plans seems to have been the best solution for all parties involved in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Wire Rope Corporation of America. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri approved ...
Read More »VFW failed to comply with bylaws, state law
A VFW’s failure to comply with its bylaws and a lack of information included in its minutes from a key meeting led the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District to reverse a trial court’s ruling on a contract. ...
Read More »Franchise agreement was terminable, MO Court of Appeals says
A franchise agreement that contains a provision for renewal every five years contradicts the contention that the contract was intended to be perpetual according to recent findings by the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District. The case at ...
Read More »New Jackson County legislators to be sworn in
Jackson County Executive Katheryn Shields and nine county legislators will take the oath of office today at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. The clerk of the legislature will administer the oath to each elected official beginning at 5 p.m. ...
Read More »Juvenile court failed to document investigation of suitable custodians
When removing a neglected child from its home, a juvenile court not only has to conduct an investigation into what might be a suitable home for the child, but the investigation must be documented. The juvenile court of Bates County ...
Read More »New trial improperly granted on hearsay testimony
A woman’s testimony that she heard other employees had complained to management about sexual harassment at a local Sam’s Club was not enough for a trial court to order a new trial in a hostile work environment case. Jacqueline Mason ...
Read More »A dangerous building not always public nuisance according to statute
A code enacted by the city of Kansas City contains provisions not included in its ruling statute, leaving the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District to find a court’s decision to declare a building a public nuisance was ...
Read More »Court finds child will be able to adapt well in relocation case
A mother’s efforts to encourage a relationship between her child and his father, and the child’s close relationship with his mother were factors supporting a trial court’s decision to allow the mother to relocate with the child out-of-state. Section 452.377 ...
Read More »Untimely response leaves petitioner with full award
By not responding to a petitioner’s letter, a defendant company admitted to owing the petitioner money for products it had purchased. Accordingly, the Circuit Court of Jackson Count awarded damages to Dynamic Computer Solutions Inc. in the amount of $17,675, ...
Read More »Governor’s executive order goes before Appellate Court
An executive order from Gov. Bob Holden falls into a classification of executive orders that are not legally actionable. Although this was not the primary reason the trial court originally dismissed the case, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the ...
Read More »MO Court of Appeals rules lease improperly terminated in apartments vs. laundry machines co. case
A case involving an apartment complex and two coin-operated laundry machine companies with leases to operate at the complex is resolved after the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District found the landlord did not properly terminate his lease ...
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