Daily Record (St. Louis, MO/St. Louis Countian) articles from August 2005

Daily Record (St. Louis, MO/St. Louis Countian) archives from August 2005

Education lawyer helps districts with suits, settlements.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon Sometimes the world seems one-sided. The headlines are easily written when teachers, students, parents or others file lawsuits against school districts and administrators when a dispute arises. Current case examples...

MO Court of Appeals, Western District rules Public Service Comm. erred in denial of rate increase.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Denise G. Callahan (This article originally ran in The Daily Record, Kansas City, MO, another Dolan Media publication.) The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District has, in some respects, rendered the Missouri Public Service...

MO Court of Appeals, Western District reverses on bad jury instruction.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Denise G. Callahan (This article originally ran in The Daily Record, Kansas City, MO, another Dolan Media publication.) The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District cleared the way for a new trial for man who was convicted...

Assn. of Trial Lawyers of America bans media from annual convention.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Nora Lockwood Tooher (This article originally ran in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication.) Just a week before its annual convention, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America announced it was...

Worker denied benefits due to alcohol habit.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter Three times wasn't a charm for a woman who has been applying for supplemental Social Security benefits since 1992. After an administrative law judge denied Debra Vester's application for benefits the first two...

MO Court of Appeals rules troopers could not search vehicle they just released.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Denise G. Callahan Police officers may not take a second bite of the apple once they've dismissed a detainee, even if they have a strong suspicion the party might be a scofflaw. In the case, the Missouri Court of Appeals,...

New American Bar Assn. president Greco takes charge.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Henriette Campagne (This article originally appeared in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, another Dolan Media publication.) Boston lawyer Michael S. Greco will be installed as American Bar Association president at the ABA annual...

Commentary: How to prepare the income side of your budget.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Jim Wirken We are still talking about the area of billing as the fourth area of the five areas that make up every business in the world. The other four areas are as follows: clients or customers, administration, getting the work...

MO Court of Appeals says gas station owners not protected by statute of limitations.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter The owners of a DeSoto gas station that leaked gasoline and contaminated a neighbor's land and groundwater are not protected by the statute of limitations because the plaintiffs asserted claims for a continuing...

MO Court of Appeals says noncompete agreement not enforceable.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Erin Suess To enforce a noncompete agreement against a former employee, a company must have customer lists or trade secrets worth protecting, ruled the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, finding two former employees of a...

PRIDE of St. Louis Inc. relocates headquarters to downtown St. Louis.
August 5, 2005... Byline: Leah G. Rothschild The St. Louis region's construction industry labor-management group has headed eastbound on Interstate 64, and according to its executive director, the move is part of the organization's focus to bring more...

Missouri Gov. Blunt picks Eminent Domain Task Force members.
August 5, 2005... Byline: Cathy Kingsley The Eminent Domain Task Force appointed by Gov. Matt Blunt brings a wealth of knowledge and experience concerning issues involving the use of eminent domain and tax increment financing. Blunt decided to create...

National Assn. of Home Builders seeks entries for multi-family awards.
August 5, 2005... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff (This article originally appeared in by The Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland, OR., another Dolan Media publication). The National Association of Home Builders is seeking entries for its...

Could hot real estate market be slowing to a simmer?
August 5, 2005... Byline: Erin Suess Could the summer of hot real estate be cooling for fall? Some of the data from the latest Federal Reserve "Beige Book," released July 27, offers a glimpse into a real estate market that appears to be slowing down and...

Bankers are beginning to warm up to 'green lending'.
August 5, 2005... Byline: Mark Anderson (This article originally ran in Finance and Commerce, Minneapolis, MN, another Dolan Media publication). Earlier this month, Wells Fargo Bank made a pledge to lend at least $1 billion in the next five years to...

Commentary: Boom creating bevy of Trump wannabes.
August 5, 2005... Byline: Darren Currin (This article originally ran in The Journal Record, Oklahoma City, OK., another Dolan Media publication). In the midst of the current commercial and residential real estate boom, there has been a tremendous influx...

Missouri Gov. Blunt announces brownfield tax credits.
August 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Gov. Matt Blunt announced the state will provide assistance to redevelop the former Cheerful House Building into a mixed-use development that is expected to create several housing units and 56 new jobs...

