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Two provisions in an insurance policy may seem ambiguous when read separately by the average lay person, but are unambiguous when read together, as they were intended, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District found. James G. Kyte ...

The Rev. Emanuel Cleaver II told over 500 members of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association they were “good for nothing,” and encouraged them to keep it up at the association’s annual meeting. “There has never been a time we’ve ...

At its annual holiday gathering held at the home of Nancy Kenner, the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City presented its annual awards. Outgoing President Victoria Schroeder recognized Bryan Cave for its continued support throughout the year; awarded ...

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri found it could not approve a settlement between debtors and a creditor, because the settlement was not in the best interest of additional creditors — a ruling that might have ...

Medical charges written off by because they were not covered by Medicaid, a private insurer or they were not timely filed to Medicaid cannot be reimbursed to the injured through workers’ compensation laws. The Missouri Court of Appeals for the ...

A driver who refused not only a test of his blood alcohol content, but also field sobriety tests is without a license following a decision by the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District. The Circuit Court of Platte ...

A jury’s decision to convict a man of first degree robbery, yet acquit him of armed criminal action caused some dispute at trial, but was nonetheless accepted, leading to a later dispute at the Missouri Court of Appeals for the ...

A move to Texas to be with their new stepfather and their mother is not in the best interest of two Kansas City children, ruled the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District last week. The children’s parents divorced ...

Insurance coverage for a farm property will not cover the medical bills of a child who was attacked by a dog belonging to a man who was working on the property the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District ...

Following a remand from the Missouri Supreme Court, Chouteau Auto Mart Inc. was granted summary judgment by the Circuit Court of Clay County in its case against First Bank of Missouri. The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District ...

The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that Hallier Services is an employer for the purposes of compensation for a work-related injury. Paul Hallier is the owner of Hallier Services, which provides drivers to transport trucks long distances for other companies. ...