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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.   Expert Discovery Unlike FRCP 26(b)(4), the existing Missouri rules…
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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…
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Last week, Capes Sokol’s Litigation Group discussed legislation recently passed by the Missouri Legislature that is designed to bring the Missouri Supreme Court Rules more closely aligned with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”).  Today we want to examine the proposed addition of Rule…
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Last week, Capes Sokol’s Litigation Group outlined some potential significant changes to Missouri’s joinder and venue laws (Senate Bill No. 7). In this second of a multi-part series, we discuss Senate Bill No. 224, which would enact key provisions of the Missouri Supreme Court Rules…
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The Missouri Legislature concluded its 2019 session with the passage of two bills that, if signed by Governor Michael Parson, would limit Missouri’s existing joinder and venue rules (Senate Bill No. 7) and limit discovery under the Missouri Supreme Court Rules (Senate Bill No. 224).…
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Successful companies make significant investments in their employees in the form training, relationships, sharing confidential or proprietary information and other resources. If all goes well, a company’s employees can become valuable assets. As such, an employer should protect the value of its “employee” assets, just…
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The Missouri Supreme Court has held that permissive joinder of separate claims cannot extend venue to a county when, absent joinder, venue in that county would not be proper for each claim. In State ex rel. Johnson & Johnson v. Burlison, No. SC 96704, 2019…
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