A Missouri appeals court has reinstated an $8.5 million verdict award in the case of a toddler who was paralyzed in a one-car accident. Last August, a St. Louis City jury told a car seat manufacturer, Evenflo Company Inc., and ...
Read More »Investors decertified in class action
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday decertified a class of 650 investors who sought recovery of millions of dollars that went missing after a computer leasing company filed for bankruptcy. While there are remedies for recertification, the high court recommended ...
Read More »Conference to be conducted on-line
The St. Louis Association of Realtors is preparing for its first-ever local membership conference. This organization is also conducting it in a way that has never been done before among the real estate sales industry in the United States. The ...
Read More »Burglary of commercial building ruled violent crime
Bound by circuit precedent, a panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held the burglary of a commercial building – even with no one inside – constitutes the commission of a violent crime, but two of the panel ...
Read More »Specific terms not required in MUFTA conspiracy claim
A creditor need not specifically use the terms “piercing the corporate veil” or “alter ego” when bringing a conspiracy claim under the Missouri Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, determined on Tuesday. The decision comes ...
Read More »Privacy concerns reach real estate
Worries about security and individual privacy have reached the real estate industry. And agents that work closely with buyers and lenders are being reminded of the responsibility they have to protect confidential information provided by their customers. In an Inman ...
Read More »Display in Courthouse lobby not prejudicial
A Domestic Violence Awareness display at the Jackson County Courthouse did not prejudice a defendant found guilty for the murder of his girlfriend, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District ruled, affirming the trial court’s decision. In State ...
Read More »State has regulatory jurisdiction
Telephone service provider Qwest Corp. has been getting its paperwork together since the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held on Monday that a state regulatory body has the authority to determine whether Qwest must report its special access services ...
Read More »Senator named to commission
Missouri Gov. Bob Holden appointed a new chairman of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, on Aug. 17. Jacob replaces John Boyd, a Kansas City, Mo., attorney appointed by Holden to the position of acting chairman ...
Read More »Attorneys prepare for Supreme Court hearing
An ongoing dispute between the Kansas City, Mo. School District and the Westport Charter School is on its way to the state’s High Court. The original issue in the case was whether or not the school district had the authority ...
Read More »Lawyers offer their thoughts on using day-in-the-life videos
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – A picture is worth a thousand words – especially in the case of a critically injured person who is trying to make others understand what a day in his or her life is like. Videos outlining a ...
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