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

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

Asset protection practices pick up in wake of new bankruptcy law.
February 1, 2006... Byline: Reni Gertner (The following article was originally published in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA., another Dolan Media publication). In the months since the new bankruptcy reform act became law, more physicians and other...

U.S. Supreme Court rules businesswoman's 'Bivens' suit not subject to FTCA judgment bar.
February 1, 2006... Byline: Lawyers Weekly USA Staff (The following article was originally published in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA.,another Dolan Media publication). A refusal to apply the Federal Tort Claims Act's judgment bar to a businesswoman's...

Supporting staff key to building law firm dream team.
February 1, 2006... Byline: Nora Lockwood Tooher (The following article was originally published in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA., another Dolan Media publication). Lawyers put a lot of time and effort into marketing, technology and other areas of their...

Commentary: Why is collecting your money so difficult?
February 1, 2006... Byline: Jim Wirken Well, we have finally reached it. We are now ready to talk about the last of the five areas that make up every business in the world, and that area is "collecting." The other four areas that make up every business in the...

Study finds younger attorneys value personal time over longer hours.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Erin Suess For generations, attorneys willing to sacrifice their personal time advanced within their law firms, while lawyers who focused more on a work-life balance lagged behind. But all that is beginning to change as the face of...

Litigation mounts over Guidant Corp.'s flawed heart devices.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Nora Lockwood Tooher The following article was originally published in Lawyers Weekly USA, a sister publication. BOSTON - The first trial over Guidant Corp.'s flawed heart devices is slated to start this month in Texas. ...

ABA addresses some public policy issues.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Record-Rochester The following article was originally published in The Daily Record, Rochester, N.Y., a sister publication. ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The American Bar Association House of Delegates, the association's...

Experts warn that St. Louis is not immune from disasters.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Erin Suess Earthquakes? They're California's problem. Flooding? Look to Louisiana for that. Terrorism? Try New York. This not-in-our-back-yard attitude could cost local construction professionals time, money and even their...

KC-based Capital Improvements Management Office breaks construction records in 2005.
February 3, 2006... Byline: KC Daily Record Staff (This article originally ran in The Daily Record, Kansas City, MO, another Dolan Media publication.) While addressing Kansas City's capital projects backlog in 2005, the Capital Improvements Management...

Webster University in downtown St. Louis gets an education in renovation.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Erin Suess The excitement attached to the renovation of the Old Post Office in downtown St. Louis reached epic proportions - first with relocation of the Missouri Court of Appeal, Eastern District, from the Wainwright Building and...

Commentary: Use of real estate appraisals helps in business valuation.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Joel B. Charkatz (This article originally appeared in The Daily Record, Baltimore, MD, another Dolan Media publication.) Unlike owning shares of General Motors, Microsoft or Dell, the value of a closely held business at any...

Commentary: Add mortgage professionals to human resources.
February 3, 2006... Byline: John P. Finnessy (This article originally appeared in The Daily Record, Baltimore, MD, another Dolan Media publication.) Companies are realizing that a number of employees are strapped with a heavy mortgage and debt load. These...

Commentary: Full-service consulting firms ease process for developers.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Brian E. Siverling (This article originally appeared in The Daily Record, Baltimore, MD, another Dolan Media publication.) Too often, developers call on a host of separate sub-consultants and designers to shepherd them through...

PRIDE of St. Louis honors Al Hinton for 33 years of service.
February 3, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff PRIDE of St. Louis Inc., the nation's first and oldest voluntary construction labor/management organization, has honored Al Hinton for 33 years of distinguished service. Hinton served as PRIDE's first...

Robert Fritz to serve on '06 Associated General Contractors of St. Louis board.
February 3, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Robert Fritz recently was selected by the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis to serve on its 2006 board, representing the contractor members of the AGC. Currently Fritz is a project...

St. Louis-based general contractor McGrath & Associates ends hospital projects.
February 3, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff St. Louis-based general contractor McGrath & Associates recently completed a $1.825 million operating room expansion and an $850,000 cath lab renovation and expansion at Des Peres Hospital. McGrath...

Missouri awards millions for water, wastewater improvements.
February 3, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Gov. Matt Blunt announced that 10 Missouri communities and two public water districts have received $85.2 million in low-interest loans to construct and improve water and wastewater treatment facilities....

