Normal farm smells associated with living in the country do not entitle a rural Missouri family to millions of dollar, a lawyer for a leading pork producer told a Jackson County jury. During opening statements on Monday, defense lawyer Joe ...
Read More »Taxpayer-intervenors to remain in school funding suit
A judge Monday denied a request from suing school districts to drop from the case three taxpayers who intervened to defend the state. The suing districts, collectively known as the Committee for Educational Equality, have said they plan to seek ...
Read More »High court might limit proof of workplace bias
U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled they may limit the ability of workers in discrimination suits to present evidence that other employees were victims as well. Hearing arguments Monday in Washington, the justices questioned a lower court ruling against a Sprint ...
Read More »McDermott loses Supreme Court appeal, must pay Boehner
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to free Rep. Jim McDermott from having to pay damages to House Minority Leader John Boehner for letting reporters hear an illegally recorded 1996 phone call between House Republicans. The justices, without comment Monday, let ...
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Apple, Comcast sued over patent for visual voicemail Apple Inc., Comcast Corp. and AT&T Inc. were sued by a New York company seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties for use of technology that provides visual text for voicemail. ...
Read More »Avoiding foreclosure
Lawyers, nonprofits help homeowners keep their homes
Read More »Pre-filed bills cover new, old ground
One would criminalize drug, alcohol abuse during pregnancy
Read More »Local T-shirt seller strikes out in federal court
Sales infringed on Cardinal trademarks, judge says
Read More »Judge denies effort to toss taxpayers from school funding suit
A judge Monday denied a request from suing school districts to drop from the case three taxpayers who intervened to defend the state. The suing districts, collectively known as the Committee for Educational Equality, have said they plan to seek ...
Read More »As mortgage crisis deepens, some seek aid — or lawsuits
“We don’t care about you, we just care about your house,” Cheryl Trueblood said her mortgage company told her as she struggled to keep her home in Overland. To make ends meet, Trueblood and her husband work extra jobs. Here, ...
Read More »Officers in traffic stop miscarriage file suit over unpaid suspensions
Two Kansas City police officers claim they followed department protocol when they denied a pregnant woman’s plea that she needed medical attention during a traffic stop last year. In a lawsuit filed in Jackson County Circuit Court on Thursday, officers ...
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