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Current Rules Regarding Eligibility For Unemployment Insurance Benefits in Missouri and Kansas Due to COVID-19

March 23, 2020By Julie Parisi and John VeringBecause so many employees are being forced into unemployment or are having their hours reduced because of COVID-19, we are providing our clients and friends with general information regarding the current rules regarding […]

Kansas Hospitality Industry Relief Emergency Fund

Message from the KC Chamber of Commerce:On Friday, March 20, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced the establishment of the of the Hospitality Industry Relief Emergency (HIRE) Fund to assist hospitality businesses seeking emergency loans in response of the economic impact […]

Vering inducted Fellow by The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers

(Washington, DC) – The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers is proud to announce the election of John A. Vering of Seigfreid Bingham, P.C. as a new Fellow.  Election as a Fellow is the highest recognition by one’s colleagues of […]

Kansas Supreme Court Overturns Statutory Cap On “Pain and Suffering” And Other Noneconomic Damages In Personal Injury Cases

By Chris Tillery

On Friday, June 14,
2019, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that Kansas’s statutory cap on damages for
noneconomic injuries – such as “pain and suffering” – unconstitutional in
personal injury lawsuits, holding:

“Section 5 of the
Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights […]

Navigating the Workplace Impact of Evolving State Marijuana Legislation

By Curry SextonMay 21, 2019

Since the first medical marijuana
laws were passed in the latter half of the 1990s, few industries have sparked
as much conversation and change as the cannabis industry.  These changes are impacting employers and
creating many questions relating to […]

Seigfreid Bingham Welcomes 2019 Summer Associate

Seigfreid Bingham is pleased to welcome Cody R. Weyhofen to the firm as a Summer Associate. Originally from Overland Park, Kan., Cody is a 2L at University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law, slated to graduate in May […]

What Constitutes “Wrongful Conduct” in Interference with Contractual or Economic Relations?

Courts have struggled with the question of when competition for business or employees crosses the line into an actionable tort.By Jamie Maggard, Chris Tillery, and Fritz Riesmeyer

Since claims for interference with contractual and/or economic relations were first recognized over a […]

Curry Sexton joins Seigfreid Bingham

Kansas City – Seigfreid Bingham is pleased to welcome Curry Sexton to the firm as a Litigation Associate. Sexton joined the firm in 2017 as a Summer Associate. Sexton is a 2018 graduate of Washburn University School of Law and […]