Missouri Lawyers Weekly articles from October 2007

Missouri Lawyers Weekly archives from October 2007

St. Louis City Circuit Court jury awards $27 million to firefighter's family.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Geri L. Dreiling It was a textbook plaintiff's presentation. To win one of the biggest wrongful death verdicts of 2007, it wasn't enough for jurors to sympathize with the firefighter's family. The jurors also had to be outraged....

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: October 1, 2007.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Inadequate Brief - Work Comp Claimant Where the amended appellate brief of a workers' compensation claimant failed to provide a sufficient jurisdictional statement, a...

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: October 1, 2007.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Post- Conviction Relief - Effectiveness Of Counsel - Trial Strategy Where a murder defendant's trial attorneys introduced the testimony of a co-defendant to show that the...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: October 1, 2007.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Medical License - Commissioner - Motion To Disqualify Where a doctor claimed he was entitled to disqualify a member of the Administrative Hearing Commission from presiding over a...

U.S. Bank. Ct. - App. Panel Case Summaries: October 1, 2007.(United States Bankruptcy Court; Appellate)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Trustee - Removal - Notice Where two bankruptcy judges in the Eastern District of Arkansas removed a trustee from all pending cases after questions arose about whether the trustee...

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: October 1, 2007.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Employer - Employee Discrimination - Age - Pretext Where an employee who worked as a recruiter for a large retail chain sued his employer for age discrimination, the employee failed to show...

Verdicts & Settlements October 1, 2007: Parents blamed seat-switching on deadly crash.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Donna Walter Defense verdict A Ford Bronco rollover accident five years ago killed one of the four college students on a road trip to Kansas City, but the dead man's parents were unable to prove fellow student Brittany Wilhelm...

Verdicts & Settlements October 1, 2007: Isuzu settles again in deadly frontal collision.(Case overview)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Anne Vitale Confidential settlement The family of a woman killed in a head-on collision while driving an Isuzu Trooper has reached a confidential settlement in its products-liability suit against Isuzu Motors in St. Louis. ...

Chief justice of Supreme Court of Missouri to Bar: Impartial judiciary is under attack.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Laura Denvir Stith, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, delivered the following excerpted address during the opening luncheon of the joint annual meeting of The Missouri Bar and the Judicial...

Bryan Cave law firm on the hunt for Kansas City office space.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole Bryan Cave is on the hunt for Kansas City office space early enough to become the anchor tenant in a new building. The law firm has hired Grubb & Ellis|The Winbury Group as its broker four years before its lease...

Nevada, Missouri: Mother of Lawyers.(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole One of the jokes about the southwestern Missouri town of Nevada is that the soil was so poor everybody had to go to law school to make a living. Missouri's newest Supreme Court judge, Patricia Breckenridge, grew...

Penalty box: Missouri lawyers sanctioned.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole Belleville, Ill., attorney Lisa Pennock is back to practicing law in Illinois after a two-month suspension of her license, but it won't be until Feb. 14 that she can practice law in Missouri again. Pennock will be put...

Missouri Lawyers in the News: October 1, 2007.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Several St. Louis area attorneys, including 20 from East Alton, Ill., firm SimmonsCooper, provided legal services to homeless and disabled veterans as part of the Stand Down event, held in Soldier's...

St. Charles trial court tries some technological tough love on bickering divorced parents.(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Maniscalco A St. Charles trial court tried some technological tough love on bickering divorced parents who both sought a modification to sole legal custody. The court tried to save the joint legal custody arrangement by...

8th Circuit cases lead docket.(8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Donna Walter Two of the most closely watched cases being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this term are the only two so far accepted from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeals ask the Supreme Court to settle...

Missouri Supreme Court will transfer judges.
October 1, 2007... Byline: John DeMoor Caseload rates put St. Louis, Jackson and Greene counties at the top of the list for more judges, while the City of St. Louis and nine other circuit courts have judges to share, according to a new workload study by the...

Verdicts & Settlements October 1, 2007: Doctor's exam did not re-injure shoulder, jury says.(Michael Clarke)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Tom Herrmann Defense verdict A Green County jury has found an orthopedist not guilty of medical malpractice in the re-injury of a man's right rotator cuff. Norman Wayne Calk, 52, claimed his right shoulder was re-injured...

U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for 8th Circuit hands down three opinions this week.(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Maniscalco The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the 8th Circuit handed down three opinions this week in the panel's first hand down since July. In Sells v. Porter, the court refused to discharge a civil judgment debt...

