Legal Roundup
New Edition of Tax Casebook Authored by Professor Peter Wiedenbeck
Basic Federal Income Taxation, Eighth Edition, by Professor Peter Wiedenbeck, is now available from Aspen Publishing.
Legislative update: Feb. 23, 2024
On Feb. 19, HB 1886, which contained Missouri Bar-endorsed legislation, was defeated on 3rd reading on the House floor.
Professor Kim Norwood Presents at ABA 2024 Midyear Meeting
Professor Kim Norwood recently presented at the ABA 2024 Midyear Meeting. Norwood is the Chair of the Implicit Bias Subcommittee of the State and Local Government Section of the ABA, and she hosted two CLE panel discussions at the ABA 2024 Midyear Meeting.
MoveMakers and NewMakers for February 20, 2024
Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation's largest mass torts firms and a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families, is pleased to announce that firm Chairman and Founder John Simmons has been inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame as a “Contributor.”
Armstrong Teasdale Adds Lawyers in St. Louis, Chicago, Denver
Armstrong Teasdale announces the addition of Counsel Alexander (Xander) G. Curl and Associates John (Jack) C. Butz and Katherine B. Krukowski.
Booker Shaw Named to Appellate Law 2024 Power List
Partner Booker Shaw was named to the Missouri Lawyers Media Appellate Law 2024 Power List.
Attorney General Bailey Fights to Protect Missourians Amidst Magnitude 7 Metals Closure
In an effort to protect working families in southeast Missouri, Attorney General Andrew Bailey directed a letter to the owner of Magnitude 7 Metals, encouraging him to sell rather than close his plant in Marston, Missouri.
Polsinelli Represents CPC in Acquisition of Drug Free Sport International
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli recently advised CPC, a private equity investor and holding company, in its acquisition of Kansas City-based Drug Free Sport International (DFSI), an international third-party administrator of drug prevention and drug-testing programs for professional, collegiate and amateur sports organizations as well as a third-party service provider for clinical and mobile health services.
Attorney General Bailey Issues Statement Regarding Wins in Fight for Documents Exposing Gender Transitions on Children
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released the following statement in relation to his wins in the fight for documents to expose gender transition interventions performed on children.
Dean Sperino Publishes Article on Summary Judgments in Employment Discrimination Cases
Associate Dean Sandra Sperino has published an article on the McDonnell Douglas framework in the North Carolina Law Review.
Supply Drive Success
Many thanks to all who contributed and donated to this year’s winter shelter drive, coordinated by the Civil Rights, Community Justice & Mediation Clinic students!
Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic Files Amicus Brief with United States Supreme Court
Attorneys in the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic have filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in a crucial case awaiting consideration involving veterans seeking certiorari to challenge a decision made by the Federal Circuit.
Armstrong Teasdale Recognized in 15th Annual M&A Atlas Awards
Armstrong Teasdale was recognized Jan. 30, 2024, at the 15th M&A Atlas Awards in the USA Deal of the Year category for the sale of Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) to HMP Global.
Attorney General Bailey Issues Statement Following Removal of Cape Girardeau Coroner
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following statement after the Court granted his motion to remove Cape Girardeau Coroner Wavis Jordan from office for the duration of the quo warranto process.
Mizzou Law Student, Assistant Dean Emeritus, Win Carnahan Awards
Walter Jackson, 3L and Assistant Dean Emeritus Bob Bailey, will be honored , Feb. 8, with Mel Carnahan Awards.
Shook Partner Selected for World Trademark Review List
Shook Partner Clint Newton has been selected for the 2024 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals in the Silver category.
Law School Faculty Among Here & Next Seed Grant Awardees
Congratulations to Professors Kim Thuy Seelinger and Katie Meyer, and their co-PI Julia Lopez of the School of Medicine.
Attorney General Bailey Charges Contractor for Securities Fraud in Stone and Taney Counties
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office filed charges against David V. Lott, 67, for allegedly defrauding investors in connection with his business, Missouri Holding Group, Inc. In Taney County, Lott faces three counts of securities fraud and one count of stealing.
3L Emma Kenny-Pessia’s Paper Receives Honorable Mention Recognition
“Ditching ‘DNA on Demand’: A Harms-Centered Approach to Safeguarding Privacy Interests Against DNA Collection and Use by Law Enforcement” written by 3L Emma Kenny-Pessia, received an Honorable Mention for Student Paper in The Future of Privacy Forum’s 14th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers (PPPM) Awards.
Shook Chair of Privacy and Data Security to Speak at Cyber Risk Summit on February 12-14, 2024
Ahook Chair of Privacy and Data Security Al Saikali will be a speaker in “Website Privacy: Litigation Updates and Exposure Management” at the 2024 NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit, February 13.