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Jury awards plaintiff who invested in store
A Shrewsbury woman won a $172,000 verdict in St. Louis County Circuit Court against two individuals who allegedly defrauded her when she invested in their clothing store.
Contracts: Real Estate – Ambiguity
McClain v. Hartley (MLW No. 61174/Case No. ED93184 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Richter, C.J.)
Contracts: Breach Of Contract – Mechanic’s Lien – Notice
Ambassador Floor Company v. Bruner Buildings LLC, et al. (MLW No. 61168/Case No. ED93835 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Baker, J.)
Taxation: Use Tax Exemption – Kitchen Equipment – ‘Plants’
Brinker Missouri, Inc. v. Director of Revenue (MLW No. 61198/Case No. SC90463 – 17 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Stith, J.; Teitelman, Russell, Wolff, Breckenridge and Fischer, JJ., concur; Price, C.J., dissents in separate opinion filed)
Commercial: Warranty Rights – Assignment – Transfer Of Equipment
Renaissance Leasing, LLC, et al. v. Vermeer Manufacturing Company (MLW No. 61199/Case No. SC90258 – 39 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Price Jr., C.J.; all concur)
Attorneys: Disciplinary Proceeding – Misappropriation Of Funds – Repeated Violations
In re: Renae Ehler (MLW No. 61193/Case No. SC90652 – 19 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Breckenridge, J.; all concur)
Arbitration: Class Action Waiver – Unconscionability – Auto Dealership
Ruhl v. Lee’s Summit Honda (MLW No. 61196/Case No. SC90601 – 8 pages)
Arbitration: Class Action Waiver – Unconscionability – Loan Agreement
Brewer v. Missouri Title Loans, Inc. (MLW No. 61194/Case No. SC90647 – 23 pages)
Arbitration: Valid Agreement – Failure To Prove – Judicial Admission
M & I Marshall & Ilsley Bank v. Sader & Garvin, L.L.C., et al. (MLW No. 61190/Case No. WD71399 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.)
Taxation: Deduction Of Losses – S Corporation
Russell v. Commissioner; United Energy Corporation v. Commissioner; Kopseng v. Commissioner (MLW No. 61142/Case No. 09-2306/09-2307/09-2310/09-2576 – 5 pages)
Insurance: Death Benefits – Wife’s Estate – Attorney’s Fees
First National Bank & Trust Company of Mountain Home v. Stonebridge Life Insurance Company, et al. (MLW No. 61135/Case No. 09-2563/09-2760 – 8 pages)
Contracts: Acquisition – Justifiable Reliance – Trucking Company
Waldner v. Carr, et al. (MLW No. 61156/Case No. 09-2246 – 20 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)
Latest Opinion Digests
- Immigration: Asylum-Withholding of Removal-Appellate Jurisdiction
- Criminal Law: Child Pornography-Bottom-of-Guidelines Sentence-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence
- Criminal Law: Child Abuse-Sufficiency Of Evidence-Closing Argument
- Civil Rights: Religious Freedom-RLUIPA-Res Judicata
- Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Stop Work Order
- Immigration: Drug Conviction-Removability-Overbreadth of State Offense
- Civil Practice: Asset Forfeiture-Sanctions
- Civil Rights: Due Process-Failure to State Claim
- Probate : Revocable Trust – Amendment – Reformation
- Employer – Employee : Unpaid Commissions – At-Will Status
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Conflict Of Interest
- Appellate Practice : Jurisdiction – Final Judgment
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