Where a trial court in a legal-malpractice case granted a motion for summary judgment for the defendants on two fraud counts but denied the motion as to the legal-malpractice claim, the legal-malpractice claim was based on the same factual occurrences ...

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Where a plaintiff in an unlawful detainer action challenged a remand to state court after she attempted removal to federal court, the remand was proper because the plaintiff failed to show sufficient grounds for removal since she did not plausibly ...

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A Pennsylvania corporation is not subject to Missouri jurisdiction merely because it operates a business website that may be viewed in Missouri as well as other locations, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Nov. 20. The court said unanimously that the ...

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Where appellants challenged the denial of motions for recusal in a civil-rights action, such orders are not immediately appealable, and the collateral-order doctrine was not applicable, so the appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Appeal is dismissed. Campbell v. ...

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Where plaintiff Indian tribes challenged the procedures used by South Dakota state officials to remove children temporarily from their homes in exigent circumstances, the district court’s orders are vacated because the court should have abstained from exercising jurisdiction under the ...

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Legacy Bank v. Nelson (MLW No. 72110/Case No. 35373 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.)

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Auer v. Trans Union LLC (MLW No. 72094/Case No. 17-2413 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)

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Sears v. Sears (MLW No. 72092/Case No. 17-2995 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)

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Burka v. Sessions (MLW No. 72005/Case No. 17-2208 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Stras, J.)

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Faltermeier v. FCA US LLC (MLW No. 71982/Case No. 17-2093 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Erickson, J.)

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State v. Rall (MLW No. 71997/Case No. WD80755 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ardini Jr., J.)

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