Missouri Lawyers Weekly articles from October 2002

Missouri Lawyers Weekly archives from October 2002

Verdicts & Settlements October 7, 2002: Woman fell down restaurant's steps.
October 7, 2002... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $180,000 Settlement Sue Bourcier fell down the steps of the Red Hot & Blue restaurant in Joplin on Sept. 10, 2000 and suffered a left hip fracture. She sued A.K. Bluz, Inc., the restaurant...

Missouri Court of Appeals says officer who attempted suicide can't get comp.
October 7, 2002... Byline: Kenneth C. Jones A police officer under heavy stress at work who attempted suicide at his home could not recover workers' compensation because his injuries arose from an intentional act, the Missouri Court of Appeals' Southern...

Missouri Court of Appeals says federal judgment did not preclude suit vs. carrier.
October 7, 2002... Byline: Kenneth C. Jones Even though a federal court declared that an insurance company had no coverage for the deaths of four children in its policyholder's household who were killed in a house fire, the survivors of the children could...

Prejudgment interest claim results in legal-mal case.
October 7, 2002... Byline: Kenneth C. Jones A plaintiff's lawyer who sent a settlement demand by regular mail could be sued for malpractice after the plaintiff's request for prejudgment interest was denied, the Missouri Court of Appeals' Southern District...

New Form 14 worksheet approved by Missouri Supreme Court.
October 7, 2002... Byline: Stephanie S. Maniscalco The wait is over for Missouri family law attorneys anxious to learn whether proposals to modify the Form 14 child support worksheet would be approved by the state Supreme Court. "Most family law...

Missouri Court of Appeals rules guest can't sue hotel over stolen automobile.
October 14, 2002... Byline: Kenneth C. Jones A hotel guest who checked out and left his car in the parking lot as part of a "park and fly" package could not sue the hotel after his car was stolen, the Missouri Court of Appeals' Eastern District has ruled in a...

8th Circuit says state drug checkpoint violated constitution.(Missouri)
October 14, 2002... Byline: Kenneth C. Jones A "ruse" drug checkpoint operated by the Missouri Highway Patrol was unconstitutional because it did not create individualized suspicion of illegal activity by drivers who were stopped, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court...

Defense claimed misuse of paint sprayer caused fire.(Kansas)
October 14, 2002... Byline: Stephanie S. Maniscalco A painter who suffered severe burns when a paint sprayer caught fire has lost a products liability case in federal court in Kansas City. In his suit against the manufacturer, The Glidden Company, Jacob...

Missouri Court of Appeals says claim against fund OK after dismissal of employer.
October 14, 2002... Byline: Kenneth C. Jones Even though an employee dismissed his workers' compensation claim against his employer, he could still pursue his case against the Second Injury Fund, the Missouri Court of Appeals' Western District has ruled. ...

Interlex insurance departs Missouri legal - mal market.
October 21, 2002... Byline: Stephanie S. Maniscalco A new legal malpractice insurance carrier has entered the Missouri market with plans to target small firms and attorneys currently practicing without insurance. Michigan-based Professionals Direct...

Missouri Court of Appeals says use of cell phone in car not cause for ending hearing.
October 21, 2002... Byline: Kenneth C. Jones Even though a woman was talking on a cell phone while driving her car, she should not have been excluded from a telephone hearing in her unemployment case by an appeals referee concerned about safety issues, the...

KC cancer patient wins $2.2B vs. pharmacist.(Kansas City)
October 21, 2002... Byline: Kenneth C. Jones Saying they wanted to "send a message out to the world," jurors in Jackson County awarded $2.2 billion to a cancer patient who was given diluted chemotherapy drugs by pharmacist Robert Courtney. Georgia Hayes...

Missouri Court of appeals says boyfriend cannot sue over unborn child's death.
October 21, 2002... Byline: Kenneth C. Jones The boyfriend of a pregnant woman killed in a robbery could not sue the store where she worked for the wrongful death of the fetus, the Missouri Court of Appeals' Eastern District has ruled before transferring the...

Chuck Berry wins royalty case.
October 28, 2002... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff A federal judge has thrown out a royalties lawsuit against Chuck Berry by former collaborator Johnnie Johnson, ruling that too many years had passed since the more than 30 songs in dispute were written,...

New health privacy laws affect Mo. sports teams.
October 28, 2002... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff For passionate fans of professional and college sports, checking out weekly injury reports to monitor the condition of important players -- and to assess a favorite team's chances -- is all part of the...

Cynthia Dryden: State Public Defender becomes DNA expert.
October 28, 2002... Byline: Stephanie S. Maniscalco Age: 35 Education: St. Louis University, B.A., 1989; Washington University, J.D., 1992 Experience: State Public Defender's Office, 1992 to present; Capital Division, 2001 to present When...

$21M verdict upheld despite juror 'sympathy' for plaintiffs.
October 28, 2002... Byline: Paul D. Boynton Even though a jury forewoman in a wrongful death case said during voir dire that she had sympathy for the plaintiffs and would find it difficult to set aside her emotions, this was not grounds for reversal of a $21...

8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says causation ruling in prior products case not controlling.
October 28, 2002... Byline: Kenneth C. Jones Plaintiffs Called Suits 'Essentially The Same' Even though plaintiffs in a pharmaceutical products liability case told the court their case was "essentially the same" as another pending suit involving the same...

Missouri's Up And Coming Lawyers made their mark early.
October 28, 2002... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff The Missouri bar contains more than its share of established stars -- veteran lawyers who, over an extended period, have made names for themselves in one or more practice areas. But the state also...

Missouri's up and coming lawyers: Timothy Van Ronzelen.(Doerhoff & Landwehr)(Interview)
October 28, 2002... Byline: Stephanie S. Maniscalco Age: 32 Education: University of Missouri-St. Louis, B.S., summa cum laude, 1992; University of Missouri at Columbia, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1995 Experience: Armstrong Teasdale, 1995 - 1999; Cook,...

Missouri's up and coming lawyers: Rebecca Tatlow.(Evans and Dixon)(Interview)
October 28, 2002... Byline: Aaron Brown Age: 36 Education: University of Missouri-Columbia, B.J., 1988; J.D., 1991 Experience: Assistant Attorney General, State of Missouri, 1992-1994; Whiteaker & Wilson, 1994-2000; Evans & Dixon, 2000 to present ...

Missouri's up and coming lawyers: Derek H. Potts.(Law Offices of Derek H. Potts)(Interview)
October 28, 2002... Byline: Aaron Brown Age: 31 Education: William Jewell College, B.A., 1993; University of Missouri-Kansas City, J.D., 1996 Experience: Brown & James, 1996 - 1998; Samuel Cullan & Associates, 1999 - 2001; Law Offices of Derek H....

Missouri's up and coming lawyers: John F. Medler Jr.(SBC Corporation)(Interview)
October 28, 2002... Byline: Aaron Brown Age: 39 Education: Brown University, B.S., 1985; Washington University, J.D., 1988 Experience: Coburn Croft, 1988 - 1993; SBC Corporation, 1993 to present Many a lawyer hesitates before entering the legal...