More than two dozen Kansas City area attorneys were honored as Senior Counselors of The Missouri Bar last week during the bar’s annual meeting. The honor is given to lawyers who have reached the age of 75 or those who ...
Read More »Wolff: Difficult issues face legal profession in Missouri
Chief Justice Michael A. Wolff adresses attendees at the joint annual meeting of the Judicial Conference of Missouri and The Missouri Bar at the Westin Crown Center. Justice is being challenged on many fronts in Missouri, according to the state’s ...
Read More »Two state courts rule on liability of owners of mobile home parks
The owner of a mobile home park could be sued for breaching its duty to protect a resident who was injured during a gang shooting on the premises, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in reversing a trial court. ...
Read More »Survey: Employees move up as unemployment rate drops
As the national unemployment rate steadily declines, more Americans are moving up in the world, according to the second-quarter 2005 Lee Hecht Harrison Career Mobility Index. The index, based on a nationwide telephone survey of 1,013 respondents, showed that 14.9 ...
Read More »Missouri Plan improvements at center of debate
Designed to reduce the role of politics in the election of judges, The Missouri Bar’s Non-Partisan Court Plan helps shield judges from unfair attacks. While it was developed 65 years ago to end political machines and party bosses in St. ...
Read More »Judicial Conference honors legislators during annual meeting
At an annual ceremony honoring service to Missouri and the state’s Judiciary, Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael A. Wolff recognized the efforts of various legislators, judges, court staff and others. The ceremony was held Thursday morning, September 22, 2005, as ...
Read More »Supreme Court recognizes four judicial circuits for expeditious case processing
Supreme Court of Missouri Chief Justice Michael A. Wolff this morning recognized four judicial circuits for efficiently managing and processing cases during fiscal 2004. The Daniel J. O’Toole awards were presented during a ceremonial breakfast of the Missouri Judicial Conference, ...
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Supreme Court of Missouri Chief Justice Michael A. Wolff this afternoon honored W. Wayne Withers, general counsel of St. Louis-based Emerson Electric, for his commitment to and efforts on behalf of Missouri courts. Though titled the Chief Justice’s Award, Wolff ...
Read More »Emerging healthcare initiatives on agenda at ABA's D.C. summit
High-priced prescription drugs, Medicaid reform and Medicare’s new drug benefit are among the broad range of health law topics to be discussed as key government officials and private practitioners meet for the 3rd Annual Washington Healthcare Summit, Oct. 20-21, at ...
Read More »Coming soon to a home theater near you
Delbert Adams, president and co-owner of Baltimore-based Ilex Construction, knows about constructing the high-tech home theater: He once built a room that had sound quality suitable for Carnegie Hall or the Met. For that project, he even had to call ...
Read More »COA finds financial agreement unambiguous and enforceable
Lesson learned: if you sign a contract taking responsibility for another you will be held responsible. In Care Center of Kansas City v. Willye Horton the Western District Court of Appeals found that Horton is on the hook for $14,773 ...
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