Eighth Circuit Declines to Extend Contract Terms in Construction Defect Contract Claim For construction contractors, damage from project failure can cause major headache. Particularly true is in the instance where a relatively minor aspect of the project is...
FPS&S Recognized in Chambers & Partners USA Rankings: 2025 Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith, LLP is proud to announce that it has been included in the 2025 Chambers and Partners USA rankings, the worldwide leader in law firm and attorney...
FPS&S Wins Big in Missouri Supreme Court: Sexual Discrimination Case Congratulations to FPS&S Partners, Steven Coronado and Paul Gordon, as well as, Of Counsel, Mark Katz, who after 10 years, two trips to the Missouri Supreme Court and a jury...
MODL Outstanding Defense Lawyer Award Presented to Steven F. Coronado FPS&S would like to congratulate our Partner Steven Coronado for his recent Outstanding Defense Lawyer Award presented by the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers at the MODL Annual...
FPS&S WELCOMES 2025 SUMMER LAW CLERKS ARIA KNEDLER-SMITH, DREW BURGOON, ASHLEY JENNINGS & ELIZABETH PENDERGRASS FPS&S Law is thrilled to welcome our 2025 Summer Law Clerks! Please join us in welcoming: Aria Knedler-Smith - Washburn University School of Law...
U.S. SUPREME COURT REVERSES THE TENTH CIRCUIT The United States Supreme Court recently reviewed the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and held that a voluntary dismissal qualifies as a final proceeding, The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) provide...
Tenth Circuit Reaffirms the Rooker-Feldman Doctrine Bars State Court Losers from Asserting § 1983 Claims On February 5th, 2025, the Tenth Circuit rendered its opinion in Moore v. Hebert, et al., No. 24-3092, arising out of the District of Kansas, from Judge...
8th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment on Regulatory Taking Finding No Taking Without Deprivation of All Economic Value of Property On January 7, 2025, the 8th Circuit issued its opinion in Baker v. City of Hillsboro, Missouri, 125 F.4th 844 (8th Cir. 2025)....
Tenth Circuit Reaffirms National Policy Favoring Arbitration Where Appropriate The Tenth Circuit recently upheld the transportation employee exemption within the Federal Arbitration Act as it applied to independent contractors delivering goods for the employer....