Supreme Court clears the way for suit over pandemic-era unemployment claims...
The U.S. Supreme Court says people left waiting for months on their unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic in Alabama must be able to sue the state over the delay. The post Supreme Court...
View ArticleFailed stop sign yield results in seven-figure settlement
A plaintiff was awarded over a million dollars following a motor vehicle collision settlement out of Leavenworth County, Kansas, District Court. The post Failed stop sign yield results in seven-figure...
View ArticleAttorney obtains six-figure settlement for teen who lost legs, warns of...
Kevin Carnie Jr., an attorney with the Simon Law Firm, obtained a $450K settlement with the city of St. Louis on behalf of his client, a 17-year-old girl who lost both her legs. The post Attorney...
View ArticleTrump’s Justice Department enforcer no stranger to complaints about his conduct
In just a month as the agency’s acting No. 2 official, Emil Bove has plowed through norms and niceties. The moves have spurred intense criticism from legal scholars and former prosecutors. The post...
View ArticleJury rejects med mal lawsuit against St. Louis health care facilities
A St. Louis County jury has sided with Mercy Hospital in a medical malpractice lawsuit brought by an Illinois woman who claimed that delayed treatment of an infection led to the removal of her uterus...
View ArticleMissouri’s ERISA pioneers take on the Supreme Court (again)
Jerry Schlichter has been referred to as “the Lone Ranger of the 401(k)s” for his pioneering work on ERISA litigation. Now, he and his firm are once again representing workers in a landmark Supreme...
View ArticleSupreme Court throws out murder conviction and death sentence in Oklahoma
The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the...
View ArticleMissouri woman pleads guilty to federal charge in plot to sell Graceland
A Missouri woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge accusing her of concocting a brazen plot to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property before...
View ArticleDomestic Relations: Divorce-Failure to Follow Appellate Rules
Defendant appealed the trial court’s divorce judgment, raising four points on appeal. Where defendant’s appellate brief violated Rule 84.04(d), the brief preserved nothing for appellate review. Appeal...
View ArticleTorts: Sexual Assault-Sovereign Immunity
Relator sought a writ of mandamus ordering respondent to vacate the denial of relator’s motion to dismiss a sexual abuse lawsuit based on relator’s assertion of sovereign immunity. The plaintiff […]...
View ArticleAdministrative: Nursing License Probation-Sufficiency of Evidence
Petitioner appealed respondent’s order. Respondent had placed petitioner’s nursing license on probation for drug convictions. Respondent filed a probation violation complaint alleging various...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Child Molestation-Jury Instructions
Defendant appealed his conviction for child molestation and related offenses, arguing that the trial court erred in permitting the victim’s out-of-court statements through hearsay testimony. Defendant...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Disorderly Conduct-Constitutionality of Statute
Defendant appealed his conviction for violating a local disorderly conduct ordinance, after he berated and threatened employees in the county courthouse. On appeal, defendant challenged the...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Sentence Credit-Presentence Confinement
Petitioner appealed the denial of his petition seeking credit against his sentences for time spent in custody prior to sentencing. Petitioner argued that he pled sufficient facts to demonstrate his […]...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Unlawful Possession of Firearm-Constitutionality of Statute
Defendant appealed his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm, challenging the constitutionality of the statute under the Supreme Court precedent set forth in New York State Rifle & Pistol...
View ArticleDomestic Relations: Child Support-Contempt
Defendant appealed the trial court’s judgment modifying plaintiff’s child support obligation and denying defendant’s motion for contempt. Defendant argued the trial court erred in finding plaintiff had...
View ArticleDomestic Relations: Child/Spousal Support-Satisfaction of Obligation
Plaintiff appealed the trial court’s judgment affirming a garnishment of plaintiff’s income for child and spousal support. Plaintiff argued that the decision was unsupported by competent evidence...
View ArticleEmployer-Employee: Work-Related Disability-Denial of Duty Disability Pension
Defendant appealed the trial court’s judgment reversing defendant’s denial of a duty-related disability pension for plaintiff. Plaintiff was a firefighter who developed carpal tunnel syndrome and...
View ArticleWrongful death dispute revived by appeals court
The trial court abused its discretion by striking an expert opinion and material questions of fact existed regarding whether a physician-patient relationship was established in a wrongful death case,...
View ArticleMississippi judge vacates her order that a newspaper remove its editorial
A Mississippi judge on Wednesday vacated her order that a newspaper remove its editorial criticizing local officials, days after a city decided to drop the lawsuit that spurred it. The post Mississippi...
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