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Tax-preparation company Jackson Hewitt faces a lawsuit in Kansas City over short-term loans that allow people get money due in their refund checks more quickly. A Kansas City woman filed suit in Jackson County Circuit Court last week against the company, arguing it violated state consumer-protection laws. The suit, which also seeks class action status, alleges that Jackson Hewitt should have registered with the state as a credit services organization.

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The federal government and the city of Independence have reached a settlement aimed to force improvements to the city's sewer system. Under the proposed settlement filed in U.S. District Court in Kansas City last week, Independence agreed to make improvements to its sewer system to end the sewage overflows. The EPA estimates the cost of those improvements at $35 million.

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An associate circuit judge in St. Louis County is getting a promotion. Gov. Jay Nixon announced Friday that he has tapped Judge Gloria Clark Reno to become a circuit judge. She becomes the first black woman to serve as a ...

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A group advocating changes to Missouri’s plan for selecting judges wants to know how actively involved the Supreme Court has been in fighting that effort. James Harris, director of Better Courts for Missouri, filed a Sunshine Law request Wednesday with ...

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Efforts to confirm Bryan Cave partner Linda Martinez as director of the state’s economic development agency ran into a speed bump at the state Capitol on Thursday. The Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee had signed off on her appointment. But the ...

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Two clients of a legal document preparation company are now suing it, claiming We The People is practicing law without a license. St. Louis attorney Neil Smith, of the Smith Law Firm, filed suit last week in St. Louis County Circuit Court against parent company Dollar Financial Corp., We The People USA Inc. and We The People of Greater St. Louis. Smith is seeking class action status for his litigation. In essence, he argues the companies are violating state laws by charging fees, typically hundreds of dollars, to draw up papers to use in courts, according to a copy of the lawsuit.

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The Missouri Supreme Court is set to consider which types of damages are allowed when an unusual company vehicle is involved in a wreck. The court today will hear oral arguments in the case of Gateway Foam Insulators. v. Jokerst ...

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A woman with both physical and mental disabilities is due services under a state program, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, finding a 2005 change in the eligibility standard violates federal anti-discrimination laws. A lawyer on the case said this appears ...

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U.S. Sen. Kit Bond will not seek re-election when his seat is up again in 2010. Bond, a Republican, was first elected a senator in 1986 and has been re-elected three times. Bond shared the news in a speech to ...

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