Elevator mechanic settles case in St. Louis Circuit Court for $5 million.(Case overview)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Tom Herrmann An assistant elevator mechanic injured when the elevator he was servicing suddenly began to rise pulling him up six stories has settled his product-liability lawsuit against the elevator company for $5 million. ...

Missouri Legal Briefs: October 8, 2007.
October 8, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Maniscalco A husband's challenge to a 10-year, $5,000 monthly maintenance obligation will have to wait. While dividing the assets and debt of a Jefferson City stockbroker and his wife, the Boone County Circuit Court...

Look who's back: St. Louis native Phyllis Schlafly fighting ERA amendment again.(Equal Rights Amendment)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Bridget Heos For many Americans, ERA is a pitching stat or real estate company. Some who are graying at the temples may remember it as a decade-long battle back in the days of women's lib. Few know that the push to ratify...

Drug makers, patients at odds over use of Missouri courts.(Wyeth)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Chris Blank Prescription drug makers urged the Missouri Supreme Court to make permanent an order that keeps cases from patients in several states out of Missouri courts. At question before the state high court on Tuesday, Oct....

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: October 8, 2007.
October 8, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Jurisdiction - Guilty Plea - Set Aside Where a trial court set aside a judgment and sentence entered after acceptance of defendant's guilty plea on the prosecutor's Rule...

U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: October 8, 2007.
October 8, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Interlocutory Appeal - Jurisdiction - Immunity Where state racing commissioners brought an interlocutory appeal from the denial of absolute, quasi-judicial immunity, the...

Jackson County Circuit Court awards $575K for Kansas officer's injuries.(Ryan Fincher)(Brief article)(Case overview)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Tom Herrmann $575,000 verdict A Kansas law enforcement officer who suffered serious leg injuries when his motorcycle collided with a car in Bonner Springs, Kan., has won a $575,000 judgment in a Jackson County bench trial. ...

Trucking company settles over Kansas city collision.(Drivers Service Company, Inc.)(Case overview)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale $114,445 settlement A passenger injured in a collision with a semi-truck has reached a $114,445 settlement in his case against the trucking company. Alfred Walker was driving a semi-truck for his employer,...

Callaway County Circuit finds for hospital in wrongful death case.(Capital Region Medical Center)(Case overview)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Tom Herrmann Defendant's verdict A Callaway County jury has rejected a wrongful death lawsuit in the 2003 death of a Cole County man, discounting arguments that the man should have remained in the hospital rather than being...

St. Louis City Circuit Court rules elevator company not liable for woman's fall.(Thyssen-Krupp Elevator)(Case overview)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale Defendant's verdict A St. Louis jury declined to award any damages to a woman who fell while stepping off a misaligned elevator at work. Maryer Thomas blamed Thyssen-Krupp Elevator for her fall and resulting...

St. Louis County jury finds hospital, lawn service not responsible for injuries.(SSM Health Care and Top Care Lawn Service)(Brief article)(Case overview)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Tom Herrmann Defendant's verdict A St. Louis County jury has rejected a woman's claim that SSM Health Care and a lawn care service were to blame for a fall that injured her shoulder. Elouise Snipes said she fell July 15,...

Verdicts & Settlements October 8, 2007: Plaintiff found 75 percent at fault for interstate wreck.
October 8, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale Defense verdict A rear pilot car driver who pulled into interstate traffic and was involved in a collision was found 75 percent at fault for the collision, reducing a $50,000 verdict in his Montgomery County...

Commentary: Advertising can mislead potential clients.
October 8, 2007... Byline: Maridee F. Edwards When the professional-sounding voice on the phone answered, "Law offices. May I help you?" the frantic mother of a 20-year-old sitting in jail had no idea this helpful lady was hundreds of miles away. The...

Commentary: Simplicity best for trying complex cases.
October 8, 2007... Byline: John M. Halan and Frank A. Angileri Our firm specializes in intellectual-property matters, and for us, complex jury trials are the norm, not the exception. What's the best offense and defense in getting through them? Consider our...

Attorneys finally getting some fees for representing Springfield against cellular phone companies.(Sprint Nextel Corp.; AT&T Mobility)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole It took more than four years and more than 4,000 attorney hours, but Lowther Johnson is finally getting some contingency fees from its representation of Springfield in tax lawsuits against cellular phone companies. ...

College in St. Louis adding a bachelor's degree program in paralegal studies.(Patricia Stevens College)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole Missouri law firms soon will have a new source of potential paralegal recruits with four-year degrees in the specialty. Patricia Stevens College in St. Louis is adding a bachelor's degree program in paralegal...