Maryland tries to open the door for faith-based real estate development.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Jen DeGregorio (This story originally appeared in The Daily Record, Baltimore, MD, another Dolan Media publication.) With religious groups growing increasingly interested in real estate, Maryland held an event intended to throw...

Couple takes unique approach to commercial property leasing.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Brandice J. Armstrong (This article originally appeared in The Journal Record, OKC, OK, another Dolan Media publication.) The Elders might be on to something. Within a week of conducting an open house at their...

Experts offer tips for how lawyers can avoid fee disputes.
February 4, 2006... Byline: Sylvia Hsieh The following article was originally published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, a sister publication. BOSTON - The best career advice Boston attorney Janet Kenton-Walker got some 20-odd years ago as a new attorney...

7th Circuit rules defendant's right to counsel violated.
February 4, 2006... Byline: David Ziemer The following article was originally published in Wisconsin Lawyer, a sister publication. MILWAUKEE - It violates a defendant's right to counsel for his attorney to appear at the change of plea hearing by...

Credit correction could lead consumers into cash collapse.
February 4, 2006... Byline: Mike Nixon Shannon Kelems is not much different than many heads of households who would just like to get ahead and avoid financial ruin. It is not the fact that she is a single mother of two children who is holding down two jobs in...

Commentary: Meritorious class actions survive the Class Action Fairness Act.
February 4, 2006... Byline: E. Powell Miller, David H. Fink and Lauren Duerr The following article was originally published in Michigan Lawyers Weekly, a sister publication. DETROIT - Heralded by President Bush as "a model of effective, bipartisan...

St. Louis insurance firm adds senior account executive to staff.
February 4, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Welsch, Flatness & Lutz has hired Debra Bunce as senior account executive.

Anders Minkler & Diehl L.L.P. names new partner to firm.
February 4, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff G. William Kennedy, Ph.D., CPA/ABV, co-director of valuation and litigation services at Anders Minkler & Diehl L.L.P., has been named a partner of the accounting and business consulting firm. Kennedy, an...

Boemler Chevrolet Co. president elected to Midwest BankCentre board.
February 4, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Dale Boemler, president of Boemler Chevrolet Co. has been elected to the board of directors of Midwest BankCentre. Boemler has been active in the St. Louis automotive industry for more than three...

Buckingham Asset Management promotes five.
February 4, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Buckingham Asset Management has promoted five staff members: Adam Birenbaum to associate general counsel and compliance officer; Angela Flotken to marketing manager; Doug Barnhart to senior web...

St. Louis-based Lawrence Group hires accounting specialist.
February 4, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Rachel Stewart has joined The Lawrence Group as an accounting specialist to provide accounting functions for the architectural firm's project managers and retail store, Niche. Stewart has experience in...

Fox Galvin L.L.C. adds senior attorney.
February 4, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Fox Galvin L.L.C. has added senior attorney Michael E. Donelson. Donelson practices civil litigation with an emphasis on health law, professional liability, personal injury, and product liability...

Helfrey, Simon & Jones P.C. adds two associates to litigation practice group.
February 4, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Carl J. Geraci and Matthew D. Guymon have joined the law firm of Helfrey, Simon & Jones P.C. as associates in the firm's litigation practice group. Geraci has more than seven years of experience...

ABACUS Executive Recruiting hires recruiting manager.
February 4, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff ABACUS Executive Recruiting has added Michelle M. McCormick as a recruiting manager. McCormick brings more than 10 years of experience in account management, sales and executive recruitment to ABACUS,...

Commentary: "English-only" complaints on the rise.
February 4, 2006... Byline: John O. Cunningham This article was originally published in Lawyers Weekly USA, a sister publication. BOSTON - As more and more employers hire workers who don't speak English or speak it only as a second language, workplace...

Commentary: Caring from afar for loved ones.
February 4, 2006... Byline: Gary Williams This article was originally published in The Daily Record, Baltimore, a sister publication. BALTIMORE - There was a time when family members - grandparents, parents and children alike - lived in close proximity to...

Commentary: Employers need guidance when soldiers come back to work.
February 5, 2006... Byline: Gil A. Abramson This article was originally published in The Daily Record, Baltimore, a sister publication. The federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, enacted in 1994, was designed to protect the...

Supreme Court rules disabled prisoners can sue under ADA.
February 5, 2006... Byline: Lawyers Weekly USA This article was originally published in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, a sister publication. Counties and states can be sued for damages by disabled prisoners under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities...

