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Missouri Chamber CEO says its gathering information for next steps regarding injury fund decision
JEFFERSON CITY – A recent decision by the Missouri Supreme Court has business owners across the state left with serious questions about who pays for employees who have been injured on the job.. -
MISSOURI SUPREME COURT: 16th circuit commission announces nominees for Grate circuit judge vacancy in Jackson County
The Sixteenth Circuit Judicial Commission has met and selected a panel of three nominees for the circuit judge vacancy in Division 17 of the Jackson County circuit court created by the retirement of Judge Jack R. Grate. -
MISSOURI SUPREME COURT: 31st circuit commission seeks applicants for new circuit judge position in Greene County
The 31st Circuit Judicial Commission is accepting applications for the office of circuit judge of the 31st Judicial Circuit (Greene County), pursuant to the creation of that position by the General Assembly. -
Associated Industries of Missouri CEO: Supreme Court's Second Injury Fund ruling 'got it right'
JEFFERSON CITY – The state's oldest business association believes that the state Supreme Court's ruling declaring that workers injured on the job after Jan. 1, 2014, could not be compensated from Missouri's Second Injury Fund was the correct one. -
Missouri Supreme Court's Second Injury Fund ruling limits claimants
JEFFERSON CITY – Injury claims are now under new limitations in the wake of a Missouri Supreme Court decision regarding who is eligible for compensation from the Second Injury Fund. -
Longtime Springfield defense attorney on probation after allegedly mishandling fees
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Springfield defense attorney Dee Wampler, a lawyer for more than a half-century, is on probation following a July 30 Missouri Supreme Court order for allegedly mishandling fees. -
Kansas high court ruling to strike cap on damages in personal injury cases could affect forum shopping in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas Supreme Court recently ruled to strike the state's cap on noneconomic damages in a personal injury case and that decision may affect forum shopping between Kansas and Missouri courts. -
Tort reform enjoyed numerous wins in 'historic' 2019 legislative session, advocate says
JEFFERSON CITY – A Missouri business advocacy group enjoyed great success in the most-recent state legislative session which tort reform it supported made it to the governor's signature. -
Kansas attorney reciprocally disciplined in Missouri following multiple allegations of professional misconduct
JEFFERSON CITY – Attorney Brandon W. Deines of Lawrence, Kansas has been reciprocally suspended following a July 22 Missouri Supreme Court order regarding disciplinary proceedings against him in Kansas. -
Kansas attorney, former assistant district attorney, voluntarily disbarred in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY – Mound City, Kansas attorney John Stephen Sutherland has been voluntarily disbarred and Liberty attorney Sherri L. Edwards has been disbarred following separate July 22 Missouri Supreme Court orders. -
Missouri tackled venue shopping and is looking at other legal reforms, state rep says
ST. LOUIS – A Republican state representative who helped usher through venue reform legislation this session believes the measure will stop the flow of out-of-state plaintiffs from flooding Missouri courts. -
National Right to Work Foundation president says nothing 'surprising,' 'new' about suit against Teamsters Local 610
ST. LOUIS – Union officials have used the power given them by the federal government in the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) of 1935 to coerce and intimidate employees across the nation, according to the president of a nonprofit organization that focuses on legal action against labor organizations. -
Civil justice reform advocates pleased with venue reform; Look to next session for asbestos, punitive damages reform
JEFFERSON CITY - While advocates of civil justice reform are pleased with Gov. Mike Parson's signature on a bill designed to stem a flood of out-of-state plaintiffs in Missouri courtrooms, they're aiming for more reforms in the next legislative session - limiting punitive damages and asbestos transparency, for instance. -
Former St. Louis County executive chief of staff disbarred following guilty plea in alleged bribery scheme
JEFFERSON CITY – William Leonard "Bill" Miller Jr., Richmond Heights attorney and chief of staff to former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger, has been voluntarily disbarred following a July 9 Missouri Supreme Court order and his guilty plea in May in an alleged bribery scheme. -
Missouri Chamber VP says increased attorney ads 'definitely plays a role in Missouri being a lawsuit magnet'
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry commented on the connection between a substantial increase in trial attorney advertising in the St. Louis media market with the overall lawsuit culture of the state. -
Missouri Supreme Court disbars one attorney, places another on probation
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Hallsville attorney Vernan L. Pierce has been disbarred and St. Louis attorney Kelly M. Brown Hayes is on probation following recent and separate Missouri Supreme Court orders and a local news report. -
MCANANY VAN CLEAVE & PHILLIPS: Decision Made in Case Involving the Second Injury Fund: What Does this Mean for Employers?
In a recent Supreme Court of Missouri case, Douglas Cosby v. Treasurer of the State of Missouri, the Court issued an opinion that PPD benefits would no longer be awarded from the Second Injury Fund for injuries occurring after January 1, 2014. -
Illinois attorney reciprocally suspended for trying to bar client from reporting to discipline authorities
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Illinois attorney Laura Lee Robinson has been reciprocally suspended following a June 25 Missouri Supreme Court order after she allegedly entered an agreement with a client barring him from reporting her misconduct to Illinois disciplinary authorities. -
St. Louis attorney reinstated, Springfield lawyer on probation after Missouri high court orders
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — A St. Louis attorney is no longer on probation and a Springfield attorney has been placed on probation following separate recent Missouri Supreme Court orders. -
Chamber VP: Merchandising Act next step for reform
JEFFERSON CITY – While the Missouri Chamber of Commerce has seen some success in civil justice reform in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice President of Governmental Affairs Matthew Panik sees a long road ahead in the remainder of 2019 and 2020.