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

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

Kathleen Forsyth takes top job in probate division.
August 1, 2003... Byline: Sheila M. Thiele Transitioning into a judicial position is usually quite an adjustment in routine, but for Kathleen Forsyth, little more will change than answering to a new title. Judge Forsyth was recently appointed probate judge...

Creditors repossess collateral one year after bankruptcy.
August 4, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri has denied bankrupt Vanguard Airlines objections to its creditors' right to repossess aircraft parts and equipment and hold or liquidate that...

Probate division enters new era under Judge Forsyth.
August 5, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin A packed Jackson County courtroom witnessed a change in command in the probate division Friday. The large crowd, which spilled out into the hallway, gathered to say goodbye to Judge John A. Borron, Jr. and welcome...

Commentary: A look back on retiring judge's career.
August 5, 2003... Byline: Phil Glynn It is July 29, a few days before Judge John A. Borron, Jr.'s retirement, and his office is full of books. The walls are filled with them, the desk and the floor are covered with stacks of them. While discussing his...

Commentary: Keep track of milestones in your clients' lives.
August 5, 2003... Byline: Jim Wirken Buying gifts for birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions is a common part of all of our personal lives, but should it become a part of our professional lives as well? Some years ago, I read a book entitled "How to...

Court administrator to pursue career in medical profession.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Sheila M. Thiele After more than 20 years in the legal profession, 16th Circuit Court Administrator Jaci Mairs decided it was time to take a different direction in life. Mairs will leave her position as court administrator at the...

Motion improperly denied after documents were lost.
August 7, 2003... Byline: Sheila M. Thiele A man's Rule 29.15 was improperly denied after the circuit court found it to have been untimely filed after his motion had been misplaced by the circuit clerk's office. Mark E. Broom, who had been convicted of one...

Missouri's PMI score shows continued economic expansion.
August 7, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Missouri's Purchasing Managers' Index climbed to its highest level in nearly a year last month, reaching a score of 58.7. That is the highest it has been since July 2002 when it was 61.8. June also marked the 17th...

ATC Associates Inc. awarded environmental services contract.
August 7, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer ATC Associates Inc. has been awarded the General Services Administration Environmental Services Contract. This award, also known as GSA 899, is for five years with three five-year renewal periods, for a total of 20...

U of MO-Kansas City chancellor supports AmeriCorps request.
August 7, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer University of Missouri-Kansas City Chancellor Martha W. Gilliland is one of more than 190 college and university leaders to sign a letter sent to President Bush urging him to support emergency funding aid for...

Trial court errs in summary judgment of real estate case.
August 8, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin A landlord will get another chance to collect unpaid rent from a former tenant, according to a decision handed down by the Western District Court of Appeals in Missouri last week. In the case of Grand Investment...

Missouri Court of Appeals responds to statue of limitations debate.
August 11, 2003... Byline: Sheila M. Thiele Debate over when the statute of limitations began running for a woman's workers' compensation claim was resolved with an opinion from the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District. Joyce Rupard filed her...

Jury could have found defendant guilty of lesser offense.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Sheila M. Thiele A finding by the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District that a defendant's counsel was ineffective at trial led the appellate court to vacate the man's conviction and order a new trial. James Patterson...

Commentary: Honoring your clients to keep their business.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Jim Wirken During the last twenty weeks, we have been talking about tips for law office marketing, management and economics primarily dealing with getting clients, keeping clients and making them happy. I must admit that I have...

Trial court errs and denies appellant his day in court.
August 13, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Circuit Court of Cole County denied Daniel Cody due process in his petition for declaratory judgment Missouri's Western District Court of Appeals decided last week.Judge Edwin H. Smith reversed and remanded the...

Court of Appeals dissolves claimed partnership.
August 14, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin Five years after the suit began, a businessman and his wife have reclaimed the sole rights to their corporation, H20'C, and all its property from an independent contractor who attempted to declare he was a partner...

Overland Park woman awarded scholarship.
August 14, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Laura Weldon of Overland Park, KS has been awarded the Granville Smith Scholarship at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources for the 2003-2004 academic year. Weldon is a freshman...

Kansas City engineering firm expands.
August 14, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corp. recently added four new people to its staff. Rebecca A. Bilderback, EI will join the firm as an environmental engineer intern in the Environmental Engineering Team. Dennis R. O'Roark will...

