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While many large U.S. corporations enjoy immediate name recognition, small, unknown firms are often the force driving business innovation, especially in high-tech industries. That’s the finding of a U.S. Small Business Administration report issued by its Office of Advocacy. The ...

Where the plaintiff seeks damages for injuries in an automobile accident, was her expert witness qualified to speak to design defect in the vehicle? Was the method that the expert used to reach his opinions reliable? In Eileen J. Ingham ...

Ten leaders of Kansas City’s legal community have been chosen to receive The Daily Record’s inaugural 2004 KC Legal Leaders of the Year Awards. The individuals, which include attorneys, a professor and a legal administrator were chosen by a panel ...

A Missouri appeals court upheld a $383,577.10 judgment awarded to a Hermann, Mo., attorney who was turned down twice for the position of administrative law judge or legal adviser in the St. Louis office of the Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...

When a trustee failed to be open when entering into a business contract with the family whose trust fund he managed, he breached his fiduciary duty to the family, ruled the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, on Tuesday. However, ...

Two 8th Circuit panels probed the boundaries of judicial bias this week, concluding in both cases that lower court judges had properly refused to step aside in the face of bias allegations. Both cases involved years of litigation, and discrete ...

The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District reversed an armed criminal action charge based on a recent Missouri Supreme Court decision that says the underlying felony for an armed criminal action charge must involve purposeful conduct. In State ...

What are the best ways to establish solid working relationships with clients on the basis of technology compatibility, common platforms and reasonable expectations? What steps do lawyers need to take in planning, installing and maintaining a wireless environment in their ...

Since a husband and wife no longer have spousal immunity in the state of Missouri, Elaine D. Cooley is able to sue her husband, Richard D. Cooley, as well as the company of the truck that hit their vehicle. On ...

Daniel A. Raniere has joined the ranks of The Lawyers Association of St. Louis’ distinguished lawyers as a recipient of the organization’s Award of Honor. “I’m humbled and honored,” he said. “This is just a fantastic award.” The award, which ...

Testimony during last week’s hearing before the U.S. Senate Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committee drew mixed reaction among residential real estate lending institutions, builders and financial experts. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sparked strong reaction when he alleged that ...