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

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

History for Whitney Harris of St. Louis offers contemporary insight.
January 4, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon A lot of people read history. Some people research history. But Whitney Harris is among those who have lived history - and makes use of his experience so he and those around him might improve themselves for the future....

Mechanic's lien must present 'just and true' account, MO Court of Appeals says.(Structure and Design Unlimited Inc., Contemporary Concepts Building and Design Inc., Ozark Gardens Apartments, L.L.C.,)
January 4, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Mitchum Murphy A mechanic's lien was not valid because a subcontractor did not present "a just and true account" of debts owed, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, ruled in an affirmed in part, reversed in...

Split panel upholds decision to deny disability benefits.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Erin Suess A decision to uphold the denial of disability benefits based on a one-time doctor visit split a panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, leading to an accusation of "cherry-picking" by the dissent. ...

Circuit court erred in dismissing motion, MO Court of Appeals says.(Security Financial Advisors Inc)
January 5, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Mitchum Murphy A financial company complied with a rule requiring it to file suggestions in support of a motion even though the suggestions were not contained in a separate document, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western...

Trivia night will benefit domestic violence victims.(Public Notice)
January 5, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Looking for something fun and intellectually stimulating to fill another Saturday night? The Crestwood Municipal Court and the Municipal Court Advocacy Project of Legal Advocates for Abused Women...

Commentary: An insight into establishing a personal calendar.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Jim Wirken I must admit that I have been looking forward to getting to this topic ever since I began these articles. You will remember that the theme of these articles is that every business in the world is made up of five...

Software dispute calls for further study of evidence.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright An insurance company hoping to apply its new computer program to all of its lines of insurance found itself out of luck and short $492,811 when the software company was unable to adapt the program to the insurance...

Summons is 'initial communication' under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
January 5, 2005... Byline: David Ziemer (This article originally ran in The Wisconsin Law Journal, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, another Dolan Media publication). A law firm's filing of a summons and complaint on behalf of a creditor after a debtor missed...

Missouri Court of Appeals Summaries of Opinions: January 6, 2005.
January 6, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Civil Law Labor and employment; jurisdiction Michelle Williams appeals the labor and industrial relations commission's decision affirming the denial of unemployment benefits. ...

AmerenUE had duty to inform rescue workers about downed line.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter AmerenUE had a duty to inform rescue workers that an electrical line laying atop an overturned car had been de-energized and could be re-energized in certain remote circumstances so that rescue workers could decide for...

Recording Industry Assn. cannot use Charter Communications' records to identify downloaders.(Recording Industry Association of America)(Verizon Internet Services Inc., Charter Communications Inc.)
January 6, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright It's back to the drawing board for the Recording Industry Association of America, as the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals told the trade group on Tuesday to find another way to identify the estimated 93 Charter...

U.S. Court of Appeals Summaries of Opinions: January 7, 2005.
January 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Civil Law Civil rights; employment discharge; 'politics' Where the County presented evidence that the newly-elected County Judge discharged plaintiff as Road Foreman because of numerous...

S. Richards Bruno named president of Home Builders Assn. of Missouri.
January 7, 2005... Byline: Cathy Kingsley S. Richards Bruno has been named president of the Home Builders Association of Missouri for the second time. He previously served as president of the organization in 1999-2000. His term will run through spring 2006....

U.S. Green Building Council issues draft report on the use of PVC.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranz (This article originally ran in The Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland, OR, another Dolan Media publication). The U.S. Green Building Council has issued a draft report on the use of polyvinyl chloride in...

Midwest BankCentre found St. Charles businesses optimistic about new year.
January 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The health of companies doing business in St. Charles County appears to be very good, buoyed by prospects of greater spending and expanding operations in 2005. That is the outcome of a survey completed...

Steak-Out Char-Broiled arrives in South County.(Steak-Out Char-Broiled Delivery[R])
January 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Steak-Out Char-Broiled Delivery[R], the nation's largest full-meal delivery system, has arrived in South County. This is the second store opened by the Missouri Franchise Development Group. The company...

Nat'l Assn. of Realtors chief economist predicts demand for commercial space will increase.
January 7, 2005... Byline: Dolan Media Staff Writer Growth in the U.S. economy and a rise in exports will raise demand for commercial real estate space over the next two years, with increases in various commercial sectors already seen this year, according to...

