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

Attention to the fine points is not only necessary when it comes to planning and constructing buildings and bridges. The same detailed design-build procedures that have proven beneficial in more traditional private and public projects during recent years are now ...

This billboard at 14th and Oak Streets in Kansas City reflects growing concern over medical malpractice issues. The medical malpractice debate has heated up as Missouri’s Department of Insurance Director, Scott Lakin, began the process to name an eight-member board ...

A case involving a four-year, $85,559 property valuation increase that led an Iowa man to post protest signs in his yard and ultimately sue his city, county and public officials for inflicting emotional distress and violating the Equal Protection Clause ...

The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and its project, the Center for Pro Bono, have published Rural Pro Bono Delivery: A Guide to Pro Bono Legal Services in Rural Areas, a resource for legal ...

A woman’s claims for gender discrimination and sexual harassment against her supervisor and a co-worker came to an end Wednesday when the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said her supervisor is entitled to qualified immunity and her co-worker cannot ...

Recognized for his considerable offerings to the community and his efforts to improve the lives of the blind and visually impaired, Missouri Supreme Court Judge Richard B. Teitelman will be revered with a Lifetime Achievement Award from The St. Louis ...

What is the Bush administration doing to reduce catastrophic wildfires and to streamline forest management, and what opposition has it encountered from Democrats on Capitol Hill and from environmental groups? What issues are lawyers who represent petroleum refiners, service station ...

The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri upheld the ruling by the trial court denying the Country Club Christian Church from constructing additional parking in a residential subdivision. The Church, which owns several lots within the Hampstead ...

Employee benefit plans can offset money for compensation, as long as it’s in accordance with the company’s compensation goals, but they cannot offset monetary compensation for legal fees, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. “The law under which ...

The American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section’s Task Force on Asbestos Litigation has initiated a new Web site, http://www.abanet.org/tips/atf, to track the most current developments in asbestos litigation. Over the past 20 years, asbestos claims have skyrocketed, ...

The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri reversed in part a trial court’s decision to revoke driving privileges based on multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated. The case, Stephen Paul Harper v. Director of Revenue stemmed from ...