Oct 1, 2014 | Criminal Defense, News and Press
This summer, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed a bill that legalized some medical uses of cannabidiol (CBD) and some growing of marijuana in order to produce that oil. However, the new law still leaves most medical marijuana use and all recreational use prohibited in...
Sep 1, 2014 | Injuries, News and Press
Nursing home neglect is not always intentional. It is easy to imagine those who would mistreat elders as malicious or unbalanced. But kind, considerate caregivers who lack training can endanger patients through inadvertent neglect. A cheerful and pleasant caregiver...
Mar 6, 2014 | Injuries, News and Press
An insurance business truism: insurance companies love to collect money, but they detest parting with it. And a prominent January settlement between the Missouri Department of Insurance and two insurance companies certainly backed up the truth behind the stereotype....
Feb 27, 2014 | Criminal Defense, News and Press
Mere talk of medical marijuana legalization has some Missouri lawmakers scurrying; the state government is now preemptively passing resolutions to record the position of opposing local governments. While the medical or recreational legalization of the drug in the Show...
Jan 30, 2014 | Criminal Defense, News and Press
So-called “stand your ground” laws have received much national attention, especially after one such law was invoked in George Zimmerman’s successful defense (The State of Florida v. Zimmerman) relating to Trayvon Martin’s death in February 2012. But at least one case...
Jan 16, 2012 | News and Press, Injuries
Traditionally, workplace injuries in Missouri have been channeled through the state’s workers’ compensation system. But the state legislature amended the law several years ago to exempt injuries that develop over a period of time. Because of that reform, one such case...