State v. Cain II (MLW No. 59116/Case No. SD29090 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Lynch, C.J.) (1)Where the state and a defendant in a DWI case signed a stipulation requesting that the defendant’s sentence be commuted ...
Read More »Unemployment Compensation: Notice Of Appeal – Timeliness
Davis v. Division of Employment Security (MLW No. 59125/Case No. ED92607 – 2 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Baker, C.J.) Where a claimant of unemployment benefits failed to file his notice of appeal within 20 days of the ...
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Holland v. Division of Employment Security (MLW No. 59126/Case No. ED92786 – 2 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Baker, C.J.) Where a claimant of unemployment benefits failed to file his notice of appeal within 20 days of the ...
Read More »Criminal Law: Child Molestation – Sufficiency Of Evidence
State v. Hale (MLW No. 59124/Case No. ED91490 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Romines, J.) Where a defendant was convicted on multiple counts of sex offenses against four minor females, a conviction for first-degree child molestation ...
Read More »Contracts: Award – Prejudgment Interest – Computer Services
Hawk iSolutions Group, Inc. v. Morris, et al. (MLW No. 59122/Case No. ED91409 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Norton, J.) Where a trial court in a breach-of-contract case awarded plaintiff the amount requested in an original, ...
Read More »Administrative: Exhaustion Of Remedies – Wrongful Demolition – Notice
Arbogast v. City of St. Louis (MLW No. 59123/Case No. ED90137 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Norton, J.) Where plaintiffs were awarded $65,000 for the wrongful demolition of their property, the trial court had subject-matter jurisdiction ...
Read More »Insurance: Reinsurance Contract – Crop Insurance – Bankruptcy
Granite Reinsurance Company, Ltd. v. Acceptance Insurance Company (MLW No. 59110/Case No. 08-1933 – 21 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Riley, J.) Where an insurance-holding company filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition and a reinsurer sought payment of ...
Read More »Employer – Employee: Sex Discrimination – Equal Pay – MHRA
Drum v. Leeson Electric Corporation (MLW No. 59111/Case No. 08-1678 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Benton, J.) Where a female human resources manager was promoted to another position and her male replacement was hired at a ...
Read More »Employer – Employee: Race Discrimination – Retaliation – Union Defendant
Franklin, et al. v. Local 2 of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association (MLW No. 59115/Case No. 08-2707 – 19 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Riley, J.) Where African-American sheet metal workers brought claims of racial discrimination in ...
Read More »Employer – Employee: ADA – Perceived Disability – Social Security Disability
Finan v. Good Earth Tools, Inc. (MLW No. 59106/Case No. 08-2221 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Benton, J.) Where a traveling salesman diagnosed with epilepsy presented evidence that he was fit to drive and perform his ...
Read More »Criminal Law: Sentencing – Mortgage Fraud – Amount Of Loss
U.S. v. Parish (MLW No. 59108/Case No. 08-2794/08-2795/08-2796 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Riley, J.) Where defendants who were convicted of mail fraud and money laundering in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme claimed the district ...
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