Federal appeals panel says suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti should be...
A federal appeals panel has vacated a 14-year sentence for suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn actor Stormy Daniels against former President Donald Trump and was later...
View ArticleKansas City firm scores record N.Y. verdict in suit stemming from chopper crash
A New York court case over a deadly helicopter crash has resulted in a nine-figure verdict against multiple defendants in what the plaintiff’s Kansas City attorney says may be the largest wrongful...
View ArticleCommentary: Citizenship status errors cost employers in IER settlements
The U.S. Department of Justice has recently announced several settlements addressing various forms of employment discrimination based on citizenship status and national origin.
View ArticleLegal Aid of Western Missouri marks six decades of providing free legal help
More than 120 supporters, community leaders, staff members and volunteer attorneys attended an event to celebrate Legal Aid of Western Missouri's 60th anniversary recently.
View ArticlePanel recommends suspending Montana’s AG from practicing law for 90 days
A state judicial panel is recommending that Montana’s Republican attorney general be suspended from practicing law for 90 days for openly defying court orders and repeatedly attacking the integrity of...
View ArticleDistrict Court lands on review standard in pilot’s case
A Missouri court rules the Pilot’s Bill of Rights that requires a "full independent review" supersedes the typical deferential review of an agency’s decision under the Administrative Procedure Act.
View ArticleInjuries from rear-end accident lead to $150,000 verdict
A damages-only trial over injuries sustained by a woman in a highway accident has resulted in $150,000 verdict.
View ArticleGov. Mike Parson announces six judicial appointments in five circuits
Gov. Mike Parson has selected six individuals for judicial appoints in the 3rd, 12th, 25th, 30th and 43rd Judicial Circuits.
View ArticleLawsuit claims Hallmark exec says leading ladies are ‘aging out’
Hallmark Media executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly instructed a former employee not to cast “old people” for Hallmark roles, saying that “our leading ladies are aging out,”...
View ArticleMissouri sports betting ballot measure highlights national debate about tax...
The Missouri ballot measure highlights an emerging debate among policymakers over how to tax the rapidly growing industry, which has spread from one state to 38 states and Washington, D.C., since the...
View ArticleNominees sent to governor for 22nd Judicial Circuit associate circuit judge...
The 22nd Circuit Judicial Commission sent a panel of three nominees to Gov. Mike Parson to fill the vacancy left by the appointment of Heather Hays to circuit judge.
View ArticleJury awards nearly a half-million dollars in sex discrimination case in Topeka
In a case handled by a pair of Missouri plaintiffs’ firms, a federal jury in the District of Kansas awarded nearly half-a-million dollars to two female Topeka police administrators who alleged sex...
View ArticleJury agrees with defense in med mal case involving paralysis
St. Louis County jurors have found that there was no negligence by doctors in the case of a woman who regained consciousness from back surgery to discover she was paralyzed.
View ArticlePhiladelphia DA sues Elon Musk’s America PAC over its $1M giveaway
Philadelphia’s district attorney is suing to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million giveaway that's part of his political organization’s effort to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
View ArticleNegligence: Premises Liability-Trip-and-Fall-Extension of Discovery Deadlines
Koester v. Mid Rivers Mall CMBS, LLC (MLW No. 82276/Case No. 4:23-CV-01306-SPM – 10 pages) (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Mensah, J.)
View ArticleCriminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Trial Counsel
Gaines v. State (MLW No. 82273/Case No. ED112160 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hardin-Tammons, J.) Appeal from circuit court, Cape Girardeau County, Lipke, J. (Matthew W....
View ArticleEmployer-Employee: Race/Age Discrimination-Failure to Raise Issues
Deloatch v. St. Louis Public Schools (MLW No. 82271/Case No. ED112318 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Page, J.) Appeal from circuit court, City of St. Louis, Sengheiser, J....
View ArticleEmployer-Employee: Race/Age Discrimination-Failure to Raise Issues
Horton v. St. Louis Public Schools (MLW No. 82272/Case No. ED112312 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Page, J.) Appeal from circuit court, City of St. Louis, Sengheiser, J....
View ArticleNegligence: Motor Vehicle Accident-Evidence of Admission of Betting on Street...
Childers v. Williams (MLW No. 82269/Case No. ED112692 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Wright, J.) Appeal from circuit court, St. Charles County, McDonough, J. (Benjamin F....
View ArticleWorkers’ Compensation: Subrogation Lien-Recoupment of Attorney Fees
Wolk v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. (MLW No. 82270/Case No. ED112371 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Stevens, J.) Appeal from circuit court, Ste. Genevieve County, Inman,...
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