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Hard-working individuals in Kansas City and throughout Missouri face discrimination every day. Nowhere is discrimination more pervasive than in the workplace. Luckily, most workers in Kansas City and Missouri who suffer employment discrimination have an avenue of relief under the Missouri Human Rights Act (the “MHRA”). Federal laws also offer employees certain protections separate and […]

Non-solicitation agreements, like non-compete agreements, are becoming increasingly common. We have addressed the basics of non-compete agreements in a previous blog post: Introduction to Non-Compete Agreements in Kansas and Missouri. This post focuses on non-solicitation agreements—what they are and when they are enforceable. What is a Non-Solicitation Agreement? Non-solicitation agreements prohibit individuals or companies from trying

Personal injury is one of the various fields of law that encompasses several different types of injuries, all arising from the negligence, carelessness, or wrongdoing of another. It may not seem so, but these incidents occur often, with the country listing a whopping 31 million people on average each year, who suffer injuries resulting from

Thousands of people in the Kansas City area place their life savings and investments decisions in the hands of financial advisors. In a complicated financial market, people look to financial advisors for help with general investing, college investing, and retirement planning. Investment advisors can be a valuable resource for Kansans and Missourians who are looking

For decades, the state of Kansas has had a cap on the non-economic damages Plaintiffs can recover in personal-injury lawsuits. No longer. On June 14, 2019, in Hilburn v. Enerpipe Ltd., the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that caps on non-economic damages in personal-injury cases are unconstitutional. What Kinds of Damages and Cases Does the Ruling Apply

Most people are lucky enough to go many years, or their whole life, without suffering a personal injury caused by someone else’s negligence. Those who are less fortunate are faced with a host of challenges, ranging from uncertain medical costs to a lengthy physical recovery. Many of those who are injured want to pursue a

You’ve just been sued. Or perhaps you’ve been injured or defrauded and want to sue someone. Invariably, one of the first questions clients have for us in these situations is, can I make the other side pay for my legal fees? In most cases, you cannot. But there are exceptions to the general rule (discussed

Terminated employees in Missouri often question whether they can sue their former employers for wrongful discharge or termination. As with most legal questions, the answer is: “it depends.” Missouri is an “at-will” employee state. This means an employer may terminate an employee at any time and for any reason (with a few limited exceptions, discussed

In Missouri, a claim for wrongful death and the damages recoverable are governed exclusively by statute. Section 537.080 of the Missouri Revised Statutes creates a cause of action when the death of a person “results from any, conduct, occurrence, transaction, or circumstance which, if death had not ensued, would have entitled such person to recover

The Kansas City attorneys at Pospisil Swift are investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who purchased investments in 1st Global Capital, including those who made such investments through Pinnacle Plus in Overland Park, Kansas. 1st Global Capital is a Florida company that operated under the name 1st Global Capital and held itself out as