A trial court did not err in awarding a woman $300,000 in damages after a stroller fell from a shelf in a Toys “R” Us store and injured her, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District Ruled, affirming ...
Read More »Women lawyers brainstorm on attaining leadership roles
Women lawyers from St. Louis, Kansas City and outstate Missouri brainstormed Friday morning about ways to get more women in positions of influence both in The Missouri Bar and in state government. The breakfast meeting was sponsored by the Women ...
Read More »Gavel passed to end MoBar meeting
The Missouri Bar Annual Meeting, held last week at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis, ended Friday night with an awards banquet and the passing of the gavel from St. Louis attorney William Corrigan Jr. to Kansas City ...
Read More »ABA releases guide for individuals facing divorce
The ABA Section of Family Law has published a guide for individuals who are going through a divorce. includes helpful articles on understanding the divorce process, divorce money Surviving Your Divorce and Beyond matters, child custody issues and communicating with ...
Read More »Attorneys receive $3M in damages for 9 yr.-old
Anita Porte Robb shows a photo of the car after the accident used during the trial When Gary Robb and Anita Porte Robb of Robb & Robb LLC took on a wrongful death case involving a steel plate which fell ...
Read More »Judicial circuits, legislators honored at annual meeting
Supreme Court of Missouri Chief Justice Ronnie L. White on Thursday recognized three judicial circuits for efficiently managing and processing cases during fiscal 2003. The Daniel J. O’Toole awards were presented during a ceremonial breakfast of the Missouri Judicial Conference, ...
Read More »ABA to hold symposium on jury system
Should jurors be allowed to take notes during a trial? Should they be able to ask a witness questions the lawyers didn’t ask? Should a jury pool be drawn just from the voting roles, or should jurisdictions be more aggressive ...
Read More »Default judgments were erroneously set aside
The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, reinstated on Tuesday the default judgment awards of a man who took action against his auto repairers, determining neither defendant failed to specify facts that would beef up their defense. “At best, this ...
Read More »Community Reinvestment Act revision prompts reactions
Since 1977, the Community Reinvestment Act has encouraged depository institutions to offer special credit packages among lower and moderate-income lenders in an effort to spark mortgage lending and development of both residential and commercial properties in rural areas and inner ...
Read More »Applicants sought for vacancy on Eastern District
The Appellate Judicial Commission now is accepting applications for the position of judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, to fill the vacancy due to Judge Mary Rhodes Russell’s appointment to the Supreme Court of Missouri. Applications will ...
Read More »Court erred by allowing attorney to withdraw
A woman whose baby was removed from her care two days after birth now has another chance to contest the termination of her parental rights. On Tuesday, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, said the St. Louis County Circuit ...
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