Daily Record (St. Louis, MO/St. Louis Countian) articles from April 2006

Daily Record (St. Louis, MO/St. Louis Countian) archives from April 2006

8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gives woman another shot to pursue retaliation claim.
April 1, 2006... Byline: Emily Umbright A series of inconsistencies compelled the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a summary judgment grant to a rent-a-car company charged with sexual harassment and retaliation.Wednesday's decision, pertaining...

Lawyers help consumers fight back against music industry.
April 1, 2006... Byline: Correy E. Stephenson This article originally appeared in Lawyers Weekly USA, a sister publication.BOSTON - Nobody likes to take on a losing battle. But for a handful of lawyers across the country, defending consumers sued by the...

Talk regarding radio comment considered an overreaction.
April 1, 2006... Byline: Mike Nixon Context is as critical as the words being used. This was the eventual message that evolved from a week of talk following the firing of KTRS radio host David Lenihan and his on-air sentence stumble that resulted in what...

Husch & Eppenberger attorney named a "Best Lawyer" in IP Law & Business' March 2006 edition.
April 1, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Husch & Eppenberger L.L.C. attorney Arthur L. Smith has been named a "Best Lawyer" in the area of information technology law in IP Law & Business' March 2006 edition. Only four attorneys in the state of...

Robert T. Faulkner joins law firm of Helfry, Simon & Jones P.C.
April 1, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Robert T. Faulkner has joined the law firm of Helfry, Simon & Jones P.C. as an associate in the firm's corporate practice group. He will concentrate on real estate, taxation, wealth preservation,...

John Fox Arnold included in best lawyers lists.
April 1, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff John Fox Arnold, chairman of Lashly & Baer P.C., has been selected for inclusion in Woodward White's The Best Lawyers in America as well as in the Missouri-Kansas Super Lawyer and one of the top 50...

David L. Tornetto, AXA Advisors professional, earns certificate in retirement planning.
April 1, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff David L. Tornetto, CLU, ChFC, a financial professional with AXA Advisors L.L.C. in St. Louis, has earned a certificate in retirement planning from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania...

Missouri Gaming Association elects 2006 officers.
April 1, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The Missouri Gaming Association elected its 2006 officers at its recent annual meeting at Harrah's in North Kansas City. Officers elected to serve a one-year term include: president, Bill Keena,...

St. Louis office of Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass P.C. adds three to staff.
April 1, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Josh C. Breithaupt, Jennifer J. Gerdes and Matthew A. Brown have joined the St. Louis office of Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass P.C. Brown joins the firm's litigation practice group and will focus in the...

As technology continues to advance, tech-related lawsuits proliferate.
April 1, 2006... Byline: Correy E. Stephenson This article originally appeared in Lawyers Weekly USA, a sister publication.BOSTON - As technology continues to advance, tech-related lawsuits continue to proliferate. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court decided...

'Webinars' take the travel out of legal seminars.
April 2, 2006... Byline: Dick Dahl This article originally appeared in Lawyers Weekly USA, a sister publication.BOSTON - Many law firms have come to realize that legal seminars for existing and potential clients can be excellent business-development tools....

Commentary: 'Triggering condition' of anticipatory search.
April 2, 2006... Byline: Scott Lewis The following article originally appeared in the Wisconsin Law Journal, a sister publication. MILWAUKEE - "Anticipatory" search warrants have always been tricky because the probable cause to support the warrant exists...

Commentary: Can departing lawyers take file copies?
April 2, 2006... Byline: Edward Poll The following article originally appeared in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, a sister publication. BOSTON - Can a departing lawyer copy documents from files of the "old" firm? Certainly, the answer would be "no" when the...

Stem cell backers to expose positions of elected officials in Missouri.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Mike Nixon A retired St. Louis lawyer, turned lobbyist, turned activist is leading the charge in what he and supporters of embryonic stem cell research hope will become a political push that succeeds where others have failed. ...

Deal or no deal: Deciding whether to settle or go to trial.
April 3, 2006... Byline: David E. Frank (This article originally appeared in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, another Dolan Media publication). To try or to settle: That is the question. And it's one that experienced litigators on both sides of the...

Employers, employees should understand blog rights.
April 4, 2006... Byline: Barbara L. Jones (This article originally ran in Minnesota Lawyer, another Dolan Media publication). Heather Armstrong is a famous name in the blog world. She was fired in 2002 for posting information about her former employer...

