In a recent legal development, Howard Hanna initiated a motion for Judge Bough's recusal due to attorney Matthew Dameron’s political donation to the judge's wife. This motion was later supported by Berkshire Hathaway Energy and Crye-Leike. While the companies argued the donation created an appearance of impropriety, Judge Bough rejected the motion, citing prior disclosures of donations and emphasizing that not all contributions necessitate a recusal. Additionally, the defendants are requesting to move the Gibson commission lawsuit out of Missouri to other states, including Pennsylvania and Iowa.
Howard Hanna was the first to request Judge Bough’s recusal based on attorney Matthew Dameron's past political donation, claiming it created a conflict of interest.
Judge Bough mentioned prior political donations before the motion was filed, emphasizing that not every political contribution results in necessary judicial recusal, per U.S. Supreme Court guidelines.
The defendants argue that the donation to the judge’s wife’s campaign gives the appearance of impropriety, but Judge Bough has rejected this claim in his ruling.
Both Howard Hanna and Berkshire Hathaway Energy are also seeking to move the Gibson commission lawsuit from Missouri to Pennsylvania and Iowa, respectively.
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