HeplerBroom’s lawyers in St. Louis plan to relocate to the Metropolitan Square building next summer.
Read More »Hughes Hubbard names its new Kansas City lawyers
A New York firm’s new Kansas City office will have at least four partners and seven counsel, most of them coming from Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
Read More »Changes proposed for state probation, parole system
A group of Missouri officials from all three branches of government has released a set of recommendations intended to reduce the state’s prison population, save money and improve supervision of offenders on probation or parole.
Read More »$750 million Bayer rice settlement takes effect
The threshold has been met for the claims of farmers whose land is covered by a $750 million settlement with Bayer over alleged rice contamination, a plaintiffs’ firm and Bayer announced Thursday.
Read More »NTSB categorizes mobile-phone use in cars as public-health epidemic
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board describes mobile-phone use in cars as a public-health epidemic on the scale of smoking or drunken driving. Analysts say it may be too ingrained to stop.
Read More »Occupy Wall Street judge refuses to toss summonses
A Manhattan judge refused to throw out summonses issued to dozens of protesters arrested in the Occupy Wall Street movement that a defense lawyer said were “fixed” by the police.
Read More »Credit-watching consumers tap phones for scores
Consumers shopping for a loan or looking to rebuild their credit can use a free mobile application to monitor changes in their credit scores.
Read More »Insurers rattled by 2011 storms beyond ‘tornado alley’
Insurers are being forced to rethink their models after tornadoes killed more than 550 people in the U.S. this year, data provider CoreLogic Inc. said.
Read More »Widowed taxpayer not entitled to innocent spouse relief
A taxpayer was not entitled to “innocent spouse” relief when she learned of a substantial tax liability for a joint return filed after her husband’s death, the U.S. Tax Court has ruled in upholding an assessment of $25,000 for unpaid taxes.
Read More »High Court finds immigration board’s decision ‘arbitrary’
The Board of Immigration Appeals’ policy for deciding when resident aliens may apply for discretionary relief from deportation under §212(c) is arbitrary and capricious, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
Read More »Commentary: Voters shouldn’t buy bogus inequality talk
President Barack Obama wants to spend the next year talking about economic inequality. Republicans shouldn’t take the bait.
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