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The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, reduced a chunk of an injured railroad worker’s $1.4 million jury award Tuesday, finding the railroad company entitled to medical expense offsets. The appellate court denied, however, the company’s claims pertaining to liability ...

Some members of Congress are calling for a probe into changes ordered by the Office of Controller Currency that could in effect establish different operating rules for national and state banks and significantly impact consumer borrowing for durable goods and ...

A man convicted of robbery did not get a fair trial when the state was allowed to argue specific punishment in its rebuttal but did not argue sentencing in the opening portion of the its closing argument. “Here the state ...

The 16th Circuit Judicial Commission is accepting applications for the position of circuit judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit. The position is to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge C. William Kramer. Applications and instructions are available ...

The Missouri Supreme Court is kicking off Black History Month with an exhibit titled “The Verdict of History,” offering visitors a unique opportunity to experience Missouri’s African-American legal history firsthand through this six-panel exhibition. The educational program includes a variety ...

A wife will not be receiving maintenance from her husband in dissolution of marriage because she did not present enough evidence of her reasonable needs. In Randy Dean Schlotman, Appellant v. Angela Elizabeth Schlotman, Respondent, the Missouri Court of Appeals ...

A woman injured while working at the General Motors plant as a statutory employee cannot bring a workers’ compensation claim against the company because the statute of limitations has run out. The claimant’s attorney promised further appeals in this case. ...

In an unexpected move, the Missouri Housing Development Commission made detailed changes to preliminary real estate funding packages before offering a final approval vote last Friday in Jefferson City. “Normally our meeting only takes about an hour. I wasn’t expecting ...

4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says USPS doesn't have to tell Hallmark competitor terms of contract

A circuit court misapplied the law when it invoked the exclusionary rule in a license revocation case, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District ruled in a reversed decision. This is not the first time the Western District ...

Kansas City residents have been attending the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast since 1962 when the city became the first in the nation to hold such an event. As they have for 43 years, residents will gather at the Hyatt Regency Crown ...