The nation’s Better Business Bureaus encourage the families and friends of older Americans to initiate a dialog about common types of fraud that target senior citizens. “October is ‘Protecting Older Americans from Fraud’ month. The BBB system is partnering with ...
Read More »Court finds use of property was not adverse
A circuit court’s injunction baring one of the properties from building a fence down the property line was reversed by the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District because Missouri law requires parties attempting to establish a prescriptive easement ...
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court term left many unanswered questions
The most remarkable thing about the most recent U.S. Supreme Court term was how many unanswered questions were left open, according to USC Law School Professor Charles Whitebread, speaking at the Public Defender’s Annual Conference in Milwaukee. In the Pledge ...
Read More »Realtors increase use of technology
Real Estate Business Technologies announced last week that it has developed a transaction management system specifically designed for use in the real estate industry. In turn, The National Association of Realtors has committed to investing $1.2 million in this online ...
Read More »ABA announces consumer protection fellowships
In a pilot project established by the American Bar Association section of Antitrust Law, in cooperation with the National Association of Attorneys General, eight law students will be named as fellows for the summer of 2005 and will serve in ...
Read More »New plan aims to help save on health care
The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 contains an addition to the Internal Revenue Code that allows for health savings accounts. A health savings account is a tax-exempt trust established for the purpose of paying qualified medical ...
Read More »Legal ADvice – How to judge yourself an infringer
The creative on the other end of the line hung up the phone with just enough force to let me know she was miffed at my answer to her question. “Sorry,” I thought to myself, “but that’s why your boss ...
Read More »Panel takes a look at juvenile death penalty issue
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday concerning whether the imposition of the death penalty on 16- and 17-year-olds constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Last year, the Missouri Supreme Court held that the juvenile death penalty violated the Eighth Amendment’s ...
Read More »St. Louis City not responsible for flood at junior college
The Missouri Supreme Court put an end on Tuesday to an ongoing dispute between the city of St. Louis and the Junior College District of St. Louis, flushing 500,000 gallons of old water and a nearly $8.26 million damage and ...
Read More »MBA testifies on fraud committed against lenders
Members of the Mortgage Bankers Association testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity last week concerning an increase of problems and costs associated with fraud committed against mortgage bankers. Mortgage industry witnesses called for prosecutors ...
Read More »Minute entries no substitute for complete court files
Court minutes that can be accessed by computer are no substitute for complete court files, said the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, as it reversed a St. Louis Circuit Court’s decision to sentence a defendant as a prior and ...
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