O'Fallon works with residents looking spruce up their homes.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Loans of up to $5,000 at zero percent interest are available on a first-come-first-served basis to O'Fallon households who qualify for O'Fallon's Home Improvement Loan Program. The one-time loans are...

HUD raises lending limits.(Housing and Urban Development)
January 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced that the Federal Housing Administration has increased its single-family home mortgage limits by more than 7 percent. Effective Jan....

American Institute of Architects releases its 2005 congressional agenda.
January 7, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranz (This article originally ran in The Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland, OR, another Dolan Media publication). The American Institute of Architects unveiled its 2005 congressional issue agenda Monday, with an...

St. Louis-based Tarlton Corp. names new project engineer.(Matthew Pfund)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Tarlton Corp., a St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm, promoted Matthew Pfund to project director. Pfund joined Tarlton in 1996 as a project engineer and was promoted to...

St. Louis-based Boldt Brothers Building Maintenance selects Ascent Corp. for tech. support.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Boldt Brothers Building Maintenance has selected Ascent Corp. to provide technical support to its information technology systems at its headquarters at 1219 S. Vandeventer Ave. in St. Louis. "Ascent...

Kwame Building Group to manage S. Illinois University Edwardsville project.(Southern Illinois University )(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Kwame Building Group will serve as construction manager and owner's representative for the new $3.26 million School of Pharmacy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The 15,000-square-foot...

St. Louis-based Government e-Management Solutions names new biz analyst.(Laura Mathis)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Laura Mathis has been appointed a business analyst for the human resource management software team at Government e-Management Solutions Inc. GEMS provides financial, human resource and property...

St. Louis office of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum adds to staff.(Andrew Schwabe )(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Andrew Schwabe has joined the St. Louis office of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Inc. as a senior architectural technician in the firm's health care group. In his new position, he is working on the...

St. Louis construction industry honors Joseph W. Rinke.(PRIDE of St. Louis Inc.)
January 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Joseph W. Rinke, the first owner co-chair of PRIDE of St. Louis Inc., has been honored for his service to the labor-management organization. Rinke recently completed more than nine years of volunteer...

Eighth Circuit reverses itself in inmate's constitutional rights case.(United States Court of Appeals for the eight circuit)
January 7, 2005... Byline: Erin Suess Round and round a claim goes, as the federal courts sort out whether an inmate timely, and appropriately, filed suit against the city of Branson, Taney County and their officials alleging a violation of his...

Judge Edward W. Sweeney named circuit judge for 22nd Circuit.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Gov. Bob Holden announced the appointment of Judge Edward W. Sweeney Jr. as circuit judge for the 22nd Circuit Court in St. Louis City. Sweeney earned his bachelor's degree and law degrees from the...

Polsinelli Shalton Welte Suelthaus P.C. adds four new associates to its law firm.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Polsinelli Shalton Welte Suelthaus P.C. has added Zachary A. Abeles, John M. Challis, Michelle L. Clardy and Julie Gabel Schultz to its law firm as associates. Abeles earned his law degree from Saint...

St. Louis accounting firm of Brown Smith Wallace announces staffing changes: January 8, 2005.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Kelly Siadek and Keith Rauch join Brown Smith Wallace as staff accountants in the tax and accounting services group. They will prepare compiled financial statements and business and individual income...

St. Louis law firm of Evans & Dixon L.L.C. announces promotions: January 8, 2005.(Marylou Calzaretta, Jeffrey M. Proske and David J. Reynolds Jr.)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Evans & Dixon L.L.C. has promoted Marylou Calzaretta, Jeffrey M. Proske and David J. Reynolds Jr. to partners in the firm's workers' compensation practice. Calzaretta has been with Evans & Dixon for...

Peter Maginot promoted to partner in St. Louis firm of Lathrop & Gage L.C.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Peter Maginot has been promoted to member (partner) in the firm of Lathrop & Gage L.C. He practices toxic tort litigation, primarily asbestos and benzene litigation, and has trial experience in personal...

Alana Gilmore joins St. Louis-based Benefit Plans Plus L.L.C. as a retirement plan administrator.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Alana Gilmore has joined Benefit Plans Plus L.L.C. as a retirement plan administrator. She is responsible for administering the installation process of new retirement plans and managing the Small...

8th Circuit reduces punitive damages by $10 million in tobacco lawsuit.(8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals)
January 8, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter Punitive damages awarded in a tobacco case were reduced Friday by a federal appeals court from $15 million to $5 million. This puts the total amount Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. must pay widower Henry W. Boerner...

