Default judgment stands despite legal department error, Missouri Supreme...
The circuit court properly denied a motion to set aside a default judgment awarding compensatory and punitive damages where the defendant failed to prove good cause for its default, the Missouri...
View ArticleVoice-cloning technology bringing a key Supreme Court moment to ‘life’
The use of a voice-cloning technology marrying old audio clips to an actor's narration is bringing an historic U.S. Supreme Court decision to life. The post Voice-cloning technology bringing a key...
View ArticleTerry Blair, serving life in prison for killing six women in Kansas City,...
A man convicted of killing six women 20 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri, has died, the Missouri Department of Corrections said. The post Terry Blair, serving life in prison for killing six women in...
View ArticleA judge’s love of law and literature
St. Louis County Circuit Judge Stanley J. Wallach combines his passions by teaching courses on Shakespeare's plays and their legal themes, including an annual CLE session analyzing the plays' legal...
View ArticleMissouri lawmakers renew crucial $4B Medicaid tax program
Missouri's GOP-led Legislature on Wednesday renewed a more than $4 billion Medicaid program that had been blocked for months by a Republican faction that used it as a bargaining tool. The post Missouri...
View ArticleSupreme Court sides with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative-led attack that could have undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The post Supreme Court sides with the Consumer Financial Protection...
View Article$950,000 settlement reached in accident caused by tire from semi
A tire that came loose from a tractor trailer has resulted in an accident and a $950,000 settlement for two Missourians. The post $950,000 settlement reached in accident caused by tire from semi first...
View ArticleMissouri Lawyers Media honors 50 outstanding attorneys at Women’s Justice...
Missouri Lawyers Media held its 26th annual Women’s Justice Awards ceremony in St. Charles, honoring 50 of the top attorneys in Missouri as well as four women recognized for Service in the Law. The...
View ArticleGoogle wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia
Google on Thursday asked that a judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising. The post Google wants...
View ArticleMissouri inmate facing execution next month is hospitalized with heart problem
A Missouri inmate who is due to be executed next month has been hospitalized because of a “medical emergency,” a spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Corrections said. The post Missouri inmate...
View ArticleAttorney disbarred for multiple rule violations
The Missouri Supreme Court ordered an attorney disbarred who committed professional misconduct by violating multiple professional rules. The post Attorney disbarred for multiple rule violations first...
View ArticleWikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal an extradition order to the United States on espionage charges, a London court ruled Monday — a decision likely to further drag out an already long legal...
View ArticleGrocer not liable in trip and fall
A Buchanan County jury swiftly rejected a St. Joseph woman’s premises liability lawsuit against Hy-Vee after she tripped over a garden hose and fell outside the grocery store, causing a tear of two...
View ArticleHearing to determine if Missouri man in prison for 33 years was wrongfully...
Christopher Dunn has spent 33 years in prison for a murder he has claimed from the outset that he didn't commit. A hearing this week will determine if he should go free. The post Hearing to determine...
View ArticleMissouri senators, not taxpayers, will pay potential damages in Chiefs rally...
Missouri lawmakers will have to pay out of their own pockets if they lose defamation cases filed against them for falsely accusing a Kansas man of being one of the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooters...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Counts v. State (MLW No. 81507/Case No. SD37822 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Growcock, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Scott County, Dolan, J. The post Criminal Law:...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Unlawful Use of a Weapon-Denial of Mistrial
State v. Rost (MLW No. 81508/Case No. SD37732 – 29 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Growcock, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Greene County, Jones, J. (Ellen H. Flottman,...
View ArticleWorkers’ Compensation: Modification of Award-Selection of Healthcare Providers
Helmig v. Springfield R-12 School District (MLW No. 81509/Case No. SD37824 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Sheffield, J.) Appealed from the Labor and Industrial Relations...
View ArticleWorkers’ Compensation: Permanent Total Disability Benefits-Combining...
Casey v. Missouri State Treasurer (MLW No. 81504/Case No. SD38016 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.) Appealed from the Labor and Industrial Relations Board (Kimberly...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Sexual Trafficking of a Child-Sufficiency of Evidence
State v. Baum (MLW No. 81512/Case No. WWD85148 – 50 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Johnson County, Wagner, J. (James Egan, Assistant...
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