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Proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure moved one step closer to passage last month when the Judicial Conference approved controversial new Rule 32.1, which would allow lawyers in all circuits to cite unpublished opinions. The Conference also ...

In the wake of devastating hurricane damage on the Gulf Coast, employees of the Supreme Court of Missouri and its administrative arm, the Office of State Courts Administrator, raised $3,300 for the American Red Cross disaster fund through an internal ...

When the state offered evidence of a prior statutory sodomy conviction of a man on trial for child molestation, it effectively tried the man for both crimes at the same time, ruled a divided panel of the Missouri Court of ...

Pat Logan wouldn’t be where she is today without help from her employer. Sure, most of us can say that to some degree, but how many of us can say that help came in the form of financial assistance? Logan, ...

Owning a family business is considered by many to be a cornerstone of the American dream, but attempting to pass on the family profession to posterity has been known to bring down the house. The American culture of capitalism has ...

If you sue a nursing home these days, you’re likely to receive a rather startling response: “Go ahead. If you win, you can have it.” With increasing frequency, nursing home operators across the nation are converting individual facilities to limited ...

Single-family mortgage borrowers whose lives were disrupted by Hurricane Rita may defer their October and November payments if their mortgages are owned by Freddie Mac, the company announced. In addition to suspending the next two months of mortgage payments, Freddie ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of Saturday stories for October that highlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Fountains are flowing pink and retail outlets are filled with pink ribbon items. While ...

A task force appointed by Gov. Matt Blunt earlier this year believes some abuse of eminent domain has occurred in Missouri and that the process can be made fairer to property owners. The task force this week released a preliminary ...

Proposed changes to intellectual property law may provoke a race to the patent office, according to one Boise, Idaho, patent attorney. The Patent Act of 2005, pending in the U.S. House, would change laws under which patents are awarded to ...

In the best interest of a child, the state of Missouri defended a mother who fooled a man into thinking he had fathered a son. In State of Missouri ex rel. Misty Lowry v. Richard Carter, the Department of Social ...