Succession Planning: When retirement is a taboo subject, succession planning...
All law firms must replace retiring partners and the revenue they produce if they are to prosper. If a firm cannot do this, top-line revenue will drop as its partners leave the profession, with all the...
View ArticleJudge strikes down Georgia abortion law
A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state's abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy.
View ArticleCriminal Law: First-Degree Murder-Sufficiency of Evidence
State v. Winter (MLW No. 82188/Case No. SD37914 – 21 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Growcock, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Greene County, Jones, J. (Jedd Christian Schneider,...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief-Abandonment by Counsel
Beerbower v. State (MLW No. 82191/Case No. SD38019 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Sheffield, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Reynolds County, Kelsaw, J.
View ArticleCriminal Law: Resisting Arrest-Denial of Public Defender
State v. Smith (MLW No. 82189/Case No. SD38054 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Sheffield, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Polk County, Hendrickson, J. (Christian Lehmberg,...
View ArticleReal Property: Foreclosure-Distribution of Sale Proceeds
Martin Leigh, PC v. Williamson (MLW No. 82187/Case No. SD38172 –6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Sheffield, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Taney County, Merrell, J. (John Hein,...
View ArticleWorkers’ Compensation: Spousal Benefits-Non-adjudication by Commission
Elsworth v. Wayne County (MLW No. 82190/Case No. SD37237 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Bates, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Wayne County, Randazzo, J. (Alexander Louis...
View ArticleCivil Rights: Disability Discrimination-Failure to Accommodate
State ex rel. Missouri Department of Corrections v. Green (MLW No. 82182/Case No. WD87421 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.) Original proceeding in prohibition....
View ArticleCriminal Law: Drug Trafficking-Sufficiency of Evidence
State v. Cave (MLW No. 82184/Case No. WD86334 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Callaway County, Devine, J. (Rosemary E. Percival,...
View ArticleCriminal Law: DWI-Habitual Offender-Evidentiary Rulings
State v. Schwarz (MLW No. 82186/Case No. WD85884 – 41 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Chapman, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Lafayette County, Rolf, J. (Joellen Grohs, Kansas...
View ArticleCriminal Law: First Degree Murder-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Smith v. State. (MLW No. 82185/Case No. WD86187 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Hardwick, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Buchanan County, Robb, J. (Damien S. B. De Loyola,...
View ArticleInsurance Breach: Rejection of Affirmative Defenses
Karr v. Kansas City Life Ins. Co. (MLW Nos. 82183/Case No. WD86550 & WD86566 – 77 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jackson County,...
View ArticleAppellate Judicial Commission sends nominees for judicial vacancy to governor
The Appellate Judicial Commission sent a slate of nominees to Gov. Mike Parson for his consideration for a vacancy on the Eastern District bench.
View ArticleSpencer Fane announces merger with Nevada-based firm
Spencer Fane, one of Missouri’s largest firms, announced a merger with a Nevada-based firm with an established practice of business and corporate law.
View ArticleACLU lawsuit details DWI scheme rocking Albuquerque police
A civil rights group is suing the city of Albuquerque, its police department and top officials on behalf of a man who was among those arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and allegedly...
View Article21st Circuit Judicial Commission sends nominees to governor
The 21st Circuit Judicial Commission has sent three nominees to Gov. Mike Parson to consider filling an associate circuit judge vacancy.
View ArticleSupreme Court will weigh Mexico’s $10B lawsuit against U.S. gun makers
The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against leading U.S. gun manufacturers over allegations their commercial practices have helped caused...
View ArticleBiden’s student loan cancellation on hold again after day of legal whiplash
A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden's latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday, slamming the door on hope it would move forward after another judge allowed...
View ArticleGov. Mike Parson announces five judicial appointments in three circuits
Gov. Parson selected five individuals for judicial appointments in the 11th, 25th and 29th Judicial Circuits on Oct. 4.
View ArticleCommentary: How understanding cognitive biases can lead to a more just legal...
The behavioral science field of debiasing has provided us with critically important peer-reviewed tools for addressing biases in legal cases.
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