COA finds MO Merchandising Practices Act applies retroactively in real estate.
April 4, 2006... Byline: Denise G. Callahan (This article originally ran un the Daily Record, Kansas City, MO., another Dolan Media publication). The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, put a bank back on the hook for additional damages and...

Thornton to focus on expansion, diversity at St. Louis law firm.
April 5, 2006... Byline: Emily Umbright Two months ago, the leadership at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale P.C. was in a state of flux with Tim Thornton replacing John Dillane as president in February. But now that things are settling down, the firm can...

Western District Court of Appeals finds no problem with ballot issue summary.
April 5, 2006... Byline: Denise G. Callahan (This article origianlly ran in the Daily Record, Kansas City, MO., another Dolan Media publication). Judges in the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, likely had to dust off their science books to...

Commentary: Set a time to make your accounts receivable calls.
April 5, 2006... Byline: Jim Wirken We are still on the topic of "collecting" as the fifth of the five areas that make up every business in the world. The other four areas are: "clients" or "customers;" "administration;" "getting the work done;" and...

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis to honor Shelley D. Minteer as its Inventor of the Year.
April 6, 2006... Byline: Emily Umbright Electrodes, enzymes and biocatalysts. These terms blasted from the past of a high school chemistry class aren't usually on the minds of local lawyers, but when they are, it can only mean one thing: It's time...

MO Court of Appeals says abuser's Illinois convictions cannot be used against him.
April 6, 2006... Byline: Denise G. Callahan The Missouri Attorney General's Office plans to lobby the legislature to fix a law that allowed a repeat domestic abuser a break on his prison sentence. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District,...

Many woman- or minority-owned contracting firms work on publicly funded projects to get a start.
April 7, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker The following article was originally published in the Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland, Ore., a sister publication. PORTLAND, Ore. - Edward Romayor stands tall on the second floor of the upscale condominiums his...

Choosing a commercial real estate broker takes study.
April 7, 2006... Byline: Bernadette Starzee The following article was originally published in the Long Island Business News, a sister publication. LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - Leasing, purchasing or building space for your business is a huge undertaking....

Construction costs pinch affordable housing developers.
April 7, 2006... Byline: Mark Anderson The following article was originally published in Finance and Commerce, a sister publication. MINNEAPOLIS - St. Paul-based Common Bond, one of the state's largest developers of affordable housing, caught the full...

Craig Phillips promoted to assistant project manager of Walton Construction St. Louis office.
April 7, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Craig Phillips recently was promoted to an assistant project manager of the Walton Construction St. Louis office. He has been with Walton Construction since October 2003. Phillips has been involved in...

St. Louis-based Kwame Building Group hires project engineer.
April 7, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Kwame Building Group has hired Andrea Jordan of St. Louis as project engineer. Jordan earned an undergraduate degree in architecture from Washington University. She is serving as project engineer on...

Building up Missouri.
April 7, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff St. Louis-based general contractor McGrath & Associates has promoted Joe Sneed to chief estimator. His responsibilities include writing contracts and purchase orders, reviewing drawings and submittals,...

U.S. Small Biz Assn. names St. Louis firm as 2006 Region VII Subcontractor of the Year.
April 7, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The U.S. Small Business Administration has selected St. Louis-based Innoventor Inc. as 2006 Region VII Subcontractor of the Year. The award is presented annually to one outstanding small business owner...

Heather Welch Lents joins St. Louis office of HOK as furniture designer.
April 7, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Heather Welch Lents has joined the St. Louis office of HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum) Inc. as a furniture designer in the firm's healthcare interiors group. Lents brings five years of furniture...

Commentary: Mediation approaches to make outside the room.
April 8, 2006... Byline: Louise Phipps Senft The following article was originally published in The Daily Record, Baltimore, a sister publication. BALTIMORE - We know that in many cases, parties reach agreement in mediation where they had previously...

Commentary: 'Prima' prong punctures pregnancy, performance pair.
April 8, 2006... Byline: Marshall H. Tanick The following article was originally published in Minnesota Lawyer, a sister publication. MINNEAPOLIS - Claimants under federal, state and local discrimination laws generally must satisfy a three-pronged...

