Missouri Lawyers Weekly articles from November 2005

Missouri Lawyers Weekly archives from November 2005

Boies to speak at Washington University School of Law.(David Boies)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Washington University School of Law's 2005-06 Public Interest Law Speakers Series, "Access to Justice: The Social Responsibility of Lawyers," will feature attorney David Boies on Nov. 15. Boies will...

U.S. Court Of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: November 7, 2005.(Qwest Corporation v. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission)(Iowa Protection and Advocacy Services v. Tanager Inc.)(Maxfield v. Cintas Corporation No. 2)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Law Telecommunications Act - Restitution - Authority Where the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission alleged violations of the Telecommunications Act by defendant corporation,...

MO Court Of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: November 7, 2005.(Houpt v. Houpt)(Solberg v. Graven)(CBD Enterprises Inc. v. Braco Manufacturing Inc.)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Judgments - Finality - Partition Action Where a trial court's judgment in a partition action involving the sale of property did not distribute sale proceeds held in the...

MO Court Of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: November 7, 2005.(State ex rel. McGull v. St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners)(Muller v. St. Louis Housing Authority)(State ex rel. Goodman v. St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Hearing Authority - Police Department Rule - Officer Termination Where police officers facing termination are entitled by statute to a hearing before the board of commissioners,...

MO Court Of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: November 7, 2005.(CMR Construction and Roofing v. Division of Employment Security)(Fortner v. Fleetwood Homes of Tennessee Inc.)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Notice Of Appeal - Faxed Motion - Signature Requirement Where an employer that had already filed a valid appeal of the Division of Employment Security's determination that the...

Verdicts & Settlements November 7, 2005: Girl run over by semi while crossing the street.(Barreto v. Recovery Management Corp)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $5 million settlement A 14 year-old girl who was run over by a semi truck in Independence, Mo., received a $5 million settlement by the trucking company and driver. On July 21, 2003, Sarah...

Verdicts & Settlements November 7, 2005: Man dies shortly after surgery.(Marcia Finley v. Dr. Peter Perll)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Defense verdict The family of a man who died shortly after emergency surgery has lost its wrongful death suit against the surgeon. Decedent Larry Finely had an umbilical hernia repair on Dec....

Verdicts & Settlements November 7, 2005: Woman forced to take demotion after reporting improprieties.(Marlena Hickerson v. Metropolitan Medical Center)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $500,000 settlement A woman who reported improprieties within her company has settled her wrongful termination suit. Marlena Hickerson was employed by the Metropolitan Medical Society for 26...

Kansas City judge receives national honor.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff The National Center for State Courts recently presented Kansas City Municipal Court Judge Michael R. McAdam its 2005 Distinguished Service Award. The Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to...

K.C. movie to benefit Innocence Project.(Kansas City, premiere of "After Innocence")(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Exonerees and their post-incarceration stories will be featured during the Thursday, Nov. 10th local premiere of "After Innocence" at the Tivoli Theatre, 4050 Pennsylvania in Kansas City. The 6:30 p.m....

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seeks nominees.(Freedom to Compete Award)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is soliciting nominees for their second annual "Freedom to Compete Award." The EEOC will accept nominations through Jan. 18, 2006. The award will...

MO Lawyers in the News: November 7, 2005.(Association of Corporate Counsel America)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff On Sept. 24, 2005, members of the St. Louis Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel America (ACCA) participated in a National Community Service Day in conjunction with National Public Lands...

Verdicts & Settlements November 7, 2005: Jury sides with woman caught in domestic dispute.
November 7, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $37,684 verdict A woman has won her malicious prosecution case after she was accused of tortuous interference by her boyfriend's former father-in-law. The plaintiff, Julie Ann McCloud, was...

MO COA, 8th Circuit rules discretion clarified when abstaining in declaratory judgment actions.(Court of Appeals)(Scottsdale Insurance Company v. Detco Industries Inc.)
November 7, 2005... Byline: John DeMoor A federal district court should apply a six-factor test in determining whether to exercise jurisdiction over a declaratory judgment action when there are no parallel state court proceedings, ruled the Eighth Circuit...

