Gov. Mike Parson was misguided in his efforts to incentivize Missourians to return to work by refusing to accept federal unemployment benefits that would have partly provided for the jobless, according to an attorney who sued the state.
When Frontier Justice gun shop clients in Lee’s Summit inquire about the legal challenge against House Bill 85, which created the Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA), Frontier Justice CEO Michael Brown tells them not to worry.
After a federal judge rejected its attempt to settle Roundup litigation, a German chemical company announced it could potentially stop selling the weedkiller for residential use in the United States.
Due to prosecutions and convictions obtained by the Missouri Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, four Missouri providers were added to the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s exclusion list, meaning that they are excluded from participating in all government healthcare programs.
While sales of medical marijuana surpassed $50 million in Missouri just last week, the companies who dispense, supply, grow and distribute the plant-based drug aren't allowed to deduct most business expenses.
A warning letter fired off by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt to the federal government about Critical Race Theory (CRT) curriculum in public schools is likely to be ignored and decried as racist, according to a St. Louis attorney.
A group of Missouri residents sued the state, alleging it must enroll them in Medicaid and cover their expenses because an approved ballot petition expanded eligibility and there is an appropriation from which services can be paid.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, this week, directed the establishment of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources of the Department of Justice in partnership with agencies across government to enhance enforcement efforts against COVID-19 related fraud.
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli congratulates three attorneys who were named to the inaugural 2021 “Midwest Trailblazers” list by The American Lawyer. Shareholders Denise K. Drake, Labor and Employment Department Chair, Matthew J. Murer, Health Care Department Chair, and Kathryn T. Allen, Tech Transactions & Data Privacy Shareholder, were spotlighted in the Trailblazer series for being “agents of change.”
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 prohibits states from using the funds to provide state tax relief to small business owners, and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Legal Center has joined Missouri in challenging that provision.
Pending legislation proposes to align Missouri’s 529 college savings plan rules with federal law to allow the investment account to pay for up to $10,000 in student loans and apprenticeship costs
Many businesses are struggling despite the federal government’s ongoing COVID-19 relief efforts. Given the current economic distress, an uptick in small commercial bankruptcy filings is likely, which will particularly impact community banks.
