Monday, June 17, 2019
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 declares, “The right of trial by jury shall be inviolate”…. The […]
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
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 employee policies and concerns about how the laws and related policies […]
Monday, May 20, 2019
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 2020. He serves as Comment Editor of the UMKC Law Review. Prior to beginning law […]
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
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 century ago in cases like Lumley v. Gye, 112 Eng. Rep. 749 (Q.B. 1853), courts […]
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
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 a 2014 graduate of Kansas State University, where he studied Business Marketing and Management and […]
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Kansas City – Brenda Hamilton is the new chair of the Litigation & Trial Group practice at Seigfreid Bingham. Hamilton, a shareholder who joined the firm in 2016, has 25 years of experience defending complex commercial lawsuits, prosecuting and defending non-compete, unfair competition and trade secret cases, and counseling clients on a wide variety of […]
Monday, January 14, 2019
By John Vering Expect more sexual harassment claims and more guidance from the EEOC on sexual harassment and recommended best policies. In 2018, the EEOC received a record high 13,055 sexual harassment charges and filed 50 percent more lawsuits alleging sexual harassment than it did in the prior year. In light of the #MeToo movement, […]
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Seigfreid Bingham is pleased to announce that Neil Sprague has joined the firm in an Of Counsel position. His practice encompasses the areas of Real Estate, Retail and Restaurant & Hospitality, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law.Sprague brings 35 years of corporate, real estate and general business practice experience to the firm, with extensive experience in […]
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Kansas City – Attorneys from Seigfreid Bingham have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers®, including five as Rising Stars. This designation honors outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a rigorous, multi-phase process. The list represents no more […]
Monday, December 3, 2018
By Mark Opara & Bailie Schnackenberg The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (“EKRA”), signed into law late last month, imposes new anti-kickback regulations applicable to recovery homes, clinical treatment facilities, and clinical laboratories. Unlike the federal anti-kickback statute (“AKS”), EKRA is not limited to federal health care program payors, but instead imposes penalties […]