Commentary: Public companies hesitate giving public guidance.
April 8, 2006... Byline: Tim Hanson The following article was originally published in Michigan Lawyers Weekly, a sister publication. DETROIT - Today, many public companies have taken the silent approach when it comes to giving public guidance on a...

Commentary: Quality sought as quantity lags among voter participation.
April 8, 2006... Byline: Mike Nixon Tuesday came and went without any fanfare. It was Election Day in Missouri, and low voter turnout was expected to leave the uninvolved and the politically connected both asking, "Who cares?" There were no statewide...

Commentary: Sideways: Lateral hires and conflicts of interest.
April 8, 2006... Byline: Constance V. Veccione The following article was originally published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, a sister publication. BOSTON - How can attorneys changing firms - whether hiring or being hired - avoid importing a conflict...

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal announces new partner, celebrates centennial.
April 8, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal L.L.P. has announced the election of Brian C. Behrens to partner in the St. Louis office. Behrens' practice concentrates on corporate business law, mergers and...

Missourians in the news.
April 8, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff

Anders Minkler & Diehl adds senior analyst to firm.
April 8, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Todd Bromfman has joined Anders Minkler & Diehl L.L.P. as a senior analyst in the firm's valuation and litigation services group. In his role as senior analyst, Bromfman is involved in a variety of...

Thompson Coburn partner elected fellow of American College of Bankruptcy.
April 8, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Francis X. Buckley Jr., a partner in Thompson Coburn L.L.P.'s business bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors' rights practice group, was elected a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. Buckley...

Armstrong Teasdale atty. to receive St. Louis' "2006 Distinguished Lawyer Award".
April 8, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Donald U. Beimdiek, senior counsel at the law firm of Armstrong Teasdale L.L.P., has been selected to receive the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis' "2006 Distinguished Lawyer Award." Beimdiek...

Armstrong Teasdale adds to intellectural property practice.
April 8, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Allison M. Olech has joined Armstrong Teasdale's intellectual property practice, focusing her law practice in the areas of patent, trademark and intellectual property. Olech has experience in both...

Lashly & Baer adds associate to staff.
April 8, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Lashly & Baer P.C. has added Adam J. Hamilton as an associate. He holds a law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and focuses his practice in the area of litigation with an emphasis on...

Gallop, Johnson & Neuman attorney to speak at Employee Ownership Conference in San Diego.
April 8, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Gallop, Johnson & Neuman attorney Thomas H. Mug, J.D., L.L.M. will be an expert speaker at the 2006 Employee Ownership Conference hosted by the National Center for Employee Ownership and the Beyster...

Health and Senior Services runs afoul of Medicaid law.
April 9, 2006... Byline: Denise G. Callahan The State of Missouri could potentially be on the hook for major money in the wake of a Western District Court of Appeals decision regarding the Personal Care Assistance program for disabled adults.The appeals...

The right and wrong way to grill prospective employees.
April 9, 2006... Byline: Alexandra Defelice The following article was originally published in the Long Island Business News, a sister publication. LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - Interviewing is a skill that many employers have not mastered. They know how to ask...

Being a good leader at work improves the workplace.
April 9, 2006... Byline: Satish B. Parekh The following article was originally published in The Daily Record, Baltimore, a sister publication. BALTIMORE - During a recent conversation with my CEO friend over a bottle of single malt scotch, both flowing...

Commentary: Nobody ever went broke overestimating gullibility.
April 9, 2006... Byline: Mike Boyd The following article was originally published in the Colorado Springs Business Journal, a sister publication. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - When are people going to figure out that solicitations promising mega-riches...

Workers in high-stress jobs find their own solutions.
April 9, 2006... Byline: Claude Solnik The following article was originally published in the Long Island Business News, a sister publication. LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - During nearly 20 years as a hard-charging Wall Street trader, Bob Mittleman moved millions...

Firing employees has best practices and procedures.
April 9, 2006... Byline: Claude Solnik The following article was originally published in the Long Island Business News, a sister publication. LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - After developing the art of the deal, Donald Trump may have fine-tuned the art of...

Ballwin Board of Aldermen plan seeks diversity in municipal judge selections.
April 10, 2006... Byline: Mike Nixon Members of the Ballwin Board of Aldermen are in the process of designing a procedural plan that they hope will set a standard for other Missouri communities by generating a level playing field for work opportunities and...

