Husch & Eppenberger has added Thomas J. Keating and Melanie M. Roewe as associates to the firm’s intellectual property and technology practice group and land use development and financing practice group, respectively. Keating will practice in the areas of biotechnology, ...
Read More »COA finds juror failed to reveal pending lawsuit
When a juror did not disclose a pending lawsuit against her during voir dire, the circuit court should have granted a new trial, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District ruled. In Kathy Hatfield, Shirley Hatfield, the Estate ...
Read More »Forfeiture can be challenged in court
A mother who traded her minivan to the government after pleading guilty to fraudulent possession of a controlled substance will have a chance to challenge the constitutionality of her forfeiture, a divided panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of ...
Read More »Felony defendant allowed court reporter
Further clarifying the rights of the accused in Missouri, a divided panel of the state Supreme Court held that a man accused of a class C felony may pay out of pocket for a certified court reporter to record the ...
Read More »Supporters rally to Judge Teitelman's defense
The efforts of some conservative groups to oust Judge Richard B. Teitelman from the Missouri Supreme Court has drawn responses from The Missouri Bar and lawyers from around the state about the threat to Missouri’s nonpartisan court plan and the ...
Read More »No valid settlement agreement was reached in contract dispute
There was no enforceable agreement in a case where both the offer and counteroffer were rejected, said a Missouri appeals court as it reversed a trial court’s decision granting a homeowner’s motion to enforce a settlement. The dispute involved Phyllis ...
Read More »Panel named for COA vacancy
Ronnie L. White, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri and chair of the Appellate Judicial Commission, announced on Thursday that the commission has submitted to Gov. Bob Holden its panel of nominees to fill a vacancy on the ...
Read More »Defendant in drug case acquitted on appeal
Due to a lack of evidence necessary to prove a defendant knowingly possessed 12.17 grams of cocaine found hidden inside a camper trailer he was towing behind a truck, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District reversed the ...
Read More »Attorney's noncompliance with CLE rules earns public reprimand
Public reprimand following an attorney’s noncompliance with CLE reporting is a tough penalty, but it could have been worse. In a 4-3 decision, the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered St. Louis attorney John C. Shelhorse IV to undergo public ...
Read More »NAHB extends award application deadline
The National Association of Home Builders has extended the deadline to apply for its 2005 Pillars of the Industry Awards program, which honors excellence in multifamily design, development, marketing, and management. Citing the overwhelming response to this year’s awards program, ...
Read More »Award of no damages in negligence case reversed
The wife of a man who entered the hospital for heart surgery and unknowingly walked out with lung cancer will get compensation for his untimely death, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, ruled Tuesday. A St. Louis City jury ...
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