Missouri Lawyers Weekly articles from September 2003

Missouri Lawyers Weekly archives from September 2003

Mo. Court of Appeals' Western District Rules Worker's Claim On Second Injury Fund Was Untimely.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Anne C. Vitale A worker who filed a claim against the Second Injury Fund more than a year after making her original claim against her employer could not get Fund benefits, the Missouri Court of Appeals' Western District has ruled,...

8th U.S. Circuit Rules Claim Vs. Firm Was Covered By Policy.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Anne C. Vitale Even though all the partners in a law firm resigned and the firm ceased normal law practice, a claim asserted against the firm the next month was covered by its "claims made" malpractice policy, the 8th U.S. Circuit...

Missouri Supreme Court Case Summaries: September 1, 2003.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Motion to Compel - Scope of Agreement - Construction Contract Where a construction contract included a broad arbitration clause that covered all disputes arising out of the contract...

Kansas City attorney, Gerald Lathen Thompson dies at 52.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Gerald Lathen Thompson, Kansas City attorney and housing advocate, died on July 25 from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 52. Thompson was born in Omaha, Neb., and grew up in Des Moines, Iowa....

Verdicts & Settlements: September 1, 2003: Inverizon Sues For Trademark Infringement.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Confidential Settlement The owner of a consulting company called Inverizon International, Inc. sued Verizon Communications for trademark infringement, claiming that the use of the name confused his...

Senior Judges In Minnesota Balk Following Conflicts Rule, Budget Cuts.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Kelly Kress Two new developments are discouraging retired judges from serving as "senior judges" in the circuit courts, say court officials -- which is severely hampering the functioning of some courts. Effective July 1,...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: September 1, 2003.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Rule 81.12 - Record - Inadequate Where the appellant in a civil case submitted a record on appeal which contained only the legal file and no trial transcript or any of the...

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: September 1, 2003.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Judgment - Finality Even though a trial court's judgment dismissing one count of a counterclaim claiming a mechanic's lien stated that "there was no just reason for delay,"...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: September 1, 2003.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Banks and Banking SMLA - Interest Rate - 'Lawful' Where bank customers who claimed a bank violated the Second Mortgage Loan Act by disguising finder's fees as a loan origination fee and by...

Missouri Bar Election Results: September 1, 2003.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff In recent statewide voting, Missouri lawyers elected six new members to the Missouri Bar Board of Governors and retained 13 incumbents for new terms. New members of the Board of Governors include:...

Group Of St. Louis Lawyers Satirize With Song.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff The Courthouse Steps, a group of singing attorneys from St. Louis who poke fun at national and local current events, will perform on Sept. 6 at the Tap Room in downtown St. Louis. Tickets for the shows...

Judges Rule The Diamond In St. Louis.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff The Lawyers Association of St. Louis challenged members of the local judiciary to its annual Bench vs. Bar softball game on Aug. 22. Again this year, the judges proved they can handle bats as well as...

Intervew with Missouri Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff After attending law school in the only state in the country with a civil code legal system, Sarah Hays went to work for Judge Russell Clark in Kansas City. Fifteen years later she joined the federal...

Verdicts & Settlements September 1, 2003: Fall After Punch Fractured Teen's Skull.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Confidential Settlement A 17-year-old who suffered a fractured skull after he was struck by another teenager and fell down a flight of concrete stairs made a claim for battery and negligence. ...

Verdicts & Settlements September 1, 2003: Toddler Injured In Car Accident.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Confidential Settlement The father of a 2-year-old who suffered severe brain damage in an automobile accident filed a products liability suit against Honda. On April 3, 2000 Michael Bellers was...

Verdicts & Settlements September 1, 2003: Forklift Ran Over Worker.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Defendant's Verdict A worker who was hit and pulled underneath a forklift sued the manufacturer for products liability. Darline Burrows was a saw operator for Ameriwood Industries. On Oct. 19,...

Missouri Lawyers in the News: September 1, 2003.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Mark Bossi, a partner in the Bankruptcy Practice Area of Thompson Coburn, is featured in the July edition of the American Bankuptcy Institute Journal. The feature focuses on his experience in the areas...

