Daily Record (Kansas City, MO) articles from April 2003

Daily Record (Kansas City, MO) archives from April 2003

Grandchild does not fall under homeowner's policy.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele Although a child lives next door to his grandparents, and is regularly at their home for visits, he is not necessarily covered under their homeowner's insurance policy as a resident relative. Mathew Lilly lived...

Unconditional release did not follow proper standards.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele A man's unconditional release from a mental institution was against the evidence presented in trial. The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District reversed the trial court's ruling, finding it had misapplied...

KC law firm adds associate, partner to staff.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Teresa L. Brown recently joined Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin as an associate. She will practice in the firm's Litigation Department. John J. Cruciani has joined Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin as a partner in the...

Mo. unemployment rate reaches yearlong low.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Missouri's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in more than a year in January, another sign the state's economic conditions are starting to improve. The rate fell by four-tenths of a point...

Mo. exports up over 2001's sales.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Exports rebounded slightly in Missouri last year, as international sales rose by 10.1 percent to nearly $6.8 billion in 2002, according to the Missouri Department of Economic Development. Vehicles were Missouri's top...

New Children's Mercy Hospital exhibit opens at Wonderscope.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics will celebrate the grand re-opening of its permanent exhibit at Wonderscope Children's Museum from 6-8 p.m. March 28. Wonderscope is located at 5705 Flint in Shawnee, Kan. The...

Tuition relief for students called to duty.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Gov. Bob Holden recently announced that students attending Missouri's public institutions of higher education who are called to active duty to support America's efforts in the Middle East are eligible for tuition...

Low Vision Center offers resources to visually impaired.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer A number of area optometrists and ophthalmologists turn to Doug Nagel of Nagel's Low Vision Resource Center as a major resource for helping visually impaired patients. He works closely with the doctor's to provide the...

Restrictive language of provision denies fee recovery.
April 3, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele The more specific the language is in a contract provision, the harder it may be to recover fees in a bankruptcy proceeding, according to a ruling by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri. ...

Plaintiff required to file his record when contesting decision.
April 8, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele A man who contested the Director of Revenue's decision denying him a driver's license must present his own driving record to the court, or request to have it transferred from the agency to the court, in a timely...

Geoff Howe Marketing Communications adds to staff.
April 9, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Geoff Howe Marketing Communications recently added Kim Fritz as a Senior Account Executive and Justin Brown as Assistant Account Executive to its team.

Commentary: Roundtable discussion of tort reform.
April 9, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele Jim Boggs - Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, president Lisa Weixelman - Polsinelli, Shalton & Welte, incoming president of MODL Denise Henning - Henning & Bough, MATA Board Randy Scherr - Missouri...

New associate joins KC law office.
April 9, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Tammee E. McVey recently joined the law firm of Bryan Cave as an associate in its Kansas City office. She is a member of the Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights Client Service Group.

New Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit named.
April 9, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer U.S. Circuit Judge James B. Loken of Minneapolis, Minn., has succeeded Circuit Judge David R. Hansen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa as Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. Judge Loken will serve a term...

Retaining wall included under implied warranty.
April 11, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele A collapsed retaining wall is not an immediate part of a home, but it does affect the use of the home, according to an opinion from the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District. Joseph Hershewe purchased...

Property was properly left out of probate estate.
April 14, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele A man was improperly removed as the personal representative of his brother's estate following a finding by the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District that he did not need to include specific property in...

Bryan Cave law firm adds partner.
April 14, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Elaine Drodge Koch has joined Bryan Cave as a Partner in the law firm's Kansas City office. She is a member of the Labor and Employment and Commercial Litigation Client Service Groups.

School's salary increases made up for penalty.
April 15, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele A school that did not allocate an appropriate percentage of its operating expenses to teacher compensation, retirement and tuition, can pay the penalty it incurred by way of salary increases. Knob Noster R-VIII...

Reassessment notices issued in Jackson County.
April 16, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Reassessment notices will begin going out this coming weekend for all 272,000 real estate parcels in Jackson County. The state-mandated reassessment covers all real estate property -- residential, agricultural and...

Questionable business practices cause dispute.
April 17, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele Creative business practices have resulted in a perplexing dispute before the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District. The dispute began when PC Contractors Inc. and Dean Machinery Company entered into a...

Court improperly considered retirement fund in dissolution.
April 21, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele A suspect 20/80 split of marital property in a dissolution led to a remand by the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District last week. Terrill L. Bohon appealed the trial court's award of nearly 80...

Search of unique container violated 4th Amendment.
April 22, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele An Andrew County sheriff did not have the right to search an inventive container without a warrant, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District found, leading to a reversal of a man's conviction for...

Maintenance award need not rely on assets.
April 23, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele A woman should not be obligated to sell assets just in order to meet her monthly expenses, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District found last week. The court reversed and remanded the trial court's...

Missouri's Juror Appreciation Week to be celebrated next week.
April 23, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer In courthouses throughout the state, jurors will be honored for their service by judges, lawyers and court personnel from April 28 through May 2 during Missouri's Juror Appreciation Week. To start the celebration...

Commission must consider all elements of merger before approval.
April 24, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele Not considering all the elements pertaining to a merger, even if they will be considered in a later case, still does not warrant the Missouri Public Service Commission's approval of the merger, the Missouri Court of...

Law firm holds mock trial during 'Take Your Child to Work' day.
April 28, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele A jury of 48 children found Gold E. Locks guilty of breaking and entering last Thursday, during a trial held at the law firm of Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin. Gold E. Lock's case was presented to the kids at the...

Intent not required to prove armed criminal action charge.
April 29, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele Whether or not a man intended to cause serious injury to his girlfriend when he hit her with his car, he is guilty of armed criminal action, because he used his vehicle in such a manner that it could have caused death...

Facts must be shown In motion to set aside.
April 30, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele A mere statement that facts are available to contest a case is not sufficient to have a default judgment set aside. According to Court Rule 74.05(d), a party must include facts that will be presented. In a recent...