Public service becoming more viable for law school graduates.(Loan Repayment Assistance;Public Interest Scholarship Programs)
January 8, 2005... Byline: Dolan Media Staff Writer Higher numbers of law school graduates are able to pursue public service jobs than previously because of the increasing availability of loan repayment assistance programs and public interest scholarship...

MO Court of Appeals rules horse-drawn buggy not a motor vehicle.(Gateway Insurance Co.)
January 8, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Mitchum Murphy When a horse-drawn buggy hit a car, resulting in the death of a passenger, her survivors could not claim uninsured motorist benefits, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District ruled, affirming...

St. Louis couple shares experience of international adoption.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon For some attorneys, any working morning might begin with a leisurely viewing of the sunrise from wall-sized windows in a 41st floor office adorned with mahogany and brass. From there, they slowly and deliberately...

Newspapers to publish seven days a week, Legal Communications launches Web site.
January 11, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Beginning on Monday, Jan. 31, the St. Louis Daily Record, The Countian and the St. Charles County Business Record will be published seven days a week, 365 days a year. The change will provide our...

Police officer not protected by qualified immunity in suit over mistaken shooting.(cases)
January 12, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter A St. Paul, Minn., police officer who shot at two men wrestling over a gun, killing the intended victim and wounding the gunman, is not protected by qualified immunity from the federal or state law claims of the...

Liability release was properly rescinded, MO Court of Appeals says.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter A release from liability, which failed to exclude one defendant from the release, was properly rescinded by the two parties before the personal injury lawsuit went to trial, and the Washington County Circuit Court...

Drunken driving not included in violent offense category of sentencing guidelines.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Erin Suess Including drunken driving in the category of violent offenses stretches the law further than the legislation covers, ruled the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing one man's designation as a violent "career"...

Commentary: Recap: Five things a business needs to survive.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Jim Wirken Every business needs five things to survive and thrive. Those things are "clients," "administrative procedures," "procedures for getting the work done," "a method to bill" and a "way to collect the bill." In the past few...

Verizon class action bound by arbitration clause, Appellate Court of Illinois rules.(Verizon Wireless Inc., cases)
January 12, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright The Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District, wrapped a lasso around a Madison County class-action lawsuit last Thursday and tossed it into arbitration. The decision came as Verizon Wireless sought realization...

Bush visit to Illinois sparks medical malpractice numbers debate.(George W. Bush)
January 12, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright President Bush's timely visit to Collinsville, Ill., last Wednesday sparked more numbers debates in the media and among trial lawyers and doctors over a solution to what some call a medical malpractice crisis. ...

Minor to receive same penalty, credit as adult, Illinois appellate court rules.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright A minor who realized she would be incarcerated for longer than an adult who committed the same crime will not only be getting an earlier-than-expected release date from the Department of Corrections, she will also be...

Chief Justice White delivers MO's 2005 State of the Judiciary.(Missouri)(chief justice Ronnie L. White)
January 13, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronnie L. White delivered the following State of the Judiciary address on Wednesday during a joint session of the General Assembly in Jefferson City, Mo. When I...

U.S. Court of Appeals says Arkansas agency exec. can't file 1st Amendment claim after firing.(Randall Bradford sues governor Mike Huckabee)
January 13, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright An Arkansas agency executive cannot claim his plan to publicly criticize the governor's administration led to immediate termination in violation of the First Amendment, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held...

MO Supreme Court and MO Court of Appeals Summaries of Opinions: Jan. 13, 2005.(Missouri)
January 13, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Civil Law Agency; legal expense fund Members of the St. Louis, Mo. board of police commissioners and certain named officers of the St. Louis police department filed a declaratory judgment...

Nathan B. Stewart named associate circuit judge.
January 14, 2005... Byline: Cathy Kingsley Nathan B. Stewart was appointed by Gov. Bob Holden to be the fourth associate circuit judge in the 23rd Judicial Circuit. The appointment was announced last week in one of Holden's final acts in office. The...

Circuit court seeks candidates for family court commissioner.(Brief Article)
January 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The Circuit Court of Jefferson County is seeking applications for the existing position of family court commissioner. The new term will begin May 1, 2005. Applicants shall have been citizens of the...

