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He was a hometown hero to some when he saved a man from suicide, but his supervisor sanctioned him for his use of force in sharp shooting a gun out of the man’s hand. Now the Western District says the ...

Gas prices continue to stay at relatively high levels. The situation in Iraq doesn’t seem to be getting any better. Jobs continue to flow overseas, and the federal budget deficit remains a big concern. The news headlines haven’t been all ...

Plaintiffs’ employment lawyers say they are seeing sanctions being sought against them more frequently – and the attempts seem to be succeeding more often. Ellen Messing, a Boston attorney who fought a sanctions order for more than four years before ...

To enforce a noncompete agreement against a former employee, a company must have customer lists or trade secrets worth protecting, ruled the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, finding two former employees of a home health services business had no ...

“Golf courses and cemeteries – biggest wastes of prime real estate.” – Developer Al Czervik, Rodney Dangerfield’s character in the movie Caddyshack. There are undoubtedly some who would argue with that statement, especially those who count themselves among the members ...

Despite public debate over hanging chads, butterfly ballots, machine malfunctions and other alleged hazards of the voting booth, 78.2 percent of U.S. adults who voted in the 2004 elections were confident their votes had been counted accurately – 28.7 percent ...

The probate case seemed to be a no-brainer. The father paid child support for his illegitimate daughter, but when he died his will left the girl nothing. The trial court said that was daddy’s prerogative, but the Western District handed ...

A Clay County jury has ruled in favor of two doctors who were accused of medical malpractice that resulted in the wrongful death of a patient. The case involved a 30-year-old female who was admitted to a hospital for transient ...

The first of more than 4,000 Vioxx lawsuits is underway in Texas, and plaintiffs’ lawyers are eagerly watching for clues to the defense strategy and for juror reactions to allegations that the pain medication caused serious heart damage. The key ...

Three times wasn’t a charm for a woman who has been applying for supplemental Social Security benefits since 1992. After an administrative law judge denied Debra Vester’s application for benefits the first two times, the U.S. District Court in Eastern ...

Someone once said that where your treasure is, there your heart will be also, but more and more people are putting a spin on the adage by putting their money where their hearts already are. They’re part of a growing ...