By Vicki Brown, Word&Way News WriterThe Missouri Baptist Convention's insurance carrier may have to cover at least some of the costs of legal action the MBC brought against five related institutions.Church Mutual Insurance Co. lost its bid to avoid covering any costs the convention incurred
By Vicki Brown, Word&Way News WriterCalling an appellate ruling "a dangerous and confusing precedent," five Missouri Baptist entities are seeking a Missouri Supreme Court review. In an order issued on Aug. 2, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District turned down a motion
In a single sentence, the Missouri Court of Appeals turned down a motion for a rehearing in the continuing legal struggle between the Missouri Baptist Convention and five related institutions.The order, issued on Aug. 2, overruled the motion for a rehearing and denied the agencies'
By Vicki Brown, Word&Way News WriterFive Missouri Baptist Convention-related entities are seeking a rehearing of a recent appeal that returned an ongoing lawsuit against them to a lower court.Lawyers for The Baptist Home, Windermere Baptist Conference Center, Missouri Baptist University, Word&Way and the Missouri Baptist
By Vicki Brown, Word&Way News WriterA reversal of one part of a decision rendered in Cole County Circuit Court may return the Missouri Baptist Conventionâs case against five related agencies to that court for resolution. In a preliminary opinion issued May 31, the Missouri Appeals
By Vicki Brown, Word&Way News WriterKansas City -- The Missouri Baptist Convention and five of its related entities may likely wait at least three months for an appeals court ruling. Attorneys for the two sides in a nearly three-year legal battle presented oral arguments April 5 in
Kansas City -- The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, will hear arguments in the Missouri Baptist Convention's appeal of its first case against five related institutions on April 20 in Kansas City. A three-judge panel for the court's Division 4 will consider the
Editor's Note: The sixth in Word&Way's seven-part series about the ongoing conflict between the Missouri Baptist Convention and five related entities takes a look at general insurance practices and the role insurance may play in covering legal costs. Missouri Baptist Convention executive director David
By Vicki Brown Word&Way News Writer The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, denied a request to dismiss an appeal against five Missouri Baptist Convention-related entities. Clyde Farris, an attorney representing Missouri Baptist University, filed
Missouri Supreme Court Judge Duane Benton was confirmed June 24 to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. According to a report in the Jefferson City Post-Tribune June 25 edition, the oath of office will be administered later this year. Benton, 53, will remain on