The Missouri Plan

Missouri was one of the very first states to adopt a merit based selection process for judges at the state court level. Since 1940, the judges on the Missouri Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeal have been selected rather than elected. The Missouri Plan, as it has come to be known, has been under…

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The beginning of our new Kennedy, Kennedy, Robbins & Yarbro, LC blog

Hello and welcome to the new Kennedy, Kennedy, Robbins & Yarbro, LC blog. Here, you will find the latest firm news and information on results we have obtained for our clients. You’ll also find information that you can use, covering all of the firm’s diverse practice areas. We will try to make this interesting to…

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Robbins featured for work with Missouri Bar Client Security Fund

Scott Robbins was featured in a recent article, “Righting Wrongs: The Missouri Bar Client Security Fund”, written by Gary Toohey, and published in the Winter 2011 issue of Precedent, a publication of The Missouri Bar. For more information about the Client Security Fund and Robbins’ involvement, please click here.

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Kennedy successfully retains $2,000,000 jury verdict

Missouri Supreme Court declines jurisdiction on appeal of $2 million dollar wrongful death verdict. The Missouri Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the Western District Court of Appeals, affirming a $2 million dollar jury verdict from 2007. The Court of Appeals had affirmed the jury’s verdict. The case is now finally resolved. Past…

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Mark Kennedy, Doug Kenendy, Scott Robbins & Chris Yarbro form the law firm of Kennedy, Kennedy, Robbins & Yarbro, LC

We are pleased to announce the formation of Kennedy, Kennedy, Robbins & Yarbro, LC. The firm continues to provide professional assistance to those who have been injured in an auto accident, have a medical malpractice claim, a workers compensation claim or other personal injury. The law firm handles social security disability claims. The firm’s attorneys…

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Mark Kennedy wins appeal; court clarifies who can re-file a wrongful death case after dismissal

The Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, reversed a decision of the trial court, preventing the family of Ethel Denton from refiling a wrongful death suit. The decision, in Denton v. Soonattrukal, clarifies Missouri law and provides that any member of a wrongful death “class” can refile a wrongful death case within the one year…

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Mark Kennedy, Doug Kenendy & Scott Robbins form the law firm of Kennedy, Kennedy & Robbins, LC

Mark Kennedy, Doug Kennedy and Scott Robbins form the law firm of Kennedy, Kennedy & Robbins, LC. Our firm provides professional assistance to those who have been injured in an auto accident, have a medical malpractice claim, a workers compensation claim or other personal injury. The law firm handles social security disability claims. The firm’s…

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