Lawsuits about gaming regulations are causing debate.(online gaming)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Amanda C. Tinnin Less than 20 years ago, Atlantic City and Las Vegas were the only places in America the avid gambler could legally satisfy an appetite for games of chance. Gaming, however, is no longer an unacceptable vice. Texas...

When online love goes wrong.(online dating)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Reni Gertner Dolan Media Newswires (This article was originally published in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA., another Dolan Media publication).As more and more people turn to the Internet to find their soul mate, lawyers believe...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: November 14, 2005.(Butler Supply and Communications Co. v. Citizen's Bank of Newburg)(Allstate Insurance Company v. Dejarnett)(State v. Bourrage)(State v. Gridiron )
November 14, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Jurisdiction - Requirements - Mechanic's Lien Where the legal description of land in a mechanic's lien was incorrect, the trial court did not err in finding that the...

St. Louis lawyers to hold annual Gridiron Show.(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff The Lawyers Association of St. Louis will present the 49th Annual Lawyers Association Gridiron Show at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18, at the Khorassan Ballroom at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel. Lawyers...

Jackson Co. celebrates courthouse preservation project.(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Byline: Charles Emerick At nearly 71-years-old, the Jackson County Courthouse looks as good as it ever has. And at a rededication ceremony last week, County Executive Katheryn Shields and members of the county legislature celebrated...

Judicial Commission seeks applicants for 22nd Circuit.
November 14, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff The St. Louis City Judicial Commission (22nd Circuit) is accepting applications for the position of associate circuit judge. The vacancy to be filled will be created by the retirement of Judge Iris...

Civil Courts Building's east doors to reopen.(restoration)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Byline: St. Louis Daily Record Staff After more than a decade, the east plaza and doors of the Civil Courts Building in St. Louis have been reopened to the public. A ceremony marking the formal reopening will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday,...

Law firm donates $10.2M for SIU cancer center.(Southern Illinois University)(SimmonsCooper LLC)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff SimmonsCooper LLC, based in East Alton, Ill., near St. Louis, has pledged $10.2 million to fund a new cancer institute at Southern Illinois University (SIU). The institute, named The SimmonsCooper...

Missouri Lawyers in the News: November 14, 2005.(State Retirement Consolidation Commission)(Danna McKitrick)
November 14, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Bryan Cave was awarded "Best Business Process Improvement" at the 7th Annual Legal IT Forum held in Scotland. The technology award was presented to the firm on October 13 for its innovative creation...

U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: November 14, 2005.(Thomas v. Money Mart Financial Services Inc.)(Lund v. Hennepin County)(Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life Inc. v. Kelley)
November 14, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Automatic Stay - Violation - Payday Loan Checks Where a payday loan company presented a debtor's checks to her bank for payment postpetition, the company did not violate the...

U.S. Bank. Ct. - App. Panel Case Summaries: November 14, 2005.(Dale v. HomEq Servicing Corporation)(Hallmark v. Athens/Alpha Gas Corporation )(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Rule 52(c) - Prima Facie Case Where plaintiff debtor filed a complaint against defendants for 15 counts including civil conspiracy, RICO violations and fraud, the plaintiff failed...

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: November 14, 2005.(Value Lumbar company v. Jelten)(Bryan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company)(Dueker v. Gill)
November 14, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Judgment - Finality - Contract Case Where a trial court in a contract dispute granted partial summary judgment based on a second amended petition but a third amended petition...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: November 14, 2005.(State ex rel. Nixon and Alternate Fuels, Inc.)(Lunde v. Scardacci )
November 14, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Regulatory Jurisdiction - Surface Mining - Expired Permits Even though permits issued by the state to a surface mining operation had expired, the Missouri Land Reclamation...

Commentary: Better healthcare through physician-hospital cooperation.(physicians and hospitals)
November 14, 2005... Byline: Paul A. Grana As society imposes market pressure on the healthcare industry to deliver services and facilities with ever increasing cost efficiencies, the principal providers of healthcare physicians and hospitals have each...

19 more plaintiffs settle with butter flavoring manufacturer.(Rafaela Benavides et al. v. International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. and Bush Boake Allen Inc.)
November 14, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Confidential settlement The butter flavoring manufacturers, International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., and Bush Boake Allen, Inc., have settled with nineteen plaintiffs who brought product liability...

