A House committee investigating allegations against Gov. Eric Greitens has hired former Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Edward “Chip” Robertson Jr. and Sedalia attorney Mark Kempton as special counsel. “Judge Robertson provides experience and knowledge to our committee as we ...
Read More »LGBT: Cases center on limits of Missouri Human Rights Act
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 »Supreme Court considers would-be candidate’s case
The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday weighed the allegedly “heavy burden” that candidates for some state offices face because they must be registered to vote for at least two years. In an expedited case that likely marked its last oral ...
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 »Split court rules parcels to be taxed as commercial
The state Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed that a Clay County couple owes taxes on property they own at the commercially assessed rate, rather than the residential one. After Robert and Donna Bateman bought the parcels and tried to sell ...
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Read More »Employee involved in coffee-making mishap not entitled to workers’ comp benefits
A hospital employee who broke her pelvis while making coffee is not covered by workers’ compensation, the Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday in a 5-2 decision.
Read More »State Supreme Court invalidates ethics law
The Missouri Supreme Court said an ethics bill enacted in 2010 is unconstitutional because the final version of the bill was completely different from the original bill.
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court: Prisoners can’t use class action
Twenty-one inmates can be required to pay court filing fees out of their prison accounts and can’t seek release from prison through a class action, the Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday.
Read More »Supreme Court clarifies law on police searches
The Missouri Supreme Court today refused to suppress the evidence against four people whom police searched during traffic stops.
Read More »Independent exam covered by medical malpractice
The Missouri Supreme Court had to reach out of state for guidance on an unusual tort action.
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Read More »Q&A: Judge Russell reveals her courtroom ‘pet peeves’
Missouri Supreme Court Judge Mary R. Russell, right, speaks at a Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s breakfast forum May 18 in Richmond Heights. Also pictured, from left: Nancy Hamilton, deputy general counsel at Monsanto Co., Catherine Hanaway, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, and Carrie Hermeling, St. Louis office managing partner for Husch Blackwell. In a telephone interview, Russell weighed in on the dos and don’ts of attorney courtroom behavior.
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