A Kansas City company whose delay in providing benefit paperwork prevented a fired employee from converting benefit coverage must pay more than $20,000 in statutory penalties, as well as provide a $39,000 life insurance policy and pay the employee’s attorney, ...
Read More »Realtors Keep Market In Context
Working real estate professionals contend that looking at market movement needs to be kept in context of the bigger picture. David Lereah, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors, responded to a report last week that projected a 6 ...
Read More »ABA Center For CLE Offers How-To Videos
The American Bar Association Center for Continuing Legal Education has released two new videos for lawyers, Preparing Witnesses for Testimony Inside and Outside the Courtroom and 171 Ways to Improve Your Discovery Techniques: A Treasury of Ideas from Leaders in ...
Read More »Legality Of Arrest Irrelevant In License Revocation
The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri overturned the ruling by the Circuit Court of Platte County which reinstated the driving privileges of Tracy L. Siehndel. In Tracy L. Siehndel v. Carol Russell-Fischer, Russell-Fischer, director of the ...
Read More »Boy Injured On Neighbor's Swing Set Considered Invitee
Seven years ago, a 9-year old boy fell off a backyard jungle gym, gouging his arm on an uncovered bolt. Due to a reversed decision in the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, he may finally receive monetary compensation for ...
Read More »Monument Shares Standard Construction Requirements
Attention to the fine points is not only necessary when it comes to planning and constructing buildings and bridges. The same detailed design-build procedures that have proven beneficial in more traditional private and public projects during recent years are now ...
Read More »Medical Malpractice Study Shows A Decline in Cases
This billboard at 14th and Oak Streets in Kansas City reflects growing concern over medical malpractice issues. The medical malpractice debate has heated up as Missouri’s Department of Insurance Director, Scott Lakin, began the process to name an eight-member board ...
Read More »Intimidation Used To Quell Free Speech Over Assessments
A case involving a four-year, $85,559 property valuation increase that led an Iowa man to post protest signs in his yard and ultimately sue his city, county and public officials for inflicting emotional distress and violating the Equal Protection Clause ...
Read More »ABA Offers New Guide To Rural Pro Bono Services
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and its project, the Center for Pro Bono, have published Rural Pro Bono Delivery: A Guide to Pro Bono Legal Services in Rural Areas, a resource for legal ...
Read More »Co-Workers Protected From Sex Discrimination Claims
A woman’s claims for gender discrimination and sexual harassment against her supervisor and a co-worker came to an end Wednesday when the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said her supervisor is entitled to qualified immunity and her co-worker cannot ...
Read More »Judge Teitelman To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Recognized for his considerable offerings to the community and his efforts to improve the lives of the blind and visually impaired, Missouri Supreme Court Judge Richard B. Teitelman will be revered with a Lifetime Achievement Award from The St. Louis ...
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