Longtime Kansas City law firm Stinson Morrison Hecker is merging with Minneapolis-based Leonard, Street and Deinard, making it about the 75th largest firm in the U.S.
Read More »Chief justice wants Missourians to know judicial system as well as they know Kardashians
“It is sad that more people are able to name three Kardashian sisters but cannot name the three branches of government."
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Read More »Chain of evidence key to Woodworth appeal
The appeal stems from a ruling in April by Platte County Circuit Judge Owens Lee Hull Jr. who found “egregious, flagrant, cavalier disregard for evidentiary procedures and processes,” in the case against Mark Woodworth.
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Read More »Bench trial scheduled over municipal court fees
The $3-per-ticket fee, which took effect Aug. 28, is designed to raise $1.5 million annually to go a fund for retired county sheriffs.
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Read More »Wheat, former congressman, joins Polsinelli in Washington
Former U.S. Rep. Alan Wheat, D-Missouri, today joins Polsinelli as chair of the firm’s national public policy practice in Washington, D.C.
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Read More »Missouri loses tobacco arbitration case
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster’s office said that the ruling means that Missouri will have to refund an undetermined amount from the annual payment of approximately $130 million due in April 2014.
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Read More »Updated: Coalition fights new $3 municipal court fee in lawsuit
A judge late Friday denied a request for a temporary restraining order requested by a coalition of Missouri municipal administrators, judges and lawyers that filed a lawsuit to stop the collection of a $3 fee in municipal courts.
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Read More »Cities, judges, lawyers fight new $3 court surcharge
The lawsuit alleges that it is unconstitutional for municipal courts to impose and collect fees for entities not connected to the municipal courts system.
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