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A case one litigant defines as a groundbreaking battle over individual property rights likely will turn on how a three-judge appellate panel defines “blight.” The attorney for three Clayton property owners who are appealing the condemnation of their property says ...

The Missouri Court of Appeals in St. Louis upheld a $1.5 million verdict for a truck driver injured in 1999, ruling that an error in jury instructions would not have changed the jury’s verdict. Sorrell was injured when the dump ...

Following Justice Department allegations of fraud, tax preparer Jackson Hewitt announces it will close offices in five regions. Last week the U.S. government accused its franchises of preparing fraudulent returns that inflated refunds for middle-income taxpayers. Read more on Page ...

Vioxx case dismissed day before trial A California man who said the Merck & Co.’s Vioxx painkiller had caused his heart attack three years ago dropped his lawsuit a day before the case was to go to trial. Lawyers for ...

An engineer admitted he never visited a Louisiana home before writing a report that was used by Allstate Corp. to deny full payment for the owners’ Hurricane Katrina claim. Craig Rogers, an engineer for Rimkus Consulting Group, testified Tuesday in ...

A Cole County judge said Monday that he had “serious doubts” about his authority to force the state to change an appropriation decision. Nonetheless, he said there was a way to give the plaintiffs affected by that decision a decent ...

Missouri judges logged their minutes, and now they await the results. A judicial workload study last month will determine the needs for circuit courts across the state. And it could be used in support of arguments for judicial raises and ...

Second degree murder conviction overturned The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District reversed a second-degree murder conviction Tuesday because the circuit court judge didn’t give the jury instructions regarding self-defense and defense of a third person, according to the judgment. ...

A Cole County judge said Monday that he has “serious doubts” about his authority to force the state to change an appropriation decision. Nonetheless, he said there is a way to give the plaintiffs affected by that decision a decent ...

Willie Gary’s proposed $11,000 hourly fee for 2,211.5 hours of work is 11 times more than any other lawyer on the case is seeking. The Florida attorney will receive $24.3 million from Motorola if a judge approves his rate. Bloomberg ...

Simon Passanante lawyer John G. Simon represented two siblings injured when the doors to this Ford Explorer popped open during a rollover accident. In a demonstration before a focus group, Simon used doors from another vehicle, of the same make, ...