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The city of Washington provides a perfect backdrop for lawyers who will examine legislative, regulatory and litigation challenges, the definition of “end of life,” and issues surrounding decision-making for trusts, estates and health care. These are among the topics lawyers ...

Joe B. Whisler knows first-hand the agony a family goes through when a loved one hasn’t left an advance directive for health care and end-of-life decisions. Several years ago, his mother-in-law, who had Alzheimer’s disease, broke her hip and went ...

The Consumer Fraud Task Force, a joint task force of federal and state law enforcement agencies and the Better Business Bureau, urge consumers to use caution before responding to unsolicited offers for extended auto warranties (auto service contracts), usually via ...

People are already teeing off on the Osage National Golf Club and living in surrounding homes, yet the contractor who cleared the way for construction has yet to be paid. In the case of Lake Ozark Construction Industries, Inc. v. ...

As the cost of legal services increases, where can Americans of limited means obtain legal assistance? With court expenses rising faster than available funding, how can the legal profession ensure that all Americans have equal access to legal services? What ...

An insurer must defend a claim that its insured violated federal consumer protection law by sending unsolicited faxes, the 8th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment for the insured. A plaintiff brought a class action against the insured, an automotive ...

A bad faxed copy of a roofing contract amendment was not enough to render the whole agreement void, according to the Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri. In this breach of contract case, Eiman Brothers Roofing Systems, ...

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on April 1 encouraged lower courts to impose sentences below the guideline range, where doing so would serve the goal of marginal deterrence – reserving the harshest sentences for the most culpable behavior. ...

Trial lawyers from around the country will get tips from seasoned litigators on all aspects of effective advocacy when the ABA Section of Litigation, the largest group of trial lawyers, convenes for its annual conference in New York City April ...

In a case of first impression the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District defined what to do with money left over in class actions. In Kansas Association of Private Investigators et.al; Julie Smith, Fund Administrator v. Joseph Mulvihill Cole County ...

The Missouri Department of Economic Development, like many agencies in state government, has to contend with deep budget cuts this year. But that doesn’t mean the business climate in Missouri has been irretrievably damaged. There are groups that will dispute ...