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Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC | USA | 19 May 2022
Missouri Court Clarifies Issues of Prejudgment Interest Pre-2021
The State of Missouri allows for prejudgment interest in breach of contract cases, as well as other types of claims. In breach of contract cases…
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC | USA | 16 May 2022
Missouri Court of Appeals Finds Conduct Resulting in Punitive Damages Triggers Policy Exclusion for Intentional Acts
Missouri insurers can breathe a sigh of relief as the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, finds an insured’s fraudulent conduct precludes…
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP | USA | 9 May 2022
Void vs. Voidable: The Distinction That Can Make or Break a Tortious Interference Claim in Light of the Great Resignation
Over the past two years, employee mobility seems to be at an all-time high. In fact, the labor market is so fluid that pundits and experts often…
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC | USA | 5 May 2022
Admitting agency no longer bars direct negligence theories in Illinois.
An effective tool in attempting to limit recovery and the scope of discovery in Illinois may be gone. In McQueen v. Green, a tractor-trailer accident…
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC | USA | 3 May 2022
Missouri Debates Shortening its Personal Injury Statute of Limitations
At five years, Missouri currently has one of the longest personal injury statute of limitations of any state. In fact, only two states, Maine and…
Brown & James PC | USA | 20 Apr 2022
Western District of Missouri Finds for Insurer in Appraisal Case
Missouri courts have consistently held the only issues appropriate for an appraisal pursuant to a provision in an insurance policy were those…
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC | USA | 13 Apr 2022
No Surprise: the Missouri Supreme Court Upholds the Constitutionality of the Statutory Punitive Damages Cap, as Applied to Claims for Breach of the Duty of Loyalty and Tortious Interference
Several months ago, when the Missouri Supreme Court agreed to review the case of All Star Awards v. HALO Branded Solutions, we wrote that “we believe…
Allyn International | USA | 1 Apr 2022
Self-Service Car Washes in Missouri- Taxable or Exempt?
Missouri law imposes a tax upon sellers for the privilege of engaging in business of selling tangible personal property or rendering a taxable…
Allyn International | USA | 1 Mar 2022
Missouri Sales and Use Tax Due Dates Amended
Missouri Department of Revenue has amended MO Code Regs. Title 12 §10-104.030 Regarding filing requirements for sales and use tax purposes. Missouri’s…
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC | USA | 21 Feb 2022
Court Applies Two-Year Statute of Limitations for Health Care Providers to Bar Plaintiff's Claim Despite Attempt to Label It as One for Ordinary Negligence
In Payne v. Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, affirmed a trial court’s grant of summary…
