Criminal Law: Involuntary Manslaughter-Motion to Strike Detective Testimony
State v. Whalen (MLW No. 82142/Case No. ED111877 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Page, J.) Appeal from circuit court, City of St. Louis, Burlison, J. (Kristina S. Olson for...
View ArticleMissouri Supreme Court weighs attorney discipline in client referral scheme
The state supreme court is weighing how to discipline a personal injury attorney who violated the rules of professional conduct by shelling out thousands of dollars for referrals.
View ArticleGoogle expert at trial: Feds underestimate competition for online ad dollars
Federal regulators who say Google holds an illegal monopoly over the technology that matches online advertisers to publishers are vastly underestimating the competition the tech giant faces, an expert...
View ArticleOklahoma executes a man despite board recommending his life be spared
Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in the 1992 fatal shooting of a convenience store owner after the governor again rejected a recommendation from the state’s parole board to spare a death...
View ArticleNegligence: Professional Malpractice-Official Immunity
City of St. Louis v. Bertels (MLW No. 82141/Case No. ED112415 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hess, J.) Appeal from circuit court, City of St. Louis, Sengheiser, J. (Erin K....
View ArticleCriminal Law: Murder-Jury Instructions
State v. McKeown (MLW No. 82157/Case No. SD37712 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Goodman, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Greene County, Cordonnier, J. (Kathryn Marine...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm-Sufficiency of Evidence of...
State v. Benford (MLW No. 82154/Case No. SD38101 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Growcock, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Greene County, Jones, J. (Jedd Christian Schneider,...
View ArticleCivil Rights: Disability Discrimination-Failure to Accommodate
Lopez v. Cedar Fair, L.P. (MLW No. 82151/Case No. WD85931 – 22 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ardini, Jr., J.) Appealed from circuit court, Clay County, Chamberlain, J. (Nico...
View ArticleContracts: Commercial Lease-Breach
Keystone Hospitality, LLC v. Capitol Food Group, LLC (MLW No. 82147/Case No. WD86455 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Sutton, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Johnson County,...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Conditional Release Term-Writ of Prohibition
Buddemeyer v. Foley (MLW No. 82145/Case No. WD86806 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Gabbert, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Cole County, Green, J. (Bradley H. Lockenvitz,...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Post-Conviction Motion-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Miller-Kirkland v. State (MLW No. 82148/Case No. WD86306 – 19 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jackson County, Roldan, J. (Jay R. Anielak,...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Statutory Sodomy-Sufficiency of Evidence
State v. Bumby (MLW No. 82149/Case No. WD86235 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Witt, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Boone County, Jacobs, J. (Joel J. Schwartz and Nathan...
View ArticleDomestic Relations: Guardianship/Conservatorship-Statute of Limitations
In the Matter of Isaiah Boydston (MLW No. 82150/Case No. WD86231 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Sutton, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Platte County, Fincham, J. (Lisa...
View ArticleInsurance: Equitable Garnishment-Bad Faith
Sykora v. Farmers Insurance Company, Inc. (MLW No. 82146/Case No. WD86567 & WD86584 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Thomson, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jackson...
View ArticleWorkers’ Compensation: Overpayment Notice-Timeliness of Appeal
Wattree v. Division of Employment Security (MLW No. 82144/Case No. WD86847 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Chapman, J.) Appealed from Labor and Industrial Relations...
View ArticleWestern District reverses decision in timely appeal case
The appeals court reversed a decision in the case of a man who claims his appeal was timely regarding a notice that he was overpaid unemployment benefits.
View ArticleBlack man sues trucking company, saying he was fired because he wouldn’t cut...
A Black man alleges in a lawsuit that an Iowa trucking company fired him as a driver because he wouldn't cut off his dreadlocks, the latest in a series of incidents across the country over an issue...
View ArticleFBI to pay $22M to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy
The FBI has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instructors with sexually charged comments.
View Article$28M award against insurer upheld on appeal, plus prejudgment interest
Prejudgment interest should be added to a jury award of $28M in a breach of contract class action brought against an insurer, the Western District ruled.
View ArticleMissouri Judicial Review announces performance analysis of judges eligible...
The Missouri Judicial Review analyzed the performance of judges being considered for retention in the November election and found hopeful results.
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