Criminal Law – Drug Conspiracy – Downward Variance – Below-Guidelines Sentence
Defendant appealed the sentence imposed following his guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute drugs, arguing that the district court should have granted a larger downward variance even though defendant...
View ArticleCriminal Law – Drug Offenses – Denial of Downward Variance – Sentencing...
Defendant appealed the sentence imposed following his conviction for various drug crimes, arguing the district court erred in denying his motion for a downward variance. Where the district court...
View ArticleCriminal Law – Drug Offenses – Jury Instructions – Forfeiture Order
Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence for various drug offenses, challenging the district court’s jury instructions on willful blindness and the sufficiency of the evidence proving he knew...
View ArticleEmployer – Employee – Race/Sex/Age Discrimination – Hostile Work Environment...
Plaintiff appealed the grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff’s employer. Plaintiff alleged he was subjected to discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation based on his...
View ArticleAttorneys – Professional Discipline – Acting Without Authorization
The chief disciplinary counsel challenged the disciplinary hearing panel’s recommendation for respondent to be placed on probation with a stayed suspension after respondent attempted to settle a case...
View ArticleNegligence – Premises Liability – Arbitration
Defendant appealed the trial court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff’s negligence/premises liability claim. Defendant offered an arbitration agreement signed on plaintiff’s...
View ArticleCriminal Law – Child Abuse – Evidentiary Rulings
Defendant appealed his conviction for child abuse/neglect and domestic assault, challenging the denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal and arguing that the trial court erred in limiting...
View ArticleDomestic Relations – Divorce – Contempt
Plaintiff appealed the trial court’s judgment of contempt after it found she failed to comply with the judgment of divorce. Plaintiff argued that the trial court’s judgment failed to cite […] The post...
View ArticleMunicipal – Building Permits – Revocation
Plaintiff appealed the trial court’s judgment affirming defendant’s decision to dismiss as untimely plaintiff’s appeal seeking to revoke his neighbor’s building permits. Where the record demonstrated...
View ArticleMunicipal – Stop Work Order – Legal Authority for Order
Defendant appealed the trial court’s judgment reversing defendant’s board of adjustment’s decision to uphold a stop work order issued to plaintiff. Plaintiff argued that the stop work order was not […]...
View ArticleMariel L. Taylor, Kamykowski & Taylor
Practicing alongside fellow POWER List honoree Mandy Kamykowski, Mariel Taylor represents hospitals, physician groups and individual physicians and nurses. The post Mariel L. Taylor, Kamykowski &...
View ArticleStuart J. Vogelsmeier, Lashly & Baer
Stuart J. Vogelsmeier, executive vice president of Lashly & Baer and chair of the firm’s health care and business practices, is known as a visionary at his firm who provides skilled strategic...
View ArticleKenneth K. Vuylsteke, Fox & Vuylsteke
Ken Vuylsteke, an award-winning trial attorney, represents patients in medical malpractice claims. The post Kenneth K. Vuylsteke, Fox & Vuylsteke first appeared on Missouri Lawyers Media.
View ArticleThe POWER List: Health Care Law 2025
This latest edition of THE POWER LIST highlights the most powerful health care law attorneys in Missouri. The post The POWER List: Health Care Law 2025 first appeared on Missouri Lawyers Media.
View ArticleCommentary: Mandatory mediation clauses in retainer agreements
We often settle legal malpractice claims before they result in a publicly filed lawsuit. Many of our clients, who are lawyers, want to avoid a public lawsuit, but once a suit is filed, they want to be...
View ArticleLegal expertise influences policy making in Missouri Legislature
Missouri lawmakers have introduced several bills this session that could reshape the state’s legal landscape, with lawyers serving in the legislature playing a role in drafting and advocating for some...
View ArticleJury awards $18.75M in fatal police shooting
A jury awarded a plaintiff $18.75 million in a civil rights lawsuit stemming from a police shooting that left the plaintiff’s son dead. The post Jury awards $18.75M in fatal police shooting first...
View ArticleMissouri Supreme Court weighs Proposition A’s validity after election challenge
The fate of Proposition A could lie in the hands of the Missouri Supreme Court after arguments were heard Wednesday about alleged irregularities with the November 2024 ballot measure. The post Missouri...
View ArticleTrump administration drops suit against company accused of abusing children...
The Trump administration moved to drop a civil lawsuit against the largest provider of housing for migrant children over allegations of sexual abuse and harassment of unaccompanied minors, saying it...
View ArticleJudge orders Trump to rehire probationary workers across multiple agencies
A federal judge in San Francisco ordered President Donald Trump's administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies,...
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