Recently added articles from St. Charles County Business Record:
IRS ramping up collection efforts, tax attorneys say
Mar 19, 2009; ... The current tax season is tougher than most for Americans. Withunemployment and home foreclosures at record highs, more can'tafford to pay -- and won't pay -- their taxes. This could prove to be a problem as local tax attorneys arereporting that in the past few years, the Internal ...
Symposium to examine St. Louis-area civil rights cases
Mar 19, 2009; ... Starting with the infamous Dred Scott decision in 1857, a largenumber of significant civil rights cases have arisen out of St.Louis. To draw attention to those decisions, the St. Louis CountyHistorical Society is hosting a symposium on March 25 highlightingsome of the landmark ...
Missouri appeals court affirms $1M verdict in defamation case
Mar 19, 2009; ... A Missouri appeals court upheld a $1 million verdict againstAllstate Indemnity Co. in a lawsuit claiming the insurer defamed ahomeowner in a denial letter. The insured, John Johnson, owned the Salem, Mo., home for aboutthree years when it was destroyed in a fire in July 2002 ....
Missouri Supreme Court upholds officer's firing for excessive force
Mar 18, 2009; ... The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners had the authorityto fire a police officer who beat and spit on a drunken driver whowas already subdued, a unanimous Missouri Supreme Court saidTuesday. The officer, Timothy Coffer, has been on unpaid leave during thecourse of this ...
Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District says man wasn't competent for trial
Mar 18, 2009; ... A man convicted of incestuous sex crimes could get a new trial --if the Missouri Supreme Court agrees with a state appellate courtthat the defendant is mentally retarded and unable to assist in hisown defense. The case pits a trial judge's own observations against experttestimony ...