BALTIMORE, MD – Despite the unfortunate circumstances faced by furloughed US Airways Inc. employee members of the Communications Workers of America AFL-CIO in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, they were fairly represented by their union, the 4th U.S. Circuit ...
Read More »ABA Section of Taxation to meet in Florida
As the Internal Revenue Service cracks down on abusive tax shelters, are unhappy taxpayers taking their frustration out on their tax advisers? Could tax lawyers who offer shelter advice be leaving themselves open to malpractice lawsuits? What effect could recent ...
Read More »Missourians to quit
According to a new Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services survey, Missourians want to quit smoking, but don’t take advantage of available help. The survey, titled, the Missouri County-level Study, 2003, interviewed 15,000 Missourians. It reported 90 percent of ...
Read More »State cuts rental costs
Gov. Bob Holden announced a reduction of rental costs for state offices of more than $1 million. The Office of Administration is consolodating state programs within existing state-owned or leased buildings and reducing the number of offices rented. The total ...
Read More »Weather workshop
The Weatherization Division of the Department of Housing and Community Development is hosting free “Weatherization Works!” workshops January 17, 24, 31 and Feb. 14, from 10 a.m. until noon. The workshops will focus on how citizens can save money using ...
Read More »County hosts conference
Jackson County will host the National Association of Counties Convention in 2008. Officials from all 50 states will be included in the conference which is expected to bring an estimated $4.7 million to the metropolitan area. It will be held ...
Read More »8th Circuit upholds attorney's license revocation
An attorney with 35 years’ experience may no longer practice in the federal district courts in Arkansas, concluded a divided panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week, finding harmless error in the lower court’s failure to ...
Read More »High Court to hear Native American rights case
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – An interesting and unusual case from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the rights of Native American tribes, their members and nonmembers, will be heard soon by the U.S. Supreme Court. The case raises a ...
Read More »Bryan Cave elects 5 new partners in St. Louis office
Bryan Cave L.L.P. has announced the election of 17 new partners, five of whom are located in the firm’s St. Louis office. Christopher E. Erker assists corporate clients with a range of environmental matters as well as health and safety ...
Read More »Drive-by drug dealer finds no way out
BALTIMORE, MD – The 10-minute detention of a drug dealer immediately prior to his arrest was a lawful investigatory stop based on the reasonable suspicions of police, the Court of Special Appeals has held. The court affirmed the conviction of ...
Read More »2003 third most profitable year for Wall Street firms
BALTIMORE, MD – Wall Street firms probably earned $15 billion before taxes in 2003, their third most profitable year ever, the Securities Industry Association said in a report. The forecast is 8 percent less than its previous estimate. “Some areas, ...
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