A lawsuit revolving around a woman’s misadventure with breast implants sunk under the woman’s own testimony and, at times, the lack thereof, leaving her holding the bag for the cost of the litigation, held the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of ...
Read More »Risk management helps businesses avoid defect claims
Responding to litigation arising from alleged defects can be a nightmare situation for those in the construction industry. Attorneys representing those clients should be taking steps before claims arise to help their clients reduce the likelihood of a lawsuit through ...
Read More »Illinois Court says no undoing order compelling mediation
Like it or not, if a judge orders mediation, the parties must proceed to mediation. This the Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District, clarified to a party trying to get out of a mediation order because it was similar in ...
Read More »Sister Helen Prejean to speak at LAWMO's 7th Annual Justice For All luncheon
Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., author of Dead Man Walking: An Eye Witness Account of the Death Penalty in the U.S., will speak at Legal Aid of Western Missouri’s Seventh Annual Justice For All Luncheon on Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at ...
Read More »Nobel Laureate and native kansan Vernon Smith to Participate in Bloch School Panel on Capital Markets
Vernon Smith, a pioneer in the field of experiential economics, and a Wichita, Kan., native, will participate in a panel discussion sponsored by the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration. Smith will discuss “Fundamentals of Capital Markets: ...
Read More »Disciplinary report for law enforcement officers released
The Missouri Department of Public Safety’s Peace Officer Standards and Training Program has released their annual disciplinary report. A summary shows that 42 peace officers throughout Missouri had their licenses revoked or probated, or surrendered their licenses voluntarily while under ...
Read More »COA rules trial court lacked authority to assess guardian ad litem fees
A mother certified as an indigent person does not have to pay $1,710 in guardian ad litem fees, a panel of judges on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, clarified for a Pulaski County trial court. The appellate court’s ...
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Sarbanes-Oxley puts accountants in high demand
Accountants are in high demand and short supply, said Bob Funk, chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City on Wednesday. But as a number of other industries also face shortages, baby boomers who refuse to retire may help ...
Read More »Unknown rule of evidence leads to remand in product liability case
A Jackson County Circuit Court judge apparently divined a rule of evidence that doesn’t exist so the Court of Appeals Western District sent the parties back to the drawing board in a products liability case. In Stokes v. National Presto ...
Read More »Mo. Supreme Court rules doctor won't face discipline for not referring pregnant woman to specialist
After years of litigation, a Springfield doctor learned from the Missouri Supreme Court earlier this month that he will not be disciplined for failing to refer a pregnant patient to a specialist who may have been able to prevent the ...
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