Home Builders Assn. of Greater St. Louis elects new president.
January 14, 2005... Byline: Jennifer Anast In 2004, the Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis elected a new president, John Eilermann, for whom the honor of HBA president is one more light in an already glowing career. When asked how he became...

National Assn. of Realtors to aid tsunami victims.(Brief Article)
January 14, 2005... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff (This article originally ran in The Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland, OR, another Dolan Media publication). The National Association of Realtors has created a special project to aid the...

Chesterfield Village gets sweet deal with new custard store.
January 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Chesterfield Village will be home to St. Louis County's first Sheridan's Frozen Custard when the Overland Park, Kan.-based franchise operation debuts this March. Construction of the sweets shop is...

Mortgage Bankers Assn. analysis show increase in mortgage debt outstanding.
January 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The Mortgage Bankers Association released its analysis of Federal Reserve Board data, showing continued increases in commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding. Commercial and multifamily...

St. Louis office of HOK names design principal.(Brief Article)
January 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff David Buckley has been named design principal in the St. Louis office of HOK. Buckley is a vice president in the firm's architecture group. Projects on which he has recently worked as a designer...

Clayco Construction adds subcontract coordinator to St. Louis office.(Brief Article)
January 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Clayco Construction Co. has added Alexis Proctor as a subcontract coordinator in its St. Louis office. Proctor works with subcontractors on all Clayco projects. She monitors the timely return of...

Gershman Mortgage partners with HomeStreet as exclusive correspondent for Midwest.
January 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Gershman Mortgage, one of the largest mortgage lenders in St. Louis, has partnered with HomeStreet Capital as the exclusive correspondent for the Midwest. As a correspondent, Gershman is able to offer...

St. Louis-based SITE Improvement Assn. relocates.(Brief Article)
January 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff SITE Improvement Association has moved to a new, expanded office at 1395 Dougherty Ferry Road, Suite 203, St. Louis, MO 63021. Its new phone number is 314-966-2950, and its new fax number is...

San Antonio taps St. Louis-based Ross & Baruzzini for new city facility.
January 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Ross & Baruzzini Inc., a leader in engineering and technology systems design, announced the company has been selected by the city of San Antonio to lead the architectural and engineering design component...

Dominion Construction adds project manager to St. Louis officer.(Krapfl, Larry)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Larry Krapfl has joined Dominion Construction Inc. as project manager. Making the announcement was Gregory Mullenix, president of the construction management and general contracting firm. As project...

Horner & Shifrin wins Honor Award from American Council of Engineering Cos. of Missouri.(Brief Article)
January 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Horner & Shifrin Inc., engineers/architects/planners, has received an Honor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Missouri for its design of new sequencing batch reactor wastewater...

Multifamily housing strong in third quarter, says National Assn. of Home Builders.
January 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Apartment and condo builders are optimistic that the multifamily housing market will continue to strengthen over the next six months, according to the latest Multifamily Market Index, released today by...

Federal Housing Commission clarifies mortgage, appraiser rules.
January 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff John C. Weicher, assistant secretary for housing of the Federal Housing Commission, offered a letter on Jan. 4 to all approved mortgagees and appraisers, reiterating and clarifying the Federal Housing...

U.S. Congress eyes real estate bill.
January 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Legislation that permanently prohibits big banking conglomerates from entering real estate brokerage or property management has been introduced in the 109th Congress, the National Association of...

2004 banner year for real estate investment trusts.
January 14, 2005... Byline: Burl Gilyard (This article originally ran in The Legal Ledger, St. Paul, MN, another Dolan Media publication). The National Association of Real Estate Trusts reports that REIT stocks gained 30.41 percent in 2004, easily...

MO Supreme Court rules venue was improper in discrimination suit.
January 14, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright The Missouri Supreme Court transferred an employment discrimination suit to Cole County on Tuesday, finding St. Louis City was the improper venue, even though it had already awarded the plaintiff $567,000. "The...

St. Louis County construction firm owes Jefferson County taxes.
January 14, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter Jefferson County is poised to collect taxes from a St. Louis County construction company for heavy equipment used on several projects during 2001. On Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the State Tax...

MO Supreme Court and MO Court of Appeals Summaries of Opinions: Jan. 14, 2005.
January 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Civil Law Jurisdiction; amount; trespass Where the amount of land directly affected by defendant's purported trespass onto plaintiff's land was 1/605 of an acre and the rental value of that...

