The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday decided the state Labor and Industrial Relations Commission was wrong to deny a pipefitter’s widow compensation from the Second Injury Fund.
Read More »Court: Public defender system can refuse new cases when resources overtaxed
The Missouri Supreme Court issued a decision Tuesday upholding a rule saying that the public defender system can refuse to take on cases when its resources are overtaxed.
Read More »Discipline hearing begins for St. Louis Judge Barbara Peebles
A hearing into alleged misconduct by a St. Louis judge began Tuesday morning and could last as long as three days.
Read More »Spencer Fane adds 21 attorneys with Denver merger
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne is joining the rush for a Denver presence with a combination that will add 21 attorneys to the firm.
Read More »Divided court rules damage caps unconstitutional
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the state’s $350,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases, saying they are an unconstitutional infringement on the right to a trial by jury.
Read More »Commentary: How to get a billboard without paying for it
I was driving to work on a typical Friday morning when my good friend, Bob Wallace, formerly executive vice president and general counsel of the St. Louis Rams, called. Bob wryly asked who I had ticked off this time. Given my profession, I told him there was a never ending line of suspects and asked him why.
Read More »Lebanon attorney suspended over sexual relationships
The Missouri Supreme Court on Monday suspended the license of a Lebanon attorney who admitted to having sex with an 18-year-old on a mock trial team he coached and with the mother of a jailed client.
Read More »Congressmen take another stab at criminalizing lying
Some bills never die in Congress. They get introduced session after session, no matter how few votes they muster or, if they pass, how many times the courts strike them down. The Flag Protection Acts and the Flag Desecration Amendment, last voted on in 2006, are a classic example.
Read More »A-B sues health plan administrator for overpaying claims
Health insurance giant Cigna Corp. overpaid claims of Anheuser-Busch employees to the tune of $24 million and illegally refused to allow the brewery to audit the claims, A-B alleges in a federal lawsuit filed last week.
Read More »Judge derails class action over credit receipts
A group of plaintiffs' lawyers found themselves suddenly transformed into a group of plaintiff's lawyers last week when a federal judge decertified their class action lawsuit on the eve of trial.
Read More »Kansas City’s new district public defender named
Laura Martin is moving up in the Missouri State Public Defender System. On August 4, she will take over as district defender in the Kansas City Appellate Office.
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