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Read More »Tort Victims’ fund gets $480M from talc judgment
Missouri’s Tort Victims’ Compensation Fund received a contribution of more than $480 million the week after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to disturb a $2.1 billion judgment against Johnson & Johnson.
Read More »Court says interpreter can’t sue school district for injury
A Missouri appeals court has declined to recognize a new element for establishing statutory employment.
Read More »Paul C. Wilson to become chief Justice on July 1
As it emerges from the pandemic, Missouri’s court system is preparing for a transition in leadership.
Read More »The POWER List: Personal Injury Law 2021
In this latest edition of Missouri Lawyers Media’s POWER LIST, we examine the most powerful attorneys in personal injury law.
Read More »Man gets new trial in 2016 murder case
The Court of Appeals Eastern District on June 15 granted a new trial for a man convicted of killing a St. Louis music promoter after witnesses were allowed to testify that they believed his alleged confessions to murder.
Read More »Jackson County OKs funds for courthouse repairs
The Jackson County Legislature on June 21 approved nearly $1.3 million in funds to cover costs for additional repairs of the Downtown Kansas City Courthouse’s chilled-water system.
Read More »Judge strikes down Medicaid expansion amendment
A Cole County judge has struck down a 2020 constitutional amendment expanding Medicaid eligibility after ruling it is unconstitutional because it indirectly requires the appropriation of revenues not created by the initiative.
Read More »New punitive damages law doesn’t affect ongoing suit
The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District ruled June 15 that Missouri’s new punitive damage standards cannot be applied to lawsuits filed before the law took effect last year.
Read More »Juvenile offender too late to appeal certification as adult
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled June 15 that a teenage robbery suspect is too late to take advantage of a newly recognized right for juveniles to appeal their certification to be tried as adults.
Read More »Supreme Court finds police immune from pursuit claims
Two law enforcement officers cannot be held personally liable for a police pursuit that led to the death of a 16-year-old girl because they are covered by official immunity, the Missouri Supreme Court has held.
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