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Sonnenschein to close North Carolina office

Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal is closing its Charlotte, N.C., office about two years after opening it with a group of 18 attorneys. “After consideration of local marketplace realities, the declining demand for legal services in the Charlotte legal and financial ...

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Jury verdict against Davis affirmed

Matthew Davis The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District on Friday affirmed a $500,000 civil verdict against a man whose underlying criminal charge was thrown out earlier this month. Matthew Davis pleaded guilty in May 2005 to abandoning his girlfriend’s ...

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Public defender proposal moves in Senate

Amid concerns that an escalating workload is hindering public defenders’ ability to represent clients, the Missouri Senate took a big step toward sending legislation altering the system to the House. Sen. Jack Goodman’s legislation features a number of components, including ...

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Malpractice verdict from 2007 affirmed

A June 2007 medical malpractice jury verdict was upheld Friday by the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District. The court, without comment, issued an order affirming Kathryn Cetto’s $745,543 recovery on claims that a surgical sponge was left inside her ...

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Newsmakers

Lombardo admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers Richard F. Lombardo, a shareholder and partner in Kansas City-based Shaffer Lombardo Shurin, was recently selected as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the North America’s premier ...

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