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Cyclist settles after bike breakdown results in lung, collarbone injuries
Shortly after buying a $3,000 bike, Eric Graham suffered injuries after the bike's carbon fork, holding the front wheel, broke during a ride in downtown Kansas City.
Fraud unit warns of email ‘spoofing’ scam targeting Bryan Cave
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s fraud unit has issued a warning that scammers are using emails appearing to be from Bryan Cave and referring to bogus “court appearances.”
Children win settlement over wreck mother caused in Germany
Compensation for injuries sustained by a minor brother and sister in a fatal automobile accident in Germany in which their mother was driving and died has been settled for $2 million.
Russell Welsh | Polsinelli
Russ Welsh, chairman and CEO of Polsinelli, takes stewardship of the firm seriously, down to the tiniest detail.
Gary C. and Anita Porte Robb | Robb & Robb
It took seven years, but the families of the victims who died in a 2006 skydiving plane crash finally received their $52.5 million.
Obama nominates KC lawyer for federal judgeship
Stephen R. Bough, a Kansas City personal injury attorney, was nominated Thursday by President Barack Obama for an opening on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Burger King prevails in North Kansas City eminent domain case
North Kansas City has lost an appeal over its attempt to condemn a Burger King in what it contends is in a blighted area. The fast-food restaurant is the only property the city doesn’t control in a 57-acre parcel slated for redevelopment.
Law firms’ choice of office space weighs image and expense
When it comes to office space, large law firms aren’t lockstep monoliths. Each firm develops and weighs its own criteria when deciding where to locate and whether to be high profile and, if so, how high profile.
Paraplegic man hurt in fall settles with Shrine Mosque
On May 7, 2010, Michael Martinez, then a 41-year-old paraplegic from Republic, fell from his motorized wheelchair while leaving a Rob Zombie concert at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield, breaking his left leg.
St. Louis County jury finds for daughter after her mother sues her
The woman was sued by her mother after the mother's financial accounts, which the daughter was named to, were nearly depleted.
St .Louis teenager struck by car receives settlement years after accident
Khiry Thomas, who was 15 in 2007 when he was struck by a car in front of his grandfather’s home, has settled for $100,000 policy limits for uninsured motorists on a policy his grandfather carried.
Greene County jury finds for defense in Millwood country club fire
A Greene County jury took less than three hours to return a verdict for the defense in a case involving a kitchen fire at the Millwood Golf & Racquet Club in Springfield.
Latest Opinion Digests
- Immigration: Asylum-Withholding of Removal-Appellate Jurisdiction
- Criminal Law: Child Pornography-Bottom-of-Guidelines Sentence-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence
- Criminal Law: Child Abuse-Sufficiency Of Evidence-Closing Argument
- Civil Rights: Religious Freedom-RLUIPA-Res Judicata
- Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Stop Work Order
- Immigration: Drug Conviction-Removability-Overbreadth of State Offense
- Civil Practice: Asset Forfeiture-Sanctions
- Civil Rights: Due Process-Failure to State Claim
- Probate : Revocable Trust – Amendment – Reformation
- Employer – Employee : Unpaid Commissions – At-Will Status
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Conflict Of Interest
- Appellate Practice : Jurisdiction – Final Judgment
Top stories
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- Supreme Court declines to hear Republican appeals on abortion ballot initiatives
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- Jury gives massive award after fleeing suspect causes fatal crash
- 8th Circuit tosses suit claiming false sale prices
- Attorney general releases report on Kim Gardner investigation
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