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An attorney with 35 years’ experience may no longer practice in the federal district courts in Arkansas, concluded a divided panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week, finding harmless error in the lower court’s failure to ...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – An interesting and unusual case from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the rights of Native American tribes, their members and nonmembers, will be heard soon by the U.S. Supreme Court. The case raises a ...

Bryan Cave L.L.P. has announced the election of 17 new partners, five of whom are located in the firm’s St. Louis office. Christopher E. Erker assists corporate clients with a range of environmental matters as well as health and safety ...

BALTIMORE, MD – The 10-minute detention of a drug dealer immediately prior to his arrest was a lawful investigatory stop based on the reasonable suspicions of police, the Court of Special Appeals has held. The court affirmed the conviction of ...

BALTIMORE, MD – Wall Street firms probably earned $15 billion before taxes in 2003, their third most profitable year ever, the Securities Industry Association said in a report. The forecast is 8 percent less than its previous estimate. “Some areas, ...

A portion of a video-taped interview with an alleged victim in a child abuse case should not have been left out of the trial court hearing, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District ruled. In the case of ...

Attorney Charles Weiss is in for a challenge, and he knows it. The newly formed – and much debated – Legal Aid of Missouri Statewide Inc. recently elected Weiss, in a unanimous vote, chairperson to coordinate and organize its legal ...

During the past decade the home-building industry has emerged as an economic leader. That position seems secure for the coming decade, according to a survey released last week by Fitch Ratings. With inflation holding steady and continued low interest rates, ...

With the World Wide Web providing some two to three billion content pages, it’s not always easy for lawyers to find the information they need. Needed materials can be buried deep in a site or hidden on pages cluttered with ...

A new study conducted and prepared for the Consumer Federation of America has found that among lower-income and minority families, ownership of a home and equity in that real estate represents more than 80 percent of their personal wealth. CFA ...

Discrimination claims in the workplace have traditionally led to high costs, high emotions and arduous court appearances. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission wants businesses to look at mediation as a less-stressful alternative. However, some in the legal field find mediation ...