Judge Stephen R. Bough
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Federal judge decides COVID slowdown is enough to claim business interruption coverage
A federal judge is allowing an insurance claim to proceed to trial, ruling that companies experiencing a slowdown due to COVID-19 and not a full closure could potentially still expect business-interruption coverage to apply -
Business interruption actions allowed to move forward; Insurance industry watches, warns
Insurance industry representatives are closely watching legal actions in Missouri that are moving forward where it is claimed companies can sue for business interruption linked to the COVID-19 shut down.A federal judge in Kansas City ruled in favor of allowing an action taken by a number of restaurants to move forward to the discovery stage. -
Missouri federal court upholds lower court's denial of Harley-Davidson's effort to compel arbitration in dispute over motorcycle purchase
A Missouri federal court denied Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.’s motion to compel arbitration in a lawsuit brought against it by Ernest Roberts. -
ARC Steel motions for summary judgment in contract dispute with Steadfast Insurance partially granted
KANSAS CITY – A subcontractor was only granted some of its requests for summary judgment in a breach of contract dispute with an insurance company. -
Judge tosses suit against Neale & Newman over unlawful collection practices allegation
KANSAS CITY – The Springfield law firm of Neale & Newman LLP obtained a federal court order in favor in its motion to dismiss a woman’s amended complaint against it over allegedly unlawful collection activities. -
Couple must find another way to remedy IRS seizure of collectible coins, federal judge rules
A couple who lost hundreds of thousands of collectible coins during an Internal Revenue Service seizure more than six years ago will have to find another way to get the federal government to pay them what the coins were worth, a federal judge ruled -
Federal judge declines to dismiss General Motors breach of contract class action
A federal judge has declined to dismiss a breach of contract class action against General Motors over the deadline of a securities issue in 2016. -
Kansas company claims trademark infringment against competitor's knock-off product and volcano-themed ads
A Kansas-licensed spa-products company is suing a California-based competitor, claiming the competitor's volcano hand and feed product advertisements are too close to its own and is being used to sell a cheaper knock-off of its higher quality product. -
Judges gives partial summary judgment to deputy fired when new sheriff came to town
A federal judge has granted partial summary judgment to a former deputy sheriff in Christian County who claims he was fired for supporting the opposing candidate in a sheriff's election in August 2015. -
Judge grants partial summary judgment to deputy allegedly fired for voting for opposing sheriff candidate
A federal judge has granted partial summary judgment to a former deputy sheriff in Christian County who claims he was fired for supporting the opposing candidate in a sheriff's election in August 2015. -
Workplace discrimination suit goes back to circuit court
A woman's employment discrimination case will go back to circuit court, a federal judge ruled.