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The court ruled that the National Labor Relations Board lacks statutory authority to require employers to post a sign in workplaces informing workers of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act.
Read More »KMOV owner Belo sued by investor over $1.5 billion Gannett takeover
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 363 pension fund asks a judge to stop the deal under its present terms and to award unspecified legal fees and expenses.
Tagged with: Belo Gannett Co. KMOV
Read More »Can airline be sued for employee’s statement?
The Supreme Court will review a decision from the Colorado Supreme Court which upheld a $1.2 million jury award against the Air Wisconsin airline for defamation.
Tagged with: Air Wisconsin U.S. Supreme Court
Read More »Limitation on license plate image may violate First Amendment, rules 10th Circuit
A plaintiff can sue for violation of his First Amendment rights based on a state statute that requires residents to pay a fee to avoid a required image on the state license plate and forbids covering up the image.
Tagged with: license plate U.S. Supreme Court
Read More »Supreme Court to take up contractual attorney fees case
A decision from the Supreme Court is expected next term.
Read More »Stallings named prosecutor of Grundy County
R. Cristine Stallings, of Bethany, has been named the prosecuting attorney for Grundy County, in northern Missouri.
Tagged with: Grundy County Jay Nixon prosecuting attorney R. Christine Stallings
Read More »Suit against lender backfires
In 2007, Citizens Bank agreed to lend up to $7.95 million to a company called Smithville 169 to develop a piece of land near the intersection of U.S. Highway 169 and Missouri Highway 92. The bank ultimately disbursed about $7.3 million.
Read More »Supreme Court rules in mandatory minimum case
Allowing a judge to decide facts that tack on time under mandatory minimum sentencing laws violates a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial, the court said.
Tagged with: Mandatory Minimum U.S. Supreme Court
Read More »Commentary: Two-year degree impoverishes legal education
What’s in the air is the idea that the U.S. can’t afford the old three-year curriculum with its elective courses and interdisciplinary focus.
Tagged with: law school
Read More »UPDATE: Huge award against Vatterott exceeds expectations
A Jackson County jury ordered Vatterott to pay Kerr $27,677 in actual damages, representing the amount she owed in student loans. In a second phase of the trial, the jury awarded $13 million in punitive damages.
Tagged with: Jackson County Vatterott
Read More »Supreme Court ruling opens drugmakers to ‘pay for delay’ suits
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision rewrites the rules governing the release of generic drugs.
Tagged with: Federal Trade Commission Obama administration U.S. Supreme Court
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