The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District ruled Oct. 1 that a man partially disabled by an occupational disease still could bring a claim against the state’s Second Injury Fund even after lawmakers said such claims no longer could be ...
Tagged with: carpel tunnel syndrome Labor and Industrial Relations Commission Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Second Injury Fund Veiled Prophets
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As he prepares to lead Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, Kevin McLaughlin sees his job as carrying out the vision that his predecessor would still be perfecting had tragedy not struck. “We lost an exceptional leader who had the trust of ...
Tagged with: Greensfelder Hemker & Gale John W. Dillane Kevin McLaughlin Tim Thornton
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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has affirmed a $113.7 million verdict for Missouri corrections officers who said they were denied compensation for pre- and post-shift duties. A Cole County jury issued the award to a class of about ...
Tagged with: compensation claims corrections officers Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Missouri Department of Corrections
Read More »The Court of Appeals Eastern District affirmed a $12.8 million judgment for a man who lost part of his bowels after a visit to the emergency room, but a judge will have to recalculate how it is to be paid ...
Tagged with: Court of Appeals, Eastern District Vincent Lowe
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The Missouri Supreme Court on Oct. 1 turned aside challenges to the procedural validity of two recent legislative bills. Ron Calzone, the citizen activist who opposed the bills in court, doubts they will be the last challenges to fail. “My ...
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The Missouri Supreme Court is considering who, if anyone, should rewrite the affidavit that some voters must sign under the state’s photo identification law. The court heard arguments on Oct. 3 in an appeal of a Cole County judge’s ruling ...
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Ordinarily, disputes regarding arbitration agreements come down to legal issues to be resolved by courts — or, as is frequently the case, by the arbitrators themselves. But a case argued before the Missouri Supreme Court on Oct. 2 presents the ...
Tagged with: James M. Paul Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Missouri Supreme Court Nina Theroff Ogletree Deakins
Read More »A bicyclist who crashed on a roadway in Boulder, Colorado, settled for $820,000 with a company alleged to have improperly patched the pavement, according to his attorney. Alvin A. Wolff Jr. of Wolff & Wolff Trial Lawyers in St. Louis ...
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The Court of Appeals Western District ruled Sept. 24 that a northwestern Missouri man isn’t subject to life on the state’s sex-offender registry just because his crime has been renamed. Danny Joe Dixon, then 47, pleaded guilty in 2003 to ...
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For the second time this year, the Missouri Supreme Court is considering the propriety of a recent change to the makeup of the state’s Clean Water Commission. The court heard arguments on Sept. 25 from Hickory Neighbors United Inc., a ...
Tagged with: Hickory Neighbors United Inc. Missouri Clean Water Commission Missouri Department of Natural Resources Missouri Supreme Court Trenton Farms
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