The reactions range from mild concern to outright revolt. Judges and circuit clerks are gearing up for the headaches they expect from a Supreme Court requirement that counties pick one official to oversee court clerks. Two-thirds of the state’s counties ...

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In a non-decision issued Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court took a pass on a four-year fight over Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing homes. The court heard arguments in the case last month but issued no opinion in the case. Instead, ...

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Kansas City’s ban on smoking in public places has survived its last court challenge. In a brief order issued Monday, the Missouri Supreme Court said it would not hear an appeal in the case. That leaves in place a decision ...

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You may have noticed some problems with the Missouri judiciary’s Web site, www.courts.mo.gov. The site may not load at all or take minutes for information to appear. The problems are a result of increased usage of the site over the ...

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To understand why the parameters of HIPAA have caused so much trouble for the plaintiffs’ and the defense bar alike, you have to think fourth dimensionally. Sixteen years ago, before the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was a twinkle ...

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Cole County judge upholds 2008 law

St. Louis County Deputy Sheriff Glenn Duncan signs off on a garnishment paper delivery after giving the papers to Hartmann Towing accountant Gail Steele last week. A Cole County judge has upheld the constitutionality of a 2008 state law calling for a $10 extra fee for serving such papers. The state Legislature passed a bill last year that increased the amount it costs for sheriff's offices to serve legal papers, such as a summons, subpoena or other court order in civil cases.

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The Missouri Bar held a bar enrollment ceremony at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City on Thursday. Showing off their new law licenses are, from left to right, Rachel Shenker from St. Louis, Cori Garland from St. Louis, and Laura Keck from Russellville.

Click here for a complete list of all 740 bar passers.

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The Missouri Supreme Court placed a Jackson County lawyer who has a history with the Office of Chief Disciplinary counsel on one year of probation Tuesday. Complaints against Raytown attorney Larry D. Coleman (pictured) go back to the 1990s. The disciplinary counsel in April asked the court to suspend Coleman's law license, contending that he charged unreasonable fees and commingled his personal funds and client funds in his IOLTA account, as well accepted a settlement without client approval.

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A four-year fight over the implementation of the state budget made its way to the Missouri Supreme Court this week. A group of nursing homes urged the high court on Wednesday to declare that the Department of Social Services acted ...

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Prosecutors and counties faced off against each other in front of the Missouri Supreme Court Wednesday morning over counties’ responsibility to pay retirement benefits. The lawsuit in question, Missouri Prosecuting Attorneys and Circuit Attorneys Retirement System v. Barton County et ...

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The employment status of a man who was injured while delivering bread to a southwest Missouri Wal-Mart was a point of contention Wednesday before the Missouri Supreme Court. Michael McCracken was employed with Interstate Brands Corp., a company that had ...

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