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What is the Freedom of Information Act? The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal law that was passed in 1966. It ensures government openness and accountability. The FOIA gives a person access...
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Congress Gives U.S. Supreme Court Authority to Adopt Court Rules The U.S. Congress passed a law authorizing the Supreme Court of the United States to adopt rules of practice and procedure for federal...
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Evidence In a lawsuit, both the plaintiff (the party suing) and the defendant (the party being sued) introduce evidence during the trial. Evidence refers to something submitted to the court to prove or...
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What is a power of attorney? A power of attorney is a legal document in which a person (called the principal) delegates legal authority to another person (called the agent). The power of attorney gives...
View ArticleAppropriation Lawsuits
Appropriation Lawsuits Privacy is the general right to be left alone and free from unwanted publicity. There are four well-established lawsuits for invasion of privacy: appropriation, false light,...
View ArticleInvasion of Privacy–Disclosure
The law provides everyone with some basic rights to privacy. Privacy is the general right to be left alone and free from unwanted publicity. Unreasonable invasion of one’s privacy causes harm. There...
View ArticleFederal Volunteer Protection Act — Additional Liability Issues
Liability of Nonprofit Organizations and Governmental Entities The federal Volunteer Protection Act (VPA) grants civil immunity to a volunteer who harms a person while performing services for a...
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Medical Malpractice in Missouri
Under Missouri law patients and/or persons who are injured as a result of medical malpractice are entitled to sue the doctor and healthcare provider that caused that injury. In most cases there is a...
View ArticleCivil Appeal Lawsuit
Civil Appeal Lawsuit in St. Charles, MO Bringing a civil appeal lawsuit can be risky business. A majority of the cases, about 90%, taken up on appeal are affirmed – that is, the outcome is not changed....
View ArticlePowers of Attorney
What is a power of attorney? A power of attorney is a legal document in which a person (called the principal) delegates legal authority to another person (called the agent). The power of attorney gives...
View ArticleFederal Rules of Evidence
Evidence In a lawsuit, both the plaintiff (the party suing) and the defendant (the party being sued) introduce evidence during the trial. Evidence refers to something submitted to the court to prove or...
View ArticleFederal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Congress Gives U.S. Supreme Court Authority to Adopt Court Rules The U.S. Congress passed a law authorizing the Supreme Court of the United States to adopt rules of practice and procedure for federal...
View ArticleFreedom of Information Act
What is the Freedom of Information Act? The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal law that was passed in 1966. It ensures government openness and accountability. The FOIA gives a person access...
View ArticleNational Vaccine Compensation Act
Vaccines are common in every doctor’s office. School age children must be vaccinated so they can attend school. Some children have bad reactions to common vaccines such as DPT, Mumps and Measles...
View ArticleSocial Security Disability Claims
Many people have filed disability claims. The law allows you to file your claim in person or online. If your claim is denied you can file an appeal asking for a judge to review the evidence in your...
View ArticleCan you serve divorce papers using Facebook?
A state court judge in New York recently issued an order allowing a spouse to serve her husband divorce papers via Facebook, per this article from cnn.com. Could this happen in Missouri? There are two...
View ArticleMissouri Court of Appeals issues opinion protecting (sort of) members of LLCs
In an opinion issued June 16, 2015, by the Missouri Court of Appeals (case # ED101977), the court held that while a creditor of an individual debtor has the authority to obtain a charging order against...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act
The U.S. Supreme Court held that the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) does authorize federal tax credits/subsidies not only for Americans living in states with their own healthcare exchanges (which...
View ArticleMunicipal Court Reform Law takes effect today (8/28/2015)
In early July, Governor Nixon signed a municipal court reform bill into law, which is a direct result of problems in the municipal court system which were highlighted following unrest in the city of...
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