Supreme Court of Missouri Attorneys Discipline; suspension SC89623 In Re: Brian Zink, Respondent Disciplinary proceeding Handdown Date: 1/27/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Zel Fischer Opinion Vote: Court en banc concurs The Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“OCDC”), the disciplinary hearing panel, Brian ...
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Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Probate Fiduciary duty; summary judgment SD28613 Robert R, McLean Irrevocable Trust U/A/D, March 31, 1999, by Linda McLean, Trustee, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Patrick Davis, P.C., et al., Defen-dants-Respondents Appeal From: Butler County Circuit Court, Judge ...
Read More »City settles reverse discrimination suit
The city of St. Louis agreed to settle a reverse discrimination lawsuit filed more than seven years ago by two white men who had applied to be firefighters. Eric Deeken was awarded $25,000, and Michael Martinez got $15,000, according to ...
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court to make ruling on searching students
You be the judge: School officials strip search Savanna, a 13-year-old girl, believing she possesses prescription-strength ibuprofen in violation of the school’s zero tolerance policy on drugs. Officials’ only evidence is the uncorroborated accusation of a classmate who was caught ...
Read More »Changes hit Americans with Disabilities Act
Employers need to take notice of the new Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, which took effect Jan. 1. This law created new potential liability for employers by broadening the scope of who is considered to be an individual with ...
Read More »Suits claim danger from seats’ collapse
It’s hard to think of a front-end car crash as safe, but drivers in such accidents at least have the airbag to stop them. In a rear-end crash, all that stands between occupants and harm is the back of the ...
Read More »Former Jackson County assessor rejoins Stinson
Stinson Morrison Hecker has formed a property tax issues practice group headed by former Jackson County director of assessment Michael O’Flaherty. O’Flaherty is rejoining Stinson Morrison as of counsel. He was at the firm for 41 years before taking the ...
Read More »Ginsburg undergoes surgery for cancer
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who survived colon cancer in 1999, had surgery Thursday for “apparently early stage” pancreatic cancer, the court said. Ginsburg, 75, was operated on at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. She ...
Read More »Ginsburg undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who survived colon cancer in 1999, had surgery Thursday for “apparently early stage” pancreatic cancer, the court said. Ginsburg, 75, was operated on at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. She ...
Read More »Donnelly confirmed; Martinez still on hold
Two of Gov. Jay Nixon’s cabinet appointees faced very different fates on Thursday when their nominations were brought up for a vote in the Missouri Senate. Margaret Donnelly’s appointment as the new director of the Department of Health and Senior ...
Read More »Suits claim danger from seats’ collapse
It’s hard to think of a front-end car crash as safe, but drivers in such accidents at least have the airbag to stop them. In a rear-end crash, all that stands between occupants and harm is the back of the ...
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