Beginning on November 14, 2022, Lori Korth and Bill Lewis represented Hy-Vee, Inc. before a jury in Clay County, Missouri. In the case of Lisa J. Raley v. Hy-Vee, Inc., Plaintiff alleged she slipped and fell in liquid on the ...
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Lori Korth and Terry Evans represented Hy-Vee, Inc. in the case of Sheryl Bevill-Stratton v. Hy-Vee, Inc. before a Boone County, Missouri jury in June 2022. In this case, Plaintiff alleged her leg was lacerated due to the placement of ...
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By: Joshua Friel Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in which it held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) also covers homosexual and transgender employees.  Title VII generally applies to ...
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By: Megan E. Ray The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 90-8, on March 18, 2020 and was signed into law by the President later that same day.  The full text of the law can ...
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By Joshua Friel Estate planning is the process of determining what happens to you and your property if you become disabled or when you die.  Planning ahead of time enables you to make choices regarding your property and your health ...
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By Jonathan Sabella On November 6, 2018, Missouri voters approved Amendment 2 which legalized the use of medical marijuana within the state. The amendment adds an article to the Missouri Constitution allowing patients that have a qualifying medical condition to ...
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Bill Lewis and Lori Battern represented Defendant Hy-Vee, Inc. in the case of Glenda Potter v. Hy-Vee, Inc. before a Greene County, Missouri jury in June 2017. After successfully obtaining a unanimous defense verdict on the premises liability case, plaintiff ...
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By Joshua K. Friel In Missouri workers’ compensation cases, there are two primary types of cases that may be brought against employers and their insurers. The first type of case is the primary workers’ compensation case, the “injury case,” where ...
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By Miles B. Figg and Joshua K. Friel The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the final award of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (“Commission”), in which it refused to approve a lump sum settlement of permanent total disability benefits ...
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By Megan E. Ray The Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, recently handed down an opinion which has implications for all Missouri companies using independent contractors. The Court held on March 13, 2018 in the Bare v. Carroll Electric Cooperative ...
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