The stench of a real estate transaction made four years ago has followed George and Martha Hendon all the way to Dallas. In question is whether a drain field exists on a house that uses a septic system. The Hendons ...
Read More »Inadequate preservation bars federal review
After a series of appeals through the state and federal court systems, the quest for relief of a man sentenced to die for raping two women and pushing them and their cousin off the Chain of Rocks Bridge has ended. ...
Read More »Repealed city ordinance may still be declared void
Repealing an ordinance does not do enough to invalidate its past effects, the Missouri Supreme Court determined on Tuesday in favor of a property owner who challenged a Sikeston, Mo., zoning classification under the city’s Sunshine Law. Instead of repeal, ...
Read More »Section 8 funding cuts repealed
A time of great worry is over for many Missouri residents aided by the government’s Section 8 housing program. Previous cutbacks to the program left large gaps in the funding that provides low-income citizens with subsidized rent. According to financial ...
Read More »Dolan Media acquires rights to publish military newspapers
This week, Dolan Media President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Dolan announced that the company has acquired the rights to publish a string of newspapers related to the Colorado Springs, Colorado military community. Gowdy Printcraft, a division of American Graphics ...
Read More »Charter school may still negotiate with district
The school bell at the Westport Charter School has already rung, but the ongoing litigation between the Charter School and the School District of Kansas City, Mo. continues. On Wednesday, shortly after hearing arguments from both sides of the debate ...
Read More »Written findings are needed for contested custody judgment
The tug of war in a child custody case ended in remand after the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, found the trial court failed to clarify issues involving the custody award and the parenting plan. Robert and Amy Cunningham’s ...
Read More »Court takes look at regarded disability
How much circumstantial evidence is necessary to prove a regarded disability case under the Americans with Disabilities Act? Tough to tell, according to plaintiff’s attorney Allan J. Eurek of Lincoln, Neb., in the wake of a 2-1 decision by a ...
Read More »Subpoenaed documents unnecessary for investigation
In an investigation of an Independence Police officer, the police department does not have to release internal affairs files to the Department of Public Safety, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District ruled, affirming the circuit court’s decision. ...
Read More »UMKC Law School alum remembered
St. Louis attorney Daniel C. Aubuchon, known for his kindness throughout the legal community, passed away on Wednesday of an aneurysm. He was 56 years old. “I can tell you that Dan was a man who cared very much about ...
Read More »U.S. DOL reports on labor market
On Monday, Sept. 6, the U.S. Department of Labor released a report that surveyed the state of America’s work force, its changes in the past few years and ways to improve the national job training programs. The report, titled “America’s ...
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