Verdicts & Settlements September 1, 2003: Woman Had Heart Attack After Taking Ephedra.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Kenneth C. Jones A 39-year-old woman who claimed a dietary supplement caused her to suffer cardiac arrest has settled her St. Louis County case against the manufacturer for a confidential amount. Beverly Stumpe said the...

U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: September 1, 2003.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Rule 60(b) Motion - Appeal - Timeliness Where a family who defaulted on a farm loan did not appeal from an order confirming the foreclosure sale of the farm and did not file...

10 Years Ago in Missouri Lawyers Weekly: September 1, 2003.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Second Dismissal Was Without Prejudice Rule 67.01 says that if you file an action, voluntarily dismiss it, then file it again, you can dismiss it again without prejudice only if you file a consent...

Verdicts & Settlements September 1, 2003: Woman Had Heart Attack After Taking Ephedra.
September 1, 2003... Byline: Kenneth C. Jones A 39-year-old woman who claimed a dietary supplement caused her to suffer cardiac arrest has settled her St. Louis County case against the manufacturer for a confidential amount. Beverly Stumpe said the...

Medical Malpractice Filings DeclineIn Missouri.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff "There is no litigation 'explosion' in the state," according to a statement released by the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. The statement said: According to the National Center for State...

'Bait And Switch' Ads By Lawyers Are Targeted By Mo. Bar Board of Governors.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Anne C. Vitale Lawyer advertisements that use "bait and switch" tactics are being targeted by new ethical rules proposed by the Missouri Bar Board of Governors in July. The amendment to Rule of Professional Conduct 4-7.2 would...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Unemployment Compensation Application for Review - Timeliness Where an unemployment compensation claimant filed her application for review more than seven months after the Appeals Tribunal...

Verdicts & Settlements September 8, 2003: Cars Collided In Intersection.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $18,791 Verdict The driver of a car sued another driver after a collision in an intersection. On March 14, 2002 Jessica Giesler was heading east on Route N in St. Charles County, when she...

Verdicts & Settlements September 8, 2003: Man Was Injured While Helping Uncle.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $95,000 Settlement A St. Joseph man who was injured while taking apart a metal garage filed a claim against his uncle's insurance carrier. On March 24, 2003 Michael Simmerman and his uncle,...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Driver's License DWI - Accident - Multiple Counts - 'Convictions' (1) Where a drunk driver was convicted of five counts of assault after a single accident which caused injuries to five people,...

Mo. Labor Industrial Relations Comm. Case Summaries: September 9, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Workers' Compensation Compensable Injury - Incidental to Employment Where a construction worker suffered a knee injury when his knee "popped" as he walked up a temporary staircase on a job...

U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Annuity - Claimed Exemption - Self- Employment Where Chapter 7 debtors who were self-employed farmers purchased an annuity with funds from the sale of a remainder interest in...

10 Years Ago in Missouri Lawyers Weekly: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Subrogation Limited In Wrongful Death Where the husband of a woman killed on the job received a workers' compensation award and then joined with his six children to sue third parties for his wife's...

Distinguished Public Defender Award In Missouri Awarded To Moreland.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff The Missouri State Public Defender System has announced that Charlie Moreland will received the 2003 Defender of Distinction Award from the Missouri Bar. Moreland has been a public defender in...

Missouri Lawyers in the News: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Uyless M. Dewberry has joined the St. Louis office of Husch & Eppenberger as an associate in the Environmental & Regulatory Practice Group. Dewberry is a graduate of St. Louis University School of Law...

Mo. Court of Appeals' Western District Rules License Suspension Improper After Single DWI Accident.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Anne C. Vitale A driver who pleaded guilty to five counts of assault arising out of a single drunk driving accident was not "convicted" of more than two offenses and therefore his license should not have been suspended, the...

Verdicts & Settlements September 29, 2003: Worker's Knee 'Popped' As He Walked Up Staircase.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Kelly Kress A painter whose knee "popped" as he was walking up a flight of stairs on a job site could get workers' compensation, the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission has ruled in a 2-1 decision. The employer argued...

