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A Jackson County jury on Tuesday awarded a woman $3.25 million in damages in her suit against her former employer for failing to provide adequate security prior to a shooting involving her ex-boyfriend on company property. The plaintiff, Amie Wieland, ...

Social-media savvy attorneys who booted up their accounts Friday likely encountered some form of celebration of a day aimed at improving the reputation of their profession. Friday marked Love Your Lawyer Day, a holiday created by Nader Anise, a Fort ...

A governor’s aide and former House minority leader has announced both his appointment to a circuit judgeship and his plans to run for the same seat after the term ends. Jeff Harris, 51, of Columbia, announced Thursday that he plans ...

A group tasked with reviewing policies and procedures at the Jackson County Detention Center has cited corrections officer pay, fast turnover and lack of accreditation as key factors the county must address to improve conditions at the facility. The recommendations ...

A program that connects inner-city communities in Kansas City with pro bono legal assistance will expand to more neighborhoods, thanks to a federal grant. This year, Legal Aid of Western Missouri was one of 15 recipients of the Legal Services ...

The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled that sexual orientation discrimination is not prohibited under the Missouri Human Rights Act. The 2-1 opinion, released Tuesday, upheld Jackson County Circuit Judge Joel Fahnestock‘s decision that the plaintiff, James Pittman, failed ...

In a plea agreement Monday former St. Louis assistant circuit court attorney Bliss Barber Worrell admitted to not only having full knowledge that an officer assaulted a man in police custody, but to filing charges in an effort to conceal ...