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Missouri lawmakers, physicians debate eye exam lawKansas City StarBut a Children's Vision Commission, appointed under that law to study the mandate's effectiveness, found that only a third of students were actually getting the required exams and recommended the mandate be eliminated. Now a debate is raging in the …and more » View full post on law [...]

CBS Local Legal challenge over new Missouri House districts filed in Cole County trial courtThe RepublicOpponents of new Missouri House districts are taking their legal challenge to a trial court after being turned down by the state Supreme Court. A lawsuit challenging state House districts was filed Friday in Cole County. Its filing was expected [...]

ABC News Missouri Lawmakers Look to Toughen 'Mandatory Reporter' LawOzarksFirst.comThese laws require certain professionals – like teachers and coaches – to contact authorities if they suspect child abuse or neglect. Such laws do not exist in Pennsylvania and neither McQueary nor Paterno were charged with crimes as a result of their …After Penn State Mo. [...]

KMOX.com Missouri House map faces legal challengeColumbia Daily TribuneBy Rudi Keller JEFFERSON CITY — The apportionment plan for Missouri House districts came under court attack Monday when a Columbia attorney asked the Supreme Court to toss it out. Paul Wilson of Van Matre, Harrison, Hollis & Taylor PC filed the …State: Lawsuit challenges new districts [...]

ST. LOUIS – The Eastern District Missouri Court of Appeals on Jan. 17 overturned a defense verdict in a slip-and-fall injury action filed by a neurosurgeon who was injured while working at a hospital, concluding that the trial court erred by excluding expert testimony on the topic of properly transporting liquids in a medical center [...]

ST. LOUIS – The Eastern District Missouri Court of Appeals on Jan. 17 upheld summary judgment for a hospital named as the defendant in a medical malpractice action, concluding that the trial court was correct to dismiss the claims for the plaintiff’s lack of a health care affidavit (Amanda Crider v. Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital [...]

ST. LOUIS – Allegations of false designation of origin filed in connection with the unauthorized use of a copyrighted song in a basketball DVD were dismissed Jan. 17 by a Missouri federal judge, who deemed the theory an “impermissible workaround” of the U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Dastar v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. (539 [...]

Missouri voters may vote on legal marijuana industry in November 2012Examiner.comLast fall, Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan gave approval to circulate petitions submitted by Show-Me Cannabis Regulation, a political organization lobbying for a legal medical marijuana program in the state of Missouri. …and more » View full post on legal – Google News

ThinkProgress Proposal would require Missouri schools to verify students' immigration statusKansas City StarIt also would require law enforcement officers to check immigration status on all stops when they have reasonable cause, and create a state misdemeanor for not carrying proper citizenship documentation. The US Department of Justice last year sued to …Message to Missouri Schools: [...]

ST. LOUIS – A Missouri federal judge on Jan. 6 allowed the expert testimony of a medical doctor and an insurance expert in an asbestos coverage dispute after determining that each of the witnesses could provide assistance to the jury’s understanding of the case (Brauer Supply Co. 542(g) Asbestos Personal Injury Trust v. Atlanta International [...]