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Recent News About Missouri Supreme Court
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Rift between Missouri governor, lawmakers could stall tort reform bill
JEFFERSON CITY — A key tort reform measure to stop out-of-state attorneys from trying their cases in Missouri has advanced in the state legislature, but a rift between the Republican governor and some GOP senators could leave the bill in limbo. -
Attorney in liability case plans to file motion to Supreme Court
ST. LOUIS – An attorney for a man involved in a car crash is fighting to overturn a judgment against his client, and he's willing to go to the state's highest court. -
State to receive $50 million following tobacco settlement repeal, Missouri Supreme Court rules
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court recently ruled that the state will obtain $50 million in funds owed to it following the appeal of a tobacco settlement from 1998. -
Missouri judicial selection process comes under fire
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Senate leader Ron Richard (R-Joplin) wants to repeal the process for selecting justices to the state’s Supreme Court. -
Talc defendant cites Supreme Court ruling on out-of-state plaintiffs in bid to overturn verdict
ST. LOUIS — A defendant in a class action lawsuit over claims that talc is linked to patients developing ovarian cancer has cited a recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling that foreign corporations cannot be sued for events that happened out of state. -
Attorney to run for Newton County associate judge
NEOSHO — A trial attorney who has practiced law for 21 years is running for an associate judgeship in Newton County for the 2018 election. -
Criminal defense attorney disbarred for misconduct
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled to disbar criminal defense attorney Michael Bert from the practice of law. -
Attorney involved with Critique Services suspended
JEFFERSON CITY — The Supreme Court of Missouri, at the behest of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel, has ruled to suspend attorney Teresa M. Coyle from the practice of law. -
Missouri Senate bills take on infrastructure fees due to population changes
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Supreme Court handed down an opinion March 15 dismissing an argument from Missouri American Water Co. over an infrastructure fee that the company had been charging St. Louis County residents based on its population. -
Missouri Supreme Court upholds guardianship over objections of mother found to be unfit
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court has affirmed that a Cooper County judge properly awarded guardianship and conservatorship to relatives of a young girl in a case in which the mother was found to be unfit. -
Legal watchdog group applauds Missouri Supreme Court ruling limiting lawsuit tourism
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court recently ruled that unless the state was the main place of business for companies filing a lawsuit, Missouri courts do not have jurisdiction over their tort complaints. -
Missouri Supreme Court says challenge to water company’s surcharge is moot
The Missouri Supreme Court has dismissed as moot a challenge to the Missouri Public Service Commission's (PSC) decision that allowed Missouri-American Water Co. (MAWC) to charge an infrastructure system replacement surcharge to its customers. -
Missouri Supreme Court reverses uninsured motorist award in favor of Shelter Insurance
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court has reversed and remanded to Jasper County a judgment that awarded $100,000 in uninsured motorist coverage benefits to the survivors of a woman killed in a wreck caused by a tractor-trailer driver. -
Choices for Missouri Supreme Court seat prompt debate over 'elitist' system
&&&The current vacancy on the Missouri Supreme Court has reignited debate about whether the way the state selects judges is a rigged system dominated by politics and trial attorneys or one that rightly champions merit. -
Kansas City attorney on probation for having an affair with a client
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court has placed Kansas City attorney Michael Joseph Gunter on a stayed suspension and two years of probation. -
Justice reform groups continue push for venue, jurisdiction bills in Missouri Legislature
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling regarding jurisdiction that looks like a win for the business community doesn’t negate the need for legislation reforming the way the state’s courts settle venue and joinder matters, civil justice reform advocates say. -
Missouri Supreme Court denies appeal in wrongful-termination suit
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court has denied the hearing of a case regarding a former deputy circuit clerk and 2nd Circuit President Judge Russell Steele over wrongful termination. -
Missouri Supreme Court rules Florida company must pay full sales tax
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court recently decided that Florida-based TracFone, which resells telecommunications services to Missouri customers, did not meet the state’s "in commerce" sales tax exemption. -
Salem attorney suspended for improperly terminating services
Nanci R. Wisdom, a family and divorce lawyer from Salem, has been placed on indefinite suspension by the Supreme Court of Missouri. -
Attorney disbarred in Missouri after surrendering her license in Kansas
Leavenworth, Kansas, attorney Shelley L. Knowles will no longer practice law in Missouri.