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The Missouri Supreme Court says although there was only one car crash event that drove two personal injury lawsuits a co-defendant needn’t combine her personal injury case to the plaintiff’s just because she filed cross-claims against her fellow defendants. “The ...

After last year’s Supreme Court ruling that cities could condemn homes and businesses for private development in Kelo v. City of New London, states have been scrambling to propose their own legislation. A coalition of groups rallied at the state ...

The stakes in the Blackberry patent suit are enormous. While users wait in fear of losing service, patent lawyers have watched the drama unfold as an illustration of the complications and problems inherent in the current patent system. The battle ...

Things have gone from bad to worse for former Enron employees. First, they lose their jobs and their company-sponsored retirement accounts. Now, they lose their privacy, too. Specifically, late last month, MarketWatch reported that Inboxer Inc., a Massachusetts-based software company, ...

The Seventh Circuit held on Feb. 8 that a guideline sentence can not be considered disparately high under 18 U.S.C. 3553(a)(6), even though a co-defendant who was more culpable received a lower sentence because of cooperation. The City of Rosemont, ...

Members of the Missouri Bar and Supreme Court found themselves judging a rather young crowd in mock congressional hearings in Jefferson City. Twenty-two YLS lawyers, three Missouri Supreme Court judges, including the chief justice, a state and federal appeal court ...

A landlord was not liable for the accidental shooting death of a nine-year-old child, an appellate court ruled, finding that the landlord did not owe a duty to protect the child from dangerous conditions on the property where the tenant ...

The Seventh Circuit held on Feb. 10 that, to state a claim for relief, a complaint alleging employment discrimination need not allege facts corresponding to each element of a prima facie case. Christopher Kolupa brought suit in Illinois federal court ...

Before you shop for a public relations agency, ask yourself why you need one in the first place. Do you want the agency’s help with a one-time project or for long-term strategic planning? Are you looking to generate brand awareness, ...

Each year, law firms start out with the best of marketing intentions. But too often, they’re tripped up by common mistakes. Whether it’s wasting money on the wrong marketing events or hamstringing their in-house marketing professionals, the best and brightest ...

A criminal defendant’s right to counsel was violated where his lawyer “appeared” at a plea hearing via speakerphone, the 7th Circuit has ruled. The defendant had been charged with first degree intentional homicide following a fatal shooting. While he was ...