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Columbia man’s claim of innocence must wait 
An appeals court says man convicted of killing a Columbia sports editor must go through normal legal channels to prove his innocence.
Continue reading...Appeal over judicial elections measure goes nowhere
24. August 2010
As expected, the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has decided not to weigh in on a failed proposal to require all judges to be elected.
Continue reading...Court OKs KCP&L takeover of Aquila
17. August 2010
A state appeals court has upheld Kansas City Power & Light’s 2008 acquisition of fellow utility company Aquila. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District said it was OK that only two of the five members of the Public Service Commission voted to allow KCP&L’s holding company, Great Plains Energy Inc., to take over Aquila and [...]
Continue reading...Co-workers can be sued despite work comp laws, court says
3. August 2010
The state's Worker's Compensation Act no longer protects co-workers of an injured employee from being sued for negligence, an appeals court ruled this morning.
Continue reading...Grandview woman drops appeal over incarceration without counsel
14. July 2010
A Kansas City attorney has dropped the appeal of his indigent client challenging the city of Grandview and one of its municipal court judges for incarcerating her without counsel.
Continue reading...Failed assault wasn’t ‘abandoned,’ appeals court rules
13. July 2010
An appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Jackson County man who wounded a state trooper and threatened to kill a school principal in 2005.
Continue reading...Teens’ cell bills excluded from child support
6. July 2010
Teenagers might be more willing to part with a limb than their cellphones, but that doesn’t mean the monthly bill qualifies as an “extraordinary expense.” An appeals court today reduced a Cass County man’s monthly child support payment because it included money specifically to cover part of his children’s cellphone bills. The form used to calculate [...]
Continue reading...Court dismisses attempt to oust Jackson County prosecutor
22. June 2010
An appellate court on a technicality has dismissed a lawyer's attempt to oust Jackson County's prosecuting attorney on a technicality.
Continue reading...Chief judges changing for Mo. appellate courts
17. June 2010
Two of Missouri's appellate courts will have new leaders starting in July.
Continue reading...Court affirms fee structure for driver’s licenses and vehicle records
18. May 2010
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District affirmed a circuit judge's fee structure for driver's license and motor vehicle records.
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- Cole County med mal suit brings $1.02 million
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- Lawmaker says he may block Bindbeutel nomination
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- Wanted: Jurors with nothing else to do for six months
- More lawyers coming to Met Square
- Koster settles with hog farms
- Bar committee recommends ousting Draper
- Koster creates group to review domestic violence laws
- Former Polsinelli legal secretary sues over personal leave
- Supreme Court issues opinions in seven cases
- Columbia man’s claim of innocence must wait
- Husband of Springfield bar leader succumbs to cancer
- Jury opt-outs lead to new trial
31. August 2010
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