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A new survey by the National Association of Realtors has identified key areas where Realtors believe technology can play a significant role in improving the real estate transaction process. The 2005 Realtor Technology Efficiency Survey, conducted by the NAR’s Center ...

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 1185, the Bachus-Hooley Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act, which aims to amend the current FDIC insurance system. The main points of H.R. 1185, which covers banks, thrifts and credit unions, are: increasing ...

Sister Helen Prejean, author of “Dead Man Walking” and death penalty opponent speaks with attendees at LAWMO’s seventh annual Justice for All luncheon held Wednesday at the downtown Marriott. During a span of nearly four hours, Sister Helen Prejean autographed ...

A car dealer won’t be able to turn a lemon into lemonade using the Missouri Lemon Law, as the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, rejected the Lemon Law in favor of the Uniform Commercial Code in a dispute over ...

A federal jury recently awarded $29 million in damages – more than two-thirds in punitives – in a gender discrimination case to a former Wall Street executive who claimed UBS AG discriminated against her and then unfairly fired her in ...

Many defense lawyers fear that by calling their own damages experts at trial, they appear to be conceding liability. “But the research says they’re wrong,” according to trial consultant Edward Schwartz of Lexington, Mass. “Studies show that putting on your ...

The Evansville, Ind. nursing home official told Barbara Becker that her mother-in-law had fallen and injured herself. But a conscientious nurse told her the truth: A disturbed patient with a criminal past had slammed Helen Straukamp, a frail 83-year-old, into ...

Can the government offset a portion of a debtor’s Social Security benefits against his outstanding student loans? The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to answer this question. The court will review a decision from the 9th Circuit allowing the offset. ...

Stephen Johnson and the group of firefighters that rescued wounded MAST paramedic Mary Seymour in February 2004 were among a group of city employees honored Thursday at the 12th Annual Public Employees Recognition Day Awards Ceremony. The awards recognized city, ...

Jerry W. Venters, Chief Judge of the Western District of Missouri Bankruptcy Court, has helped bring the Credit Abuse Resistance Education program to Kansas City area students. With bankruptcy rates on the rise, the Kansas City legal community has decided ...

Yet another class of plaintiffs challenging a cell phone company’s early termination fee will go to arbitration, the Fifth District Appellate Court of Illinois said last week, reversing a Madison County trial court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration. ...