Verdicts & Settlements: November 14, 2005: Altered medical records discovered after patient dies.(Debra Callihan, Casey Callihan and LaVorra Callihan v. Dr. John Dougherty and Freeman Hospital and Health System)
November 14, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $825,000 settlement The family of a 47-year-old man who died from colon cancer has settled its wrongful death claim against the osteopathic doctor who failed to timely diagnose the disease. The...

Verdicts & Settlements November 14, 2005: Popular trucking company accused of discrimination.(Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. FedEx Freight East Inc.)
November 14, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $500,000 settlement A trucking company has settled a discrimination case with a group of black workers who claimed the company promoted whites quicker and did nothing about a hostile work...

Verdicts & Settlements November 14, 2005: Girl hit when crossing the street says driver waved her on.(Darden v. Bi-State and Merriweather)
November 14, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Defense verdict A young girl who was injured when she was struck by defendant's automobile lost her St. Louis City personal injury case against the driver of the automobile and Bi-State Development...

City of St. Louis hit with $1.2M verdict over fatal collision with police.
November 14, 2005... Byline: Anne C. Vitale In a groundbreaking case, the City of St. Louis has been hit with a $1.2 million verdict awarded to the family of a woman who ultimately died following a collision with a St. Louis City police car. "This is the...

Employers using internet to screen resumes run risk of lawsuits.(pre-employment tests)
November 14, 2005... Byline: Nora Lockwood Tooher A boom in Internet-based screening tests is helping employers cull through thousands of resumes. But they could face legal challenges if they're not careful about how these pre-employment tests are designed and...

Judgment in 1996 lawsuit finally paid.
November 14, 2005... Byline: Amanda C. Tinnin Fraudulent trasfers made defendant 'judgment proof' When judgment is entered, it seems logical to assume a lawsuit is over. But winning the judgment and collecting it can be two drastically different things....

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: November 18, 2005.(PW Enterprises Inc. v. Kaler)(Ellsworth v. Bauder )
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Stipulation Agreement - Approval - Lack Of Hearing Where a bankruptcy court approved a stipulation agreement for the distribution of assets after the plaintiff had filed an objection...

U.S. Court Of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: November 21, 2005.
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Employer - EmployeeDiscrimination - Age - Adverse ActionWhere a convenience store employee sued his employer for age discrimination, retaliation and hostile environment, the employee failed to show his...

MO Court Of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: November 21, 2005.(Kehrer v. Correctional Medical Services)(Breeden v. Hogan Transports Inc.)(Kaplan v. U.S. Bank)
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Rule 84.04 - Brief - Inadequate Where the brief of an appellant contained deficient points relied on as well as deficiencies in the argument, the brief did not comply with...

MO Court Of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: November 21, 2005.(Missouri)(Saunders v. Bowersox)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Unlawful Confinement - Probation Revocation - Authority Where a court revoked a defendant's probation and ordered him to serve a 10-year sentence and the court made the order after...

Honors handed out at UMKC Alumni Association Dinner.(University of Missouri Kansas City School)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff (This article originally appeared in The Daily Record, Kansas City, MO., another Dolan Media publication). Two Kansas City attorneys were honored at an annual dinner Nov. 10 for the University of...

U.S. District Court Eastern District Case Summaries: November 21, 2005.(Acid Piping Technology Inc. v. Great Northern Insurance Company)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Insurance Commercial Policy - Employee Theft Provision - Ambiguity Where an employee submitted 92 fraudulent invoices and double billed his employer six times and the employer claimed coverage...

Missouri Court Of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: November 21, 2005.(Kunkel v. Hertzog)(City of Plattsburg v. Davison)(Collins v. Hertenstein)
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Partial Summary Judgment - Finality - Rule 74.01(b) Where a trial court did not adjudicate two misrepresentation claims that arose from the same facts and transaction as a...

Verdicts & Settlements (November 21, 2005): Woman needed emergency tracheotomy.(Pamla Laws v. Dr. Thomas Helling)
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $1,026,000 verdict A woman who has to live with a tube in her trachea has won her medical malpractice suit against two Kansas City doctors. Pamla Laws, 51, was admitted to St. Luke's Hospital...

