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The year of the empty chair: For some big cases, the defense was MIA
To an unusual degree, Missouri Lawyers Media’s Top Verdicts & Settlements rankings for 2019 feature cases in which the defense at trial was less than optimal, to put it mildly. The year’s second-largest case, Enslein as Trustee for Xurex Inc. v. Di Mase, ended in a jury verdict of nearly $118 million after the individual […]
Top Verdicts & Settlements 2019: Significant wins from beyond Missouri courts
Missouri Lawyers Media’s Verdicts & Settlements database welcomes submissions from Missouri attorneys who won cases in other states’ courts. Although they aren’t included in our annual rankings, here are some of the cases we tracked from outside the state: Norman Siegel of Kansas City-based Steuve Siegel Hanson played a leading role in securing a historic […]
2019 Missouri Lawyers V&S winners announced
New this year: We are considering plaintiffs’ verdicts and plaintiffs’ judgments in separate categories, given the different burdens needed to persuade juries and judges.
Latest Opinion Digests
- Criminal Law: Child Abuse-Sufficiency Of Evidence-Closing Argument
- Civil Rights: Religious Freedom-RLUIPA-Res Judicata
- Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Stop Work Order
- Immigration: Drug Conviction-Removability-Overbreadth of State Offense
- Civil Practice: Asset Forfeiture-Sanctions
- Civil Rights: Due Process-Failure to State Claim
- Probate : Revocable Trust – Amendment – Reformation
- Employer – Employee : Unpaid Commissions – At-Will Status
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Conflict Of Interest
- Appellate Practice : Jurisdiction – Final Judgment
- Domestic Relations : Parenting Plan – Child Support
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Guilty Plea – Sentence Advice
Top stories
- Missouri Lawyers Media’s legal coverage commended
- Cole County prosecutor loses third Sunshine Law appeal
- Supreme Court weighs lagging symptoms in work comp case
- New accommodation rights for pregnant workers offer broad protections
- Clark named as next Eastern District chief judge
- Russell reflects on change as women take charge of Missouri’s legal system
- NCAA scores positive gender equity review from St. Louis firm
- Big improvements for Missouri bar takers | List of bar passers