PRIDE of St. Louis Inc. launches Bosnian and Spanish translations of Web site.
August 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Reflecting the changing face of the local construction work force, PRIDE of St. Louis Inc. has launched Bosnian and Spanish translations of its Web site, http://www.prideconstruction.org. The Web site...

Alberici reports $1.4 billion in work backlog.
August 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Alberici Group announced that the company has a backlog of work estimated at more than $1.4 billion dollars, nearly a 50 percent increase from the $900 million backlog in June 2004. Historically,...

St. Louis-based Operation Brightside selling plants.
August 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Now is the time to purchase high-quality bulbs at wholesale prices and support Operation Brightside's numerous cleaning and greening programs, including the spectacular daffodil beds along St. Louis'...

Matthew L. Beckett joins St. Louis-based Clayco.
August 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Clayco has added Matthew L. Beckett as a senior project engineer in the company's St. Louis office. Beckett brings to Clayco more than five years of experience in the construction industry. As a senior...

ARCO selects St. Louis-based Ascent to install server.
August 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff ARCO Corp. has selected Ascent Corp. to install a state-of the-art server to enhance communications for the design-build construction firm's family of companies. Ascent will install the new server for...

Jerry Lepchenske joins JHooker Construction Services.
August 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Jerry Lepchenske joined JHooker Construction Services as director of project development. In this role, he will be responsible for expanding JHooker Construction Services' presence in the St. Louis, St....

Missouri gets $21 million boost in affordable housing.
August 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff CharterMac, which through its subsidiaries is one of the nation's leading full-service, multifamily finance companies, announced that it has provided more than $21 million in debt and equity financing...

Commentary: Establishing rights in or title to real estate.
August 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff (This article originally ran in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Boston, MA., another Dolan Media publication). In my September 2003 article titled "Curing title defects - inexpensive and forever," I...

Woman appeals sexual misconduct conviction in Jefferson County.
August 5, 2005... Byline: Cathy Kingsley A woman arrested during a raid on an adult video store is challenging her conviction of second-degree sexual misconduct before a state appeals court. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department raided Award Video,...

Golf industry copes with oversupply of courses.
August 6, 2005... Byline: Mike Trask "Golf courses and cemeteries - biggest wastes of prime real estate." - Developer Al Czervik, Rodney Dangerfield's character in the movie Caddyshack. There are undoubtedly some who would argue with that statement,...

Missouri Court of Appeals Summaries of Opinions: August 6, 2005.
August 6, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Civil Law Procedure; discovery Cooper Tire and the Lavelocks resolved their lawsuit by entering into a settlement agreement after much negotiation. Prior to the settlement, the court had...

Analyst for St. Louis firm says news headlines shouldn't affect investment strategies.
August 6, 2005... Byline: Mike Trask Gas prices continue to stay at relatively high levels. The situation in Iraq doesn't seem to be getting any better. Jobs continue to flow overseas, and the federal budget deficit remains a big concern. The news...

Development drives golf courses out of the suburbs.
August 6, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon A major selling point for suburban communities has always been quality of life. Whether it was the construction of a planned subdivision lined with cookie-cutter homes that all look the same on uniform-sized lots or the...

Keith Jacob named 2005 Young St. Louis Entrepreneur of the Year.
August 6, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The St. Louis chapter of the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization has named Keith Jacob, president and owner of St. Louis Staffing, the 2005 Young St. Louis Entrepreneur of the Year at the group's annual...

St. Louis attorney Jennifer A. Marler elected as a fellow by American College of Mortgage Attorneys.
August 6, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Jennifer A. Marler, of counsel for the St. Louis office of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal L.L.P., has been elected as a fellow by the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Fellowship in the ACMA is by...

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale P.C. announces staffing changes: August 6, 2005.
August 6, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Mary Beth Ortbals and Dennis G. Collins, attorneys at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale P.C., have been listed in the 2005 edition of the "Chambers USA Guide," which lists America's leading lawyers for...

Michael A. Tarrasch with Anders Minkler & Diehl accredited by American Society of Appraisers.
August 6, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Michael A. Tarrasch, MS, a valuation analyst in the valuation and litigation services group at Anders Minkler & Diehl L.L.P., has earned the accredited member designation from the American Society of...

