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...
FPS&S: 2025 Edition of "The Best Lawyers in America®" 8 FPS&S Attorneys Recognized Including 3 for "Lawyer of the Year" Fisher Patterson Sayler & Smith, LLP is pleased to announce the recognition of eight lawyers, including three recognized for...
Eighth Circuit Reviews an Employee's Burden to Demonstrate Employer's Violations of the Family Medical Leave Act The Eighth Circuit recently reviewed a plaintiff’s burden to support a claim of interference and discrimination against an employer under the Family...
U.S. Supreme Court Revises Tenth Circuit Standard on Adverse Employment Actions The United State Supreme Court recently realigned the previously held Tenth Circuit standard required to be shown by a plaintiff to succeed in alleging an adverse employment action....