MLM Counties News. Notices. Need-to-know Information.

The fact a municipality was not incorporated at the time they began a water supply project suppressed an engineering company’s attempt to enforce a decade old agreement. The Western District Court of Appeals held up the Holt County trial court’s ...

A man who bought a used car for his daughter will have another chance to pursue a claim for punitive damages against the seller of the car, who lied in saying the car had never been in any accidents. On ...

The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association will sponsor the 2004 Equal Justice Conference, “Renewing Our Commitment to Justice,” April 15-17 in Atlanta. The conference will be ...

Police officers should take note of two decisions handed down by the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday that clarify what makes up reasonable suspicion and when officers can act on that suspicion. The suspicions of one police officer conveyed over ...

Thousands of homeowners got a pretty good deal this past year when they took advantage of historically low interest rates and refinanced their homes. However, as some prepare to file their federal tax returns this year they unknowingly will learn ...

The Federal Trade Commission released the results of a study last week that confirm what homeowners have known for years: when it comes to disclosure rules and real estate brokers, they do not know what to believe. The effect of ...

American Bar Association President Dennis W. Archer today called on the United States Senate to reject a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing Congress to prohibit physical desecration of the flag, calling it bad constitutional policy, bad law, a diversion from the ...

Surrey’s on the Plaza, which runs horse-drawn carriage tours in Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza, is a “place of amusement” and subject to sales tax, the Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday. In addition, the court ordered Surrey’s and a Springfield, ...

In the age of turf warfare, where a person lives and where a person works tells you less about where they shop and more about where they file. So says the Missouri Supreme Court in an opinion handed down on ...

Residential real estate markets continued to be strong in the majority of Federal Reserve districts, according to a recent report compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank. The report notes that although cold temperatures and winter storms interrupted home building in ...

An inadequate discovery response may have cost two partners in a three-way business endeavor thousands, but it could have been worse. Some of the financial strain felt by a couple who misled their business partner into thinking he did not ...