Commentary: Good old boys club may equal sex discrimination.
February 5, 2006... Byline: Lindy Korn The following article was originally published in The Daily Record, Rochester, N.Y., a sister publication. ROCHESTER, NY - A magazine employee's sex and age discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII of...

St. Louis Bar Assn.'s internship program helps student plan for legal career.
February 5, 2006... Byline: Mike Nixon Learning how to become a lawyer has evolved since the days when reading law as an intern or apprentice was common practice and the principle method of training. Historically, St. Louis holds a prime position in both...

Study finds asbestos litigation costs on the rise for defendants<P>.
February 7, 2006... Byline: Emily Umbright As the U.S. Senate takes up debate on a proposed asbestos relief fund, it may want to consider numbers reported by the American Academy of Actuaries in a study released last Friday. Since 1976, asbestos...

U.S. Supreme Court's orders leave criminal lawyers scrambling.
February 7, 2006... Byline: Caryn Tamber By Caryn Tamber Dolan Media Newswires The following article was originally published in The Daily Record, Baltimore, a sister publication. BALTIMORE - As Clarence Hill lay strapped to a gurney in Florida...

Law firms look to blogs, podcasts for marketing efforts.
February 8, 2006... Byline: Tony Wright (The following article was originally published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication.) Just five years ago, if your firm didn't have a Web site, you risked lagging behind your...

Commentary: Recent court ruling reflects rigid retirement risk.
February 8, 2006... Byline: Marshall H. Tanick (The following article was originally published in Minnesota Lawyer, Minneapolis, MN, another Dolan Media publication.) The largest occurrence of retirement in the workplace is on the precipice as the baby...

Commentary: Monthly billing: Staying fresh in your client's mind.
February 8, 2006... Byline: Jim Wirken (This article was originally published in The Daily Record, Kansas City, Mo., another Dolan Media publication.) We have begun talking about the last of the five areas that make up every business in the world, and...

MO Supreme Court finds earlier paternity ruling sufficient in nonsupport case.
February 9, 2006... Byline: Emily Umbright A mother and her child do not have to hand over their DNA to buttress the state's criminal nonsupport charges against the legally declared father, the Missouri Supreme Court said last week. The court's decision...

7th Circuit holds diversity jurisdiction established by settlement offers.
February 9, 2006... Byline: David Ziemer (The following article was originally published in Wisconsin Law Journal, Milwaukee, WI, another Dolan Media publication.) The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held on Jan. 31 that diversity jurisdiction was...

Nat. Assn. of Law Placement Foundation study reveals conflicts in attorneys' personal lives.
February 9, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Writer (This article orignally ran in The Daily Record, Rochester, NY, another Dolan Media publication.) Lack of time spent with their families and excessive work hours are driving qualified attorneys toward...

MoDOT attempts to ease 40/64 construction traffic fears.
February 10, 2006... Byline: Cathy Kingsley Complete closure will not be an option for the Interstate 64/Highway 40 Reconstruction Project, according to Pete Rahn, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation. Rahn spoke at the Downtown St. Louis...

Time ticks down for decision on Blackwell Sander's move to GenAm Building.
February 10, 2006... Byline: Erin Suess Less than a week remains until Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin finalizes the lease to move from the Laclede Gas Building on Olive to the GenAmerica Building on Market. In that time, representatives from Blackwell...

One year later, Amendment 3 paves way for smoother roads in Missouri.
February 10, 2006... Byline: Erin Suess As the St. Louis region braces for work to begin on Highway 40, the construction bears witness to the fruits borne from the passage of Amendment 3 in November 2004. One year later, the Missouri Department of...

New Orleans loses just 1 percent of its historic property.
February 10, 2006... Byline: Deon Roberts (This article was originally published in New Orleans CityBusiness, another Dolan Media publication.)The Crescent City is known the world over for its historic homes and architecture, which are major draws for...

Gulf Coast reconstruction still idle.
February 10, 2006... Byline: Deon Roberts (This article was originally published in New Orleans CityBusiness, another Dolan Media publication.)Construction employment is leading the nation's economy but not because of the post-hurricane rebuilding in the Gulf...

