Attorney for Missouri man seeking to halt execution cites exclusion of...
An attorney for a Missouri man facing execution argued Monday that the state Supreme Court should halt the lethal injection because a trial attorney prevented a Black man who he thought looked similar...
View ArticleDick Moss, lawyer who won free agency for baseball players, dies
Dick Moss, the lawyer who won the arbitration case that created free agency for baseball players and revolutionized pay for professional athletes, has died. He was 93.
View ArticleGrocery store not liable in slip-and-fall accident in parking lot
A slip-and-fall and a dispute over the slickness of a grocery store parking area has resulted in a defense verdict.
View ArticleComplete Communicator: To increase your impact, reframe your thinking
The next time you have to share an update at a meeting, give an important presentation, or deliver a speech in front of a large audience, you’ll have more impact if you frame the conversation from the...
View ArticleSupreme Court allows Missouri to proceed with the execution of death row...
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing Missouri to proceed with its plan to execute death row inmate Marcellus Williams.
View ArticleState probe: Nashville DA secretly recorded defense lawyers and other office...
A state investigation has found that Nashville’s district attorney secretly recorded defense attorneys, colleagues and other visitors without their knowledge.
View ArticleAdministrative: Electricity Generators-Denial of Back-billing-Recoupment of...
EDF Renewables, Inc. v. Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MLW No. 82134/Case Nos. 23-1520, 23-1524, 23-1525, 23-1528, 23-2561, 23-2567, 23-2593, a 23-2613 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals,...
View ArticleAdministrative: False Claims Act-Lack of Medicare/Medicaid Claims-Materiality...
United States ex rel. Holt v. Medicare Medicaid Advisors, Inc. (MLW No. 82128/Case No. 23-2564 – 17 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western...
View ArticleBankruptcy: Adversary Proceeding-Aiding and Abetting Ponzi Scheme-In Pari...
Kelley v. BMO Harris Bank National Association (MLW No. 82126/Case Nos. 23-2551 & 23-2632 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District...
View ArticleCivil Practice: Statute of Limitations-Rooker-Feldman Doctrine-Younger...
Nygard v. City of Orono (MLW No. 82136/Case No. 24-1232 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Frank, J.
View ArticleCivil Rights: 1983-Private Healthcare Provider-Race/Disability Discrimination
Hollie v. Essentia Health (MLW No. 82130/Case No. 24-1220 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Menendez, J.
View ArticleCriminal Law: 2255 Motion-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Failure to...
Bridges v. U.S. (MLW No. 82129/Case No. 23-3148 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, Williams, J.
View ArticleCriminal Law: Drug and Firearms Offenses-Appeal Waiver-Substantive...
U.S. v. Wheeler (MLW No. 82135/Case No. 23-3604 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Ketchmark, J.
View ArticleCriminal Law: Drug Conspiracy-Consecutive Sentence-Substantive Reasonableness...
U.S. v. Cunningham (MLW No. 82140/Case No. 24-1408 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Autrey, J.
View ArticleCriminal Law: Drug Offenses-Substantive Reasonableness of...
U.S. v. Evans (MLW No. 82137/Case No. 24-1723 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Ross, J.
View ArticleImmigration: Deportation-Delay in Proceedings-Release from Custody
Banyee v. Garland (MLW No. 82138/Case No. 22-2252 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Stras, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Wright, J. (Courtney Elizabeth...
View ArticleTorts: Products Liability-Strict Liability-Negligent Failure to Warn
Davis v. Simon Contractors, Inc. (MLW No. 82133/Case No. 22-2028 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Buescher, J....
View ArticleAntitrust: Multidistrict Litigation-Sherman Act-Crop Input Pricing
In Re: Crop Inputs Antitrust Litigation, (MLW No. 82159/Case No. 1:23-CV-39 JAR – 29 pages) U.S. Eastern District of Missouri, Pitlyk, J., USDJ)
View ArticleHealth Care Law: Disability Insurance Benefits-Supplemental Security...
Cardwell v. O’Malley, (MLW No. 82158/ Case No. 1:23-CV-39 JAR – 11 pages) U.S. Eastern District of Missouri, Ross, J., USDJ)
View ArticleCriminal Law: First-Degree Rape-Denial of Continuance
State v. Swearinger (MLW No. 82143/Case No. ED111774 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Navarro-McKelvey, J.) Appeal from circuit court, Franklin County, Hellman, J. (N. Scott...
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