Verdicts & Settlements September 8, 2003: Manufacturer Filed Warranty Claim.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $1.5 Million Verdict A Kansas City manufacturer of chrome wheels sued a supplier after a protective liner in chemical tanks failed. In 1999 Weld Racing added a chrome-plating facility to the...

Graffiti In Missouri Capitol Dome.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Some have literally left their mark on a piece of Missouri history, according to an Associated Press report. Since 1917, visitors to the State Capitol have been leaving graffiti on the Capitol Dome. ...

8th U.S. Circuit Rules Student Couldn't Sue Fraternity For Assault.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Kenneth C. Jones A university student who was sexually assaulted by a fraternity member in a house that he leased could not sue the fraternity for premises liability, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. This was...

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: September 8, 2003.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Rule 52.04 - Joinder - Necessary Party Where a borrower was ordered to make payment to a lender in a contract action, an assistant to the lender whom the borrower claimed took...

Verdicts & Settlements September 8, 2003: Doctor Didn't Schedule Pelvic Ultrasound.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $241,000 Verdict A Platte County woman sued her doctor for failure to diagnose ovarian cancer. Doris Rhinehart visited Dr. Kay Barney on Nov. 8, 1999 for a routine physical. At the time,...

Verdicts & Settlements September 8, 2003: Crash With Truck Killed Five.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Confidential Settlement The father of a teenage girl killed in a head-on collision with a truck sued the truck driver and a trucking company for wrongful death. On Aug. 26, 2001 Debra Sprouse...

Seminar To Increase Your Media Savvy To Be Held In St. Louis.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff If you are one of the many practicing attorneys who doesn't know what to do or say when a reporter contacts you about a case or client, this is the CLE for you! On Sep. 19, The Missouri Bar will...

Judge McMillian Portrait Unveiled In Downtown St. Louis.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Judge Theodore McMillian, senior judge of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was honored at an en banc session of the court on Sept. 10, 2003 at the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in...

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: September 15, 2003.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Rule 84.04 - Brief - Inadequate Where the points relied on in the brief of an appellant in a civil case did not state the legal reasons for the claim of error and did not...

U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: September 15, 2003.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Award - Standard of Review - Arbitrator's Authority (1) Where parties that agreed to arbitrate an employment dispute did not use language clearly contracting for a heightened...

Verdicts & Settlements September 15, 2003: Patient Said Antibiotic Treatment Was Toxic.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Anne C. Vitale A St. Louis doctor has prevailed in a medical malpractice case charging that he failed to properly monitor an antibiotic administered to fight an infection that arose after surgery. Plaintiff David Gonzalez...

Verdicts & Settlements September 15, 2003: Carrier Refused To Cover Hit And Run.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $22,423 Verdict A St. Louis man sued his insurance company after it refused to cover a hit and run accident. Marvin Dale was exiting Interstate 70 on the Olive Street ramp in St. Louis County...

Verdicts & Settlements September 15, 2003: Tenant Blamed Breach On Agent.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Defendant's Verdict A commercial tenant sued a rental agent for negligent misrepresentation after it was unable to obtain an occupancy permit from the City of St. Louis. In October 1999 Triad...

Verdicts & Settlements September 15, 2003: Pick-Up Struck At Intersection.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Defendant's Verdict A Warrensburg woman sued another driver after she was rear-ended at an intersection. Connie Sessions was driving in Warrensburg on April 30, 1998. She stopped at a stop...

Missouri Court of Appeals' Eastern District Rules Boy Hurt On Friend's Swing Set Could Sue.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Anne C. Vitale A boy who was hurt on a swing set at the home of his mother's friend should have been considered an "invitee" in his premises liability case against the friend, the Missouri Court of Appeals' Eastern District has...

Mo. Court of Appeals' Eastern District Rules College Can't Sue City For Paving Over Shutoff Valve.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Kenneth C. Jones A college that was severely damaged by flooding after a water line broke could not sue a city for paving over the shutoff valve 10 years earlier, the Missouri Court of Appeals' Eastern District has ruled in a 2-1...

