Missouri Lawyers Media Missouri legal news and public notices

Where a man challenged the entry against him of a full order of protection, substantial evidence supported a finding that the man harassed his ex-wife, which constituted domestic violence, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. A.O. v. V.O. ...

Tagged with: domestic violence Order Of Protection Stalking

Where appellant challenged the denial of post-judgment relief, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying his Rule 60(b) motion. Judgment is affirmed. U.S. v. Dotstry (MLW No. 74509/Case No. 19-2020 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, ...

Tagged with: Post-Judgment Relief Rule 60(b)

Where trustees of three employee benefit funds sued a corporation, its affiliates and an owner in a dispute regarding alleged breaches of the collective bargaining agreements, the trustees did not show that the affiliates served as the corporation’s alter ego ...

Tagged with: Collective Bargaining Agreements costs ERISA

Where appellants challenged the dismissal of their amended complaint in a diversity action, the dismissal was proper for the reasons cited by the district court. Judgment is affirmed. Lindberg v. Dimon (MLW No. 74507/Case No. 19-1883 – 2 pages) (U.S. ...

Tagged with: Dismissal diversity

Where a defendant challenged an adverse verdict in her pro se civil action, the challenge to the rulings regarding a surveillance video tape produced during pretrial discovery was meritless, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. Delima v. Walmart ...

Tagged with: discovery Surveillance Video

Where appellant, who had submitted a Sunshine Law request to a city for documents connected with allegations of criminal conduct by a police officer, challenged the denial of his request to view an unredacted copy of the relevant report, the ...

Tagged with: attorney fees discovery Sunshine Law Request

Where in an ERISA class action an objector challenged the certification of a settlement class and the approval of the settlement agreement, the plaintiffs had standing to bring the class action, and the district court did not abuse its discretion ...

Tagged with: class action ERISA Settlement Agreement

Where homeowners sought damages from a basement-waterproofing company connected to the installation of a basement-sealing system, asserting claims that included a violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act and a related request for attorneys’ fees, the judgment did not dispose ...

Tagged with: Attorney's fees jurisdiction

Where a juvenile argued that the trial court plainly erred by allowing a juvenile officer to file an amended petition, claiming that the receiving court of the transfer of his case must dispose of the case based on the prior ...

Tagged with: Amendment of Charges Juvenile Case Transfer

  Where appellant challenged the grant of adverse summary judgment in a suit brought by the government to reduce tax assessments to judgment and to enforce a tax lien, the appeal is dismissed because the appellant as a non-lawyer may ...

Tagged with: Non-Lawyer Representation Tax Lien

Where appellant challenged the dismissal of an action that claimed the violations of her rights stemming from a divorce and from state criminal proceedings against her, the district court properly dismissed the action. Judgment is affirmed. Meyer v. Pfeifle (MLW ...

Tagged with: Dismissal of Action Violations of Rights