Verdicts & Settlements (November 21, 2005): Vertically stacked drywall falls on laborer.(Columbus Love v. River City Drywall Inc.)
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $205,000 verdict A laborer whose leg was injured when a stack of drywall fell was found equally at fault in his personal injury suit against the general contractor. Columbus Love, 46 at the...

Verdicts & Settlements (November 21, 2005): Plant damaged when equipment explodes.(Welch Products Inc. v. ACS Auxiliaries Group Inc.)
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $1,000,000 verdict A company has won its products liability case against the manufacturer of equipment that exploded. Welch Products, Inc. filed suit against ACS Auxilliaries Group, Inc.,...

Dale W. Hood appointed associate circuit judge, 21st Circuit Court in St. Louis County.(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Matt Blunt appointed Dale W. Hood as associate circuit judge of the 21st Circuit Court in St. Louis County. "Dale Hood's temperament and experience are well suited for Missouri's judicial circuit...

University of Missouri-Kansas City law building gets courtroom renovation.(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff One of the most unique teaching courtrooms in the nation is getting a makeover. A $2.34 million renovation of the E.E. "Tom" Thompson Courtroom in the University of Missouri-Kansas City law...

St. Louis attorney elected V.P. for Turnaround Management Assn.(Nicholas A. Franke)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Nicholas A. Franke, a partner with Spencer Fane Britt & Browne in St. Louis, has been elected vice president and president-elect of the Tri-States Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA),...

MO Lawyers in the News: November 21, 2005.
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff St. Louis attorney Christopher M. Barclay has established a new law practice where he will continue to serve clients in the areas of general business law, commercial transactions, estate and tax...

MO Supreme Court accepts three cases, denies two.
November 21, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff The Missouri Supreme Court granted three applications for transfer on Nov. 1. All three cases were transferred from the Southern District. One issue the court will decide is the enforceability of...

Judging Judges in Missouri.
November 21, 2005... Byline: Amanda C. Tinnin The Missouri Bar's Board of Governors heard Friday a proposal that would not only polish the state's judicial survey, but also extend this survey to jurors. No decision was made on the proposal by Lawyers...

MO Court of Appeals rules severance of tort, uninsured motorist claims was abuse of discretion.(Bryan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company)
November 21, 2005... Byline: John DeMoor A trial court's severance of tort and uninsured motorist claims arising from an auto accident was an abuse of discretion, the Missouri Court of Appeals held. The court found that splitting the claims was inconvenient to...

Alito's former classmates praise Supreme Court nominee.(Samuel A. Alito Jr., Duane Benton and Greg Upchurch)
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Two Missourians who graduated from law school with Samuel A. Alito, Jr. were not surprised by his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. Eighth Circuit Court Judge Duane Benton and St. Louis...

American Board of Trial Advocates honor judges.(Edward L. Filippine and Stephen N. Limbaugh)(Brief Article)
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff The American Board of Trial Advocates of Eastern Missouri-Southern Illinois recently honored Judges Edward L. Filippine and Stephen N. Limbaugh at the organization's annual dinner. Filippine was...

ACLU names new head for Kansas-Western Mo.(American Civil Liberties Union appointed Brett Shirk)(Brief Article)
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Brett Shirk, 38, has been tapped as executive director of the region's American Civil Liberties Union chapter. Shirk of Kansas City, graduated earlier this year from Washburn University School of...

Kansas City attorney Tim Dollar elected to judicial nominating commission.(Judicial Circuitis Nominating Commission)(Brief Article)
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Kansas City attorney Tim Dollar was elected to the 16th Judicial Circuitis Nominating Commission. Dollar ran unopposed in the Nov. 5 election. Dollar's practice represents plaintiffs in the areas...

Missouri officials warn of jury duty ID theft scam.(people posing as officers in an attempt to steal personal information)(Brief Article)
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorney General Jay Nixon and the Office of State Courts Administrator warned that bogus telephone calls are circulating from people posing as officers of state and federal courts in an attempt to...

Genevieve Frank to run for Missouri state representative.(leaving Legal Services of Eastern Missouri)(Brief Article)
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Genevieve Frank is leaving Legal Services of Eastern Missouri for a shot at the state Legislature. Frank's planned to file as a candidate for state representative for the 93rd District last week...

