Leaders of counties on the edge of Missouri’s two metropolitan areas are showing an increasing urge to end business shutdowns necessitated by the coronavirus, breaking with urban leaders who have extended stay-at-home orders for several weeks. The majority of confirmed ...

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A 53-year-old Kansas City motorcyclist who needed multiple surgeries and missed several months of work after colliding with a pickup truck last September has settled a claim with the other driver’s insurer for $1.25 million. J. McCune was riding his ...

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Gov. Mike Parson has appointed two associate circuit judges, one in St. Louis County and one in Clay County. Virginia Lay fills the vacancy created when voters last year ousted Judge Judy P. Draper. Lay, of Clayton, is a special ...

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A Clay County man reached a $1.25 million settlement with three insurers after suffering “life-changing” injuries in a car crash, according to his attorney. The plaintiff, then 54, was struck by another driver in a rear-end collision on Missouri Highway ...

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Ten attorneys have applied for an associate circuit judgeship in Clay County. The 7th Circuit Judicial Commission said seven women and three men applied for the vacancy created by the recent elevation of Judge David Chamberlain to a circuit judgeship. ...

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A judge has overruled a motion for contempt which alleged that Clay County’s collector of revenue disobeyed an order from an appellate court. On Jan. 15, Judge Louis Angles entered an order in favor of Collector Lydia McEvoy, following a ...

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Gov. Mike Parson has appointed David Chamberlain as a Clay County circuit judge. Chamberlain has served as an associate circuit judge in the same circuit since 2008 and previously was in private practice for 19 years. He earned his law ...

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The 7th Circuit Judicial Commission nominated associate circuit judges Louis Angles, David P. Chamberlain and Karen L. Krauser for a circuit judge vacancy in Clay County. Gov. Mike Parson will have 60 days to appoint one of the three to ...

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A Clay County jury has awarded an Excelsior Springs man $11 million in his bad-faith suit against American Family Insurance Co. The jury returned the verdict Nov. 8 following a four-day trial. The jury unanimously awarded Paul Skow $1 million ...

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The 7th Circuit Judicial Commission will meet Dec. 6 to select finalists from among eight applicants for an impending vacancy on the Clay County Circuit Court. Circuit Judge Larry D. Harman is expected to retire effective Dec. 16. Following public ...

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Two long-serving judges whose service on the bench adds up to nearly 60 years combined have announced plans to retire. Jackson County Associate Circuit Judge Robert L. Trout’s retirement will be effective Nov. 1, while Clay County Circuit Judge Larry ...

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