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Significant Changes to Missouri Trial Practice: Senate Bill No. 7 and Senate Bill No. 224

By Litigation / July 12, 2019 / Comments Off on Significant Changes to Missouri Trial Practice: Senate Bill No. 7 and Senate Bill No. 224

On Wednesday, Governor Parson signed into law Senate Bill 224, which will bring the Missouri Supreme Court Rules into closer alignment with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In addition, he signed into law Senate Bill No. 7 which places limitations on Missouri’s existing joinder and venue rules. Significant Changes Coming to Missouri Trial Practice…

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Significant Changes Coming to Missouri Trial Practice: How Senate Bill 224 Falls Short

By Litigation / June 21, 2019 / Comments Off on Significant Changes Coming to Missouri Trial Practice: How Senate Bill 224 Falls Short

In this final installment of our four-part series, we analyze areas in which the Missouri Supreme Court Rules do not align with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the implications on Missouri trial practice. Significant Changes Coming to Missouri Trial Practice Series Expert Discovery Unlike FRCP 26(b)(4), the existing Missouri rules do not require…

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“Play Gloria” (and Trademark and Copyright It, Too?)

By Danielle M. Durban / June 11, 2019 / Comments Off on “Play Gloria” (and Trademark and Copyright It, Too?)

It would be difficult now to find someone in St. Louis unaware of the “Play Gloria” anthem for the St. Louis Blues. The origins of that victory chant were in January of this year when several Blues players went to watch the NFC wild-card game at a bar in Philadelphia. Reportedly, someone kept yelling for…

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