Administrative Law: Nursing License-Disciplinary Order-DWI Offenses
Jackson v. State Board of Nursing (MLW No. 80461/Case No. WD85431 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Cole County, Beetem, J. (Kevin Stuart Cavanaugh, Overland Park, KS for respondent) (Kevin Hall, Jefferson City, for appellant).
Administrative Law: Disability Benefits-Denial of Application-Treating-Source Rule
Smith v. Kijakazi (MLW No. 80439/Case No. 22-3492 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Marshall, J.
Administrative Law: Gun Control Act-Amended Rule-Statutory Authority
Morehouse Enterprises, LLC v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (MLW No. 80427/Case No. 22-2812 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, Welte, J. (Robert Jeffrey Olson, Vienna, VA argued for appellant) (Sean Janda, Washington, D.C. argued for appellee).
Administrative Law: Disciplinary Order-License Revocation-Mitigating Evidence
Ciesemier v. Director of Department of Public Safety (MLW No. 80376/Case No. WD85770 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Witt, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Cole County, Stumpe, J. (Mark L. Williams, Kirksville, for appellant) (Ryan J. Gallagher, Ashland, for respondent).
Administrative: Water Company-Variance from Tariff
In the Matter of the Joint Application of Missouri-American Water Company and DCM Land, LLC (MLW No. 80390/Case No. SC99978 – 9 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Fischer, J.) Appealed from the Missouri Public Service Commission (Lindsay Van Gerpen, Jefferson City, for appellant) (Jennifer Heintz and Carrie Bumgarner, Jefferson City; Sue A. Shultz, Anthony J. Soukenik and Timothy C. Sansone, St.[...]
Administrative: Local Health Department-Authority to Enact Rules
Robinson v. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MLW No. 80392/Case No. SC99864 – 16 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Breckenridge, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Cole County, Green, J. (Dana Tucker Redwing, Clayton; Neal F. Perryman, Michael L. Jente, Jacqueline K. Graves and Benjamin M. Farley, St. Louis; Stephen G. Jeffery, Chesterfield; Bryan O. Covinsky, Kansas City; Maria[...]
Administrative: Electricity Supplier-Challenge to Denial of Rate Increase-Motion to Intervene
Entergy Arkansas, LLC v. Thomas (MLW No. 80349/Case No. 23-1228 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Miller, J. (Jordan Brown Tinsley, of Little Rock, AR for appellant; M. Shawn McMurray, of Little Rock, AR on the brief) (Sanford Ian Weisburst, of New York, NY for appellee; Grace E. Chang, of San Francisco,[...]
Administrative: Copyright Infringement-AWCPA-Finishing Uncompleted Building
Cornice & Rose International, LLC v. Four Keys, LLC (MLW No. 80361/Case No. 22-1976 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, Reade, J. (Peter Craig Riley, of Cedar Rapids, IA for appellant) (Jacob W. Nelson, of Cedar Rapids, IA and Gregory Witke, of Des Moines, IA for appellees; Roger W. Stone, of Cedar Rapids,[...]
Administrative: Failure to Produce Records-Suspension of Pilot’s License-Mootness
McNaught v. Nolen (MLW No. 80327/Case No. 22-3138 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.) Petition for Review of an Order of the Federal Aviation Administration. (Tiernan Timothy Siems, of Omaha, NE for petitioner) (Brett D. Weingold, of Washington, D.C. for respondent)
Administrative: Electric Company-Securitization of Energy Transition Costs
In the Matter of the Petition of the Empire District Electric Company (MLW No. 80292/Case Nos. WD85800 & WD85801 – 29 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Hardwick, J.) Appealed from Public Service Commission (Diana C. Carter, Dean L. Cooper, Jefferson City; Sarah Knowlton, Concord, NH for appellant) (Shelley E. Brueggemann, Jennifer L. Heintz, John D. Borgmeyer, Nathan C. Wi[...]
Administrative: Rural Broadband Subsidies-Disqualified Census Blocks-Fraud
Venture Communications Cooperative, Inc. v. James Valley Cooperative Telephone Company (MLW No. 80153/Case Nos. 22-2129 & 22-2190 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, Lange, J. (Ari Scott Casper, of Baltimore, MD for appellant; Matthew A. Tysdal, of Sioux Falls, SD; Peter Heidepriem, of Sioux Falls, SD; and R[...]
Administrative: Property Tax-Discrimination
Crown Diversified Industries Corp. v. Zimmerman (MLW No. 80152/Case No. ED110120 – 26 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clark, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis County, May, J. (Jeremy D. Shook and Robert F. Murray, for appellant) (Mark R. Sanders, Christopher O. Bauman, and Patrick W. Keefe, for respondents)
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