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The Missouri Supreme Court heard two cases Wednesday on LGBT issues that could potentially lead to rulings clarifying the limits of the Missouri Human Rights Act in sex-discrimination cases. In the first case, a minor plaintiff, R.M.A., sued the Blue ...
Read More »Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Motion – Timeliness
Hart v. State (MLW No. 63756/Case No. WD73527 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ellis, J.)
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Read More »Criminal Law: Batson Challenge – Jury Sentencing – Prior Offender Status
State v. Jackson (MLW No. 63751/Case No. WD73323 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Welsh, J.)
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Read More »Appellate Practice: Paternity Case – Docket Entry
In re the Matter of: Miraquelle Butler v. Butler (MLW No. 63753/Case No. WD74185 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District of Missouri, Ellis, J.)
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Read More »UPDATED: KC lawyer won’t be tried in partner’s murder
An appeals court has delivered a potentially fatal blow to the case against a former Kansas City lawyer accused of killing his law partner.
Tagged with: Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Richard Armitage Richard Buchli
Read More »Insurance: Uninsured Motorist – Exclusion – Public Policy
Blumer v. Automobile Club Inter-Insurance Exchange (MLW No. 61999/Case No. WD72753 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Welsh, J.)
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Read More »Fired doctor gets to seek punitives
An appeals court has given a Kansas City doctor another chance to win punitive damages against an employer that tried to classify him as an independent contractor to save on health care costs.
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Read More »Court denies suit over life sciences funding
An appeals court has refused to order the state to put more money from a multi-state tobacco settlement into a life sciences fund, saying it would create constitutional difficulties.
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Read More »Court orders new trial for accidental shooting victim
An appeals court ordered a new trial for a railroad employee who was accidentally shot while on duty.
Tagged with: Hardwick Lisa Hardwick
Read More »Court reduces award to fired state janitor
An appeals court on Tuesday drastically reduced a nearly $152,000 award to a state contractor who was accused of employing illegal immigrants to clean government office buildings.
Tagged with: Howard Vic Howard
Read More »Court affirms $200k age discrimination verdict against hotel
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has upheld a $200,000 verdict that a Jackson County jury gave last year to a 63-year-old woman fired from a Kansas City hotel.
Tagged with: Ellis Joseph Ellis
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