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From Abscam to Abramoff, the lobbying landscape is littered with the fallout of scandals dating back a quarter of a century and entangling public officials with private practitioners of the art of persuasion – several of the latter practicing law ...

A squabble between old friends over the return of some possessions has turned into the case that never ends. The case of Charles John Lafayette v. Ralph Austin Courtney has a “checkered” procedural past says Courtney’s Independence attorney, Larry A. ...

A Senate bill that would have provided additional circuit judges to five judicial circuits has apparently died in the state House of Representatives. Senate Bill 589 as originally drafted by Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, authorizes a new circuit judge ...

A St. Louis jury that deliberated for 2 1/2 hours determined that individual responsibility was more critical than teamwork when it found for the defendant in a medical malpractice case. Joseph Powderly was undergoing surgery to repair an aneurysm during ...

Revamped, renamed BIG 50 rankings of largest firms break new ground, offer new insights into the big business of 'Big Law'

Lawyers from across the country will convene in San Diego May 3 – 5 to discuss cutting-edge real property, probate and trust topics, including the reorganization of traditional farms into ethanol processing plants, guidance about real property issues in the ...

An accused child molester will get a new trial after the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, determined that the trail court erred in refusing to strike two prospective jurors. The crucial component to the error in State of Missouri ...

Are you planning to pack up your company and leave Long Island? Or is your company headed this way from a distant locale? Relocating a company or part of it is a very complex undertaking, and it’s imperative to find ...

The market for entry-level associates at law firms has strengthened somewhat, according to the most recent edition of Patterns & Practices: Measures of Law Firm Hiring, Leverage & Billable Hours, an annual publication from The National Association for Law Placement ...

A husband who was a target for his ex-wife’s murder-for-hire scheme might be able to avoid a nonmodifiable maintenance agreement, ruled the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. But the Missouri Supreme Court will have final say upon transfer of ...

First-quarter same-store sales at properties Harrah’s has operated for more than 12 months rose 10.8 percent from the year-ago quarter. Comparisons exclude properties closed for all or part of the period due to hurricane damage sustained in the third quarter ...