Armstrong Teasdale adds to staff.
August 14, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Armstrong Teasdale LLP recently hired Richard H. Ralston to practice in the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution. He was a former federal magistrate covering the broad spectrum of litigation and mediation. Ralston...

Stinson Morrison adds partner in St. Louis.
August 14, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Anthony S. Gasaway recently joined the law firm of Stinson Morrison Hecker as a partner in the Tax, Trusts & Estates Division of the firm's St. Louis office.

Kansas City man awarded scholarship.
August 14, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer David Atashroo of Kansas City, MO has been awarded the Wurdack Scholarship at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources for the 2003-2004 academic year. Atashroo is a junior majoring...

Granville Smith Scholarship awarded.
August 14, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Carolyn Eberle of Kansas City, MO has been awarded the Granville Smith Scholarship at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources for the 2003-2004 academic year. Eberle is a sophomore...

MFA Foundation Scholarship awarded.
August 14, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Aubrey Hake of Raytown, MO has been awarded the MFA Foundation Scholarship at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources for the 2003-2004 academic year. Hake is a senior majoring in...

Wurdack Scholarship awarded to forestry student.
August 14, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Katherine Langhammer of Kansas City, MO has been awarded the Wurdack Scholarship at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources for the 2003-2004 year. Langhammer is a senior majoring...

Emma Jean Ballew Scholarship awarded.
August 14, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Dusty Werth of Lee's Summit, MO has been awarded the Emma Jean Ballew Scholarship at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources for the 2003-2004 academic year. The scholarship is an...

Richard Lloyd Files passes away unexpectedly at his home.
August 18, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Richard Lloyd Files, husband of Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation Executive Director Bobbie Lou Nailling Files, passed away unexpectedly in his home last Wednesday. Files, 62, a former actuary from Lewis & Ellis...

Jackson County Family Court employees recognized by Minn. governor.
August 18, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin Over 90 state employees, including four Jackson County Family Court employees, were presented with the Governor's Award for Quality and Productivity by First Lady Lori Hauser Holden on behalf of her husband Gov....

Credibility of witness left to jury's discretion.
August 19, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri affirmed the case of a patient who sustained further damage to his neck after a surgery intended to repair his original injury.The Circuit Court of Boone...

Commentary: How do you treat your clients? Time for a quiz.
August 19, 2003... Byline: Jim Wirken Every business needs five things to survive and thrive. Clients, administrative procedures, procedures for getting the work done, a method to bill, and a way to collect the bill. In the past few weeks, we have been...

Bankruptcy cases hit new high nationwide.
August 20, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The number of bankruptcies across the nation has hit an all-time high, according to a report released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. In the 12-month period ending June 30, 2003 bankruptcy filings...

Commentary: Be wise - become Internet savvy.
August 20, 2003... Byline: Christine Ann Hughes Knowledge is power and there is a lot of knowledge on the Internet. Wisdom is learning how to use that knowledge. The Internet is a fascinating place. I remember about eight years ago when I bought my first...

Failure to follow handbook does not prove misconduct.
August 21, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri has reversed a decision by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission denying an employee four weeks of unemployment benefits for misconduct associated...

Petition should have been dismissed by trial court.
August 22, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin For two brothers asking to be named sole heirs to their father's estate, the Western District Court of Appeals in Missouri was the end of their rope.John and Robert M. Aufenkamp took action against Dorwin and...

Trial court based decision on non-existent pleading.
August 25, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri reversed and remanded the decision of the Jackson County Circuit Court granting a divorce based on a motion for default judgment.In the case Regina Johnson...

Outcome of retrial contested by defendant.
August 27, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Court of Appeals has denied the petition of a man found guilty in the retrial of his 1987 attempted rape case. John Burns contested the outcome of his retrial based on lost evidence and testimony he believed...

Commentary: What to do now that you've tested yourself on client relations.
August 27, 2003... Byline: Jim Wirken In each of the previous articles with regard to getting clients, keeping clients and making them happy, we have put a small box in each of the articles entitled: "Today's Homework." We explained to you clients were just...

Second injury fund claim barred by statue of limitations.
August 28, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri reversed and remanded a decision by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commissions requiring the Second Injury Fund to pay benefits to an employee for a...

Sparse records cause remand of trial court's decision.
August 29, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin A husband gets a second chance to modify the monetary settlement reached between him and his wife in their divorce proceedings.The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri reversed and remanded the...