Plaintiff obtains $140K settlement following rear-end collision
Minerva Schaller was rear-ended by another vehicle while she was driving in Kansas City, Missouri. The crash was so severe it totaled Schaller’s car, and she was taken to the nearest trauma hospital...
View ArticleCommentary: Is AI a cooking service for lawyers?
Artificial intelligence is being sold to lawyers on a daily basis as the greatest time saving device since associates but cheaper. (Apologies to young associate lawyers; there is no time-saving device...
View ArticleLegal Limelight: Jaden Powell
Jaden Powell, a Truman Fellow with the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law’s Tenant Assistance Initiative, represents tenants living in Kansas City in Jackson County housing court...
View ArticleWestern District affirms in part and reverses in part labor commission decision
The appeals court partially affirmed and partially reversed a decision from the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission regarding an employee's partial disability claim. The post Western District...
View ArticleThree nominees selected for St. Louis circuit judge vacancy
The 21st Circuit Judicial Commission announced Friday the three nominees that will be submitted to Gov. Mike Kehoe to fill the circuit judge vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Virgina W. Lay...
View ArticleFEMA sued over hold on funds for upgrading nation’s emergency alert system
The federal government's steward of funding for public broadcasting stations sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its pause in grant payments for upgrading the nation’s emergency alert...
View ArticleMother, father and child obtain $303,000 settlement in motor vehicle collision
Three plaintiffs — a mother, father and child — were involved in a motor vehicle collision that injured both parents and caused emotional trauma to the child. The post Mother, father and child obtain...
View ArticleCompensating people who are wrongfully convicted a hard sell in some states
Several states, including Missouri, are considering moves to change how they compensate people incarcerated after wrongful convictions. The post Compensating people who are wrongfully convicted a hard...
View ArticleMissouri prosecutor declines to charge officer who shot and killed a woman...
A prosecutor has declined to file criminal charges against a Missouri police officer who shot and killed a woman and her infant child last year. The post Missouri prosecutor declines to charge officer...
View ArticleAppellate court to unveil portraits of judges Broniec and Odenwald
Portraits of two former judges will be unveiled by the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District on Tuesday, March 25 The post Appellate court to unveil portraits of judges Broniec and Odenwald first...
View ArticleMissouri Supreme Court weighs discipline in two attorney misconduct cases
The Missouri Supreme Court heard two attorney discipline cases at its March 12 oral arguments. The post Missouri Supreme Court weighs discipline in two attorney misconduct cases first appeared on...
View ArticleRoberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching judge who ruled against his...
In an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches, Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching judges shortly after President Donald Trump demanded the...
View ArticleCalifornia man wins $50M in lawsuit over burns from Starbucks tea
A delivery driver has won $50 million in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in his lap at a California drive-through, court records show. The post California man wins...
View ArticleMunicipal – Amendment of Zoning Ordinance – Exhaustion of Administrative...
Plaintiff appealed the grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant, arguing that defendant failed to provide the statutorily required notice of its hearing to amend a zoning ordinance. Plaintiff...
View ArticleUnemployment Compensation – Denial of Appeal – Failure to Appear
Claimant appealed the decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission that affirmed the decision of an appeals tribunal which found that appellant failed to show good cause for her […] The...
View ArticleWorkers’ Compensation – Permanent and Total Disability – Prior Compensable...
Claimant appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s reversal of claimant’s PTD award, arguing that the Commission erred in finding that his prior right knee disability was not a direct...
View ArticleContracts – Breach – Motion to Compel Arbitration
Defendants appealed the denial of their motion to compel arbitration. Defendants sold a truck and vehicle protection plan to plaintiff; after the truck developed mechanical issues, defendants denied...
View ArticleCriminal Law – Assault – Self-Defense Instruction
Defendant appealed his conviction for assault and armed criminal action, arguing that the trial court erred in failing to sua sponte give a self-defense instruction or give a curative instruction […]...
View ArticleCriminal Law – Child Molestation – Probation
Relator sought a writ of mandamus compelling the trial court to vacate its order and issue a new one directing the DOC to release relator on probation. Realtor pled guilty […] The post Criminal Law –...
View ArticleDomestic Relations – Divorce – Motion for Rehearing
Appellant sought rehearing or transfer to the Supreme Court, arguing that the court’s dismissal of the appeal for failure to comply with Rule 84.04 conflicted with Rule 84.08(a) and applicable […] The...
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