Insurance
Speaking Engagements
Michael Shunk to Moderate ALFA International Insurance Roundtable Discussion
Speaking Engagements
Thomas Rice Serves as Moderator For Cyber Liability and Data Breach Panel
Employment & Labor Law Blog
FTC's New Rule Effectively Bans Non-Competes - What Now?
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Missouri Supreme Court establishes elements of a claim for aiding and abetting discrimination, and more
Illinois Law Blog
No Coverage for BIPA Claims Due to "Violation of Statute" Exclusion
Product Liability Law Blog
Plaintiff Denied Review of Huffing Death Case Dismissal
Employment & Labor Law Blog
EEOC Issues Its Year End Litigation Round Up and Strategic Enforcement Plan for the Next 5 Years
Product Liability Law Blog
For the First Time, Kansas Federal Court Bars Product Liability Claims Based on Plaintiff's Illegal Conduct
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Lawrence, KS Passes CROWN Act Ordinance Banning Race-Based Hair Discrimination
Employment & Labor Law Blog
EEOC Issues Proposed Regulations to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Tenth Circuit Decision Provides Excellent Discussion of Burden to Show Pretext in Discrimination Cases
Financial Services Law Blog
Lenders Beware: New Restrictions in Effect regarding Force-placed Insurance in Missouri
Missouri Law Blog
No Laughing Matter...Assumption of the Risk Defense Upheld.
Product Liability Law Blog
The Impact of Mallory v. Norfolk Southern R. Co. in Illinois, Missouri & Kansas
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Let's Talk About the New Law Impacting Accommodations for Pregnant Workers
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Summary Judgment Dismissing Claims of Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Affirmed by the Tenth Circuit
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Can an employee's hostile, abusive, or offensive speech actually be protected and, if so, when?
Financial Services Law Blog
Western District refuses to dismiss coverage dispute after material change in circumstances.
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Eighth Circuit Rejects College Instructor's Claims of Sex Discrimination and Hostile Work Environment
Employment & Labor Law Blog
EEOC continues to prioritize its focus on the use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions.
Insurance Law Blog
Missouri, Illinois, and Kansas 2022 Notable Insurance Law Decisions
Insurance Law Blog
Illinois Federal Court Re-Affirms Insurance Coverage Exclusions Matter
Employment & Labor Law Blog
FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Non-Compete Agreements
Insurance Law Blog
Appeals Court Affirms Household Exclusion to Limit UIM Claim
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Last Exit to Seattle? Supreme Court to Determine Which Strike Tactics are Protected
Insurance Law Blog
Insurer Wins Coverage Dispute for COVID-19 Business Losses
Financial Services Law Blog
Secured Creditors of Missouri Get Some Guidance and Good News from the Missouri Supreme Court
Missouri Law Blog
Missouri Debates Shortening its Personal Injury Statute of Limitations
Insurance Law Blog
Jury's Award Proves Fatal to Plaintiff's Bad Faith Claim
Illinois Law Blog
TRO Puts Illinois Judicial Circuit Redistricting to a Halt
Missouri Law Blog
The Pandemic Continues to Impact Kansas City Area Trials and Verdicts
Illinois Law Blog
2021 Highlights from the Illinois Courts
Insurance Law Blog
Oral Surgeons Get Drilled in Eighth Circuit Ruling on COVID Coverage
Employment & Labor Law Blog
They're Baaaaccckkkk: New COVID-19 Guidelines for Your Vaxed and Vexed Employees
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Department of Labor Withdraws Employer-friendly FLSA Test for "Employee" Classification
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Do You Have a Record? From Conviction History to EEO-1 Reports, Illinois Imposes New Requirements on Employers
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Are Jury Instructions "At-Will?" Not Under the Missouri Human Rights Act
Illinois Law Blog
Prejudgment Interest Has Hit Illinois
Employment & Labor Law Blog
OK, Boomer...Does Your Employee Have an Age Discrimination Claim?
Illinois Law Blog
Illinois Courts Begin Weighing in on COVID-19 Exposure Claims
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Get Woke: Millennials and Age Discrimination
Missouri Law Blog
The Kansas City Area Saw Trials Plummet in 2020 Due to the Pandemic
Insurance Law Blog
Court Reaffirms Reach of Vexatious Refusal to Pay Statute
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Inaccurate Background Reports Concerning Job Applicants May Give Rise to Employer Liability under FCRA
Missouri Law Blog
Got A Product Problem? Go To The Origin.
Missouri Law Blog
Missouri House Approves Stricter Standards for Punitive Damages Claims
Insurance Law Blog
Insurance Claims in the time of COVID-19
Insurance Law Blog
Illinois Appellate Court Finds Insurer Owes Duty to Defend Biometric Lawsuit
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Employees Aggrieved Out-of-State Cannot Sue Missouri-based Employers under the Missouri Human Rights Act.
Product Liability Law Blog
Illinois First District Appellate Court upholds $4.8 million asbestos verdict against John Crane.
Illinois Law Blog
What Lies Ahead: Proposed Privacy Legislation in Illinois
Missouri Law Blog
Personal Jurisdiction in Missouri: Just One Touch May be Enough
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Arbitration Agreements 101: they require - you guessed it - agreement.
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Hegger v. Valley Farm Dairy Co. - A Retroactive Election?
Missouri Law Blog
Hopping on the Missouri Bandwagon? Not so Fast Out-of-State Litigants.
Missouri Law Blog
City of St. Louis - Still A Judicial Hellhole
Insurance Law Blog
Timing of Changes to 537.065 Agreements and the Bad Faith Setup in Missouri
Product Liability Law Blog
You've Got Mail - Service of Process by Mail is Satisfactory under the Hague Service Convention
Missouri Law Blog
The Dilemma of Multiple Insureds in Missouri
Insurance Law Blog
Insurance Bad Faith Litigation Reform is Sweeping into Missouri
Missouri Law Blog
The Daubert Standard - Coming Soon to a Missouri Court Near You
Product Liability Law Blog
Federal Judges Blow Their Stacks Over Boilerplate Objections
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Employees: Yes, You Can Owe Duties To Your Co-Employees
Missouri Law Blog
A Review of Allen v. Bryers
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Constructive Discharge Claims: When Does the 45-Day Period for Initiating Contact with the EEOC Begin to Run?
Insurance Law Blog
Insuring Companies from Cyber Risk and Liability
Employment & Labor Law Blog
The Eighth Circuit Provides Clarity on Outside Sales Exemption and Waiver Requirements under FLSA
Product Liability Law Blog
The Supreme Court's Jurisdictional Stretch in Resolving the Evidence Needed to Support a CAFA Removal
Insurance Law Blog
Developments in Missouri Bad Faith Law: Scottsdale Insurance
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Workers' Compensation + Retaliation + Missouri Supreme Court adopts the "contributing factor" standard
Kansas Law Blog
Kansas abolishes assumption of the risk defense.
Kansas Law Blog
No Signed Settlement Necessary, Except When It Is
Employment & Labor Law Blog
Supreme Court to Rule on Challenges to the "Contraceptive Mandate" of the Affordable Care Act
Insurance Law Blog
Insurance Reservation of Rights Letters in Kansas
Insurance Law Blog
Missouri Allows the Formation of "Rent-A-Captive" Insurers
Insurance Law Blog
Insurance Reservation of Rights Letters in Missouri
Insurance Law Blog
Missouri's Equitable Garnishment Practice: Hope for Reversing Course?
Insurance Law Blog
The Burdens Imposed by Missouri Equitable Garnishment Practice
Insurance Law Blog