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Office space is typically a law firm’s second largest expense, topped only by salaries, so isn’t it about time this money-sucking entity started doing a little more work for you? Experts say lawyers should view their offices not just as ...

Garrett L. Smalley, Jr., former publisher of The Daily Record, passed away last Wednesday from pneumonia. He was 82 years old. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. today at McGilley Memorial Chapel. The Family asks that donations ...

Keynote speaker Judge Andree Layton Roaf of the Arkansas Court of Appeals meets with guests following the conclusion of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s 121st Annual Meeting at the Marriott Muehlebach Hotel Thursday. For more pictures of the event, ...

The Western District Court of Appeals has people scratching their heads following its most recent opinion in a water rate dispute that’s been kicking around for five years. The case of the City of Joplin v. Public Service Commission of ...

In a meeting with Maryland bank directors yesterday, federal and state regulators warned about risky lending to home buyers, and said new guidelines for such loans could emerge as soon as tomorrow. The guidance would ask bank examiners to review ...

Rising energy prices may be the biggest threat to small business market conditions, but that hasn’t appeared to dampen business owners’ optimism about the future. Owners have continued to invest in their businesses with anticipation of increased sales, according to ...

In two recent rulings that have shone a light on the practices of U.S. Attorneys’ offices across the country, magistrate judges in Texas and New York have denied government requests to track suspects’ cell phones absent a showing of probable ...

A survey conducted by the real estate information Web site ThinkGlink.com shows that 66.3 percent of Americans believe there is a housing bubble, with many telling the site they’re concerned that even discussing such a bubble could create a self-fulfilling ...

A divorced father’s desire to stay in touch with his daughter has grown into a nationwide effort to encourage family courts to consider “virtual visitation” to supplement in-person time in custody agreements. Michael Gough, a Utah computer security professional, proposed ...

A corporate entity might get milked for the actions of its independent contractor now that the Western District Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a summary judgment in favor of a bull semen seller. In Dean Alexander v. Tom ...

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that will dictate the future of federal banking jurisdiction. Wachovia Bank – with the U.S. government’s support – asked the high court to overturn a ...