Missouri Lawyers in the News: October 8, 2007.
October 8, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Timely handling of cases and hearings earned 14 circuit courts honors at the Missouri Bar/Judicial Conference annual meeting Sept. 27 in Springfield. The Missouri Supreme Court gave Daniel J. O'Toole...

Kansas City-based Shook Hardy & Bacon renews corporate recruiting efforts.
October 8, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole After changing the mix of its corporate attorneys but failing to add much to their ranks Shook Hardy & Bacon is considering taking its recruiting quest to Chicago or New York. The firm - known for its product...

Commentary: Deconstructing the pro se survey: The questions reveal as much as the answers.
October 15, 2007... Byline: John DeMoor Solo and small firm lawyers opposed to the creation of forms for pro se litigants told me the questions on a survey they were asked to complete were so slanted that many of them felt discouraged to fill it out. The...

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: October 15, 2007.(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Traffic Stop - Completion - Drug Dog Search Where an officer decided to use a drug dog while a defendant was still sitting in the patrol car only 10 minutes into a traffic stop and...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: October 15, 2007.(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Frivolous Appeal - Non-Attorney - Probate Case Where a non-attorney, who drafted a durable power of attorney and a revocable trust for a woman he met at church, was ordered...

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: October 15, 2007.
October 15, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Rights Qualified Immunity - Due Process - Theft Investigation Where a plaintiff sued a city and several officers claiming an inadequate investigation into a boat theft violated his...

Verdicts & Settlements October 15, 2007: Infant died after static spark ignites oxygen, baby oil.(Case overview)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale $3 million settlement The parents of a 3-month-old infant who died after a mixture of oxygen and baby oil ignited reached a $3 million settlement in their St. Louis lawsuit against the manufacturer and supplier...

Verdicts & Settlements October 15, 2007: Motorist settles with drunken driver for $800,000.(Case overview)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale $800,000 settlement A motorist struck by a drunken driver, allegedly aggravating a pre-existing knee injury, has reached an $800,000 settlement in his case. Andrew B. Protzman, plaintiff's attorney from...

Verdicts & Settlements October 15, 2007: Jury finds couple attempted to deceive insurer.(Robert Pendergrass and Wendi Weber-Pendergrass; Dairyland Insurance Co.)(Case overview)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Tom Herrmann Defendant's verdict Dairyland Insurance Co. is seeking reimbursement of $46,000 in attorneys fees following a declaratory judgment in its suit against a couple who had claimed their 1999 Big Dog Pitbull motorcycle...

Verdicts & Settlements October 15, 2007: Anesthesiologist did not commit malpractice, jury finds.(Maria Brazil)(Case overview)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale Defendants' verdict An anesthesiologist accused of failing to protect a patient's mouth and dental work convinced a St. Louis County jury that she did not commit medical malpractice. "We focused on the...

Verdicts & Settlements Oct. 17, 2007: Apartment complex buyer settles lawsuit over inspection report.(Case overview)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole $1 million settlement A purchaser of a 300-unit apartment complex in the Kansas City area settled his lawsuit over an inspection report that inaccurately said the complex was in good condition. The settlement...

Commentary: Deconstructing the pro se survey.
October 15, 2007... Byline: John DeMoor Solo and small firm lawyers opposed to the creation of forms for pro se litigants told me the questions on a survey they were asked to complete were so slanted that many of them felt discouraged to fill it out. The...

Waiting game costs Independence-based law firm Humphrey Farrington.(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole After signing an agreement five years ago to represent the Newfoundland and Labrador government in tobacco litigation, Independence firm Humphrey Farrington & McClain has been waiting on the sidelines. Humphrey...

Clayton-based law firm opening office in St. Charles.(Paule Camazine & Blumenthal)(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole Paule Camazine & Blumenthal is following the rush to Missouri's fastest growing county. The 25-lawyer Clayton firm with a hefty family law practice is opening an office in November at 800 Friedens Road in St....

St. Louis University law school's newest journal goes high-tech with health blog.(The Journal of Health Law & Policy)(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole Saint Louis University law school's newest journal is going to add some higher-tech elements. The Journal of Health Law & Policy, which is being launched this winter by the school of law's Center for Health...

Missouri Lawyers In The News: October 12, 2007.
October 15, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Three Missouri litigators were named to Lawdragon's third-annual Leading Lawyers list, which recognizes the country's top 500 legal professionals. Lathrop & Gage partners Brent Baldwin and Bill...

