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Contractor disputes allegations that resulted in Missouri AG's lawsuit
One of the contractors that the Missouri Attorney General has sued for allegedly defrauding multiple consumers says he is falsely cast in a negative light
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.
Judge sides with insurance company in case involving apartment complex fire
ST. LOUIS – A federal magistrate judge awarded summary judgment to the plaintiff in a case involving fire damage to an apartment complex.
Judge dismisses VA worker's claim of harassment over work-related disabilities
ST. LOUIS – A woman's claim that Veterans Affairs failed to accommodate her after she developed work-related disabilities was thrown out in federal court on Feb. 30.
Federal judge dismisses widow's case against Andrew County, sheriff over call to home following husband's death
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – A federal judge recently dismissed a widow's lawsuit against Andrew County and its sheriff after items were found missing from her home shortly after her husband died in 2014.
Phoenix attorney reciprocally disciplined in Missouri following suspension in Arizona
JEFFERSON CITY – Phoenix attorney Don W. Cartier has been reciprocally suspended following a Feb. 4 Missouri Supreme Court order and his suspension last year in Arizona for allegedly forging his client's name to a court document.
Missouri Supreme Court reciprocally reprimands Denver attorney following discipline in Colorado
JEFFERSON CITY – Denver attorney Josue David Hernandez has been reprimanded following a Feb. 4 Missouri Supreme Court order issued after he was found to have failed in his duties to opposing party and counsel and his ethical obligation to follow court rules.
STEVENS vs. PROPERTIES WEST, L.C. and CHARLES DAVIS
Cause No: 12SL-CC02377
Kansas City strives for gender equality, equal representation across ethnicities with move to ban salary history
Kansas City has passed an ordinance, barring employers from inquiring about their employers' salary histories, in the hopes of eradicating gender discrimination.
Missouri DSS continues oversight of psychotropic medication for foster kids, spokeswoman says
JEFFERSON CITY – Children in Missouri's foster care system are the real beneficiaries in a federal judge's "groundbreaking" settlement in November designed to require psychotropic medication only when safe and necessary, a social services spokeswoman said.
Delaware court determines which documents should be produced to plaintiff in ongoing Oracle litigation
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Firemen’s Retirement System of St. Louis, a stockholder in Oracle Corp., was granted in part and denied in part its motion in its lawsuit against Oracle and several of its officers amid claims that it organized an acquisition that would leave the corporation at a disadvantage.
Raytown attorney suspended, Clayton attorney no longer on probation in separate Missouri Supreme Court orders
JEFFERSON CITY – Raytown attorney Brooke Roelofsen Biggs has been suspended, and Clayton attorney Christopher T. Risler is no longer on probation following separate recent Missouri Supreme Court orders.
Longtime St. Louis attorney disbarred by default following alleged rules violations
JEFFERSON CITY – Longtime St. Louis attorney Elbert A. Walton Jr., suspended more than two years ago following "obnoxious and disrespectful" behavior during a 2013 bankruptcy case, has been disbarred by default following a Dec. 24 Missouri Supreme Court order.
Kirkwood and Kansas City attorneys indefinitely suspended in separated Missouri Supreme Court orders
JEFFERSON CITY – Kirkwood attorney John Kevin Sheehan has been suspended and Kansas City attorney Vanessa Rene Elizabeth Curran has been indefinitely suspended following separate recent Missouri Supreme Court orders.
Crane attorney who allegedly used money to spend on debts instead of placing in operating account disbarred
JEFFERSON CITY – Crane attorney John Dale Wiley has been disbarred following a Nov. 19 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations in four client matters.
St. Louis women are paying a 'pink tax' to get their dry-cleaning done, lawsuit claims
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – A Missouri woman has filed a class action lawsuit against a dry cleaner, alleging she was charged a "pink tax" to have a shirt cleaned.
J.G. Wentworth accused of scamming man in new class action lawsuit
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – A man who sold part of his structured settlement annuity (SSA) worth more than $400,000 to J.G. Wentworth claims the financial services company took advantage of him and fraudulently advised him to use an attorney who was not "disinterested counsel."
Kansas attorney reciprocally suspended in Missouri over handling of drug clients' cases
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Kansas attorney David E. Herron II has been reciprocally suspended following an Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations stemming from his representation of two clients as a public defender in drug cases.
Kansas City attorney reciprocally suspended after allegedly threatening elderly clients
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Kansas City attorney Linda S. Dickens has been reciprocally suspended following an Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations she threatened elderly clients to gain additional legal fees.
Kansas City attorney disbarred after alleged irregularities in trust, operating, personal accounts
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Kansas City attorney John W. Stapleton Jr. has been disbarred following an Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations arising from irregularities in his trust, operating and personal accounts.