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

The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri upheld the decision by the trial court denying a petition for cross-examination of a victim in a violent rape case. The Circuit Court of Pettis County denied the motion made ...

It will be up to the Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether the city of St. Louis or the Junior College District of St. Louis is responsible for damages caused by an October 1997 water main break at the Forest ...

Residential remodeling increased in its share of home construction activity for the second quarter according to the National Association of Home Builders. “Surging home sales, steadily rising home values and a low interest rate environment all contributed to the pickup ...

The Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri ruled on whether property at Farmland’s Kansas refinery is real or personal property in order to determine the purpose of artisans liens asserted by Alliance Process Partners. Alliance filed a motion ...

Jury members could not agree on the outcome of a personal injury case that had at stake more than a half million dollars. Roy Fortner’s lawsuit against Deborah Connor and Southeast Missouri Community Treatment Center Inc. ended in a stalemate ...

What does the new emphasis on “best value” in procurement decisions mean to the construction industry? Do contractors, architects, engineers, insurers, sureties and the owners fully understand the impact of this change in approach on the wide range of procurement ...

A Kansas City company whose delay in providing benefit paperwork prevented a fired employee from converting benefit coverage must pay more than $20,000 in statutory penalties, as well as provide a $39,000 life insurance policy and pay the employee’s attorney, ...

Working real estate professionals contend that looking at market movement needs to be kept in context of the bigger picture. David Lereah, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors, responded to a report last week that projected a 6 ...

The American Bar Association Center for Continuing Legal Education has released two new videos for lawyers, Preparing Witnesses for Testimony Inside and Outside the Courtroom and 171 Ways to Improve Your Discovery Techniques: A Treasury of Ideas from Leaders in ...

The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri overturned the ruling by the Circuit Court of Platte County which reinstated the driving privileges of Tracy L. Siehndel. In Tracy L. Siehndel v. Carol Russell-Fischer, Russell-Fischer, director of the ...

Seven years ago, a 9-year old boy fell off a backyard jungle gym, gouging his arm on an uncovered bolt. Due to a reversed decision in the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, he may finally receive monetary compensation for ...