Jeffrey R. Baron joins Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin in firm's St. Louis office as an associate.
August 6, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Jeffrey R. Baron has joined Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin's corporate department in the firm's St. Louis office as an associate, where he will focus his practice on business and commercial litigation....

Timothy D. Reeves promoted to chief credit officer/VP at MO-based Midwest BankCentre.
August 6, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Timothy D. Reeves has been promoted to chief credit officer/senior vice president at Midwest BankCentre, where he will manage the bank's loan portfolio, set loan policy and define risk-management...

American Lawyer names Husch & Eppenberger L.L.C. the 168th largest firm in nation.
August 6, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The American Lawyer named Husch & Eppenberger L.L.C. the 168th largest firm in the nation. The list, published in the magazine's August 2005 issue, ranks the top 200 law firms based on their 2004 gross...

Technology is both a great work saver and work maker.
August 6, 2005... Byline: Claude Solnik (This article originally ran in the Long Island Business News, Long Island, NY, another Dolan Media publication.) Technology is a great work saver. It's also a great work maker. It's pretty much up to us. ...

Socially conscious investing more common now.
August 6, 2005... Byline: Rob Larimer (This article originally ran in the Colorado Springs Business Journal, Colorado Springs, CO, another Dolan Media publication.) Someone once said that where your treasure is, there your heart will be also, but more...

'Inheritor's trust' new trend in estate planning.
August 7, 2005... Byline: Reni Gertner (This article originally ran in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication.) A new trend in trusts places the inheritor in charge of where his inheritance goes - as long as he is willing to...

Noncompete deals save pride, data for companies.
August 7, 2005... Byline: Tommy Santora (This article originally ran in New Orleans CityBusiness, New Orleans, LA, another Dolan Media publication.) Bill Mack, president of First Communications Co., a telephone and computer system installation and...

Plaintiffs' employment lawyers see increase in court sanctions.
August 7, 2005... Byline: Reni Gertner (This article originally ran in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication.) Plaintiffs' employment lawyers tell Lawyers Weekly USA they are seeing sanctions being sought against them more...

5th District Appellate Court of Illinois rules carriage passenger not a participant under EALA.
August 7, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright A passenger of a horse-drawn carriage can continue her suit against the carriage's drivers under the Animal Control Act, the 5th District Appellate Court of Illinois said despite the drivers' assertions that the...

4th District Appellate Court of Illinois says discovery requests should not be phrased as questions.
August 7, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright Ambiguous phrasing in a defendant's discovery requests for admissions of fact unfairly gave the defendant summary judgment, the 4th District Appellate Court of Illinois said recently. The lesson learned from the...

IL attorney Michael A. Katz remembered for his passion for cycling.
August 7, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright Members of the bistate legal and cycling communities lost a helping hand Monday, July 25, when a vehicle struck and killed retired Collinsville attorney Michael A. Katz, 65, as he was riding his recumbent bicycle...

U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, rules government can't be sued over mid-air crash.
August 7, 2005... Byline: Lawyers Weekly USA Staff Writer (This article originally ran in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication.) Wrongful death plaintiffs could not recover damages from the federal government for the alleged...

U.S Court of Appeals Case Summaries : August 7, 2005.
August 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Civil Law Bankruptcy; attorneys' fees - dischargeability Even though a debtor promised to pay plaintiff attorney even if he later filed for bankruptcy, that promise to pay a debt in the...

MO lawyer lobbies legislators as committed animal advocate.
August 8, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon Diana Vuylsteke has gone to the dogs, and she intends to continue doing so as a board member with the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation, the president of Buddies of the Animal Regulation Center and a member of...

ABA survey finds most lawyers favor pro bono work.
August 9, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter A vast majority of lawyers surveyed by the American Bar Association believe lawyers should engage in pro bono work, but a smaller majority reported giving free legal assistance to help the poor. Ninety-three...

Father 'recognized' illegitimate child, Court of Appeals rules.
August 9, 2005... Byline: Denise G. Callahan The probate case seemed to be a no-brainer. The father paid child support for his illegitimate daughter, but when he died, his will left the girl nothing. The trial court said that was the father's prerogative,...

Commentary: Take into account all of your time when budgeting.
August 10, 2005... Byline: Jim Wirken We are still talking about the area of billing as the fourth area of the five areas that make up every business in the world. The other four areas are as follows: clients or customers, administration, getting the work...