St. Louis-based PayneCrest Electric and Communications promotes Banford.
February 10, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff David Banford has been promoted to executive vice president at PayneCrest Electric and Communications, the third-largest electrical contractor in metro St. Louis. In his new position, Banford will focus...

St. Louis-based Concrete Strategies adds Brian E. David to staff.
February 10, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Brian E. David has joined Concrete Strategies as a senior estimator and project manager. In his new position, David is responsible for bidding and managing structural concrete projects nationwide,...

Walton Construction hires two for Missouri office.
February 10, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Ryan Smith of Chesterfield has joined Walton Construction as an assistant project manager, working on the Wal-Mart Mechanized Distribution Center project in Cheyenne, Wyo. Smith earned a bachelor's...

St. Peters-based Cissell Mueller finishes Culver's, Expressions Dental.
February 10, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Cissell Mueller recently completed construction of the $1.25 million Culver's of Edwardsville, Ill. Cissell Mueller served as general contractor and real estate broker for the 4,500-square-foot...

Governor Blunt announces Branson West grant, questions manmade spring rises.
February 10, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Gov. Matt Blunt announced the city of Branson West will receive a $1.35 million grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to improve its wastewater system. "This is an area that is...

St. Louis-based Construction Insurance Partners hires three.
February 10, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Meg Donovan of Webster Groves has joined Construction Insurance Partners as senior account executive. She has more than 25 years of commercial insurance marketing experience. Donovan's responsibilities...

St. Louis-based Lawrence Group adds Stewart.
February 10, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Rachel Stewart of Ferguson, Mo., has joined the Lawrence Group as an accounting specialist to provide accounting functions for the architectural firm's project managers and retail store, Niche. Stewart...

GPS changing construction landscape.
February 10, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker (This article was originally published in the Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland, Ore., another Dolan Media publication.)In the next decade, global positioning system technology "will be just like a laser is on a job...

Minnesota builder touts 'radon-free' home construction.
February 10, 2006... Byline: Brian Johnson (This article was originally published in Finance and Commerce, Minneapolis, Minn., another Dolan Media publication.)College City Homes, like most home builders, has ample information on its Web site about its...

Three bills would expand OSHA standards.
February 10, 2006... Byline: Adina Genn This article was originally published in Long Island Business News, Long Island, N.Y., another Dolan Media publication.) Business groups are praising three bills designed to expand workplace safety regulations, which...

Commentary: Authors or heirs may be able to terminate transfer of copyright.
February 11, 2006... Byline: Jim Astrachan The following article was originally published in The Daily Record, Baltimore, a sister publication. BALTIMORE - This column is not sexy or funny, but it's really important if you represent older authors or the...

7th Circuit Court holds no sanctions for attorney for prelitigation conduct.
February 11, 2006... Byline: David Ziemer The following article was originally published in the Wisconsin Lawyer, a sister publication. MILWAUKEE - An attorney cannot be sanctioned under 28 U.S.C. 1927 for conduct that occurred before litigation commences,...

Study offers small business a shot at affordable insurance.
February 11, 2006... Byline: Mike Nixon Officials with the National Federation of Independent Business confirmed this week that the results of a new comparative study, titled Administrative Costs Accruing to Association Health Plans, which investigated the...

Commentary: What's your judicial decision, never mind the facts?
February 11, 2006... Byline: Judge Steven I. Platt The following article was originally published in The Daily Record, Baltimore, a sister publication. BALTIMORE - "A judge cannot have any agenda," Judge Samuel Alito said during opening remarks at his...

J.W. Terrill hires new senior account executive.
February 11, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Troy D. Dorner has joined the employee benefit services division of J.W. Terrill as vice president - senior account executive. In his new position, Blackwell will seek to add to Terrill's client base...

The Westin St. Louis names new general manager.
February 11, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Daniel M. Kaplan has been named the new general manager at The Westin St. Louis. In his new position, Kaplan manages all aspects of operations and financial performance at The Westin St. Louis. Prior to...

Joint Program on Legal Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies names St. Louis area coordinator.
February 11, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff David J. Massa, an attorney practicing health care and government law with Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, has been named St. Louis area coordinator for the Joint Program on Legal Preparedness for Public...

Huber, Ring, Helm & Co. promotes Dan Mudd to manager.
February 11, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The principals of Huber, Ring, Helm & Co. P.C. promoted Dan Mudd, CPA, to manager. Mudd has 13 years of public accounting experience. Most recently, he was a supervisor in HRH's audit department. He...