St. Louis City Circuit Court Rules Against Patient Who Said Antibiotic Treatment Was Toxic.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Anne C. Vitale A St. Louis doctor has prevailed in a medical malpractice case charging that he failed to properly monitor an antibiotic administered to fight an infection that arose after surgery. Plaintiff David Gonzalez...

Mo. Court of Appeals' Eastern District Rules Nondisclosure By Jurors Results In New Trial.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Kelly Kress Where seven jurors in a personal injury case that resulted in a 10-2 defense verdict failed to disclose in voir dire their involvement in prior litigation, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting a new...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: September 15, 2003.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Venue - Response to Motion - Untimeliness Where the plaintiff in a civil case failed to file a timely response to the defendant's motion to transfer for improper venue, the...

Missouiri Lawyers' Incomes Revealed.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Eager to know how your income measures up to that of your fellow Missouri lawyers? The Missouri Bar recently released the 2003 Economic Survey results, which will reveal whether you are keeping up with...

Missouri Lawyers in the News: September 15, 2003.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff John E. Toma and Melissa M. Zensen announced the opening of Toma Zensen, LLC, effective Aug. 1. The firm's offices are located in the Lorraine Building, 408 N. Euclid Ave, St. Louis, Mo. 63108. * *...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: September 15, 2003.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Domestic Relations QDRO - Property Division - Child Support (1) Even though the trial court in a dissolution did not state that the court was retaining jurisdiction for purposes of signing a...

10 Years Ago in Missouri Lawyers Weekly: September 15, 2003.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Major Rules Changes For Family Law Family law attorneys face major changes in court procedure under proposed amendments to Supreme Court Rules. The proposed changes would cover a wide range of...

Verdicts & Settlements September 15, 2003: Accident Led To Rotator Cuff Surgeries.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $710,000 Settlement After suffering a torn rotator cuff in an auto accident, a truck driver sued another trucker who rear-ended him on the highway. On May 8, 2001 Bobby Self was driving his...

Bench Conference: Judge John E. Parrish, Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District.(Interview)
September 22, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Born: June 10, 1940 in Lebanon, Mo. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia, B.S. in business administration, 1962; J.D., 1965 Professional Experience: Artillery captain, U.S. Army,...

Mo. L.I.R.C. Rules Grandkids Get Workers' Comp Death Benefits.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Kenneth C.Jones Even though the mother of three children was earning $60,000 a year, the children could get workers' compensation benefits after the on-the-job death of their grandmother, the Labor and Industrial Relations...

Verdicts & Settlements September 22, 2003: Pottery Maker Claimed Colbalt Poisoning.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Defendant's Verdict A potter sued the company that sold him colorants for his clay pots, claiming that it failed to warn him of the potential danger of heavy metal poisoning. For over 20 years...

Attorney Kevin E. J. Regan Of Kansas City Dies.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Born: Feb. 1, 1955, Providence, R.I. Residence: Kansas City Education: Emporia State University, B.A. with honors, 1976; Washburn University School of Law, J.D., 1981 Professional:...

Mo. Press Assn. Honors Lawyers.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff The Kansas City Star and its attorney in a successful public records case are being honored by Missouri newspapers for promoting openness in government, according to an Associated Press report. The...

Missouri Court of Appeals' Southern District: Applicants Sought For Judicial Vacancy.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff The Appellate Judicial Commission has announced that it is accepting applications for the position of Judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals' Southern District to fill the vacancy created by the...

Kansas City Attorney Couple To Receive Award.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Teresa Woody and Rik Siro, a wife and husband duo who are both attorneys at separate Kansas City firms, will receive the Missouri Bar Association's Tom Cochran Community Service Award. The award is...

Verdicts & Settlements September 22, 2003: Hospital Accused Of Negligent Credentialing.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Confidential Settlement Five lawsuits were filed against Hedrick Medical Center, claiming that the hospital failed to investigate a new doctor's background, leading to the death of two patients and...

Verdicts & Settlements September 22, 2003: Man Died Of CO Poisoning On Yacht.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $6.2 Million Settlement The family of a Joplin man who died from carbon monoxide poisoning on a yacht sued the manufacturer of the yacht's generator. John Harris was invited to spend Memorial...

