Sanders Warren & Russell’s newest partner, Stacey Dowd, and associate Ryan Niehaus attended a Missouri Lawyers Media luncheon where they received an award for one of the Top Defense Verdicts in Missouri in 2021. Congratulations Stacey and Ryan!
On August 28, 2021, the “Missouri Statutory Thresholds for Settlements Involving Minors Act” went into effect in the State of Missouri. The Act makes several important changes to the way that claims and settlement agreements for minor claimants or plaintiffs. The main takeaway is that if a minor’s claim totals less than thirty-five thousand dollars
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New legislation was enacted in Missouri to amend §§ 435.415 and 537.065 R.S. Mo concerning agreements frequently used in bad faith litigation. Section 537.065 R.S. Mo. allows an insured to enter into an agreement with a claimant where the claimant will not execute on any of the insured’s assets other than insurance that may apply, and the insured typically assigns his/her rights against the insurance company to the claimant.
As a general contractor, developer, or subcontractor, you may be surprised to find yourself in the middle of a lawsuit several years after your work on a particular job was completed. Understandably, you may ask, “How could I possibly be pulled into a lawsuit so many years after I finished this project?” The answer lies
