Daily Record (St. Louis, MO/St. Louis Countian) articles from June 2003

Daily Record (St. Louis, MO/St. Louis Countian) archives from June 2003

Man wrongly denied right to cross-examine witness about impaired memory.
June 3, 2003... Byline: Donna Walter A man convicted in federal court of illegally possessing a firearm will have a second chance to defend himself because he was denied his right to cross-examine a government witness about the witness's impaired memory....

Barge firms negligent in river accident.
June 4, 2003... Byline: Rebecca Weisser Because two firms could not overcome the presumption of negligence assumed in maritime law for more than a century, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday held the companies responsible for damage caused by...

Video game ordinance considered unconstitutional.
June 5, 2003... Byline: Donna Walter A St. Louis County ordinance prohibiting the sale or rental of violent video games without parental consent to children under the age of 17 was struck down Tuesday by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The...

Kwame Building Group moves to Washington Avenue.
June 6, 2003... Byline: Erin Piel Washington Avenue received yet another remarkable facelift last week when the newly renovated Jack Thompson Square Building opened in an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 29. Many local and state dignitaries...

Damage proves subjective between renters, landlords.
June 6, 2003... Byline: Mike Nixon Kevin, who did not want his real named used, was an ideal tenant. He paid his rent on time, did not host wild parties and kept both his leased property and his lifestyle clean. But Kevin found himself insulted and...

Building bonds offer affordable answers for highway construction.
June 6, 2003... Byline: Mike Nixon Remember when a special occasion such as a milestone birthday, high school graduation or other celebratory event was sure to be greeted with a congratulatory card from some relative -- usually a grandparent -- along...

HUD affordable housing programs bring homeownership to all.
June 6, 2003... Byline: Erin Piel Affordable housing development was covered extensively at the May 29 Professional Housing Resources Inc. workshop. Staff members from the St. Louis Housing and Urban Development field office discussed information...

Mother facing civil suit for abuse says sons weren't seriously injured.
June 6, 2003... Byline: Donna Walter An Arnold woman being sued by her two young sons for injuries they suffered when she allegedly abused them last fall has filed in the Jefferson County Circuit Court a motion to set aside an interlocutory default...

Missouri River navigation ruled top priority.
June 7, 2003... Byline: Rebecca Weisser States that sought to prevent the Army Corps of Engineers from boosting downstream flow of the drought-stricken Missouri River by releasing reservoir water saw their injunctions reversed on Wednesday by the 8th U.S....

Patent attorney and columnist Herbert Roberts passes away.
June 10, 2003... Byline: Rebecca Weisser Attorney Herbert Barton Roberts, 83, died after suffering a heart attack on Saturday at his Chesterfield home. Roberts was a founding partner of the Haverstock, Garrett & Roberts law firm, where he specialized...

Bar assn. holds 24th annual Bench and Bar Conference.
June 10, 2003... Byline: Donna Walter The 24th annual Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Bench & Bar Conference was held at the end of last week at the Country Club Hotel & Spa at the Lake of the Ozarks. A variety of continuing legal education...

Rosenblum, Goldenhersh, Silverstein & Zafft to combine into Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale.
June 11, 2003... Byline: Rebecca Weisser Two of St. Louis' leading business law firms will combine on July 1. When Rosenblum, Goldenhersh, Silverstein & Zafft P.C. joins the firm of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale P.C. the new entity will practice under the...

Downtown St. Louis Partnership honors former senator at luncheon.
June 11, 2003... Byline: Rebecca Weisser The Downtown St. Louis Partnership honored former Sen. John Danforth at its 2003 Annual Meeting on Tuesday afternoon. The luncheon, presented by Bank of America, was held in the Majestic Ballroom of the Renaissance...

Historic buildings featured in Lafayette Square home tour.
June 13, 2003... Byline: Erin Piel Lafayette Square used to be the neighborhood where St. Louis' wealthiest and most influential residents hung their hat before it deteriorated into one the most crime-laden neighborhoods in the city. However, Lafayette...

M Lofts development opens in Lafayette Square.
June 13, 2003... Byline: Erin Piel Washington Avenue isn't the only place to look when searching for an urban and chic historic loft apartment. M Lofts -- located at 1107 Mississippi Ave. in the historic district of Lafayette Square, which has seen its own...

Brinkman Construction honored with award.
June 13, 2003... Byline: Erin Piel The saying "good things come to those who wait" isn't necessarily the case for clients of R.G. Brinkmann Construction Co. The company received the St. Louis Construction News and Review Regional Excellence Award for its...

