A former cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs is challenging a portion of the Missouri workers’ compensation law aimed specifically at professional athletes.
Read More »Nine years on, botched building sale heads back to court
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday added 22 pages to a long-running real estate dispute while subtracting a controversial statement by a lower appeals court.
Read More »Judicial panel chosen in Clay County
Two private attorneys and a county prosecutor have been nominated for a Clay County Circuit Court judgeship.
Read More »Commentary: Tree fence erected by bad neighbor
OK, so a spat between two Maine homeowners over an ocean view isn’t exactly the stuff of Marbury v. Madison, but who isn’t amused when an adult displays the maturity of a preschooler fighting over a Tickle Me Elmo?
Read More »Perry calls for federal judge term limits
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who needs a strong Iowa showing for a chance to resurrect his campaign, used a speech in the state Tuesday to call for a streamlined federal government, term limits for federal judges and a “part-time” Congress with smaller pay and office budgets.
Read More »UPDATED: Missouri Supreme Court upholds adult entertainment restrictions
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of adult entertainment restrictions.
Read More »Court invokes ‘special errand’ rule in $1.4M verdict
A Kansas City small business will have to share the cost of a $1.4 million verdict against its former president, who injured a man during a special trip to work during a snowstorm.
Read More »Benefit plans end 12 lawsuits against Express Scripts
A dozen lawsuits alleging Express Scripts Inc. stiffed some of its clients quietly went away this year after two federal judges knocked out many of the plaintiffs’ arguments and denied requests for class-action status.
Read More »Occupy St. Louis denied preliminary injunction
After a five-hour hearing, a federal judge said members of Occupy St. Louis did not prove the city of St. Louis selectively enforced its curfew law in an attempt to shut down the protest.
Read More »U. City Council votes for new city attorney
University City bumped city and prosecuting attorney John Mulligan Jr. to hire a lawyer and a separate law firm for the services he had provided.
Read More »Koster urges universal reporting of child sex abuse
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster says the state ought to toughen its mandatory reporting laws in the wake of the Penn State scandal.
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