Bit by the litigation Bugg.(Eldon K. Bugg)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Maniscalco Boone County resident Eldon K. Bugg is back in court. Although no barrister, Bugg's life in the law has kept the mid-Missouri legal community abuzz over his pro se filings in various areas of law. This week...

Recent 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules decision on thermal imaging dubbed 'warrant lite'.
October 15, 2007... Byline: Miranda Fleschert A recent 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case held that police could use thermal imaging technology to determine who was growing marijuana inside a home, even if officers lacked probable cause. The case...

Plea agreement not in kidnapper Devlin's best interests, say some Mo. criminal defense bar.(Michael Devlin; Missouri)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Allison Retka As Michael Devlin made his sullen tour of four state and federal courthouses last week, confessing the graphic details of his abduction and assault of two Missouri boys, his two defense attorneys stood by his side....

Power-sharing possibilities for Husch/Blackwell Sanders deal.
October 15, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole A merged Blackwell Sanders and Husch & Eppenberger could have the firms' chairmen sharing power for four years, a six-member executive committee, and litigation and business services divisions. Those are some of...

Kidnapper Michael Devlin's defense attorney Corlija: 'A lot of nights I came home depressed'.(Ethan Corlija)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Allison Retka In the days after Michael Devlin's last guilty pleas before U.S. District Court Judge Jean Hamilton, attorney Ethan Corlija would run into his co-counsel Michael Kielty around the office and stare at him...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: October 15, 2007.
October 15, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Inadequate Brief - Workers' Comp Case Where the brief of a pro se appellant in a workers' compensation case failed to contain a fair statement of the facts, failed to meet...

The issue of federal preemption of state claims is a hot-button topic in the nation's capitol.
October 22, 2007... Byline: Kimberly Atkins The issue of federal preemption of state claims is a hot-button topic in the nation's capitol. As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to take on the question in several cases this term, lawmakers recently held a...

Verdicts & Settlements October 22, 2007: Passenger injured in collision settles for $1 million.(Case overview)
October 22, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale $1 million settlement A passenger has reached a $1 million settlement in his Greene County personal injury suit arising from a broadside collision. The case was filed before tort reform took effect more than two...

Commentary: MySpace is a well-stocked arsenal for trial lawyers.
October 22, 2007... Byline: Edward P. Schwartz While your 14-year-old daughter might have known about MySpace and Facebook like forever, trial lawyers have only recently begun to realize the amount and variety of ammunition that may be waiting for them on...

Wish you were here: Missouri Bar holds midyear seminar in the Caribbean.
October 22, 2007... Byline: Kelly Wiese Just as thousands of lawyers are expected to start forking over another $47 a year in Missouri Bar dues, up to 42 members of its governing board will be jetting - all expenses paid - to the Caribbean. The Missouri...

St. Louis judges take issue with workload study.(Edward Sweeney)
October 22, 2007... Byline: Donna Walter Like Barry Bonds' career home run record, a judicial workload study's conclusion that the St. Louis Circuit Court has 3.5 too many full-time judicial officers deserves an asterisk, according to the circuit's judges....

Kansas City federal jury awards $500,000 in punitive damages for retaliatory firing.
October 22, 2007... Byline: Allison Retka A Kansas City federal jury awarded $500,000 in punitive damages earlier this month to a plaintiff suing a rental car company for a retaliatory firing. The hefty punitive award in the federal...

Plaintiffs attorneys in Edward Jones case showcase hours.(Edward D. Jones & Co.)
October 22, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole There were 10 plaintiffs' attorneys in the courtrooms during two hearings on the final approval of class action lawsuits against Edward D. Jones & Co., but Bob Blitz did all of the talking. Behind the scenes,...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: October 22, 2007.
October 22, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Venue - Motion To Transfer - Jurisdiction Where a trial court granted a motion to transfer venue, an appeal from a judgment granting the motion must be dismissed for lack of a...

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: October 22, 2007.
October 22, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Action For Fees - Jurisdiction - Juvenile Court Where the juvenile court ordered the Children's Division of the Missouri Department of Social Services to pay attorneys fees to an...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: October 22, 2007.
October 22, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Pending Claims - Property Dispute Where a trial court granted summary judgment on one count in a property dispute between a mortgage company and homeowners and purchasers,...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Appellate Panel Court Summaries: October 22, 2007.(Brief article)
October 22, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Default Judgment - Motion To Set Aside Where a food distributor as a debtor-in-possession brought an adversary complaint against a franchise operator and the franchise operator...

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: October 22, 2007.
October 22, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Contracts Construction Contract - Arbitration - Performance Bond Where a school district tried to compel the surety on a performance bond to arbitrate in a dispute over a contract to remodel a...

