A man who must spend more than 10 hours a week on dialysis and who cannot lift more than 40 pounds is disabled under the meaning of the Minnesota Human Rights Act and may pursue his reasonable accommodation and disability ...
Read More »Corporate litigation on the decline
Labor disputes led the way in a national corporate litigation trend that appears to be dropping, a recent survey released by the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski reports. The survey conducted by an independent research company that polled companies ...
Read More »Jackson Co. Delinquent Tax Sale totals $1.2M
Karen Rieckhoff reads the tax sale listings during the Kansas City auction. Rain didn’t keep the crowds from gathering on the Jackson County Courthouse steps in downtown Kansas City last week for the Delinquent Land Tax Sale. By 11 a.m. ...
Read More »$6M punitive award reinstated
Determining that an arbitrator did not blatantly disregard the law, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a $6 million punitive damages award for a Kansas City couple fearing foreclosure. The key unlocking Thursday’s decision was the determination that ...
Read More »St. Louis attorney Kathleen Schoene remembered
St. Louis attorney Kathleen Schoene, loved and respected by many in the St. Louis community, died Wednesday after struggling with ovarian cancer. “I knew Kathy for more than 20 years, and she was a very good person, cared about everyone, ...
Read More »Court reinstates disputed $8.5 million verdict
A Missouri appeals court has reinstated an $8.5 million verdict award in the case of a toddler who was paralyzed in a one-car accident. Last August, a St. Louis City jury told a car seat manufacturer, Evenflo Company Inc., and ...
Read More »Investors decertified in class action
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday decertified a class of 650 investors who sought recovery of millions of dollars that went missing after a computer leasing company filed for bankruptcy. While there are remedies for recertification, the high court recommended ...
Read More »Conference to be conducted on-line
The St. Louis Association of Realtors is preparing for its first-ever local membership conference. This organization is also conducting it in a way that has never been done before among the real estate sales industry in the United States. The ...
Read More »Burglary of commercial building ruled violent crime
Bound by circuit precedent, a panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held the burglary of a commercial building – even with no one inside – constitutes the commission of a violent crime, but two of the panel ...
Read More »Specific terms not required in MUFTA conspiracy claim
A creditor need not specifically use the terms “piercing the corporate veil” or “alter ego” when bringing a conspiracy claim under the Missouri Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, determined on Tuesday. The decision comes ...
Read More »Privacy concerns reach real estate
Worries about security and individual privacy have reached the real estate industry. And agents that work closely with buyers and lenders are being reminded of the responsibility they have to protect confidential information provided by their customers. In an Inman ...
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