Homeownership tax credit could boost affordable housing.
June 13, 2003... Byline: Mike Nixon Advocates working to expand the opportunities of affordable housing have long said that creative thinking is a key in getting deserving low-income families into the stability of homeownership. Adding to a recent list of...

Overimproving can hurt the reselling of a home.
June 13, 2003... Byline: Mike Nixon "I can't afford to sell," commented Rodney Mayes as he and a small group of homeowners discussed what they might be able to earn from the sale of their houses in a market where overall values have generally increased....

Technology promises pollution-free electric power generation.
June 13, 2003... Byline: Will Connaghan Joseph Volk is an inventor with more than 40 patents to his name. He was named the Inventor of the Year for 2003 by the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Volk's latest patent involves pollution-free...

Bar Assn. of Metropolitan St. Louis takes the law to the TV masses.
June 13, 2003... Byline: Rebecca Weisser A new TV show addresses the St. Louis region's legal concerns. "Legally Speaking in St. Louis" premieres Friday night on Charter Communications network Channel 18. The program, in the format of a thirty-minute panel...

Commentary: Harry Gershenson remembered for his kindness, keen legal mind.
June 13, 2003... Byline: Erin Piel Harry Gershenson Sr., a longtime St. Louis attorney, passed away June 5 due to congestive heart failure. He was 100 years old. Gershenson dedicated his whole life to the practice of law. He attended night classes at...

Judge Richard B. Teitelman selected as 2003 Toll Fellow.
June 14, 2003... Byline: staff Judge Richard B. Teitelman of the Supreme Court of Missouri is one of 40 emerging state leaders from across the nation selected for the prestigious Toll Fellowship Program, sponsored by The Council of State Governments....

Husch & Eppenberger adds member to tax, estate planning group.
June 14, 2003... Byline: staff Husch & Eppenberger L.L.C. welcomes Michael J. Silver as a member in the firm's tax and estate planning practice group. Silver's areas of expertise include all phases of estate planning, trust planning and estate...

Clayco Construction Co. names new senior project engineer.
June 14, 2003... Byline: staff Clayco Construction Co. has promoted Pat Moriarity, EIT, to senior project engineer, where he is involved in every aspect of the construction process. In his new position he is focusing on project management services for...

Government e-Management Solutions hires project manager.
June 14, 2003... Byline: staff Ravi Rao has joined Government e-Management Solutions Inc. as a project manager. Rao manages and tracks all tasks required for the successful installation of GEMS applications at new customer sites. He manages project...

President of THF Realty receives award.
June 14, 2003... Byline: Chris Brown Michael Staenberg, president of THF Realty, has been selected as this year's recipient of the Richard S. Weiss President's Award given by the Jewish Community Center Association for outstanding volunteer service....

Thompson Coburn law partner elected to National Bankruptcy Conference.
June 14, 2003... Byline: staff David Lander, a partner at Thompson Coburn L.L.P. and co-chair of the firm's bankruptcy practice area, was recently elected to membership in the National Bankruptcy Conference. Lander is a member of the American College of...

St. Charles Bar holds monthly meeting.
June 14, 2003... Byline: Erin Piel Like any organization, large or small, meetings are an integral part of effectively running it and keeping members up to date, and the St. Charles County Bar Association is no different. The association held its monthly...

St. Louis County family court holds annual Stop Court and Train Day.
June 17, 2003... Byline: Rebecca Weisser The St. Louis County Family Court presented its Fourth Annual Stop Court and Train Day last Friday at Hoech Middle School in St. Ann, Mo. The program, themed "diversity," was designed for a broad spectrum of...

Arizona district judge awards flight attendant more than $2 million in suit against passenger.
June 17, 2003... Byline: Donna Walter A cantor flies to Puerto Rico to lead services at a synagogue and lecture on Jewish music and winds up representing a flight attendant in a lawsuit against a passenger who accosted her more than a year earlier on a...

Restrictive covenants, amendments strictly construed.
June 18, 2003... Byline: Deborah Fauver Decades-old restrictive covenants are the bane of many residential landowners -- limiting new construction and uses based on standards set in different times and for different purposes. But such covenants, and...

Court improperly denied jury trial.
June 18, 2003... Byline: Rebecca Weisser The Circuit Court of St. Louis County should not deny a jury trial, found the Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals on Tuesday, if there is no finding that there has been an equitable violation. The case...

Supreme Court abolishes alienation of affection tort.
June 19, 2003... Byline: Rebecca Weisser The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday abolished the common law tort of alienation of affection, thereby granting a motion brought by a woman who was sued for allegedly causing the failure of a marriage. The tort is...

