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The Western District Court of Appeals upheld the Circuit Court of Jackson County’s decision to award summary judgment to the Respondents in a malpractice case last week. In the case of Ronda A. Bost and Brian Glen Bost v. Gordon ...

The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability is seeking law student and young lawyer entries for its 2004 Bert W. Levit Essay Contest. The contest is open to members of the ABA Young Lawyers Division and Law ...

A husband gets a second chance to modify the monetary settlement reached between him and his wife in their divorce proceedings. The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri reversed and remanded the decision made by the Circuit ...

Descendants of dentist Joseph B. Kimbrough are rightful heirs to his trust, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, ruled Tuesday. Washington University and Washington University Dental Alumni Association faced a declaratory judgment suit from Kimbrough’s descendants, Louise Obermeyer and ...

As municipalities begin to cut back on operating budgets, homeowners should not be surprised to see their neighborhood and community associations assuming a greater role when it comes to providing basic maintenance services for residents. So said Frank Rathburn, a ...

The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri reversed and remanded a decision by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commissions requiring the Second Injury Fund to pay benefits to an employee for a work related injury. The Treasurer ...

In what could be the largest verdict in a railroad litigation suit, a St. Louis jury recently awarded a railroad laborer $5.5 million. Despite the denials of liability, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad must pay Ralph Early, the man ...

Real estate purchasing opportunities remain strong. But so do the risks of being swindled, warn state and federal agencies as they increase efforts to stop scammers that prey on individuals looking for vacation property, an ultimate retirement spot or even ...

The Court of Appeals has denied the petition of a man found guilty in the retrial of his 1987 attempted rape case. John Burns contested the outcome of his retrial based on lost evidence and testimony he believed should never ...

A professional liability insurer is responsible for claims that were made against a partner of a law firm that dissolved a decade ago, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday. Old Republic Insurance Co. held that it should ...

Freedom of speech and freedom of religion created yet another rift in the interpretation of the Establishment Clause as the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Nebraska district court decision to dismiss a case that invoked both the ...