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

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

Western District Court of Appeals upholds summary judgment in medical malpractice case.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Western District Court of Appeals upheld the Circuit Court of Jackson County's decision to award summary judgment to the Respondents in a malpractice case last week.In the case of Ronda A. Bost and Brian Glen...

Beverly Kennedy looks back on 32 years with probate division of 16th Circuit Court.
September 2, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin After spending 32 years with the probate division of the 16th Circuit Court, Chief Division Clerk Beverly Kennedy decided she is going to take time for her life.Kennedy will resign her post as of September 1, 2003...

Commentary: Developing your firm's organization and structure.
September 2, 2003... Byline: Jim Wirken This week I will introduces the second piece of the five things it takes to make up every business. Administration or organizing the administrative structure. Another way to look at the administration issue is to try and...

Court of Appeals addresses child support modification issues.
September 3, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri denied the majority of points in cross-appeals from two parties concerning modifications to child support in their divorce agreement.In the case Linda...

Companies must honor arbitration clause.
September 4, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin Dunn Industrial Group and LaFarge Corp. must attempt arbitration to resolve their $66 million contract suit, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled last week.The Court overturned the ruling by the Jackson County Circuit...

Court of Appeals takes a look at the definition of conviction.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri reversed in part a trial court's decision to revoke driving privileges based on multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated. The case, Stephen Paul...

Country Club Christian Church parking lot appeal denied.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri upheld the ruling by the trial court denying the Country Club Christian Church from constructing additional parking in a residential subdivision. The...

Commentary: How to keep track of your prospective new clients.
September 9, 2003... Byline: Jim Wirken This week I will speak about administration as one of the five areas that make up every business as well as discuss additional reasons to use the PNM (Prospective New Matter) Reports we talked about last week. We as...

Medical malpractice study shows a decline in cases.
September 10, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The medical malpractice debate has heated up as Missouri's Department of Insurance Director, Scott Lakin, began the process to name an eight-member board of directors for the new Missouri medical malpractice joint...

Legality of arrest irrelevant in license revocation.
September 11, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri overturned the ruling by the Circuit Court of Platte County which reinstated the driving privileges of Tracy L. Siehndel.In Tracy L. Siehndel v. Carol...

Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri debates real and personal property difference.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri ruled on whether property at Farmland's Kansas refinery is real or personal property in order to determine the purpose of artisans liens asserted by...

Confrontation clause not violated in rape case.
September 16, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri upheld the decision by the trial court denying a petition for cross-examination of a victim in a violent rape case.The Circuit Court of Pettis County denied...

Commentary: Keeping track of clients with new matter reports.
September 16, 2003... Byline: Jim Wirken This week's "tip" in the area of "administration" is New Matter Reports. The title of these reports is hopefully self-explanatory. They provide a listing of important information with regard to opening a new matter that...

Court of Appeals rules on divorce, support and college tuition.
September 17, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri remanded a child support case to the trial court in order to recalculate the amount of overpayment due to the appellant.In the case, Melody Jean Perry v....

Plea agreement reversed due to poor communication.
September 19, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri gave a man charged with sale of a controlled substance a second chance to withdraw his guilty plea.Jon E. Reed pled guilty to a class B felony sale of a...

Commission must reconsider KCPL billing case.
September 23, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin The Missouri Public Service Commission must rehear the case against Kansas City Power & Light claiming they overcharged a customer after an explosion which resulted in unreliable service, the Court of Appeals...

Commentary: What you should cover in an effective client contract.
September 23, 2003... Byline: Jim Wirken This week we are going to continue talking about "administration" as one of the elements that makes up the five parts of every business in the world. This week's "tip" deals with client contracts. It is not yet...

Court denies third party appeal on lease agreement.
September 24, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin An appeal made by a company slated to purchase commercial property in Kansas City was denied by the COA because of a contractual right of first refusal granted to the current tenant.TEC, LLC was in a contract with...

MO Court of Appeals denies petition for writ of prohibition.
September 25, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin A defendant's petition for a Writ of Prohibition in an effort to stop the trial court from going to trial without a preliminary hearing was denied this week by the Court of Appeals.In the case State of Missouri, ex...

Federal Bankruptcy Court of Western District of Missouri revisits Vanguard Airlines case.
September 26, 2003... Byline: Christine Curtin A federal bankruptcy court reversed their decision permitting a creditor to repossess collateral from bankrupt Vanguard Airlines and rescheduled another hearing for December.The Federal Bankruptcy Court of the...

Commentary: Using engagement letters to put new clients at ease.
September 30, 2003... Byline: Jim Wirken This week, we are continuing our talk about the area of "administration" as one of the elements that make up the five parts of every business in the world. Opening up an initial file in your office with your client is...