Jefferson County Commission ordered to provide courthouse security.
June 20, 2003... Byline: Donna Walter The Jefferson County Circuit Court has ordered the County Commission to provide security at the entry to the courthouse through Dec. 31. At a meeting of the court en banc held last Friday, the court voted to authorize...

New construction on Highway 21 begins, officials hope project can be completed.
June 20, 2003... Byline: Mike Nixon This is the way government is supposed to work, commented Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-3rd District, following last Saturday's groundbreaking for a new 2.33 mile section of Highway 21, to bypass the western side of...

Consumer warning issued regarding cash for home offers.
June 20, 2003... Byline: Mike Nixon It is not uncommon to see them: roadside signs or classified print advertisements offering "cash for your home" and accompanied with a telephone number but no contact name. For most observers, these blind ads are...

R.G. Brinkmann Construction adopts new look, new name.
June 20, 2003... Byline: Erin Piel For many, the beginning of June signifies the unofficial start of summer. But for R.G. Brinkmann Construction Co., June was the beginning of something far more significant. On June 1, the company adopted a new look and...

MO high court examines when to impose death penalty.
June 20, 2003... Byline: Deborah Fauver A jury must be involved in the imposition of the death penalty, the Missouri Supreme Court held in a 4-3 decision on Tuesday, setting aside Joseph Whitfield's death sentence, which had been imposed by a judge after...

U.S. District Court offers training on electronic case filing system.
June 20, 2003... Byline: staff The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri announced training for the court's new electronic case filing system, CM/ECF, or case management/electronic case filing. CM/ECF was developed by the federal...

Few attend public hearing on proposed federal rules.
June 21, 2003... Byline: Rebecca Weisser Members of the public were invited to the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse Tuesday to comment on new amendments to local rules of practice and procedure for the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. District Court....

MO Forest Products Assn. presents Best Seller Award.
June 21, 2003... Byline: staff The Missouri Forest Products Association awarded Dixie Pikey of Professional Packaging Inc. the Best Seller Award in recognition of her membership recruitment. Pikey, the association's area 4 director, has won the award for...

Cole & Associates adds survey instrument operator to staff.
June 21, 2003... Byline: staff Adam Taylor has joined Cole & Associates as a survey instrument operator. He will be responsible for running survey instruments in the field. Taylor previously worked for James B. Becker Consulting Engineers as a survey crew...

Husch & Eppenberger LLC adds associate to litigation group.
June 21, 2003... Byline: staff Husch & Eppenberger LLC has named Martha Charepoo an associate in the firm's general business litigation practice group. Charepoo is a member of the American Bar Association, litigation and international law sections, and the...

Lee Hecht Harrison names senior VP for central region.
June 21, 2003... Byline: staff Richard Ramsey has been appointed senior vice president for the central region of Lee Hecht Harrison. Ramsey joined the firm in 1997; he most recently worked as managing director of the company's New York City offices. Ramsey...

Cities may collect construction, maintenance bonds.
June 21, 2003... Byline: Donna Walter The Missouri Supreme Court upheld the rights of municipalities to collect subdivision and maintenance bonds from developers in a case that pitted the city of Wildwood against the Home Builders Association of Greater...

Lee Hecht Harrison names new regional senior VP.
June 21, 2003... Byline: staff Jennifer Schaefer has been appointed regional senior vice president of Lee Hecht Harrison's central region, where she will oversee operations in 15 offices throughout Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio and Michigan....

Lashley & Baer P.C. adds two associates to staff.
June 21, 2003... Byline: staff Chad M. Moore and Susan B. Walker have joined Lashley & Baer P.C. as associates. Moore is a 2003 graduate of Saint Louis University School of Law, from which he received a certificate in health law in addition to his...

Judge Autrey officially sworn in on federal bench.
June 24, 2003... Byline: Rebecca Weisser Henry Edward Autrey was invested as a federal court judge for the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri on Friday in the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse. Autrey resigned his judgeship in the 22nd Judicial...

Survey finds federal court's ADR program gets positive ratings.
June 25, 2003... Byline: Donna Walter Attorneys, neutrals and litigants gave the federal trial court in St. Louis a high grade for its alternative dispute resolution program. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri surveyed ADR...

Supreme Court historical database goes online.
June 26, 2003... Byline: staff Secretary of State Matt Blunt announced Tuesday that scholars, students and the public now have online access to thousands of legal cases from the earliest days of settlement in Missouri. Blunt and Supreme Court of...

