Criminal Law: Assault-Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Law
State v. Farrar (MLW No. 82229/Case No. SD38314 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Hamner, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Scott County, Pearson, J. (Katharine Patricia Curry,...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Post-Conviction Motion-Sexual Assault
Fewins v. State (MLW No. 82232/Case No. SD38256 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Sheffield, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Dallas County, Holden, J. (Christian Lehmberg,...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Unlawful Use of a Weapon-Jury Verdict
State v. Walls (MLW No. 82228/Case No. SD37844 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Borthwick, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Greene County, Cordonnier, J. (Carol Jansen,...
View ArticleTorts: Assault and Battery-Merger of Judgment
Pendergraft v. Mason (MLW No. 82230/Case No. SD38189 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Bates, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Barry County, Merrell, J. (Thomas Joseph Magee,...
View ArticleWisconsin regulators file complaint against judge who left court to arrest...
Wisconsin judicial regulators have filed a misconduct complaint against a Dane County judge who allegedly left court to try to arrest a hospitalized defendant and got into an argument with a defendant...
View Article$2.1M settlement reached in lawsuit over drunk driving death
The widow of a St. Louis County motorist killed by a drunk driver traveling in the wrong direction on Interstate 70 has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against a Kirkwood bar for $2.1 million — with...
View ArticleComplete Communicator: Daily habits to deepen your firm’s bench strength
Here are some concrete suggestions for how to help your team build their professional connections, and thereby build your firm’s brand.
View ArticleLawyers told to apologize for blasting recorded screams in Philly neighborhood
A federal judge says lawyers must formally apologize for blaring a looped recording of a woman screaming last month as a test in a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia.
View ArticleIn Missouri, Halloween night signs were required at homes of sex offenders....
Many states have laws designed to keep children away from convicted sexual offenders on Halloween night, such as curfews for those on offender registries and requirements to keep their porch lights...
View ArticleHarassment claims against Lincoln University revived by Western District...
A trial court erred when it granted a directed verdict on an employee’s claims of race, age and retaliation-based harassment, as well as constructive discharge, the Western District ruled, reversing...
View ArticleGeorgia judge blocks rule requiring hand-count of ballots
A judge has blocked a new rule that requires Georgia Election Day ballots to be counted by hand after the close of voting. The ruling came a day after the same judge ruled that county election...
View ArticleMichigan will pay $13M after shooter drill terrified psychiatric hospital for...
A judge has approved a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit over an unannounced active shooter drill at a Michigan psychiatric hospital for children, an event that terrified kids and staff and caused...
View ArticleJudge reduces $535M verdict in Illinois psychiatric facility rape case
An Illinois judge lowered a $535 million jury verdict to $180 million in a lawsuit against an Illinois psychiatric facility where a 13-year-old girl was raped.
View Article22nd Circuit Judicial Commission announces applicant details for Hays vacancy
The 22nd Circuit Judicial Commission announced the demographic information of 15 applicants who hope to fill an associate circuit judge vacancy.
View Article3 states, including Missouri, renew effort to reduce access to abortion drug
The request from Kansas, Idaho and Missouri would bar the drug’s use after seven weeks of pregnancy instead of 10 and require three in-person doctor office visits instead of none in the latest attempt...
View ArticleUphill battles that put abortion rights on ballots are unlikely to end even...
If Missouri’s amendment passes and takes effect in December, the measure would not repeal a state ban at all stages of pregnancy or the layers of other regulations that forced Planned Parenthood to...
View ArticleLawmakers’ last-minute appeal halts execution of Texas man in shaken baby case
The Texas Supreme Court has halted the scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.
View ArticleTennessee judges say doctors can’t be disciplined for providing emergency...
A three-judge panel ruled that Tennessee doctors who provide emergency abortions to protect the life of the mother cannot have their medical licenses revoked or face other disciplinary actions while a...
View ArticleCorporate counsel shares insights on technology, culture and outside counsel
The role of corporate counsel continues to evolve, shaped by technological advances, changing workplace dynamics and shifting economic pressures.
View ArticleFederal court rejects Kroger’s bid to move smoked gouda lawsuit
A federal judge ordered a consumer lawsuit over Kroger’s smoked gouda cheese labeling back to state court, rejecting the grocery chain’s attempt to move the case to federal jurisdiction.
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