A landlord will get another chance to collect unpaid rent from a former tenant, according to a decision handed down by the Western District Court of Appeals in Missouri last week. In the case of Grand Investment Corporation v. Connaughton, ...
Read More »Annual Surveys Provide A Look At Home Buying Trends
Who has been buying million dollar homes? Expected answer: Not many of us. Unexpected answer: More of us than one might think. The revealing profiles for those buying so-called luxury homes is only one of several surprising but understandable trends ...
Read More »Motion Improperly Denied After Documents Were Lost
A man’s Rule 29.15 was improperly denied after the circuit court found it to have been untimely filed after his motion had been misplaced by the circuit clerk’s office. Mark E. Broom, who had been convicted of one count first ...
Read More »Survey Finds More Law Firms Expect To Increase Hiring
Anticipated growth within the legal industry might be just around the corner, according to a survey commissioned by The Affiliates, a legal staffing firm. Despite fierce competition and a turbulent economy, 56 percent of attorneys among the country’s largest law ...
Read More »ABA Announces Global Internet Law Survey
As businesses worldwide gravitate to the Internet, there is an increasing realization that jurisdictional risks – the question of whose law applies – may present the toughest compliance and regulatory challenges. In recent months, new European Union online tax rules ...
Read More »Tidbit: Missouri's PMI Score Shows Continued Economic Expansion
Missouri’s Purchasing Managers’ Index climbed to its highest level in nearly a year last month, reaching a score of 58.7. That is the highest it has been since July 2002 when it was 61.8. June also marked the 17th consecutive ...
Read More »Tidbit: ATC Associates Inc. Awarded Environmental Services Contract
ATC Associates Inc. has been awarded the General Services Administration Environmental Services Contract. This award, also known as GSA 899, is for five years with three five-year renewal periods, for a total of 20 years. ATC will provide service in ...
Read More »Tidbit: UMKC Chancellor Supports AmeriCorps Request
University of Missouri-Kansas City Chancellor Martha W. Gilliland is one of more than 190 college and university leaders to sign a letter sent to President Bush urging him to support emergency funding aid for AmeriCorps. This request is in response ...
Read More »After 20 Years, Mairs Decides To Switch Gears
16th Circuit Court Administrator Jaci Mairs reflects on her time spent in the legal profession, and looks forward to a new career halping others in the medical field. After more than 20 years in the legal profession, 16th Circuit Court ...
Read More »Mo. Supreme Court Affirms New Trial In Right Of Publicity Case
The use of the name Antonio Twistelli, or Tony Twist, for a character in the Spawn comic book is not protected by the First Amendment because the predominant reason for its use is to sell comic books and other related ...
Read More »Medical Malpractice Judgment Sheds Light On Larger Problems
Javan Coleman turned five on July 19, 2003. However it was not until the final day of last month that he and his mother received a gift from the courts. A gift that should not only make their lives easier ...
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