8th Circuit strikes down as unconstitutional Minnesota's nonpartisan judicial.
August 10, 2005... Byline: Barbara L. Jones (This article originally ran in Missouri Lawyers Weekly, St. Louis, MO., another Dolan Media publication). The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week struck down as unconstitutional campaign rules...

Paralegal pay covered in recent surveys.
August 10, 2005... Byline: Deborah Elkins (This article originally ran in the Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Richmond, VA., another Dolan Media publication). Paralegals, like lawyers, know that it pays to specialize. Paralegals who are experts in a...

MO Court of Appeals rules animal clinic's driver not covered under company insurance policy.
August 10, 2005... Byline: Denise G. Callahan (This article originally ran in the Daily Record, Kansas City, MO., another Dolan Media publication). Commercial insurance policies can be confusing, but the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, says...

Commentary: Mock trial program teaches students to adapt.
August 11, 2005... Byline: Loren Lee My prayers were answered! As a returning intern with the St. Louis Internship Program, I was afforded the opportunity again to participate in the Gateway Mock Trial Program. The mock trial program offers a training...

Levee dispute spills over into 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
August 11, 2005... Byline: Erin Suess A flurry of contentious letters between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and several Missouri landowners created such a rift that it even split the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, with the majority finding the corps...

Clayco keeps growing with new brand, tag line.
August 12, 2005... Byline: Leah G. Rothschild It has been a busy summer for St. Louis-based Clayco. After a strategic planning process that was several years in the making, Clayco revealed its new brand and tag line, complete with a new logo, advertising...

Where are the women engineers, asks study.
August 12, 2005... Byline: Cathy Kingsley Recent studies show that women comprise only 20 percent of undergraduate engineering school enrollment nationwide and only 8.5 percent of the United States' engineers. A new study by researchers at the University...

Interest-only mortgage can be a problem.
August 12, 2005... Byline: David Reich-Hale (This article originally ran in Long Island Business News, Long Island, NY, another Dolan Media publication). Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is the latest to pan interest-only mortgages. Speaking in...

Realtors take up call to promote St. Louis City living.
August 12, 2005... Byline: Erin Suess Members of the Metro St. Louis Women's Council of Realtors eagerly responded to an invitation offered by St. Louis City Mayor Francis Slay to bring their clients into the city to show them firsthand the value and beauty...

Another banner year for commercial lenders in Minneapolis area.
August 12, 2005... Byline: Mark Anderson (This article originally ran in Finance & Commerce, Minneapolis, MN, another Dolan Media publication). A commercial banker was worrying earlier this summer that his mortgage banker friends were spending all their...

Real estate industry sees boom in brokers.
August 12, 2005... Byline: Claude Solnik (This article originally ran in Long Island Business News, Long Island, NY, another Dolan Media publication). Priscilla Garston, a publishing consultant who lived in the Hamptons and commuted to Manhattan,...

Traci Stisser joins Conrad Properties Corp. as sales manager.
August 12, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Traci Stisser has joined Conrad Properties Corp. as sales manager for West Village condominiums at 693 Decker Lane in Creve Coeur, Mo. Making the announcement was Kevin Kloster, president and chief...

Clayco names administrative assistant in St. Louis office.
August 12, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Leah Keyes has joined Clayco as an administrative assistant in the St. Louis office. In her new position, Keyes is responsible for data entry, travel arrangements, superintendent arrangements, filing and...

Horner & Shifrin names new structural design engineer.
August 12, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Eric Lagemann has joined Horner & Shifrin, engineers/architects/planners, as a structural design engineer. Lagemann is a licensed structural engineer in Illinois, as well as a registered...

Missouri construction firm listed among top builders.
August 12, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff In its recently released 2004 survey report, Engineering News-Record, a magazine devoted to the construction industry, the Killian Group of Springfield, Mo., is listed among the nation's Top 400...

Home Builders Assn. of Greater St. Louis finishes first phase of Lydia's House.
August 12, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Roger Kepner of Landmark Builders presented a key to Dawn Stringfield, director of Lydia's House, as a symbol of completion of the first of four multifamily apartments renovated by member of the Home...

MoDNR issues cleanup certificates.
August 12, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued its 243rd cleanup certificate of completion in Missouri for the Baxter Center Partnership strip mall in Chesterfield. The cleanup certificate for the...