Missouri Lawyers in the News: November 28, 2005.(appointments)
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Gov. Matt Blunt has appointed J. Kent Howald as circuit judge of the 42nd Judicial Circuit. Howald, of Steelville, has served as associate circuit judge for Crawford County for 18 years. He will fill...

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: November 28, 2005.(Myers v. Richland County)
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Supplemental Jurisdiction - Ancillary Jurisdiction - Breach Of Contract Claim (1) Where an elected state's attorney who gave deposition testimony favorable to a county employee...

Missouri Supreme Court Case Summaries: November 28, 2005.(Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. v. Director of Revenue)(Hoffman v. Union Electric Company)(State v. Zink )
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Death Penalty - Waiver Of Right To Counsel - Police Report (1) Where a trial court gave a first-degree murder defendant two opportunities to change his mind about his decision to...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: November 28, 2005.(In the Interest of C.D.)(Tibbs v. Ti)(State v. Gregory )
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Judgment - Finality - Attorney's Fees Where a juvenile court ordered a county to pay attorney's fees for an attorney appointed to represent a mother in a juvenile neglect...

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: November 28, 2005.(State ex rel. City of Springfield v. Brown)(State ex rel. Griffin v. R.L. Persons Construction Inc.)(Missouri State Credit Union v. Wilson )
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Discovery - Internal Affairs Statements - Privilege Where a man charged with assaulting three law enforcement officers claimed self defense and the trial court entered a...

Missouri Court Of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: November 28, 2005.(State v. January)(Eddy v. State)(Cohen v. Cohen )
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Jury Instructions - Claim- Of-Right Defense - Burden Where a defendant convicted of burglary and stealing presented evidence that she acted with an honest belief that she had right...

Verdicts & Settlements November 28, 2005: Construction worker suffers brain injury.(James Teat and Melody Teat v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.)
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $3 million settlement A construction worker who suffered a brain injury when his car was hit by a train has settled his Jackson County personal injury case. The crash occurred on June 23, 2003...

Verdicts & Settlements November 28, 2005: Insurance company claimed hail damage was overstated.(Jack Goralnik v. United Fire & Casualty Company)
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Defense verdict A St. Louis County jury found an insurance company did not breach its contract with two rental property owners when it refused to pay for hail damage. Plaintiff Jack Goralnik,...

Verdicts & Settlements November 28, 2005: Woman claimed negligence led to infection, amputation.(Teri Lou Kirby, by and through Frances Nadine Klinginsmith v. Lakewood Care of Lee's Summit and Capitol Health Management Inc.)
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $850,000 settlement A woman who developed a pressure ulcer which became infected and resulted in leg amputation has settled her Jackson County negligence case against the nursing home where she...

Verdicts & Settlements November 28, 2005: Speed questioned in two-truck accident.
November 28, 2005... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $400,000 settlement A truck driver has settled his personal injury case against a trucking company after a two-truck accident injured one driver and killed another. The parties cannot be named...

Commentary: The power of presence in mediation.(United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri)
November 28, 2005... Byline: James W. Reeves The United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri has a local rule requiring the presence of the parties at court-ordered mediation sessions. Why? One obvious reason is that without the presence of...

Missouri Bar Board of Governors approves succession handbook.("Planning Ahead: A Guide to Protect Your Client's and Your Survivor's Interests In the Event of Your Disability or Death.")
November 28, 2005... Byline: Amanda C. Tinnin Before he could even get to the microphone to pitch his agenda item, St. Louis attorney Alan Steinberg heard the Missouri Bar Board of Governors make a motion to approve a planning guide to assist lawyers in the...

Claimant notification of attorney payment rejected by MO Bar Board of Governors.
November 28, 2005... Byline: John DeMoor Concern about delayed settlements and the public image of lawyers lead state bar leaders to reject having insurance companies notify claimants a check had been sent to their attorney. The Missouri Bar's client...

Attorney wants Missouri Bar to videotape interviews with state attorneys and compile oral history.
November 28, 2005... Byline: Amanda C. Tinnin "History never looks like history when you are living through it," said former Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, John W. Gardner. And he may have been right. In Kansas City, Mo., the Jackson...