Paul Brown remembered as great lawyer, mentor and friend.
April 10, 2006... Byline: Emily Umbright Brown & James P.C. co-founder Paul Brown passed away last Wednesday at the age of 84, but his contributions to the practice of law remain in the many attorneys he mentored throughout his 55-year career. Mike...

Attorneys honered at Daily Record Justice Awards Dinner in St. Louis.
April 11, 2006... Byline: Donna Walter The food was hot, and the applause was loud as the St. Louis Daily Record honored attorneys Shulamith Simon, Gayle Williams and state Rep. Margaret Donnelly at its annual Daily Record Justice Awards Dinner, held...

Law firms eye focus groups for market research.
April 11, 2006... Byline: Nora Lockwood Tooher (The following article was originally published in Lawyers Weekly USA, another Dolan Media publication). When Graham & Dunn, a midsized Seattle law firm, considered moving its offices from downtown to the...

Former St. Louis City police officer denied chance for new trial.
April 12, 2006... Byline: Emily Umbright A St. Louis City police officer who sued a number of other police officials, claiming they made him the scapegoat for the beating of a mentally impaired, African-American teenager, will not get a new trial, the 8th...

Western District Court of Appeals overturns trial court's custody decision.
April 12, 2006... Byline: Denise G. Callahan (This article originally ran in Daily Record, Kansas City, MO., another Dolan Media publication). Undeniable and detrimental new influences in a child's life caused the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western...

Commentary: Discounting bills to make the cash flow.
April 12, 2006... Byline: Jim Wirken We are moving through the topic of "collecting" as the fifth area of the five areas that make up every business in the world. As you know the other four areas are as follows: "clients" or "customers;" "administration;"...

St. Louis chapter of industrial and office realtors recommends balanced approach to eminent domain.
April 14, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff This past year, eminent domain has taken center stage in the commercial real estate industry, and last week the St. Louis chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors joined the discussion...

SIOR recommends balanced.
April 14, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff

More real estate buyers can sue under consumer law.
April 14, 2006... Byline: Thomas F. Harrison (The following article was originally published in Missouri Lawyers Weekly, St. Louis, MO, another Dolan Media publication.) A change in the law that allows real estate buyers to sue for nondisclosure of...

Property taxation comes with representation.
April 14, 2006... Byline: Claude Solnik (The following article was originally published in the Long Island Business News, another Dolan Media publication.) It's the reverse of traditional real estate. Every day, brokers fight to get buyers to pay top...

Preservation of historic homes in New Orleans is a question of safety.
April 14, 2006... Byline: Angelle Bergeron (The following article was originally published in New Orleans CityBusiness, another Dolan Media publication.) As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins demolishing the first wave of 125 homes in Orleans...

Natural products offer organic alternatives for healthy lawns.
April 14, 2006... Byline: Claude Solnik (The following article was originally published in the Long Island Business News, another Dolan Media publication.) Christopher Pomisel, owner of Sterling Landscapes in North Bellmore, is a green gardener. And no,...

Community living suits some Long Islanders to a tee.
April 14, 2006... Byline: Claude Solnik (The following article was originally published in the Long Island Business News, another Dolan Media publication.) After Ira Kaplan retired as chief operating officer of EDO Corp. in 2001, he sold his house in...

4th Circuit rules foreclosing lawyers face liability under debt collection law.
April 14, 2006... Byline: Caryn Tamber (The following article was originally published in The Daily Record, Baltimore, MD, another Dolan Media publication.) Lawyers who initiate foreclosures are not immune from liability when they violate federal debt...

Ambien users filing lawsuits over side effects.
April 15, 2006... Byline: Nora Lockwood Tooher The following article was originally published in Lawyers Weekly USA, a sister publication. BOSTON - Janet Makinen, a Florida housewife, was prescribed Ambien in 1998 for insomnia. About two weeks later,...

Ambien users filing lawsuits over side effects.
April 15, 2006... Byline: Nora Lockwood Tooher

Perchlorate litigation on the rise across the country.
April 15, 2006... Byline: Dick Dahl The following article was originally published in Lawyers Weekly USA, a sister publication. BOSTON - The chemical compound perchlorate has already generated plenty of heat as a key ingredient in rocket fuel. But now...

