MLM Counties News. Notices. Need-to-know Information.

The state family support division had the right to intervene on behalf of a mother who requested a modification of a child support order under Section 454.400.2 even though the parents were not public assistance recipients, ruled the Missouri Court ...

Missouri will launch a new pre-sentence investigation format Nov.1 that will provide judges with information for making effective sentencing decisions. The Missouri Sentencing Advisory Commission (MOSAC) and the Board of Probation and Parole have partnered to create Sentencing Assessment Reports ...

A Missouri man did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel during his trial for the murder of his live-in girlfriend, said the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. The decision in Paul Max Honeycutt, appellant, v. Don Roper, ...

Discount prescription drugs fast! No doctor needed! It’s not hard to find a statement like this. Check you email inbox. With a variety of medications readily available on the Internet, defense lawyers for the pharmaceutical industry are concerned the absence ...

Maintaining good relationships with clients is more than just good business, it’s a necessity for a successful law practice. Happy clients don’t file ethics complaints or malpractice actions against their lawyers – and they are more likely to come back ...

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division filed a lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors, challenging a policy that obstructs real estate brokers who use Internet-based tools to offer better services for consumers. According to the DOJ, NAR’s policy ...

Where a woman’s law school debt undermined her already fragile mental health, it was an undue hardship to deny her a discharge of the student loans in bankruptcy, the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision. ...

Halloween isn’t even here yet and already retail industry watchers are predicting this year’s holiday shopping season – which, believe it or not, starts in about two weeks – will be filled with more credit card action than last year. ...

Congress began debating the Medicare caps it imposed on rehabilitation services that seniors receive from privately owned clinics shortly after the restrictions went into effect in 1999. Congress mandated a two-year moratorium on the caps 11 months later, and the ...

It seems when big money is involved, divorce disputes can drag on. The case Harry B. Cohen, M.D. v. Ann M. Cohen has spanned six years and prompted two appearances before the Western District Court of Appeals. In the instant ...

Elected Democratic and Republican officials, both on a state and federal level, constantly argue about whether businesses in this country pay enough in taxes. Following the heels on that debate is a report by a business-lobbying group that says Missouri ...