Commentary: Fall has fallen, what to do now …
Lawyers at holiday parties are riddled with legal questions from family and friends, some of whom we haven’t seen in a long time, often regarding topics about which we have no idea. Here are a few...
View ArticleJury sides with defendant in medical malpractice suit
A Jasper County jury unanimously agreed with a dentist after a couple sued him for medical malpractice, claiming their dentures were improperly fitted.
View ArticleTrump rewards legal defense team, picks lawyer Todd Blanche as No. 2 Justice...
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Todd Blanche, an attorney who led the legal team that defended the Republican at his hush money criminal trial, to serve as the second-highest ranking Justice...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Drug Offense-Aggravating Role Enhancement-Calculation of...
U.S. v. Hopper (MLW No. 82313/Case No. 23-3703 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Ebinger, J.
View ArticleCriminal Law: Drug Offense-Voluntariness of Plea-Ineffective Assistance of...
U.S. v. White (MLW No. 82314/Case No. 24-1697 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas, Brooks, J.
View ArticleCriminal Law: Petition to Discharge from Conditional Release-Pro Se...
U.S. v. Klase (MLW No. 82308/Case No. 22-3156 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Harpool, J.
View ArticleCriminal Law: Prohibited Person in Possession of Firearm-Within-Guidelines...
U.S. v. Green (MLW No. 82307/Case No. 24-2055 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Rose, J.
View ArticleCriminal Law: Supervised Release-Revocation-Sex Offender Treatment Requirement
U.S. v. Robinson (MLW No. 82309/Case No. 24-2149 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Ebinger, J.
View ArticleEmployer-Employee: Title VII-Adverse Employment Action-Failure to Exhaust...
Abdi v. Hennepin County (MLW No. 82306/Case No. 24-1393 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota.
View ArticleNegligence: Exposure to Radioactive Waste-Public Liability Action-Federal...
Mazzocchio v. Cotter Corporation (MLW No. 82305/Case No. 23-3709 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Arnold, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Schelp, J....
View ArticleAdministrative: IDEA-Failure to Provide a FAPE-Prevailing Party Fees
A.L. v. Special School District of St. Louis County (MLW No. 82337/Case No. 4:24CV179 HEA – 12 pages) (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Autrey, J.)
View ArticleEnvironmental: Contamination-Toxic Exposure-Class Action
Peeler v. SRG Global Coatings, LLC (MLW No. 82338/Case No. 1:23-CV-23-SNLJ –19 pages) (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Limbaugh, J.)
View ArticleEmployer-Employee: FMLA Discrimination-Adverse Employment Action-Motion to...
Robertson v. The Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (MLW No. 82336/Case No. 4:22-cv-00358-RK – 13 pages) (U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Ketchmark, J.)
View ArticleN.Y. prosecutors say they oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction
New York prosecutors oppose any effort to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction, but they expressed some openness Tuesday to delaying sentencing until after his impending second...
View Article8th Circuit reverses $11.75M verdict in franchise dispute
Reversing a $11.75M verdict, the appeals court held that the jury instructions in the franchise dispute failed to adequately define the community-of-interest requirement, remanding for a new trial.
View ArticleFTX co-founder gets no prison time after cooperating in case against Sam...
An apologetic FTX co-founder was sentenced Wednesday to no time in prison after a prosecutor and a federal judge praised his cooperation against Sam Bankman-Fried and his efforts to recover money for...
View ArticleClass action lawsuit on niche tool leads to multi-million-dollar victory
Numerous plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit have now received compensation after attorney Paul D. Anderson of Humprey, Farrington & McClain found defects in bonded abrasive wheels.
View ArticleUS regulators seek to break up Google, force sale of Chrome
U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive...
View ArticleTrump-nominated judge: Blanket pardons for Capitol rioters would be ‘beyond...
A federal judge who was nominated by Donald Trump says it would be “beyond frustrating and disappointing” if the president-elect hands out mass pardons to rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol after the...
View ArticleTexting truck driver kills pedestrian, injures plaintiff who wins $5M settlement
A texting truck driver killed a pedestrian and seriously injured another driver who obtained a $5M payout in a confidential settlement.
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