Commentary: Bankruptcy law reforms punish lawyers, middle class.
April 15, 2006... Byline: Mike Nixon Changes to federal bankruptcy laws are making an impact. It is difficult to tell who has benefited from the tightened regulations. The one certainty is that it has not been lawyers or families attempting to make...

Experts say too many attorneys are unaware of "data integrity" issue in records management.
April 15, 2006... Byline: Caryn Tamber The following article was originally published in The Daily Record, Baltimore, a sister publication. BALTIMORE - So you've advised your corporate clients to read up on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, keep accurate records...

Commentary: Act quickly when dealing with problem partners.
April 15, 2006... Byline: Nancy Byerly Jones The following article was originally published in Lawyers Weekly USA, a sister publication. BOSTON - Partners sometimes disappoint each other. But if one of your partners has a legitimate and serious problem...

Commentary: Fight against fraud takes diligence.
April 15, 2006... Byline: Tracy L. Coenen The following article was originally published in Wisconsin Lawyer, a sister publication. MILWAUKEE - If you've been living under a rock for the last several years, you might not have heard yet that fraud is big...

Blackwell Sanders adds to corporate department.
April 15, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Jing Ma has joined Blackwell Sanders' corporate department, where he will focus his practice in the areas of commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and securities. Ma joins Blackwell Sanders...

St. Louis office of Lathrop & Gage L.C. adds senior litigation associate to staff.
April 15, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Michelle M. Funkenbusch has joined the St. Louis office of Lathrop & Gage L.C. as a senior litigation associate. She will concentrate on general tort liability cases, legal and medical malpractice...

Brown Smith Wallace adds intern to marketing department.
April 15, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Thorsten Rogner has joined Brown Smith Wallace as an intern in the marketing department. He will work with the firms' director of marketing and other marketing team members to facilitate and support the...

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal adds new associate to litigation practice group.
April 15, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal L.L.P. has added Benjamin A. Halpert as an associate attorney in its litigation practice group. Halpert received his law degree in 2003 from the University of Kansas School...

Claim for $1.2 million in attorney fees denied.
April 16, 2006... Byline: David Ziemer The following article was originally published in the Wisconsin Law Journal, a sister publication. MILWAUKEE - A client can't claim $1.2 million in attorney fees as damages in a legal malpractice suit, where the...

7th Circuit denies claim for $1.2 million in attorney fees.
April 16, 2006... Byline: David Ziemer The following article was originally published in the Wisconsin Law Journal, a sister publication. MILWAUKEE - A client can't claim $1.2 million in attorney fees as damages in a legal malpractice suit, where the...

Missouri Court of Appeals says court loses jurisdiction after probation discharge.
April 16, 2006... Byline: Denise G. Callahan Once a court excuses a defendant from his punishment, it no longer retains jurisdiction for purposes of rescinding that relief. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, reversed Vernon Norfolk vs....

Commentary: An advertiser's guide to false advertising and how to avoid it.
April 16, 2006... Byline: Jim Astrachan and Carrie Williams The following article was originally published in The Daily Record, Baltimore, a sister publication. BALTIMORE - False representations are often the type of Lanham Act Section 43(a) violations...

Opposing sides dig in awaiting immigration decision.
April 17, 2006... Byline: Mike Nixon Last week was filled with rallies. Next week holds a possible decision. In the meantime, those involved in the debate regarding undocumented immigrants are working to sway public opinion and influence official policy....

7th Circuit says arbitration agreement allows consolidation of proceedings.
April 17, 2006... Byline: David Ziemer The following article was originally published in the Wisconsin Law Journal, a sister publication. MILWAUKEE - An arbitrator, rather than a court, should determine whether an arbitration agreement allows...

MO Court of Appeals, Western District rules grandparents' visitation award found excessive.
April 18, 2006... Byline: Denise G. Callahan While there is no clear line on what constitutes too much grandparent visitation, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, recently determined when it becomes "excessive." The appellate division in...

St. Louis City Circuit courthouse gets set for computer switch.
April 18, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit courthouse is converting to a new case management and public access service. New computer software and programs will allow the court to process cases with even greater...

Commentary: Contraband cases consider 'castle' claims.
April 18, 2006... Byline: Marshall H. Tanick (This article was originally published in Minnesota Lawyer, another Dolan Media publication). The phrase that a person's home is a "castle" has been traced to the mid-17th century. It was first used by...