The suit, filed Wednesday in Jackson County on behalf of eight same-sex couples, does not seek a repeal of Missouri’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples.
Read More »Is 2014 the ‘Year of the Cloud’ for lawyers?
2014 may very well shape up to be the year that solo and small firm lawyers (with 20 lawyers or less) began to embrace cloud computing as a viable option for their law firms.
Read More »Labor, material concerns temper homebuilder optimism
The main reason for the increase in average construction cost is lumber prices, which have risen steadily over the past year and are expected to continue their climb in 2014.
Read More »Contract employee can’t sue property owner over lost leg
Missouri law makes it difficult for employees of independent contractors who are injured on the job to sue the company that owns the work site.
Read More »Commentary: Alliances can help meet evolving demands of practice
Small-firm and solo lawyers can meet needs with far greater flexibility by pursuing a variety of alliance strategies, from simple to complex, with their peer practitioners.
Read More »Disbarred Mexico attorney gets probation
A Chariton County judge this morning gave disbarred Mexico, Mo., attorney James A. Clampitt four years’ probation on a charge that he used his former firm’s credit card for expenses in starting up a competing firm.
Read More »Todd Meine sentenced to serve life without parole
Todd Meine, 47, of south St. Louis County, was sentenced on Feb. 3 to life without parole plus 75 years in the April 2009 shooting death of Matthew Crumly, 34, outside a nightclub south of Arnold.
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Read More »Jefferson County gives first ‘Alderson’ award for helping children
Linda S. Hardgrave was the first person to receive the 2013 Gilbert Alderson Children’s Service Award. It was presented to her by Jefferson County Executive Ken Waller at the State of the County address on Feb. 3. The award was ...
Read More »Flashing lights protected speech, federal court rules
In a decision that may break new First Amendment ground, a federal court ruled in favor of a driver who claimed that flashing his headlights to warn oncoming traffic of a speed trap was a constitutionally protected form of free speech.
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Read More »Federal insurance can’t collect liens in Missouri
In Missouri, the Federal Employee Health Benefits Act cannot compel people who hold federal insurance to pay back the insurer for their medical bills if they get another settlement.
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Read More »High court grapples with new-trial standard in Clemons case
Should Reginald Clemons get a new trial? The Missouri Supreme Court grappled with that tricky question on Tuesday morning in Clemons’ death penalty case.
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