Jon David Couzens suffers from at least two personality disorders, but it is not likely he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, or repressed memory, according to Thursday’s testimony from Dr. Park Dietz, forensic psychiatrist.
Read More »Priest trial: What did the plaintiff know, when did he know it?
Plaintiff Jon David Couzens returned to the stand on Wednesday in the Independence trial of his abuse claims against a local priest.
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Read More »Jackson County appoints new deputy probate commissioner
Jackson County Circuit Judge Kathleen A. Forsyth appointed attorney Mark A. Styles Jr. to a four-year term as deputy probate commissioner.
Read More »Canon law experts cause tension in courtroom hearing sex abuse case
Two experts in canon law raised the volume Tuesday in what had been a somber Jackson County courtroom hearing the sexual abuse case against the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
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Read More »Stueve Siegel opens New York office
Kansas City based firm Stueve Siegel Hanson is adding the bright lights of Broadway to its collection of ocean views and prairie vistas.
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Read More »Priest says diocese knew about alcoholism, not abuse
The Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph may have known about Monsignor Thomas O’Brien’s alcoholism, but not necessarily any abuse allegations, according to testimony heard Monday by a Jackson County jury.
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Read More »Jackson County prosecutor’s office adds attorney
The Jackson County prosecutor’s office has added an experienced prosecutor to its ranks, Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced Friday.
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Read More »Kansas City settles final prosecutor discrimination case
The last of eight former prosecutors’ employment discrimination suits against the city of Kansas City has been settled.
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Read More »Trial opens in Kansas City church sex-abuse case
Attorneys made their opening statements Monday in a Jackson County courtroom in the first priest-abuse case to go to trial in Missouri in recent history.
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Read More »Polsinelli plans major expansion in Denver
Kansas City-based law firm Polsinelli plans to expand its Denver office, with a new space that will house up to twice the current number of attorneys based there, a spokeswoman said Friday.
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Read More »Jackson County judge hears case over out-of-state marriages
Jackson County Circuit Judge J. Dale Youngs had one question for attorneys during Thursday’s hearing over the recognition of out-of-state marriages: Why discriminate against this subset of people?
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