A Warrenton woman has been cleared of making improper purchases and transfers from the bank account of her stepfather and for failing to fulfill her duties as conservator of his estate. The probate judge who issued the letters that made ...
Read More »Local experts to face off in concealed weapons debate
On the same day the Missouri Supreme Court hears arguments for and against the right to carry concealed weapons, two local experts will face off in a debate. On January 22, Allen Rostron, a University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School ...
Read More »Judge dissents on sentencing
Two of the longest-serving judges on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals squared off on a sentencing issue; also part of the mix was 8th Circuit Judge Diana E. Murphy, who serves as the chair of the U.S. Sentencing ...
Read More »Employee litigation is a no-win situation
No matter how aboveboard the employer, if an employee files a lawsuit, it is a no-win situation for any company, large or small. Preston Oade is an attorney with the Denver law office of Holme, Roberts & Owen, and he ...
Read More »Document will play a key role in building case
An ambiguous release will determine the fate of a so-called dangerous building, ruled the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District in a reversed and remanded opinion. In Robert L. Woodson, Appellant v. City of Independence, et al., Respondent, ...
Read More »Maintenance monies not distribution
Maintenance monies awarded from a divorce decree cannot account for distribution of marital property, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, found in a reversed decision on Tuesday. “To accept Husband’s argument and affirm the motion court is to countenance ...
Read More »ABA seeks nominations
The American Bar Association Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division is seeking nominations for three awards that recognize extraordinary achievements of public lawyers. The Hodson Award for Public Service, the Dorsey Award for an Outstanding Public Defender or Legal Aid ...
Read More »Utility Co. will receive tax refund
The operator of a natural gas gathering pipeline system will finally get the tax refund it was waiting for, as the result of an 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision involving the differentiation in classification of gas pipelines. Clajon ...
Read More »Mo. county near top in job creation
The federal government on Wednesday confirmed what many people here already knew – St. Charles County is seeing more job creation than any other county in the St. Louis metropolitan area. In fact, St. Charles County had the fourth-largest over-the-year ...
Read More »Court upholds SBC's interpretation of pension plan
A federal appeals court upheld SBC Communication’s interpretation of its pension benefit plan, which was challenged by a St. Joseph woman whose pension benefits were calculated without an additional three years provided to her as part of an early retirement ...
Read More »Doctor's note could have saved postal worker's job
A simple doctor’s note could have prevented an injured University City postal worker from losing his job, 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Kermit E. Bye noted in a concurring opinion concerning the postal worker’s complaint against his former employer. ...
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