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It appears more likely than ever that Missouri legislators next year will approve legislation to restrict local government’s ability to grant private developers the right of eminent domain. This week, Gov. Matt Blunt again signaled his willingness to support such ...

Small businesses are vital to economic recovery in the aftermath of a disaster, according to a national poll of 325 business owners taken last month. Yet, 79 percent of the responding business owners and managers said they do not have ...

The Western District Court of Appeals took a page from federal laws in deciding whether the Missouri Land Reclamation Commission had the authority to penalize a mining company whose permit had expired. In State of Missouri v. Alternate Fuels Inc., ...

Application service providers (ASPs) – which allow law firms to rent a wide range of software services online for a monthly fee – seems to be on the verge of a comeback. After a surge of popularity in the late ...

The family of a 47-year-old man who died from colon cancer has settled its wrongful death claim against the osteopathic doctor who failed to timely diagnose the disease. The settlement came after plaintiffs’ attorney discovered the doctor had altered the ...

Untimely and incomplete filings were enough to set aside an approved motion to dismiss a default judgment in a car crash case. In Chrystal D. Lunde v. Carol A. Scardacci, the Western District Court of Appeals reversed Jackson County Circuit ...

Each person’s attitudes and opinions develop slowly, over a long period of time. Litigators need to understand that premise when dealing with jurors. Jury consultant and trial psychologist Jaine E. Fraser says “When you are in trial, there’s a very ...

Most lawyers want to do more public service, as evidenced by the thousands volunteering to help victims of this year’s hurricanes. Balancing work responsibilities with the desire to volunteer can be difficult, though, and lawyers are searching for ways to ...

Working without a budget has become the norm for Patricia Brune. As clerk of court for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, it’s been years since she and others in her position across the county have ...

Emotions ran high for two University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law alumni at this year’s annual meeting. Local attorneys Cindy Reams Martin and Charlie Harris, Jr. both said they were “humbled” for the honors they received at the UMKC ...

Mergers and acquisitions are on the rise nationwide and the radio frequency market is capitalizing on what Loren Lancaster refers to as a wireless revolution. From January through September, mergers and acquisitions in the RF industry, including wireless, totaled more ...