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Digital workplace apps may be convenient, but they can be a hotbed for employee lawsuits
JEFFERSON CITY – Digital workplace apps are becoming commonplace for office interactions, offering a streamlined approach to employee growth and relationship through a single portal that’s easy to manage is tempting. But at what cost?
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation, other farm groups say lawsuit over CAFO regulations is 'frivolous'
JEFFERSON CITY – A state judge has issued a restraining order that delays the enforcement of a new law regulating contained animal feeding operations (CAFOS) after a lawsuit filed by a citizens group and others over claims the law is unconstitutional.
Missouri mom files suit against JUUL over teen's vaping, nicotine addiction
KANSAS CITY – A Missouri woman is suing JUUL Labs Inc. over allegations it has a marketing strategy that targets teens.
Missouri Insurance Coalition focusing on asbestos trust reform legislation next session
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Insurance Coalition is hoping that asbestos bankruptcy trust transparency legislation will advance in the next legislative session.
NFIB will push for reforms in product liability litigation and cap on punitives next session
JEFFERSON CITY – Legal reform advocates in Missouri are optimistic they'll make further gains in the next legislative session - with caps on punitive damages,asbestos bankruptcy trust transparency and other reforms.
Court grants Express Scripts Services' motion to dismiss after plaintiff fails to comply with orders
ST. LOUIS – Express Scripts Services Co. was granted a motion to dismiss a pro se plaintiff's discrimination suit by a federal court because of her failure to comply with court orders and discovery obligations.
Courts grants motion to remand case in white man's discrimination lawsuit against AT&T Mobility
KANSAS CITY – A federal court has remanded a discrimination case filed by a Missouri citizen under the Missouri Human Rights Act to the Jackson County Circuit Court.
Court affirms acting Social Security commissioner's decision that man is not disabled
KANSAS CITY – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Central Division has affirmed the acting Commissioner of Social Security Nancy Berryhill’s decision in the denial of a man's application for supplemental security income.
Former Farm Journal Media employee's motion to dismiss denied in misappropriation case
KANSAS CITY – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri has denied the defendants' motion to dismiss a suit filed by an agricultural media company over allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets.
Court denies motion to separate City of Ferguson, police officer in case alleging violation of citizen's rights
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has denied the city of Ferguson's request to bifurcate a suit against a police officer by a man over allegations of violations of his First Amendment rights.
Land dispute case between RLR Investment, city of Pleasant Valley remanded back to state court
KANSAS CITY – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri granted RLR Investment's motion to remand a land dispute case between it and the city of Pleasant Valley back to a state court.
Federal court dismisses insurance coverage case against Geico over drunk-driver collision
KANSAS CITY – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri declined to exercise its jurisdiction in a case against an insurance company over a vehicle collision and a $35 million arbitration award and dismissed the case.
Judge denies Synergy Outdoors' motion for summary judgment in lawsuit claiming hunting stand was defective
KANSAS CITY – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri recently denied a motion by outdoor equipment manufacturer Synergy Outdoors LLC for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by a couple claiming injuries from faulty equipment sold by the manufacturer.