Injured worker to receive prejudgment interest rules Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.(Capital Electric Construction Co. Inc.)
January 15, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Mitchum Murphy After two jury-tried cases, a transfer to the Missouri Supreme Court and a retransfer to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, a man injured by electric shock on a construction project will...

Husch & Eppenberger L.L.C. names Michael F. Jones as associate.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Michael F. Jones has joined Husch & Eppenberger L.L.C. as an associate in the general business litigation practice group. Prior to joining Husch, he was a law clerk for Judge E. Richard Webber of the...

E.W. Gentry Sayad elected as chairman for the Forest Park Advisory Board in St. Louis.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The Forest Park Advisory Board recently elected Armstrong Teasdale lawyer E. W. Gentry Sayad to serve as chairman. Established in 1995 to monitor and oversee the Forest Park Master Plan adopted by the...

St. Louis-based Lashly & Baer P.C. hires associates.(Thais Ann Folta)(Ashley L. Narsutis )(Brief Article)
January 15, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Thais Ann Folta and Ashley L. Narsutis have joined Lashly & Baer P.C. as associates. Folta holds a law degree from Indiana University School of Law and engages in medical malpractice issues. She brings...

St. Louis accounting firm announces new hire.(Brown Smith Wallace appointed Michael Kohlenberger )(Brief Article)
January 15, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Michael Kohlenberger has joined Brown Smith Wallace as senior accountant in the tax and accounting services group. He will prepare compiled financial statements, business and individual income tax...

Ryan Shea receives promotion with West Port-based SBP Image Solutions.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Ryan Shea has been promoted to vice president of operation/ controller at SBP Image Solutions. In addition to overseeing fiscal operations for the entire organization, his responsibilities include...

Hinshaw & Culbertson L.L.P. adds new attorneys.(John A. Mazzei)(Chad A. Jennings)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Hinshaw & Culbertson L.L.P. has added John A. Mazzei to its St. Louis office and Chad A. Jennings to its Belleville, Ill., office. Mazzei focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury...

Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. L.L.P. hires Dawn E. Trautmann.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Dawn E. Trautmann, CPA, has joined Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. L.L.P. as a manager in its assurance services group. Trautmann brings to RBG 10 years of experience in audit, mergers and acquisitions,...

St. Louis law firm Thomson Coburn L.L.P. elects new partners.
January 15, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Thompson Coburn L.L.P. recently announced that John S. Farmer, Pamela J. Meanes, David F. Morris, Steven M. Sherman, and Lisa K. Thorp have been elected partners of the firm, effective January 1, 2005....

St. Louis law firm announces election of six new partners.(Victoria I. Goldson)(Christopher J. Lawhorn)(James R. Levey)
January 15, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Bryan Cave L.L.P. has announced the election of six new partners in St. Louis: Victoria I. (Tory) Goldson is a member of the real estate development, construction & project finance client service...

Missourian Judge Benton sworn in as newest member of 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
January 15, 2005... Byline: Donna Walter Despite the cold weather and the snow- and slush-covered sidewalks, a crowd filled the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc courtroom for the formal investiture of the newest member of the court - Judge Duane...

Commentary: Missouri's Mel Lewis set a high standard for attorneys to follow.(Melton Lewis)
January 18, 2005... Byline: Mike Nixon Not all lawyers are made the same. Bad jokes and bad headlines offer a stereotypical image of legal professionals. The general public then feeds its assumptions on any suggestion that this group is motivated only to...

MO Court of Appeals says couple in legal malpractice case has right to trial.(Missouri Court)
January 18, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Mitchum Murphy The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, has ruled a couple who lost their child due to alleged legal malpractice in an adoption case has a right to try their case in court. The couple appealed...

Commentary: Tips for a client service manager in your firm.(Column)
January 19, 2005... Byline: Jim Wirken Last week, we did a recap at the end of our discussion of the third thing out of five things that makes up every business in the world. You will remember the first thing that makes up every business in the world is...

Bribery does not always support RICO conviction, rules U.S. Court of Appeals.
January 19, 2005... Byline: Emily Umbright Reversing a district court's sua sponte order for a new trial does not block an appellate court from reversing a criminal conviction. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed two RICO convictions last week,...

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals holds breach of contract not barred by actual innocence.
January 19, 2005... Byline: David Ziemer (This article originally ran in The Wisconsin Law Journal, Milwaukee, WI, another Dolan Media publication). The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held on Jan. 7 that the "actual innocence" rule does not bar a...