Clearly William Heather wasn’t referring to the super absorbent reusable cleaning cloth when he left hostile messages on a woman’s phone more than two years ago. What isn’t clear is exactly what Heather meant when he said he was going ...

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A Missouri appeals court has spelled out the responsibilities of the Workers’ Compensation Division in helping injured workers gain benefits from bankrupt companies. The court also chastised a state guaranty corporation for doing little to help worker Richard Jones secure ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District on Wednesday formally announced the resignations of three of its judges. Judges Paul Spinden and Ron Holliger leave the court this week, and Judge Joseph Dandurand will leave on March 2, the state’s ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District on Wednesday formally announced the resignations of three of its judges. Judges Paul Spinden and Ron Holliger leave the court this week, and Judge Joseph Dandurand will leave on March 2, the state’s ...

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The dismissal of a wrongful death suit over a boy’s drowning near a Kansas City school was reversed by an appellate court on Tuesday. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled the parents of Christopher Dill properly claimed in ...

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KMBC Channel 9 wants a lawsuit brought by three female on-air personalities moved to federal court, where it is asking for an interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement. The notice of removal is the station’s first response to the lawsuit ...

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The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission doesn’t need to hear testimony from an expert witness when the injury in question is not technical, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District reversed the commission’s decision ...

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Another judge from the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District is leaving to join Attorney General-elect Chris Koster’s team. Judge Joseph Dandurand, who was appointed to the court just one year ago, will become deputy attorney general, Koster announced in ...

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