Missouri’s statutory cap on noneconomic damages for personal injury is once again headed to the Missouri Supreme Court. On February 16, 2021, the Western District Court of Appeals granted the plaintiff’s request to transfer the plaintiff’s challenge to the constitutionality of Missouri’s cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases Read more…
Attorney Timothy F. McCurdy recently published the article below in the December 2020 issue of the Missouri Bar Journal. Change Begins With Us – Eliminating Discrimination During Jury SelectionThese three words ignited a worldwide debate about systemic racism.2 In the United States, we have been forced to take an uncomfortable Read more…
As businesses begin to re-open, the federal, state, and local government units in the St. Louis metro area continue to issue guidance so that businesses can re-open safely. Below we have summarized Federal, Illinois, Missouri, St. Charles County, St. Louis County and St. Louis City guidance for employers to re-open Read more…
This week, the United States Supreme Court issued an historic decision about the interpretation of federal employment discrimination law in Bostock v. Clayton County and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“Bostock”). The Court was interpreting the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlaws Read more…
Healthcare providers have seen an increase in nontraditional claims as plaintiff’s lawyers try to increase the value of medical malpractice lawsuits. Increasingly, plaintiffs have been bringing claims for punitive damages in “routine” medical malpractice cases. Plaintiffs are also bringing claims against health care providers under consumer protection statutes to expand Read more…
Attorneys Julie Z. Devine and James C. Hetlage prepared the following article for the Missouri Municipal League’s publication The Missouri Municipal Review. On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), a sweeping new law to respond to COVID-19. This article will focus on two Read more…
How do you continue to serve as guardian when nursing facilities are restricting access to residents? Nursing home facilities are restricting most visitors to protect against the coronavirus. How does a guardian maintain contact with a ward when the guardian cannot visit him or her? How can the guardian oversee Read more…
Attorneys Patrick E. Foppe and Brian R. Betner recently wrote an article for USLAW Magazine. “A Hard Road to Toll,” discusses imposing vicarious liability against non-motor carriers under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Their article will be featured in the spring 2020 edition, both online and in print. To Read more…
Payroll Protection Loans: On Friday, March 27, 2020, Congress passed and President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to provide financial assistance to individuals and businesses. One major portion of the CARES Act of interest to small businesses is the ability to obtain loans Read more…
Department of Labor Publishes Required Poster on Coronavirus Sick Leave and Family Leave Requirements The Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires all employers subject to the Act (private businesses under 500 employees and all public entities/agencies) to display a poster about the law’s requirements. The Department of Labor has published Read more…