Kansas Supreme Court
Recent News About Kansas Supreme Court
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Kansas voters will decide if they want to vote for Supreme Court justices
The Kansas House of Representatives has ensured voters will vote on a constitutional amendment that would restore popular election of justices to the state Supreme Court. -
Voters should pick the Supreme Court, not lawyers, Kansas Chamber says
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - Kansas lawmakers recently moved one step toward letting voters pick the state's Supreme Court justices, though associations from both sides of civil courts oppose doing so. -
Plastic surgeon who sued over bad Yelp review loses verdict
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - A plastic surgeon who won a jury verdict against a former patient who submitted bad Yelp reviews under a fake name failed to prove his reputation took a hit, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled, affirming the reversal of a finding of defamation. -
Heirs of man smothered in grain trailer can sue vacuum manufacturer too
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - The heirs of a man who was smothered under tons of grain and won more than $12 million in arbitration can also sue the manufacturer of the vacuum he was using, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled, declining to apply the state’s “one-action” rule barring multiple lawsuits over the same accident. -
Kansas county will be able to tax Walmart more because a Walmart is on the property
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - The Kansas Supreme Court reversed an appellate decision that protected Walmart and other “big box” retailers from paying higher property taxes, saying a state administrative agency has the authority to weigh different property appraisal methods before arriving at a final value. -
Cities want to charge national chains more property tax when they are successful; Kan. court to decide issue
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - The Kansas Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether buildings housing “big box” stores like Walmart and Target are worth more than other commercial structures simply because of who occupies them. -
Lamb disqualified by Kansas Supreme Court, owner loses championship belt buckle
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - The governing board of the Kansas State Fair had the power to disqualify the 2016 grand champion of the market-lamb competition after a veterinarian noticed suspicious signs it had been injected with a foreign substance, an appeals court ruled, rejecting the owner’s argument the board overstepped its authority. -
Catholic Church loses bid to dismiss sexual abuse lawsuit in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kan., has failed to defeat a sexual abuse claim by claiming the allegations of a former altar boy were too late. -
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Kansas protects docs from lawsuits by parents who say they would've preferred abortion than having disabled child
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - A law prohibiting “wrongful birth” lawsuits by parents who claim they would have aborted a disabled fetus had they known of its condition doesn’t violate the Kansas Constitution, the state’s high court ruled, because the cause of action was created by the Kansas Supreme Court in 1990. -
Bar could be liable for fight outside its doors after banning customer
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – A VFW Post in Kansas could be liable for injuries caused in a brawl outside of its property, thanks to a Kansas Supreme Court ruling. -
Kansas Supreme Court calls for new trial concerning woman's suit against trust officer over attorney's fees
TOPEKA (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Kansas ordered a new trial concerning a woman’s lawsuit against her trust officer and his employer that sought more than $250,000 in damages. -
Kansas city isn't immune from lawsuit following bondsmen's forceful entry into home
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – The Kansas Supreme Court reversed a ruling in favor of the city of Overland Park, Kansas amid a family’s lawsuit against the city over allegations of negligence after agents with a bonds company forced themselves into the residents’ home. -
Business leaders bothered by Kansas Supreme Court's 'awful' decision to remove cap on damages
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – An industry insider says business leaders in Kansas are reacting with "extreme disappointment" at the decision by the state Supreme Court to scrap the cap on non-economic damages in personal injury actions. -
It's up to the Kansas Senate to reject a judicial nominee over his social media posts
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – The Kansas Supreme Court recently determined the state Senate will have to reject the appointment of a judge to the Kansas Court of Appeals after the governor’s appointee withdrew following a controversy over the appointee's posting on social media. -
KANSAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Derek Schmidt: Kansas Supreme Court clarifies scope of open records law
In a first-of-its-kind decision, the Kansas Supreme Court on Friday decided that a corporation contracting with a county to operate a county hospital is an “instrumentality” of the county that is covered by the Kansas Open Records Act, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. -
Kansas court rules use of AMA guide is unconstitutional in case of twice-injured UPS driver
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – Use of an American Medical Association guide to rate disability for work-related injuries is unconstitutional as applied to a case, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled recently in the case of a parcel delivery driver who twice injured his shoulder. -
Kansas intervenes in civil case to defend constitutionality of state's cap on non-economic damages
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced March 26 that he has filed a brief with the Kansas Supreme Court arguing that the state’s cap on non-economic damages in civil lawsuits is not a violation of the U.S. or Kansas constitutions. -
Kansas court defines 'cargo' in Midwest Crane & Rigging appeal of fine
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that a crane permanently bolted to a truck chassis does not qualify as cargo, nor does it make the truck a commercial motor vehicle under the Unified Carrier Registration Act. -
Kan. SC overturns decision on contingency fee; Terminated lawyer entitled to percentage of recovery
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – A Kansas appeals court ruling in a dispute over a fee from a personal injury lawsuit has been overturned by the state Supreme Court . -
Kansas SC affirms decision awarding employee injury benefits despite fraudulent application
The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld a state Court of Appeals decision that a fraudulent employment application does not preclude a person from being considered an employee under the Kansas Workers Compensation Act.