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The Missouri Supreme Court has launched a yearlong assessment study to evaluate workloads in trial courts across the state in an effort to prevent the Legislature from tinkering with the judiciary. The announcement was made at the annual bar conference ...

P. Glen Smith joined Husch & Eppenberger in an of counsel role in firm’s insolvency practice group. Smith practices in the areas of creditor’s rights, workouts and reorganizations. He previously practiced as a member of the firm from 1991 to ...

AWL golf tournament gets record turnout The Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City had a record turnout for its annual golf tournament last week. The I’m Not Serious About Golf tournament sold out for the first time in ...

Judge rules against surveillance during appeal A U.S. judge ruled against the Bush administration’s bid to continue its terrorist surveillance while appealing her decision that the program is unlawful. The judge gave the government a week to ask a higher ...

Quick quiz: Which of the following might a debtor consider doing before filing for bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005? A. buying an expensive car B. getting credit counseling C. holding off on making ...

The U.S. Supreme Court term that begins next week will test the willingness of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito to stand by previous high court rulings that bolstered affirmative action and abortion rights. Roberts, 51, and Alito, ...

St. Louis bankruptcy attorney Carol Chazen Friedman will receive the 2006 Michael R. Roser Excellence in Bankruptcy Practice Award today at The Missouri Bar Annual Meeting. “I’m very pleased and humbled by the Roser Award Committee choosing me as the ...

Merck & Co. isn’t liable for the heart attack of a Kentucky man who took its Vioxx drug, a U.S. jury said Tuesday in the first trial involving use of the painkiller after the company issued a stronger warning label. ...

Florida man sues for share of BlackBerry patents NTP, the licensing company that received $612.5 million from a patent settlement with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, was sued by a Florida man who wants at least some of that money. ...

U.S. District judge announces plan to retire U.S. District Judge Donald J. Stohr has announced plans to retire at the end of the year. In a letter to President George W. Bush, Stohr said he intended to continue as a ...

Photo by Matt Frye Adjunct professor Rebecca Stroder explains copyright laws to a class of UMKC students Sept. 20. Jack Bangert always tries to stump his trial advocacy law students with this question: When does a trial start? The answer, ...