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A man with preexisting hearing loss, who was injured in a work-related accident, was entitled to benefits from the Second Injury Fund, the Missouri Court of Appeals has held. The Western District found that the man’s bilateral hearing loss was ...

Madeleine McDonough, named on Monday as the chair-elect of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, has had plenty of time to think about the direction the firm should be headed. McDonough, who will be the first woman to lead the Kansas City-based ...

A federal appeals court on Wednesday denied a constitutional challenge from a St. Louis County flea market operator convicted of allowing vendors to sell counterfeit goods on his property. Jack Frison Sr. was convicted in 2014 following a raid on ...

The Appellate Judicial Commission on Tuesday selected the Missouri governor’s top lawyer, a Jackson County circuit judge and a Kansas City attorney as finalists for a vacancy on the Court of Appeals Western Distract. Edward R. “Ted” Ardini Jr., W. ...

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday crafted a new understanding of when injured workers can file lawsuits against co-employees who cause an on-the-job injury. In a pair of opinions handed down more than a year after hearing arguments, the Supreme ...

Long lines, no. Ballot shortages, yes. The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District issued an opinion on Tuesday explaining its hastily issued order on April 5 for some St. Louis County polling places to remain open late after they’d run ...

The dean of the University of Missouri School of Law announced Friday that he will step down in August but will stay on to teach. In an email to faculty provided by the school, Gary Myers said the decision came ...

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a potential class-action lawsuit over judicial back pay cannot proceed. In a short, unsigned opinion, the court affirmed the dismissal of the suit by retired judges Peggy Stevens McGraw and Samuel C. Jones, ...

An appeals court is suggesting Missouri should consider better ways for determining if defendants need an interpreter during legal proceedings. The Court of Appeals Eastern District on Tuesday denied post-conviction relief for a Portuguese-speaking criminal defendant who pleaded guilty in ...

For the last two election cycles, the Missouri Supreme Court has considered arguments from would-be political candidates who couldn’t get on the ballot because they waited too long to register to vote. In a 4-3 ruling on Friday afternoon, the ...

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Friday afternoon that a St. Louis woman cannot run this year for a St. Louis House district — but she’s welcome to try again in 2018. In a 45-page opinion issued just a day ...