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Municipal

Apr 15, 2019

Municipal Law: Ordinance Banning Dogs-Injunctive and Declaratory Relief-Standing

  Defendant sought declaratory and injunctive relief from a municipal ordinance banning ownership of pit bulls. The district court dismissed defendant’s claims for lack of standing because she did not currently own a banned dog or reside in the municipality, although defendant asserted that she intended to adopt a new dog after the municipality enforced […]

Nov 13, 2018

Municipal: Trash Rebate Program-Breach Of Contract

(1)Where a city paid trash-rebate payments to the owners and managers of multi-unit buildings and trailer parks for more than 30 years, and these plaintiffs challenged the elimination of the rebate program from the city’s budget, the plaintiffs had standing to bring their action, and the city was barred by res judicata from arguing that […]

Aug 31, 2018

Municipal :  Attorney’s Fees –  Municipal Liability – Failure To State Claim

King v. City of Crestwood (MLW No. 71987/Case No. 16-4560 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)

Jul 26, 2018

Municipal :  City Ordinance –  License Tax

Tracfone Wireless, Inc. v. City of Springfield (MLW No. 71901/Case No. SD34937 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Francis, J.)

Mar 8, 2018

Municipal : Prejudgment Interest – Incomplete Record –  Ordinance

City of Kansas City v. Cosic (MLW No. 71430/Case No. WD80985 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

Nov 27, 2017

Municipal : Light Rail Ordinance –  Standing – Sovereign Immunity

Chastain v. Geary (MLW No. 71206/Case No. WD80725 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ardini Jr., J.)

Sep 22, 2017

Municipal : City Ordinances – Payroll Tax – Constitutionality

Neuner v. City of St. Louis (MLW No. 71045/Case No. ED105125 – 28 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hess, J.)

Sep 22, 2017

Municipal : City Ordinance – Smoking Prohibition – Exemption

The Trophy Room v. City of St. Louis (MLW No. 71046/Case No. ED104714 – 18 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Page, J.)

Aug 31, 2017

Municipal : Disorderly Conduct – Dismissal Of Charge

City of Raymore v. O’Malley (MLW No. 70972/WD80152 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.)

Mar 9, 2017

Municipal : Lease Agreement – Option To Renew – Attorney’s Fees

K.C. Air Cargo Services, Inc. v. City of Kansas City (MLW No. 70256/Case No. WD79786 – 20 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Welsh, J.)

Mar 6, 2017

Municipal : Ordinance – Retaliation – Qualified Immunity

Young v. Mercer County Commission (MLW No. 70214/Case No. 16-1324 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)

Mar 1, 2017

Municipal : Validity Of Ordinance – Local Minimum Wage – Preemption

Cooperative Home Care, Inc. v. City of St. Louis (MLW No. 70241/Case No. SC95401 – 31 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Stith, J.; Breckenridge, C.J., Draper, Wilson and Russell, JJ., concur; Fischer, J., concurs in separate opinion filed)

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