MLM Counties News. Notices. Need-to-know Information.

What is the Bush administration doing to reduce catastrophic wildfires and to streamline forest management, and what opposition has it encountered from Democrats on Capitol Hill and from environmental groups? What issues are lawyers who represent petroleum refiners, service station ...

The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri upheld the ruling by the trial court denying the Country Club Christian Church from constructing additional parking in a residential subdivision. The Church, which owns several lots within the Hampstead ...

Employee benefit plans can offset money for compensation, as long as it’s in accordance with the company’s compensation goals, but they cannot offset monetary compensation for legal fees, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. “The law under which ...

The American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section’s Task Force on Asbestos Litigation has initiated a new Web site, http://www.abanet.org/tips/atf, to track the most current developments in asbestos litigation. Over the past 20 years, asbestos claims have skyrocketed, ...

The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri reversed in part a trial court’s decision to revoke driving privileges based on multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated. The case, Stephen Paul Harper v. Director of Revenue stemmed from ...

Recent medical malpractice statistics suggest a dip in insurance case filings, fueling more debate and prompting opponents of medical malpractice caps to develop controversial interpretations. “The downward trend of cases and claims is significant,” Sally Heller, president of the Missouri ...

As the second anniversary of the worst building disaster in history approaches, construction professionals continue their efforts to identify structurally what happened to the World Trade Center twin towers when they came under terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Their ...

It is difficult to guess what the employment picture will produce. Observers contend the worst could be over following an economic slump that led to massive corporate downsizing and outbreaks of job losses during the past two years. Some even ...

Dunn Industrial Group and LaFarge Corp. must attempt arbitration to resolve their $66 million contract suit, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled last week. The Court overturned the ruling by the Jackson County Circuit Court that allowed Dunn to pursue its ...

Missouri Supreme Court Rule 29.16, which provides for the appointment of counsel in post-conviction efforts to set aside death sentences, does not comply fully with the federal Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 because the state rule fails ...

Members of the National Realtors Association, and their related state chapters, are promoting a first-ever Realtor Safety Week, September 14-20. Noting the frequent contact those on the sales end of the real estate industry have with strangers, in both public ...