Missouri Supreme Court
Recent News About Missouri Supreme Court
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Kansas attorney reinstated in Missouri following suspension over wrongful death court decision
Attorney Robert Adam Mintz of Leawood, Kansas, who in 2014 was ordered by a judge to pay the mother of a friend $300,000 after Mintz failed to tell police about his role in the friend's death, has been reinstated to practice law in Missouri following a recent order. -
Arizona attorney disbarred following guilty plea in long-running 'Prime Bank' securities fraud
Attorney Larry Joseph Busch Jr., of Anthem, Arizona, a co-conspirator in the so-called "Prime Bank" multimillion dollar investment fraud, has been reciprocally disbarred following an Oct. 5 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
State Supreme Court finds that nontort judgments automatically accrue interest post-judgment
The Missouri Supreme Court has agreed with a St. Louis County court that nontort judgments automatically accrue post-judgment interest. -
Kansas City attorney reciprocally suspended in Missouri for representing clients on inactive license
Kansas attorney Kenton M. Hall, has been reciprocally suspended following an Oct. 2 Missouri Supreme Court order after his suspension in Kansas late last summer over allegations he represented clients there when his Kansas law license was inactive. -
Judge remands Essure class action to state court
U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh for a second time has granted plaintiffs' request to remand a proposed class action against Bayer over its birth control product, Essure, to state court. -
Vernon County attorney suspended after failing to disclose statutory rape conviction in prosecutor race
Onetime Vernon County prosecutor candidate and Nevada, Missouri, attorney Dustin W. Dunfield has been suspended following a Sept. 26 Missouri Supreme Court order after he failed to disclose a 1996 statutory rape conviction when he ran for the office in 2014. -
State Supreme Court sides with Cole County judge in dismissing employer’s petitions for writs
The Missouri Supreme Court has affirmed a Cole County Circuit Court decision that dismissed an employer's petitions for writs of mandamus involving a discrimination complaint before the Missouri Commission on Human Rights (MCHR). -
Liberty attorney indicted by Justice Department is suspended
Liberty attorney Robert J. Young, indicted by a federal grand jury in 2016 after first alleged to be mentally unfit to practice law, has been suspended following a Sept. 19 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
Missouri high court upholds $38 million Depakote jury verdict
The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a $38 million award in a personal-injury suit against Abbott Laboratories over its antiepileptic drug Depakote. -
Columbia-based public defender disciplined for neglecting clients
Columbia attorney and public defender Karl William Hinkebein received a stayed suspension and one year of probation following a Sept. 12 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations he abandoned six clients. -
Missouri Supreme Court disbars Greenwood attorney
Greenwood attorney Christopher Farrell Arbuckle, disbarred following an Aug. 22 Missouri Supreme Court order, was among the attorneys disciplined by the high court in August, according to announcements on the high court's website. -
Federal judge dismisses nonresident claims in talc suits against Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc have secured another jurisdictional victory based on a landmark ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court in June. -
Marion County wrongful death claim to get another review by Missouri Supreme Court
A woman's wrongful death claim involving the care of her late husband will get another review by the Missouri Supreme Court. -
Kansas attorney disbarred following $1.2 million fraud conspiracy guilty plea
Leawood, Kansas, attorney Mark J. Schultz has been disbarred by order of the Missouri Supreme Court following a guilty plea on conspiracy allegations that he and his former law partner tried to steal money from an area health care facility. -
St. Louis attorney, breast cancer foundation founder reinstated
St. Louis attorney Michael Bradley Katz, founder of a one-time breast cancer foundation established in his mother's memory, has been reinstated to practice law in Missouri after being suspended over tax issues earlier this year, according to a recent state Supreme Court filing. -
Mo. Supreme Court finds judge did not err in allowing 'rehabilitated' juror in malpractice case
Plaintiffs who lost a medical malpractice case at trial also lost an appeal challenging a juror's qualification. -
Two attorneys reinstated, one suspended in Missouri July disciplines
Two attorneys were reinstated to practice law and a third was suspended in disciplinary cases that came before the Missouri Supreme Court in July, according to the Missouri State Bar's website. -
Court rules NFL's Rams have to pay Missouri sales tax
Football fans in the St. Louis area may have something to cheer about: the long arm of Missouri law is not letting the former St. Louis Rams, renamed and relocated to Los Angeles, get a refund on state sales taxes. -
6 reinstated attorneys were suspended over tax issues
Six of seven suspended attorneys reinstated by a June order of the state Supreme Court had been originally suspended for tax issues, according to announcements by the Missouri State Bar. -
North Kansas City immigration attorney reinstated after completing probation
North Kansas City immigration attorney Allan H. Bell has been reinstated to the practice of law in Missouri after successfully completing a probation that began in 2015, following alleged rules violations, according to a recent Missouri Supreme Court order.