Unemployment Compensation : Aggrieved Party - Relief Awarded 
Hatridge v. Behr Process Corporation (MLW No. 60159/Case No. ED93566 - 2 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Romines, C.J.)
Where a claimant of unemployment compensation benefits appealed her disqualification and was awarded benefits by the Appeals Tribunal, the claimant received all of the relief sought and was not an aggrieved party, so her appeal [...]
Insurance: Motorcycle Policy - Underinsured Motorist - Ambiguity
Christensen v. Farmers Insurance Company, Inc. (MLW No. 60162/Case No. ED93162 - 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Cohen, J.)
Where a plaintiff injured in an accident on her motorcycle sought underinsured motorist benefits, the trial court properly found that the policy was not ambiguous with respect to underinsured motorist coverage because an attached [...]
Criminal Law: Seizure - Defendant Spotlighted
State v. Boykins (MLW No. 60161/Case No. ED93476 - 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Richter, J.)
Where a defendant ran after officers turned a spotlight on him and yelled to him, the use of the light did not amount to a seizure of the defendant, so the trial court erred in suppressing, as [...]
Civil Practice: Order Of Protection - Appeal - Mootness
Worrell v. Terranson (MLW No. 60164/Case No. ED92912 - 3 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Richter, J.)
Where a man appealed the entry of an order of protection against him, the order expired after the appeal was submitted, so the appeal is moot.
Appeal is dismissed.
Worrell v. Terranson (MLW No. 60164/Case No. ED92912 - 3 [...]
Civil Practice: Attorney’s Fees - Prompt Payment Act - Failure To Plead
Lucas Stucco & Eifs Design v. Landau (MLW No. 60163/Case No. ED92941 - 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Cohen, J.)
Where a plaintiff, who won a judgment against a property owner for breach of contract in a construction dispute, also sought attorney’s fees under the Missouri Private Prompt Payment Act, a party seeking [...]
Appellate Practice: Finality Of Judgment - Quiet Title Action
State of Missouri ex rel. Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission v. Westgrove Corporation, et al. (MLW No. 60165/Case No. ED92485 - 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Dowd Jr., J.)
Where in a real estate case the trial court did not decide whether defendants were bona fide purchasers without notice, the court did not [...]
Dispute over Greensfelder disqualification remanded
Whether Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale is in or out of a case over control of a north St. Louis church is still in dispute after a state appeals court examined the issue.
Attorneys: Motion To Disqualify - Conflict Of Interest - Timeliness
Polish Roman Catholic St. Stanislaus Parish, et al. v. Hettenbach (MLW No. 60160/Case No. ED93551 - 20 pages)
Where a trial court denied a motion brought by St. Stanislaus Parish and its directors to disqualify a law firm from representing the Archdiocese of St. Louis in its action against St. Stanislaus based on the parish’s concerns [...]
Ruling moves diseases out of workers’ comp
To those wondering how much the workers’ compensation landscape has changed, at least two courts have weighed in on one aspect: They held that occupational disease claims are no longer the domain of workers’ comp.
Two judges in St. Louis Circuit Court denied defense motions to redirect a family’s lawsuit over a man’s death - from [...]
Unemployment Compensation: Disqualification - Misconduct - Tree Trimmer
Guccione v. Ray’s Tree Service (MLW No. 60121/Case No. ED93097 - 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, P.J.
Where a claimant of unemployment compensation benefits was fired from his job as a tree trimmer over a dispute with his employer over his wearing of spikes to climb trees, the claimant’s actions were not [...]