Verdicts & Settlements October 22, 2007: Accident-prone worker costs employer $600,000.(Kenneth La Boube)(Case overview)
October 22, 2007... Byline: Kyle Lewis $600,000 settlement A man's fifth on-the-job car crash in three years ended up costing his employer $600,000. On Feb. 22, 2005, Mary Lou Russell was traveling west on Homer Adams Parkway, also known as Illinois...

Verdicts & Settlements October 22, 2007: Bariatric surgeon settles wrongful death claim.(Thomas Helling)(Case overview)
October 22, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale $200,000 settlement The family of a patient who died five years after gastric bypass surgery has reached a $200,000 settlement in their Jackson County wrongful death suit against the woman's bariatric surgeon....

Verdicts & Settlements October 22, 2007: Substance-abuse counselor did not commit malpractice.(Eduardo Garcia)(Case overview)
October 22, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale Defendant's verdict A substance-abuse counselor has prevailed in a St. Louis County medical malpractice suit accusing her of advising a patient to stop taking medication prescribed by a psychiatrist. JoAnn...

Missouri Public Service Commission counsel takes opportunity to direct.(Keith Krueger)(Brief article)
October 22, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole After about 10 years of acting, Keith Krueger got his chance to direct. Krueger, deputy general counsel for the Missouri Public Service Commission, was set to direct Little Theatre's "Over the Tavern," at the...

Edward Jones & Co.'s class-action lawsuits a boon for travel and hospitality industry.(Brief article)
October 22, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole The class-action lawsuits over Edward Jones & Co.'s revenue-sharing practices were a boon for the travel and hospitality industry. The 12 plaintiffs' firms who pursued the case for three years incurred about...

Penalty box: Missouri lawyer sanctioned: October 22, 2007.(Eric Affholter)(Brief article)
October 22, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole and Donna Walter He's escaped jail time, but it's not certain if former public defender Eric Affholter will be able to make a living practicing law. Affholter was sentenced Oct. 12 in federal court to one year of...

Missouri Lawyers in the News: October 22, 2007.(Brief article)
October 22, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Kansas City Area Horn Aylward & Bandy announced member Danne W. Webb and associate Amy Tillery joined the firm's construction practice. St. Louis Area Bryan Cave welcomes 16 new...

Teen's shooting death lead to invasion-of-privacy verdict in Mo. Court of Appeals Western District.(Gerald McAdoo; Missouri)(Brief article)
October 22, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Maniscalco A $3.5 million wrongful death verdict for a mother whose 17-year-old son was killed outside of a St. Louis nightclub was not covered by the club's insurance policy, according to the Missouri Court of Appeals....

Genetics bill awaits approval in U.S. Senate.(H.R. 493)(Brief article)
October 29, 2007... Byline: Sylvia Hsieh A pending federal bill would prohibit genetic discrimination in employment and insurance coverage. A person who finds out he is more likely to be at risk for certain diseases because of a genetic test would be...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District transfers debate over prior lie.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Miranda Fleshert The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District has held that a trial court abused its discretion by refusing to allow cross-examination of the 15-year-old victim in a recent statutory rape, sodomy and HIV-exposure...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: October 29, 2007.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Autopsy Report - Confrontation Clause - Letters To Witness (1) Where a trial court in a first-degree murder case allowed defendant's girlfriend, who was a witness to the shooting,...

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: October 29, 2007.(Brief article)
October 29, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Health Insurance Contract - Suit To Cancel - Standing Where a trial court did not rule on the issue of standing as to plaintiffs who filed an action to cancel a health insurance...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: October 29, 2007.(Brief article)
October 29, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Real Property Boonville Bridge - Property Rights - Contract Where both a quitclaim deed and a contract between the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Missouri-Kansas-Texas...

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: October 29, 2007.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Sentencing - Child Pornography - Incest Convictions Where a district court enhanced defendant's sentence for possession of child pornography after concluding that his prior...

Verdicts & Settlements October 29, 2007: Trucking accident results in $1.1M settlement.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale $1.1 million settlement A truck driver has reached a $1.1 million global settlement in his Jackson County lawsuit against another truck driver and his employer. The facts of the case are as followed according...

Verdicts & Settlements October 29, 2007: Jury allocates $360,000 to construction worker.(Leon Henderson)
October 29, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale $450,000 verdict A St. Louis jury returned a $450,000 verdict in favor of a construction worker in his personal injury suit against a crane company. On Jan. 18, 2006, Leon Henderson was working as a carpenter...