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Collection action in favor of Frontenac Bank upheld by appeals court
ST. LOUIS — An appeals court has sided with a bank in its collection action against customers who failed to pay on a promissory note that had been secured with a commercial building in St. Louis.
Appeals court finds C.B. Engineering responsible in dispute over condemned Lake St. Louis home
ST. LOUIS — A dispute between a homebuilder and engineering firm over who was to blame for a newly constructed home being condemned shortly after the owners moved in has been decided by the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District.
Court of appeals sides with couple in judgment dispute
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District has sided with a couple who had been subject to a bank's default judgment award that totaled more than $125,000 with interest.
Appeals court upholds $10 million punitive award in St. Louis asbestos case
ST. LOUIS — A $10 million punitive damages award in an asbestos case against gasket maker Crane Co. has been upheld by the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District.
Missouri Supreme Court upholds Cape Girardeau divorce settlement
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Cape Girardeau woman who claims a trial court presiding over her divorce case failed to equitably divide marital assets and debts.
Appeals court finds law needs clarification on right to jury in rent and possession cases
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District has ruled in favor of a tenant on the issue of a right to jury trial in a rent and possession action.
Missouri Supreme Court affirms dismissal of renewable energy 'geographic sourcing' rule
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court has affirmed the dismissal of the state's suit over the implementation of a renewable energy proposition that voters approved in 2008.
Appeals court overturns man's felony conviction of driving with suspended license
ST. LOUIS — A man convicted for felony driving on a suspended license has had his conviction overturned by the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District.
Appeals court allows hearing for disabled woman in legal fee dispute
ST. LOUIS — A Missouri appeals court has reversed a finding from the state's Labor and Industrial Relations Commission that granted a lawyer's request to have fees from an injured client placed into a trust in case he died before her.
Appeals court affirms $4.1 million judgment against parking garage owner
ST. LOUIS — A $4.1 million judgment against the owner of a downtown parking garage that nearly collapsed has been affirmed by the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District.
Former Mizzou assistant professor loses appeal seeking to overturn discharge
JEFFERSON CITY — A former University of Missouri assistant professor, who was denied tenure after publishing an article without citing a graduate student's work, lost an appeal that sought to overturn his discharge.
Court of Appeals rules St. Charles County judge lacked authority to deny substitution request
ST. LOUIS — A Missouri appeals court has made permanent a preliminary ruling in a judge substitution case.
Court upholds multi-million judgment for partners in Clayton garage group
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District has dismissed an appeal brought by an operator of a Clayton parking garage and office building, which had sought relief from a judgment in excess of $5.6 million.
Appeals court finds that statute prevails in petitioner’s move to substitute judge
ST. LOUIS — A customer of a St. Charles finance company who sought to substitute a judge in a suit seeking recovery of funds owed on a contract has been granted a writ of prohibition by the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District.
Missouri Supreme Court upholds guardianship over objections of mother found to be unfit
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court has affirmed that a Cooper County judge properly awarded guardianship and conservatorship to relatives of a young girl in a case in which the mother was found to be unfit.
Missouri Supreme Court says challenge to water company’s surcharge is moot
The Missouri Supreme Court has dismissed as moot a challenge to the Missouri Public Service Commission's (PSC) decision that allowed Missouri-American Water Co. (MAWC) to charge an infrastructure system replacement surcharge to its customers.
Missouri Supreme Court reverses uninsured motorist award in favor of Shelter Insurance
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court has reversed and remanded to Jasper County a judgment that awarded $100,000 in uninsured motorist coverage benefits to the survivors of a woman killed in a wreck caused by a tractor-trailer driver.
Former Sea World workers entitled to enhanced pension benefits
&&& A group of former Sea World employees have prevailed after the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals found they were entitled to enhanced pension benefits under parent company Anheuser-Busch's employee-pension plan.
Appeals court rules for school district in mother’s unlawful-restraint suit
ST. LOUIS — A mother's claim that her young son had been unlawfully restrained and isolated at school in the Francis Howell School District has been dismissed by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Missouri Supreme Court upholds St. Louis minimum-wage ordinance
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a St. Louis ordinance that calls for raising workers' minimum wage.