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Income tax; refund action   08-1638 General Mills Inc. & Subsidiaries, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. U.S., Defendant-Appellant Appeal From: U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota Submitted: Nov. 14, 2008 Filed: Jan. 26, 2009 Before: Judges Wollman, Beam and Benton Opinion ...

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Fiduciary duty; summary judgment   SD28613 Robert R, McLean Irrevocable Trust U/A/D, March 31, 1999, by Linda McLean, Trustee, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Patrick Davis, P.C., et al., Defendants-Respondents Appeal From: Butler County Circuit Court, Judge Mark L. Richardson Handdown Date: 1/26/2009 ...

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Special assessments; equitable relief   ED90864 Lake Wauwanoka Inc., Respondent, v. John Anton, et al., Appellants Appeal From: Jefferson County Circuit Court, Judge Mark T. Stoll Handdown Date: 1/27/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Kenneth M. Romines Opinion Vote: Judges Baker and ...

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Sentencing; prior offender   SC89501 State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Michael Teer, Appellant Appeal From: St. Charles County Circuit Court, Judge William T. Lohmar Handdown Date: 1/27/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Richard B. Teitelman Opinion Vote: Judges Stith and Wolff concur; ...

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Discipline; suspension   SC89623 In Re: Brian Zink, Respondent Disciplinary proceeding Handdown Date: 1/27/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Zel Fischer Opinion Vote: Court en banc concurs   The Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“OCDC”), the disciplinary hearing panel, Brian E. Zink, and ...

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Stinson Morrison Hecker has formed a property tax issues practice group headed by former Jackson County director of assessment Michael O’Flaherty. O’Flaherty is rejoining Stinson Morrison as of counsel. He was at the firm for 41 years before taking the ...

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Jeff Berman, a former campaign aide to President Barack Obama, joined Bryan Cave’s new public policy and governmental affairs practice in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Berman was the national delegate director for the Obama campaign and came up with ...

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Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan announced Tuesday that she will seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond. Last month, Bond declared that he would not seek re-election in 2010. Carnahan made her announcement in ...

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Gov. Jay Nixon made his first judicial appointment on Monday, naming R. Brent Elliott as circuit judge for the 43rd Circuit. Elliott, of Stewartsville, is currently an associate judge in DeKalb County. The circuit position is one of two in ...

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Two St. Louis firms, Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler and the Brasher Law Firm, have merged to become Boyle Brasher LLC. The new firm now has 30 lawyers in three states with offices in St. Louis, Belleville, Ill., and ...

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Former U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will be in St. Louis next month to celebrate the opening of the 8th Circuit Judicial Learning Center. The center houses to permanent exhibits, changing displays and interactive demonstrations about the ...

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