Former Missouri prison guards plead not guilty to murder in death of Black man
Four former Missouri guards have pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of a Black man in prison, and a fifth has pleaded not guilty to accessory to involuntary manslaughter. The post Former...
View ArticleGiuliani disbarred in N.Y. after court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump’s...
Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made false statements...
View ArticleJudge expands blocks on federal rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
Enforcement of a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students has been blocked in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere by a federal judge in Kansas. The post...
View ArticleMajor wins for Trump, blows to regulations mark Supreme Court term
Donald Trump and the conservative interests that helped him reshape the Supreme Court have gotten most of what they wanted this term — from substantial help for Trump’s political and legal prospects to...
View ArticleCivil Practice: Class Action-Expert Report-Discovery Sanctions
Petrone v. Werner Enterprises, Inc. (MLW No. 81690/Case No. 23-1884 – 21 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Buescher, J....
View ArticleCivil Practice: Pro Se Action-Dismissal-Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Castaneda v. Hall (MLW No. 81684/Case No. 23-3536 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Brasel, J. The post Civil...
View ArticleCivil Practice: Standing-Judicial Estoppel-Bankruptcy
Hughes v. Canadian National Railway Company (MLW No. 81709/Case No. 23-1410 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Frank,...
View ArticleCivil Rights: 1983-Court-Appointed Expert-Review of Police Audio
Rasmussen v. Baxter (MLW No. 81687/Case No. 23-3496 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, Lange, J. The post Civil...
View ArticleConsumer Law: FCRA-Erroneous Credit Report Information-Reasonableness of...
Lloyd v. FedLoan Servicing (MLW No. 81686/Case No. 22-2840 – 20 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Erickson, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Gaitan, J....
View ArticleCriminal Law: Drug Distribution Resulting in Death-Identity of Fatal...
U.S. v. Foster (MLW No. 81682/Case No. 23-1372 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Wilson, J. The post Criminal...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Drug User in Possession of Firearm-Constitutional...
U.S. v. Deng (MLW No. 81685/Case No. 23-3545 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kobes, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Rose, J. (Derek Robert LaBrie, of...
View ArticleCriminal Law Mail Fraud: Reasonableness of Sentence Calculation of Guidelines...
U.S. v. Sletten (MLW No. 81688/Case No. 24-1112 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Rose, J. The post Criminal Law...
View ArticleEmployer-Employee: Religious Discrimination-Failure to Accommodate-Vaccine...
Cole v. Group Health Plan, Inc. (MLW No. 81727/Case No. 23-3050 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Erickson, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Wright, J....
View ArticleEmployer-Employee: Retaliation-Wrongful Termination-Summary Judgment
Daly v. City of DeSoto (MLW No. 81720/Case No. 23-3223 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Ross, J. The post...
View ArticleInsurance: Property Insurance-Effective Date of Policy Changes-Breach of...
Bradshaw Family Trust Inc. v. Twin City Fire Insurance Company (MLW No. 81711/Case No. 23-1807 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern...
View ArticleCivil Practice: Exclusion Of Evidence-Hearsay-Best Evidence Rule
Midwest Neurosurgeons, LLC v. Cain (MLW No. 81746/Case No. ED111932 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Stevens, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Cape Girardeau County, Koester,...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief-Effectiveness Of Counsel
Lauck v. State (MLW No. 81747/Case No. ED111904 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, James M. Dowd, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Charles County, Cunningham, J. (Lisa M....
View ArticleProbate: Replevin Action-Damages-Jury Trial
Masters v. Dawson (MLW No. 81748/Case No. ED111696 – 30 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Navarro-McKelvey, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis County, Walsh III, J. (Mario...
View ArticleProbate: Settlement Agreement-Mutual Breach
Pagoria v. Pagoria (MLW No. 81749/Case No. ED111518 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Stevens, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis County, Ott, J. (Curtis J. Niewald for...
View ArticleAppellate Practice: Inadequate Brief-Adverse Possession
Titus v. Dunavant (MLW No. 81736/Case No. SD38153 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Borthwick, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Camden County, Koeppen, J. The post Appellate...
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