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Two appeals court judges have expressed skepticism that newly discovered evidence from a 35-year-old murder case could prove favorable to a woman convicted of killing her husband and serving a life sentence in prison.

Tagged with: Missouri Court of Appeal Western District Patty Prewitt Pettis County

The pass rate for the February 2019 Missouri bar exam continued a downward trend, dropping a percentage point from the prior year to 62.4 percent. Last year, the overall pass rate was 63.4 percent, compared to 74.3 percent in 2017, ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court has disbarred a Lee’s Summit attorney who in 2017 was acquitted of charges in the deaths of her father and his girlfriend. The court ordered the default disbarment March 22 for Susan “Liz” Van Note after ...

A deputy’s sexual harassment and retaliation suit against Jackson County has resulted in a $761,987 judgment against the county — slightly more than double the amount of the initial verdict in March. Judge Roger M. Prokes of the 4th Circuit, ...

A routine action for attorneys — writing a demand letter on behalf of a client — has put a prominent St. Louis attorney under the scrutiny of the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel. OCDC is asking the Missouri Supreme Court ...

A dozen law firms either headquartered in Missouri or with a footprint in the state received top marks for their commitment to fostering LGBTQ equality in the workplace. On March 28, Human Rights Campaign Foundation released its annual Corporate Equality ...

The prior guardians of a disabled Fulton man whose body was found encased in concrete will not be able to share in the recovery of damages after his death, according to a ruling from the Western District Court of Appeals.

A federal judge declined to vacate sanctions against an Independence attorney in a long-running environmental-exposure case, writing that discovery rules and attorney conduct are not “bargaining chips” that can be used to settle a case.

The state of Missouri now may proceed with the execution of a Missouri man with a rare illness following a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court Monday.

Rising floodwaters in northwest Missouri and beyond have brought renewed attention — and significance — to a lawsuit in which a federal judge found the U.S. Corps of Army Engineers responsible for recurrent flooding along the Missouri River.

Tagged with: Ideker Farms Missouri River flooding Missouri River Recovery Program Polsinelli R. Dan Boulware St. Joseph U.S. Corp of Army Engineers

A federal appeals court has partially revived a lawsuit a Clarksdale man filed against the federal government following a mine accident that left the man quadriplegic.

Tagged with: 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Tort Claims Act Ronald C. Buckler U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri Uehlin Quarry