Relatives are outraged after the Missouri Supreme Court decided wrongful death litigation can't go forward against a northwest Missouri hospital where a nurse is accused of intentionally killing patients more than a decade ago.
Read More »Initial Common Core goals unfulfilled as results trickle in
Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-aligned testing for the first time this spring are out, with overall scores higher than expected, though still below what many parents may be accustomed to seeing.
Read More »29 seek St. Louis County judgeship
Twenty nine applicants will be interviewed for the vacancy created by St. Louis County Circuit Judge Richard Bresnahan’s retirement, the 21st Circuit Judicial Commission said. The applicants are: John N. Borbonus III, Jason D. Dodson, Joseph S. Dueker, Mary ...
Read More »Appeals court says Supreme Court can ban protests on plaza
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Supreme Court can keep protesters off its marble plaza without violating their constitutional right to free speech. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said that First Amendment ...
Read More »Jury sides mostly with JJ’s over damage from blast
After more than a day of deliberations, a Jackson County jury handed down a $5.9 million verdict in the case of the 2013 explosion at JJ’s Bar & Grill, with the majority of the fault falling on the shoulders of ...
Read More »The Lowenbaum Partnership now Lowenbaum Law
Clayton law firm The Lowenbaum Partnership changed its name to Lowenbaum Law, the firm announced in a press release. “We decided that a shorter, more-to-the-point name better reflects the no nonsense, highly efficient legal services we provide,” R. Michael Lowenbaum, ...
Read More »Judge Ahrens retires from Eastern District
Appellate court vacancy accompanies openings in 7th, 16th and 22nd Circuits.
Read More »Law professor named to help review Jackson County jails
Bill Eckhardt, a law professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, was named on Monday to a task force that will look into policies and procedures at the Jackson County Detention Center. Jackson County officials said the Department of Corrections ...
Read More »New leaders, incumbents elected to Missouri Bar boards
Missouri lawyers elected three new members to The Missouri Bar’s Board of Governors. The new members are Jennifer E. Matthew of St. Louis; W. Perry Brandt of Kansas City; and Deborah Dodge of Springfield. Dodge will serve in the southern ...
Read More »Missouri Senate report: Intern claims sexual harassment
A former Missouri legislative intern claims a Democratic state senator sexually harassed her, made what she felt was a request for sex and retaliated when she refused, according to a Senate report released Wednesday. The lawmaker denied any inappropriate behavior. ...
Read More »Supreme Court declines argument over post-trial reduction of verdict
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to address a constitutional challenge to a $4.3 million medical malpractice verdict, leaving the award in place.
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