Negligence: Medical Malpractice-Punitive Damages
Frost v. PCRMC Medical Group, Inc. (MLW No. 81819/Case No. SD37969 – 32 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Borthwick, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Phelps County, Hickle, J....
View ArticleAppeals Court partially affirms, reverses, and remands medical negligence suit
The Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District affirmed in part and reversed and remanded with directions a plaintiff’s lawsuit alleging medical neglect after he became addicted to prescribed opioids....
View ArticleTeachers’ union files consumer protection lawsuit against Missouri student...
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed a consumer protection lawsuit against The Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA) in federal court earlier this week. The post...
View ArticleDefamation suit against Fox News by head of dismantled disinformation board...
A defamation suit against Fox News by a government official who served on a short-lived U.S. government media disinformation board was dismissed Monday by a federal judge. The post Defamation suit...
View ArticleMissouri prison ignores court order to free wrongfully convicted inmate for...
For the second time in weeks, a Missouri prison has ignored a court order to release an inmate whose murder conviction was overturned. Just as in the case of Sandra Hemme, actions by the state's...
View ArticleIowa’s strict abortion law takes effect Monday
An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. The post Iowa’s...
View ArticleCourt tosses jury verdict over “billion-dollar company” references
A plaintiff’s counsel’s repeated reference to the defendant as a “billion-dollar company” in express violation of the trial court’s order in limine prohibiting any argument regarding the company’s...
View ArticleNew York judge may face removal over rant
A New York state judge who engaged in a prolonged, offensive rant after a melee erupted at a high school graduation party should be removed from office, a judicial watchdog panel ruled. The post New...
View ArticleMissouri Supreme Court halts release of man with overturned conviction as he...
The Missouri Supreme Court halted the immediate release Wednesday of a man whose murder conviction was overturned — just as the man was about to walk free. The post Missouri Supreme Court halts release...
View ArticleMissouri’s Largest Law Firm Expands to Philadelphia
Missouri’s largest law firm, Polsinelli, announced on Monday that it will be expanding its offices to Philadelphia. The post Missouri’s Largest Law Firm Expands to Philadelphia first appeared on...
View ArticleAppeals court reverses decision in legal malpractice suit stemming from...
A dispute over the ownership of a family farm led to a legal malpractice suit and a summary judgment in the attorney’s favor that the judge has now reversed and remanded back to the lower court. The...
View ArticleCommission announces nominees for governor’s consideration in St. Louis...
Three nominees have been submitted to Governor Mike Parson by the 21st Circuit Judicial Commission as possible candidates to fill a judicial vacancy in St. Louis County. The post Commission announces...
View ArticleMissouri lawsuits allege abuse by Catholic priests, nuns
Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is...
View ArticleNebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for...
A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a...
View ArticleWorkers at GM seat supplier in Missouri reach tentative agreement, end strike
The union representing workers a Lear Corp. plant in Missouri that makes seats for General Motors vehicles said Thursday it reached a tentative agreement with the company, ending a strike that was in...
View ArticleMissouri federal judge blocks Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ youth
A federal court in Missouri granted an injunction pausing the Department of Education’s changes to Title IX that would protect LGBTQ+ students, pending the outcome of an ongoing lawsuit. The post...
View ArticleState Supreme Court rejects Attorney General’s bid to thwart innocence...
The state’s highest court has rejected a motion by Attorney General Andrew Bailey to prevent a hearing to review evidence potentially proving innocence in the case of Marcellus Williams in a St. Louis...
View ArticleAdministrative: Native Americans-Self-Employment Income-Federal Income Taxation
Bibeau v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (MLW No. 81831/Case No. 23-2923 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Grasz, J.) United States Tax Court. (Frank W. Bibeau, of Deer River, MN for...
View ArticleKagan says there needs to be way to enforce ethics
Justice Elena Kagan last week became the first member of the U.S. Supreme Court to call publicly for beefing up its new ethics code by adding a way to enforce it. The post Kagan says there needs to be...
View ArticleLathrop GPM moves St. Louis Office to hybrid workspace
Lathrop GPM has moved its St. Louis office to The Plaza at Clayton to create a hybrid workspace for employees in the aftermath of the pandemic. The post Lathrop GPM moves St. Louis Office to hybrid...
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