U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, 8th Circuit Denies Homestead Exemption For Bad Faith.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Anne C. Vitale Where a husband and wife substantially undervalued their home on their Chapter 7 schedules, the bankruptcy court did not err in denying their homestead exemption when the trustee later discovered the true value, the...

Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Constitutional Child Abuse Hotline - Mandatory Reporting - Health Care Workers - Vagueness Where a Missouri statute required health care workers and other professionals involved with childcare...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Res Judicata - Motion to Dismiss - Sua Sponte Action Even though the issue of res judicata had not been raised in a motion to dismiss pending before a trial court in a civil...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Rule 24.035 Motion - Plea Agreement - 'Boot Camp' Where a defendant agreed to plead guilty in exchange for the court's promise that he would be released on probation if he...

Missouri Lawyers in the News: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff David Knieriem announced the opening of the Law Offices of David C. Knieriem in Clayton. Husch & Eppenberger announced seven new associates have joined the firm. Leslie Butler, Giuseppe S. Giardina,...

Univ. Of Mo. Law Professor Reports That Saying 'Sorry' Helps Defense Get Good Settlement.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Kelly Kress Saying "I'm sorry" may be the best way to lessen liability -- or avoid it altogether -- in a personal injury case, according to a University of Missouri law professor. But the apology must go all the way in order to...

Verdicts & Settlements September 22, 2003: Dealer Is Hit For $865K In Lemon Law Trial.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Anne C. Vitale A Lee's Summit man has won $865,500 in his Jackson County case against a car dealership that sold him a wrecked vehicle. Kansas City attorney Bernard Brown, the plaintiff's attorney, said the verdict is the...

U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: September 22, 2003.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Homestead Exemption - Bad Faith - Valuation Where Chapter 7 debtors substantially undervalued their house in their filed schedules to reflect no equity and the trustee only learned...

Verdicts & Settlements September 22, 2003: Bank Deposited Two-Party Check.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $80,000 Judgment A mortgage holder sued the property owner and his bank for conversion after an insurance check was cashed without his consent. Conrad and Mary Stromberg sold some property to...

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: September 29, 2003.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Statutory Rape - Hearsay - Cumulative - Jail (1) Even though a doctor was allowed to testify in the defendant's statutory rape trial that the victim told him that the defendant...

U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: September 29, 2003.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff ERISA Disability - Discontinuance - Review - De Novo Where the claims administrator for an employer disability plan discontinued the plaintiff's long-term disability benefits on the grounds...

Verdicts & Settlements September 29, 2003: Apartment Complex Lost To Eminent Domain.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $13.1 Million Settlement The owners of an apartment complex seized through eminent domain challenged the amount offered by the City of St. Louis for the property. On Mar. 16, 2001 the city...

Verdicts & Settlements September 29, 2003: Patron Fell Outside Casino.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff $24,000 Verdict A casino patron sued Ameristar Casino after she fell outside the entrance, spraining her ankle and breaking a bone in her foot. Shirley and Donwell Clark of Poplar Bluff visited...

Mo. Court of Appeals' Southern District Rules Prostate Cancer Exclusion Wasn't Sex Discrimination.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Anne C. Vitale A health insurance policy that excluded coverage for a man's prostate cancer did not discriminate "on the sole basis of sex," as is prohibited by state statute, the Missouri Court of Appeals' Southern District has...

Missouri Lawyers Weekly's Online Forum Links Up Lawyers Across State.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Missouri Lawyers Weekly's online forum, launched over 18 months ago, continues to provide a vital service to attorneys looking to refer cases, share trial tips, ask questions about unfamiliar areas of...

A Boone County Court Rules Failure To Report Abuse Leads To $5M Verdict.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Kelly Kress A woman who was sexually molested by her adoptive father over a decade ago has won a $5 million verdict against a psychologist who she claimed failed to report the abuse. Kelly Pope, now 27, said the failure enabled...

Mo. Court of Appeals' Eastern District Rules Claim Vs. Fund OK 12 Years After Accident.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Anne C. Vitale Where a worker's family voluntarily dismissed their wrongful death suit against his employer on the grounds that their exclusive remedy was workers' compensation, they could still file a comp claim against the Second...