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Longtime Riverside attorney on probation follow fee issues
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Longtime Riverside attorney Patrick Michael Davis is on probation following a Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order over issues with fees and other allegations.
Springfield attorney suspended following DWI guilty plea
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Springfield attorney Terry Lee Garner has been suspended following an Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order and his guilty plea in Hickory County to driving while intoxicated.
Lawsuit claims Rust-Oleum Restore products used on deck failed after less than two years
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – A Missouri man has filed a class action lawsuit against Rust-Oleum claiming its products are defective after his wood deck began to peel and flake less than two years after applying more than $500 worth of Rust-Oleum's Restore products.
Missouri AG, others reach $116 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over surgical mesh products
ST. LOUIS – Attorneys general from 41 states, including Missouri, have reached a $116.9 million settlement with the makers of a pelvic surgical mesh that allegedly caused serious side effects and damages to some users.
Covington attorney's probation revoked after she allegedly failed to comply with conditions
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — The fully deferred suspension of Covington attorney Christa Hayes Forrester has been made executory following an Oct. 15 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after she allegedly failed to comply probation conditions handed down last year.
Arizona attorney reciprocally disciplined in Louisiana for second time
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime and ineligible Arizona attorney Sabinus A. Megwa has been reciprocally disciplined, for the second time in little more than a year, following an Oct. 15 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding.
New Orleans, Marrero attorneys suspended in separate Louisiana Supreme Court orders
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Suzan Edwina Jackson has been suspended and longtime Marrero attorney Douglas L. Uzee Jr. has been voluntarily and indefinitely suspended following separate recent Louisiana Supreme Court orders.
St. Louis attorney disbarred following alleged unauthorized settlement of client's personal injury case
JEFFERSON CITY – St. Louis attorney Stacey Rosa Hancock has been disbarred following an Oct. 15 Missouri Supreme Court order after she allegedly settled a client's personal injury case without authorization and irregularities were found in her client trust account.
Springfield attorney indefinitely suspended after allegedly mishandling two dissolution cases
JEFFERSON CITY — Longtime Springfield attorney Anissa Faye Bluebaum has been indefinitely suspended following an Oct. 15 Missouri Supreme Court order after she allegedly mishandled two unrelated marriage dissolution matters.
Springfield attorney off probation after being disciplined for assisting bail bond agent in 2012
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Springfield attorney Rita Kay Sanders is no longer on probation following an Oct. 7 Missouri Supreme Court order, two years after the court disciplined her over allegedly helping a bail bond agent friend of hers in 2012.
Rolla attorney reinstated following suspension over 2018 DWI conviction
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Rolla attorney Bryce C. Crowley has been reinstated to practice law following an Oct. 3 Missouri Supreme Court order and his suspension two years ago after a driving while intoxicated conviction.
Missouri Chamber opposes anti-arbitration bill passed in U.S. House
JEFFERSON CITY – The U.S. House of Representatives last month passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act, which sets out to do away with arbitration contracts for employment, consumer, anti-trust or civil rights disputes.
Former tenant's complaint against Red Brick Management over failure to renew lease partially dismissed
ST. LOUIS – The owner of a St. Louis apartment building and a landlord were granted part of their motion to dismiss a pro se lawsuit filed by a former tenant over allegations she was targeted due to her race when the landlord allowed the police to search her residence, did not renew her lease and alleged she had stolen property.
Court: Expert witness can't testify about emotional distress to woman suing Equifax, debt collector in identity theft case
ST. LOUIS – A federal judge has ruled that two expert witnesses in the case of a woman suing Equifax, Bay Area Credit Service and others relating to her identity theft and alleged illegal debt collection cannot give their opinions regarding any emotional distress she may have suffered or hedonic damages.
Court grants part of Air Evac EMS' dismissal of three-state overtime wage violation claims by flight pilots, nurses, paramedics
ST. LOUIS – A federal judge in Missouri has granted in part and denied in part an air ambulance company's motion to dismiss a class action suit filed by employees claiming violation of wage laws in three states.
Court dismisses wrongful death suit against U.S. stemming from surgery at Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Center
ST. LOUIS – A federal court has dismissed the wrongful death claims against the United States government filed by the children of a woman who died during surgery at the Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Centers in St. Louis. The court also allowed parts of the suit to continue.
Kansas City attorney reinstated after more than decade suspended
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Kansas City attorney Edward Francis Walsh IV has been reinstated following an Oct. 1 Missouri Supreme Court order and his reciprocal suspension more than a decade ago over alleged dishonest behavior in a real estate transaction.
Two attorneys suspended, another reinstated in separate Missouri Supreme Court orders
JEFFERSON CITY – Springfield attorney Brandy Mellissa McShane and Nevada, Mo. attorney Corey Michael Swischer have been suspended and Overland Park attorney Samuel Scott Burnett has been reinstated following separated recent Missouri Supreme Court orders.
Court dismisses man's suit seeking $1 million in damages over his mother's termination from Leadec
ST. LOUIS – A federal court has dismissed a complaint filed by a man seeking $1 million in damages on behalf of his mother who he claims was wrongfully terminated, resulting in her loss of insurance and being unable to afford her medication.
Missouri Civil Justice Reform Coalition head says time will tell effect of venue reform law
A series of tort reform bills passed by the state legislature earlier this year went into effect at the end of August, but it may still be a while before Missouri sees the impact of these new laws.