Company lacked support to set aside default judgment.
June 26, 2003... Byline: Rebecca Weisser A default judgment will stand against a company that provided insufficient support for its claims of meritorious defense, ruled the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, on Tuesday. The court cited Rule...

Changing lender not always best when considering home refinance.
June 27, 2003... Byline: Mike Nixon Tens of thousands of homeowners are estimated to have taken advantage of historic low interest rates during the past year to refinance their homes. Some who have had their houses for many years are benefiting from the...

Class-action suits against mortgage lending become trendy.
June 27, 2003... Byline: Mike Nixon From tobacco to questionable medications, and from consumer products to corporate corruption and workplace safety, class-action lawsuits have increased in frequency and gained high-profile attention. In its purest...

Fate of Jefferson County's Schubel House unknown.
June 27, 2003... Byline: Erin Piel Historic buildings and development sometimes go hand in hand. One only has to look at Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis and the dozens of historic buildings that have been rehabbed in the area during the past...

Experts explore effective neighborhood planning strategies.
June 27, 2003... Byline: Erin Piel A panel of neighborhood planning experts gathered at Saint Louis University on Tuesday and dispersed advice on effective neighborhood planning strategies. The seminar was co-sponsored by Professional Housing Resources...

Attorneys await veto of tort reform bill.
June 27, 2003... Byline: Rebecca Weisser Tort reform Senate Bill 280 has sparked much debate in recent months. In addition to tackling the issue of high medical malpractice insurance premiums, the bill includes provisions of interest to Missouri...

KC law firm elects two to committees.
June 28, 2003... Byline: staff Lynn W. Hursch, managing attorney of Armstrong Teasdale LLP's Kansas City office, was reelected to a three-year term on the firm's executive committee. Lawrence R. Tucker was elected to the firm's compensation committee.

St. Louis office of Lathrop & Gage adds to staff.
June 28, 2003... Byline: staff James M. Paul has joined the St. Louis office of Lathrop & Gage L.C. as a member. Paul brings labor and employment law experience in federal and state courts. He is also experienced in the interaction of the Americans with...

Bruno Homes names new director of sales, marketing.
June 28, 2003... Byline: staff Stephanie Fox has joined Bruno Homes as director of sales and marketing. In her new position, Fox will be responsible for marketing the firm's portfolio of condominiums and estate homes. Fox has been involved in residential...

St. Louis architectural firm names new senior associate.
June 28, 2003... Byline: staff Lee C. LeBoeuf, AIA, was recently promoted to senior associate in the St. Louis office of HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum) Inc. A member of HOK's architecture group, LeBoeuf most recently served as project architect on Old...

Mathis, Marifian, Richter & Grandy Ltd. adds to staff.
June 28, 2003... Byline: staff Teresa A. Generous has joined Mathis, Marifian, Richter & Grandy Ltd. as a principal. Generous has authored articles on business, commercial and insolvency issues for legal and trade publications and has co-authored chapters...

Armstrong Teasdale LLP elects members to committees.
June 28, 2003... Byline: staff Daniel J. Godar and Kathleen S. Schoene have been elected to the executive committee of Armstrong Teasdale LLP, while Steven N. Cousins was reelected to a three-year term on the same committee and Jay A. Summerville was...

Tarlton Corp. hires new project engineer.
June 28, 2003... Byline: staff Daren Aldag recently joined the staff of Tarlton Corp. as a project engineer. Aldag, who has over 8 years of experience in the construction industry, has worked for firms in St. Louis and Virginia Beach, Va. He holds a...

Attorney authors chapter in 2003 edition of Illinois Estate Administration.
June 28, 2003... Byline: staff Lorraine K. Cavataio, a principal with Mathis, Marifian, Richter & Grandy Ltd., authored a chapter on "Managing Decedent's Personal and Real Property" in the 2003 edition of Illinois Estate Administration as published by the...

New associate joins Lathrop & Gage L.C.
June 28, 2003... Byline: staff Robert G. Jones has joined the St. Louis office of Lathrop & Gage L.C. as an associate. Jones works in the firm's tort litigation practice area and focuses on medical malpractice defense. Jones received has undergraduate...

Murphy Co. promotes employees to VP of heavy industrial operations.
June 28, 2003... Byline: staff Tim Dace has been promoted to vice president of heavy industrial operations at Murphy Co. In his new position, Dace is in charge of Murphy's heavy industrial business segment, including project work for oil refineries, power...

Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. promotes Hancock to manager.
June 28, 2003... Byline: staff Richard E. Hancock has been promoted to manager at Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. L.L.P. Hancock specializes in participant investment education and pension plan design, administration and compliance. With the promotion, he is...