A Missouri appeals court gave an editing job to a November ballot measure that would institute a method for early voting.
Read More »Chief justice announces task force focused on legal future
Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary R. Russell on Thursday announced the creation of a task force to focus on the future of the legal profession.
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Read More »Missouri Supreme Court undercuts punitive damages cap
The Missouri Supreme Court has restored a $1 million punitive damages award against a former Kansas City car dealer, ruling that a state law capping the amount couldn’t be applied constitutionally.
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Read More »Farm amendment raised in hog farm case
The potential impact of Missouri’s new “right to farm” constitutional amendment was on the minds of the Missouri Supreme Court’s judges on Tuesday, even if it doesn’t necessarily figure into the case before them.
Read More »New trial ordered in unusual bad-faith case
An appeals court ordered a retrial of a $5 million verdict in favor of a company whose insurer refused to settle a dispute over a construction project.
Read More »Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar faces libel suit in Iowa
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that former Van Halen front man Sammy Hagar must face a libel suit — as the title of one of his albums might have put it —“For Unlawful[ly Disclosing] Carnal Knowledge.”
Read More »Judgment against Vatterott College affirmed
An appeals court upheld a hefty jury award against a Kansas City technical college accused of misleading a student about the usefulness of her education.
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Read More »Judge’s change of mind ends malpractice trial at last minute
What had been shaping up to be a lengthy and contentious legal malpractice case ended Wednesday morning when the defendants won on summary judgment just as a jury was preparing to be seated.
Read More »Court gives mixed ruling on consumer protection laws
The Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday that the state’s consumer protection laws permit lawsuits over wrongful foreclosures but not for negotiating loan modifications in bad faith.
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Read More »Supreme Court revives suit against hotel over unpaid wages
The Missouri Supreme Court said a man caught up in a massive fraudulent labor scheme can sue the Kansas City hotel where he worked for unpaid wages.
Read More »Judge finds gender bias in trucker training policy
A federal judge ruled that a Springfield-based trucking company discriminated against female applicants by forcing them to be trained by someone of the same gender.
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