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Controlling the high costs of litigation is far more important to most corporate counsel than winning a case, according to the latest annual survey sponsored by the international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. The survey, drawn from the responses ...

Being a medical malpractice lawyer can be somewhat of a paradox. For Michael Mohlman, an attorney with The Sly James Firm, a perfect world would mean no one would need him. Mohlman likes what he does, but admits it would ...

The DaimlerChrysler Corp. had a big day on Monday in the St. Louis area. It announced a $1 billion investment in its Fenton, Mo., assembly plant, and it successfully defended against a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in St. Louis City. After six ...

The majority of the nation’s employees are not expected to receive higher raises and bonuses in 2006 than they did in 2005, a new survey finds. Less than one-third – 29 percent – of chief financial officers polled by Robert ...

A landowner must demonstrate a disturbance in property, before a neighboring landowner can be held liable for damages because of withdrawal of lateral support, the Missouri Court of Appeals’ Eastern District ruled. The Eastern District held that some damage or ...

Consumers and many business people still aren’t doing enough to guard against identity theft, observers say. More than a decade after the Internet age revolutionized information-privacy issues, identity theft remains a major threat, according to representatives of the Better Business ...

Shoppers hunt through piles of advertising circulars to get the latest information and sales on high-tech toys. Xbox and other modern creations, thanks to media recognition and television advertising sales, whet the appetite of many consumers. But traditional gift items ...

A shooting victim in a murder trial pointed to a co-defendant in the courtroom, instead of the defendant Calvin Clark, as the man that had shot him. The prosecutor asked the witness to take a closer look. Again, the witness ...

It seems as though the new bankruptcy reform law is a mixed blessing for small businesses because, while it may make it easier to collect on debts owed by consumers, business owners could be in much greater peril if their ...

This holiday season, as you get ready for parties, remember to go easy on the eggnog. Santa Claus may not be the only one keeping an eye on you. December provides plenty of opportunities for lawyers to mingle with both ...

Proposed changes to intellectual property law may provoke a race to the patent office, patent attorneys say. The Patent Act of 2005, pending in the U.S. House, would change laws under which patents are awarded to the first person or ...