Financial firm Morgan Stanley bought back $103 million worth of auction-rate securities from Missouri investors, the Secretary of State’s Office said Wednesday. The firm also paid $216,552 to the Missouri Investor Education and Protection Fund. The amount constitutes Missouri’s share ...
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Read More »A St. Louis plaintiff’s injury law firm faces two legal malpractice suits filed within days of each other. Both suits filed in St. Louis Circuit Court allege that Frank, Dolan & Mueller fell down on the job of representing clients ...
Read More »Gov. Jay Nixon called for lawmakers to impose stricter penalties on driving-while-intoxicated offenders during a statewide tour on Wednesday, with stops in Hannibal, St. Louis County and Cape Girardeau County.
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Read More »Both the Western and Eastern District Missouri Court of Appeals have found that class waivers in arbitration agreements to be unconscionable, but it is unclear in what venue these cases will be litigated in. In an opinion issued Tuesday, the ...
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Read More »Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers volunteer Joan Lockwood thanks Becky Yohe, of Dogtown, as she contributes to the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign outside the Schnucks store in south St. Louis on Friday. Lockwood was among the members of MATA ...
Read More »Former New York Mayor Ed Koch will give the keynote address at the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association's Annual Meeting, to be held Friday at the Marriott Muehlebach Hotel in downtown Kansas City.
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Read More »A part-time professor who settled a lawsuit over wheelchair access at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry 11 years ago is suing the institution again for allegedly not living up to settlement terms.
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Read More »We’ve all had that white-knuckled moment while driving when we round the curve of a country road, hearts in our mouths, unsure what lies beyond the bend and certain that any miscalculation means serious injury or death. For residents in ...
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Read More »An old, established name in the local business community is closing its doors this month. The approximately 34 employees at Kaplan Lumber Co. were told Thursday morning that the business would cease operations on Dec. 17, Kaplan Sales Manager Mike Templeton confirmed during a telephone interview Friday. The company, which operates a 160,000-square-foot facility in Wright City and has an office in St. Peters, has been in business for more than 80 years.
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Read More »If a criminal attorney stares down a forensic expert testifying from the witness stand about a scientific conclusion, the attorney should pin down the expert and say, "Put up or shut up."
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Read More »The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed skepticism for both sides of a case challenging a statute that restricts sex offenders on Halloween. Judge Laura Denvir Stith asked Audrain County Prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger whether upholding certain conditions on Halloween – ...
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