BBB issues warnings to protect renters, homeowners.
August 12, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The Better Business Bureau urges consumers in need of roof repair or tuck-pointing work to use caution when dealing with A-1 Preferred Roofing & Tuckpointing L.L.C., which has used an address of 4249 S....

Buyer beware? Not if you have a pro working for you.
August 12, 2005... Byline: Claude Solnik (This article originally ran in Long Island Business News, Long Island, NY, another Dolan Media publication). Kimberly Senior, an associate broker at Prudential Douglas Elliman, a few months ago helped a Canadian...

Owners work the Internet to sell homes themselves.
August 12, 2005... Byline: Claude Solnik (This article originally ran in Long Island Business News, Long Island, NY, another Dolan Media publication). When Michael and Kimberly Bahr decided to sell their two-bedroom condo, instead of hiring a real estate...

Commentary: Convoluted politics played major role in St. Louis landing NRA convention.
August 13, 2005... Byline: Mike Trask Like it or not, politics permeates business activity. That is a major reason why St. Louis City was able to land the National Rifle Association's annual convention in 2007. The NRA's 136th convention is scheduled to...

Highway Patrol trooper's suspension for use of force followed rules.
August 13, 2005... Byline: Denise G. Callahan He was a hometown hero to some when he saved a man from suicide, but his supervisor sanctioned him for his use of force in sharpshooting a gun out of the man's hand. Now the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western...

Commentary: Balance offers realistic perspective from extremist claims.
August 13, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon Perception is often more frightening than reality. Warnings of what could happen can easily turn to paranoia. Claims of what would never happen are frequently rooted in a denial of reality. It is usually the middle...

Husch & Eppenberger adds to tax & estate planning practice group.
August 13, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Royelle M. Kashiwahara has joined Husch & Eppenberger L.L.C. as an associate attorney in the firm's tax & estate planning practice group. Kashiwahara concentrates her practice in the areas of estate...

MO man completes studies at Paul W. Barret Jr. School of Banking in Tenn.
August 13, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Jane Walsh of Frontenac Bank was among 60 students who have completed the three-year curriculum at the Paul W. Barret Jr. School of Banking in Memphis, Tenn. The school has been providing advanced...

Armstrong Teasdale announce staffing changes in St. Louis office.
August 13, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Armstrong Teasdale is pleased to announce that E. W. Gentry Sayad and Jason Zellers of the firm's St. Louis office have been elected to partnership effective July 1. Sayad is a member of the firm's...

Franklin County Assn. of Legal Support Professionals installs new officers.
August 13, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The members of the Franklin County Association of Legal Support Professionals recently elected and installed its new officers. They are: Wendy Latham, president, of Zick, Voss & Politte; Wilma Adams,...

eWomenNetwork presents awards during annual International Conference.
August 13, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff eWomenNetwork and its nonprofit charitable unit, the eWomenNetwork Foundation, awarded the International Femtor Award to Lakesha Brown of Belleville, Ill., during the company's fifth annual International...

Brown Smith Wallace adds senior network consultant to staff.
August 13, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Charles Urban has joined Brown Smith Wallace L.L.C. as a senior network consultant in the information technology group. Bringing five years of experience to the position, Urban provides overall...

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale adds to labor and employment practice.
August 13, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff William M. Lawson has joined the law firm of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale P.C. as an officer in the labor and employment practice group. Lawson practices in all areas of labor and employment law with an...

Missouri Court of Appeals Summaries of Opinions: August 15, 2005.
August 13, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Civil Law Labor and employment; benefits Kenneth Bevineau (Claimant) appeals from the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's decision denying his claim for unemployment benefits. ...

Kansas City attorney anything but the Norm.
August 14, 2005... Byline: Charles Emerick With a calm demeanor, Norm Fretwell denied there was little, if anything, intriguing to say about himself. However, his slight grin revealed there was something more to tell. Leave it to Norm to play down a life...

With a few adjustments, some lawyers find the business world suits them just fine.
August 14, 2005... Byline: Jess Blumberg (This article originally ran in The Daily Record, Baltimore, MD, another Dolan Media publication). Sometimes it's a gut feeling. Sometimes it seems more family-friendly. Sometimes it takes a little convincing. ...