Shannon Luhrsen, a stay-at-home mom in Wilmington, N.C., can’t understand why she should pay 5.8 percent for her mortgage when her local bank gets money from the Federal Reserve at little more than 0 percent and the U.S. government is ...
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Civil practice Standing; affirmative defense ED90672 American First Federal Inc., Respondent, v. Battlefield Center, L.P. et al., Appellants Appeal From: St. Louis County Circuit Court, Judge Richard C. Bresnahan Handdown Date: 1/20/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Glenn A. Norton Opinion Vote: ...
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Civil practice Attorney’s fees; impeachment proceeding 29214 Ellsworth “Ozzie” Amos, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. City of Noel, A Fourth Class Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Respondent Appeal From: McDonald County Circuit Court, Judge Gerald D. McBeth Handdown Date: 1/20/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Jeffrey W. Bates ...
Read More »To Medicaid recipients:
You all know that we have a new governor in office. His name is Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon. He has said that he wants to reinstate Medicaid and all of its benefits for senior citizens, the disabled people and the ...
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Read More »Geithner, Holder reap rewards for failure
Like apple pie and motherhood, everyone is for accountability, especially our new president. Barack Obama has promised many times that he will have the most accountable administration in history. Great. We could use that after one of the most unaccountable ...
Read More »A resounding ‘no’ to officials’ raises
Senate votes 32-1 to reject pay plan, saying it sends bad message this year
Read More »Lawsuit against Wash. U. nears end
A famous lung surgeon’s age-discrimination case against Washington University is coming to an end. The case is set to go to the jury on Monday, said Judge Dennis Schaumann in court. The St. Louis jury of five men and seven ...
Read More »Altered jury instructions botched case, Supreme Court told
A Kansas City attorney told the Missouri Supreme Court that a circuit judge’s changes to his suggested jury instructions had “gutted” the theory under which he was trying to win. Bill Pickett, a solo practitioner, argued to the court on ...
Read More »Chuck Berry sued for $123,000 over canceled shows in Europe
Chuck Berry, the musician whose songs include “Rock and Roll Music” and “Johnny B. Goode,” was sued by a booking agent for at least $123,000 over canceled shows and extra travel expenses on his European tour last July. Berry, who ...
Read More »Illinois Gov. Blagojevich convicted by state senate
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich makes a closing statement at his impeachment trial before the state senate in Springfield, Ill., on Thursday. Blagojevich told lawmakers considering his ouster for abuse of power that he never “intended to violate any law.” Nonetheless, ...
Read More »Blagojevich says he never ‘intended to violate’ law
Rod Blagojevich, the 40th governor of Illinois and the subject of federal corruption charges including the attempted sale of President Barack Obama’s for-mer U.S. Senate seat, was convicted of abuse of power by state legislators. He is to be removed ...
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