Thompson Coburn’s footprint is growing with a Los Angeles office planned to open in early October.
Read More »Veterans malpractice payouts reach 12-year high
The cases against the VA have included missed diagnoses, delayed treatment and procedures performed on wrong body parts.
Tagged with: medical malpractice Veterans’ Hospital
Read More »Missouri Lawyers Weekly wins 17 state journalism awards
Missouri Lawyers Weekly, The Daily Record’s sister publication, won 17 journalism awards at the Missouri Press Association’s annual convention Saturday in Kansas City.
Read More »Judge OKs $1.1M settlement in Yellow Pages case
U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson gave final approval to the settlement Sept. 4.
Read More »Manufacturing expands faster than forecast
Manufacturing in the U.S. expanded more than forecast in August to the fastest pace since June 2011, a sign the sector will contribute more to the expansion in the second half of the year.
Read More »Commentary: End the bias against ‘unaccredited’ investors
We are a nation of risk-takers. No one has the right to take that from us.
Read More »Dealers in debt pare commitments as rules bite
The worst losses in U.S. debt in at least 37 years are being magnified by investors exiting the market at the same time new regulations prompt Wall Street firms to cut back on trading corporate bonds.
Read More »Tough-to-kill New York buses drive past law’s loopholes
New York Party Shuttle was told to stop running buses in 2011 after failing a safety audit.
Read More »Commentary: Why not make everyone rich with $50 minimum wage?
Raising the minimum wage to lift people out of poverty has the opposite effect. So why does an idea that violates the most basic principle of economics keep coming back to haunt us?
Tagged with: Minimum Wage Law
Read More »Attorneys lay out immigration reform wish list
Although the momentum that existed earlier this year among lawmakers to overhaul the nation’s immigration system has slowed, attorneys say fixing the broken components of that system is crucial for their clients and American businesses.
Tagged with: immigration
Read More »Bank of America mortgage holders lose bid to sue as group
Bank of America Corp. can’t be sued by unified groups of homeowners in different states over its failure to modify mortgages.
Tagged with: Bank of America
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