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....
Tenth Circuit Denies Jurisdiction in Interlocutory Appeal of Derivative Sovereign Immunity In Menocal v. GEO Group, Inc, No. 22-1409, 2024 WL 4544184 (10th Cir. Oct. 22, 2024), the Tenth Circuit determined it lacked jurisdiction for interlocutory review of a...
FPS&S: 2025 Super Lawyers® Fisher Patterson Sayler & Smith, LLP is pleased to announce the recognition of eleven lawyers, including two "Rising Stars [**]", in 2024 Missouri & Kansas "Super Lawyers ®" A Super Lawyer is an exceptional...
Tenth Circuit Underscores Importance of Documenting Employee Activity to Support Termination The Tenth Circuit recently affirmed a finding by the Federal District Court of Kansas, which ruled in favor of for Larned State Hospital (LSH) in lawfully firing an...
KANSAS COURT OF APPEALS APPLIES RECREATIONAL USE IMMUNITY TO COUNTY LIBRARY For the first time, a Kansas appellate court applied recreational use immunity to a library parking lot, exempting a county from liability for ordinary negligence. In Zaragoza v. Bd. of...