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Big data has created a whole new ballgame for federal investigations of health care fraud, according to a panel of experts who addressed prosecution trends at The Missouri Bar’s Annual Meeting Sept. 20 in Branson. The panel discussion included Timothy ...

To err is human — and to be insured is a smart business decision. Whether it is a street-corner retail outlet or a white-shoe law firm, insurance is one headache that every business shares. From general liability policies to errors-and-omissions ...

More than 18 months after the implementation of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation in 2018, companies that collect the personal information of Californians are about to be ruled by a similar provision: the California Consumer Privacy Act. The ...

As trial lawyers representing employers, we have learned a great deal over time about how jurors tend to think about employment cases. Yet watching a jury deliberate during a mock trial — behind a one-way mirror — is always a ...

Ordinarily, disputes regarding arbitration agreements come down to legal issues to be resolved by courts — or, as is frequently the case, by the arbitrators themselves. But a case argued before the Missouri Supreme Court on Oct. 2 presents the ...

Luc Matthew is a 17-year-old senior at Easton Area High School in eastern Pennsylvania. Young and healthy, he doesn’t think much about health care unless it’s time for the annual school physical. When he does get sick, he sees the ...

Much like other industries, the legal world is rapidly adopting new technologies to improve efficiencies, better serve clients and ultimately to maintain security and remain profitable in an ultra-competitive industry. Long considered an industry slow to adapt and resistant to ...

Hover over or swipe on the photo above to navigate the gallery.   More than 200 attorneys, legal professionals and others joined Missouri Lawyers Media to celebrate winners of its 2019 In-House Counsel awards, which recognize their successes in navigating ...

Like their counterparts in business and industry, in-house attorneys at Missouri colleges and universities devote plenty of time to contract review, real estate development, employment agreements and intellectual property. That is, when they’re not managing Medicare and Medicaid certification, HIPAA ...

Months before the U.S. Women’s National Team secured its fourth World Cup title in July, the team was making news for a fight on a different type of playing field — the courtroom. In March, 28 members of the soccer ...