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A split Kansas Supreme Court has struck down a law limiting noneconomic damages in personal injury lawsuits. In a 4-2 ruling on June 14, the court ruled that the cap, which has been in place since the late 1980s, is ...

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In a case of first impression, the Court of Appeals Western District ruled June 18 that a two-year-old statutory revision does not block expert witnesses from testifying about a DWI suspect’s intoxication. Under that revision, made by the legislature in ...

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A man with a violent criminal history in North Carolina was charged Monday in the shooting death of a Missouri police officer, the immediate aftermath of which was livestreamed on Facebook. Officer Michael Langsdorf of the North County Police Cooperative ...

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A western Missouri prosecutor’s lawsuit against a gambling machine provider could halt the proliferation of video gambling terminals in the state. Eric Zahnd, prosecuting attorney for Platte County, is accusing Kansas-based Integrity Gaming LLC of installing illegal machines in two ...

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The fourth-largest plaintiff’s win of 2018 as tracked by Missouri Lawyers Weekly will remain intact, following a Tuesday ruling from the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District. A three-judge panel unanimously affirmed a $74.1 million jury verdict against Ford Motor ...

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Tim Thornton, the chief executive officer of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, died June 23 in a bicycle accident. He was 64. “This is a huge loss for the Greensfelder family,” Greensfelder Chief Operating Officer Heather Henry said in a statement ...

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An insurer is on the hook for at least part of a $5 million judgment resulting from the shooting death of a 16-year-old outside a St. Louis nightclub, following a ruling from the Court of Appeals Eastern District. The hefty ...

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Suppose you’re walking in the middle of the street. A police vehicle abruptly pulls right in front of you at an angle, blocking your path. Is that a seizure, under the Fourth Amendment? No, a majority of the full 8th ...

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A Missouri judge on Monday ruled that the state’s lone abortion clinic can continue performing abortions through Friday but kicked the clinic’s lawsuit out of court. St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer extended a preliminary injunction he previously issued in order to ...

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Steven Baumer has been elected to succeed Therese Pritchard as co-chair of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, the firm announced today. Baumer, a St. Louis-based partner who specializes in mergers and acquisitions and other complex business transactions, will begin a four-year ...

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The St. Louis County Circuit Court  plans to hire a treatment court commissioner, a position generated to handle the increasing number of non-violent cases involving defendants with mental illness and substance-use disorders. The full-time position is the first of its ...

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