Blackwell Sanders elects four new partners to St. Louis office.
February 11, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff By a vote of the partnership, Blackwell Sanders has elected four new partners to the firm's St. Louis office, including: Sherry Gunn Hanlon of the corporate department focuses on intellectual property....

Armstrong Teasdale partner elected president of the Board of Trustees of the Missouri Bar.
February 11, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff William M Corrigan Jr., partner at the law firm of Armstrong Teasdale L.L.P., has been appointed to serve as president of the Board of Trustees of The Missouri Bar. The purpose of the Board of Trustees...

Frontenac Bank names new president of St. Charles branch.
February 11, 2006... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Rocco L. Russo Jr. has been named president of the St. Charles branch of Frontenac Bank. Russo has served as a vice president of Frontenac Bank since 2003. Prior to joining Frontenac Bank, he served as...

Commentary: Things I've learned about the crime of fraud.
February 11, 2006... Byline: Tracy L. Coenen The following article was originally published in the Wisconsin Lawyer, a sister publication. MILWAUKEE - For almost 12 years, I've been performing a variety of investigations. They have ranged from petty theft...

Commentary: Leading the listener to a proper conclusion.
February 11, 2006... Byline: Paul Mark Sandler The following article was originally published in The Daily Record, Baltimore, a sister publication. BALTIMORE - Anyone who has ever raised children knows that you prefer they adopt your rule rather than...

Child support award case remanded over lack of evidence.
February 12, 2006... Byline: Denise G. Callahan The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, sent a child support dispute back to the trial court and ordered the court to look at issues it failed to address. A 2004 Platte County Circuit Court judgment...

Commentary: Follow these rules when hiring family members.
February 12, 2006... Byline: Gary Williams This article was originally published in The Daily Record, Baltimore, a sister publication. BALTIMORE - Many self-employed people want to hire family members to work for them. But as with many things in life,...

Amateur basketball scores points with legal professional.
February 13, 2006... Byline: Mike Nixon It's not the new corner office at Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O'Keefe that has Mitch Margo excited these days. Neither is it the completion of football's Super Bowl or the beginning of baseball's spring training with the...

The ties that bind: Prenuptial agreements not just for the wealthy.
February 14, 2006... Byline: Emily Umbright Valentine's Day brings in a rush for the florists, confectioners and card makers, but it can also make for a busy time in the family law arena as well. With people entering into second and third marriages,...

Lawsuits against gun manufacturers under fire from federal budget rider.
February 14, 2006... Byline: Nora Lockwood Tooher (The following article was originally published in Lawyers Weekly USA, another Dolan Media publication.) A provision barring the use of federal gun trace data in civil lawsuits could derail a number of...

Employers, workers struggle with pregnancy discrimination issues.
February 15, 2006... Byline: Correy E. Stephenson (The following article was originally published in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication.) Pregnancy discrimination is a continuing problem for women in the workplace, according to...

$185 million settlement mandates public access to drug trials.
February 15, 2006... Byline: Natalie White (The following article was originally published in Lawyers Weekly, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication.) In a massive settlement that includes groundbreaking disclosure rules for clinical trial...

Commentary: Explain the monthly bill with a cover letter.
February 15, 2006... Byline: Jim Wirken (This article originally ran in The Daily Record, Kansas City, MO, another Dolan Media publication.) We are now talking about the last in five areas that make up every business in the world, this fifth is...

Lawyers for Equality rolling out first gay legal group.
February 16, 2006... Byline: Emily Umbright After many months of planning, Lawyers for Equality, St. Louis' first gay and lesbian bar association, will roll out its premier reception next Thursday, Feb. 23. Chief Justice Michael A. Wolff of the Missouri...

8th Circuit Court says there is no recovery for emotional distress under FMLA.
February 16, 2006... Byline: Lawyers Weekly USA Staff This article originally appeared in Lawyers Weekly USA, another Dolan Media publication. BOSTON - Emotional distress damages are not recoverable under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the 8th Circuit...

New FDA drug labeling rule asserts federal pre-emption.
February 16, 2006... Byline: Reni Gertner This article originally appeared in Lawyers Weekly USA, another Dolan Media publication. BOSTON - The new prescription drug labeling rule from the Food and Drug Administration asserts that if a label meets the...