Troy woman sues Bank of America
Jacob Boyett of Columbia raises his fist during a March protest in downtown St. Louis over Bank of America’s service to families seeking mortgage loan modifications. A Missouri woman has filed a potential class action against the bank that says the bank doesn’t comply with a federal home loan modification program.
Read More »Commentary: SEC’s Fannie, Freddie suits miss the enablers
Let’s boil down the Securities and Exchange Commission’s claims last month against six former Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives to their essence. Every disclosure that the SEC says amounted to fraud is something the government blessed or turned a blind eye to as it was happening.
Read More »New standard sought for work comp retaliation claims
A group of employment lawyers is asking the Missouri Supreme Court to throw out a 26-year-old precedent dealing with employment law and workers’ compensation claims.
Read More »Court denies fees for jailed attorney
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit has denied attorney fees to a suspended attorney convicted of statutory sodomy.
Read More »Blog on fight tops most-read list
There wasn’t much of a fight for Missouri Lawyers Media top online story of the year, perhaps because the winner involved an actual brawl.
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Vets Little, Lange recognized Veterinarians Michael Little and Daniel Lange of Elm Point Animal Hospital in St. Charles have been named 2010 Five Star Veterinarians as the result of a recent survey. The two scored in the top 5 percent ...
Read More »Wentzville mayor manages city’s record growth
One might say that Paul Lambi became a politician by accident.
Read More »Parents battle aftermath of Supreme Court win
For the St. Louis parents at the center of one of the most important Missouri Supreme Court opinions this year, it’s just another day, another appeal.
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Read More »City decides against adding judge, for now
St. Charles Municipal Judge Dan Barklage thinks the city should add a second judge to its payroll.
Read More »What’s in a name?
A helicopter from Midwest Helicopter lifts part of Stinson Morrison Hecker’s new sign to its place at the top of the firm’s downtown Kansas City headquarters in September. For many of the state’s prestigious firms, a mixture of ego, tradition, marketing and luck have created some of the most recognizable monikers in the field. Nomenclature is an issue fraught not just with practicality or even money but with emotion.
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