BSCR Firm News/Blogs Feedhttps://www.bakersterchi.com/?t=39&format=xml&directive=0&stylesheet=rss&records=10&break_the_cache=1728948747en-us13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0800firmwisehttps://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Recognizes Thirty-Four Baker Sterchi Attorneyshttps://www.bakersterchi.com/?t=40&an=141374&format=xml12 Nov 2024Recognition<p>Thirty-four Baker Sterchi Cowden &amp; Rice attorneys are recognized in the <i>2024 Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers </i>and <i>Rising Stars</i> publication.</p> <p>Notably, Baker Sterchi Member Clay Crawford is featured on the <strong>Top 10 Attorney List</strong>, the <strong>Top 50 Kansas City Attorney List</strong> and the <strong>Top 100 Attorney List</strong>. Baker Sterchi Member John Mahon is also highlighted on the <strong>Top 50 St. Louis Attorney List</strong>.</p> <p>The <i>Missouri &amp; Kansas Super Lawyers </i>and <i>Rising Stars</i> publication recognizes lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process involves multiple phases, including independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. <em>Super Lawyers</em> honors no more than 5% of attorneys in each state, while <em>Rising Stars</em> recognizes the top 2.5% of attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or have been practicing for 10 years or less.</p> <p>The recognized attorneys include:</p> <p><b><u>Kansas City, MO</u></b></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Jonathan E. Benevides &ndash; Civil Litigation: Defense</li> <li>Kevin D. Brooks &ndash; Insurance Coverage</li> <li>John W. Cowden &ndash; Aviation and Aerospace</li> <li>William (Clay) Crawford &ndash; Insurance Coverage</li> <li>Scott D. Hofer &ndash; Civil Litigation: Defense</li> <li>James R. Jarrow &ndash; Civil Litigation: Defense</li> <li>James S. Kreamer &ndash; Construction Litigation</li> <li>Jacqueline M. Longfellow &ndash; Civil Litigation: Defense</li> <li>James P. Maloney &ndash; Insurance Coverage</li> <li>Michael C. McMullen &ndash; Personal Injury - Products Liability: Defense</li> <li>Hal D. Meltzer &ndash; Civil Litigation: Defense</li> <li>Thomas E. Rice &ndash; Civil Litigation: Defense</li> <li>Kyle N. Roehler &ndash; Personal Injury General: Defense</li> <li>James T. Seigfreid &ndash; Personal Injury - Products Liability: Defense</li> <li>Heather F. Shore &ndash; Construction Litigation</li> <li>Thomas N. Sterchi &ndash; Personal Injury - Products Liability: Defense</li> <li>Kara T. Stubbs &ndash; Personal Injury - Products Liability: Defense</li> <li>Megan R. Stumph-Turner &ndash; Real Estate</li> <li>Philip V. Sumner &ndash; Personal Injury General: Defense</li> <li>John A. Watt &ndash; Construction Litigation</li> <li>Paul L. Wickens &ndash; Civil Litigation: Defense</li> <li>Douglas P. Hill &ndash; Civil Litigation: Defense (Rising Stars)</li> <li>Megan Sterchi Lammert &ndash; Personal Injury General: Defense (Rising Stars)</li> <li>Gregorio V. Silva &ndash; Personal Injury - Products Liability: Defense (Rising Stars)</li> </ul> <p><u><br /> <b>St. Louis, MO</b></u></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Joshua Davis &ndash; Insurance Coverage</li> <li>Nathan D. Leming &ndash; Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense</li> <li>John F. Mahon &ndash; Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense</li> <li>Jennifer L. Maloney &ndash; Personal Injury General: Defense</li> <li>John R. McLeod &ndash; Transportation/Maritime</li> <li>Joseph R. Swift &ndash; Transportation/Maritime</li> <li>Paul N. Venker &ndash; Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense</li> <li>Richard I. Woolf &ndash; Civil Litigation: Defense</li> <li>Rebecca Guntli &ndash; Civil Litigation: Defense (Rising Stars)</li> <li>Rachel Schafer &ndash; Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense (Rising Stars)</li> </ul>https://www.bakersterchi.com?t=39&format=xml&directive=0&stylesheet=rss&records=10&break_the_cache=1728948747Baker Sterchi Recognized in 2025 Edition of Best Law FirmsĀ®https://www.bakersterchi.com/?t=40&an=141057&format=xml07 Nov 2024Recognition<p>Baker Sterchi is pleased to announce it has been recognized with one national ranking and 21 rankings in the Kansas City and St. Louis metropolitan areas in the 2025 edition of <i>Best Law Firms&reg;</i>.</p> <p>These accolades span various litigation defense practice areas, including:</p> <p><b><u>National Tier 3</u></b></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Commercial Litigation</li> </ul> <p><b><u><br /> Metropolitan Tier 1</u></b></p> <p><b>Kansas City, MO</b></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Commercial Litigation</li> <li>Insurance Law</li> <li>Litigation - Insurance</li> <li>Litigation - Real Estate</li> <li>Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants</li> <li>Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants</li> <li>Product Liability Litigation - Defendants</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;<br /> <b>St. Louis, MO</b></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Appellate Practice</li> <li>Commercial Litigation</li> <li>Insurance Law</li> <li>Litigation - Insurance</li> <li>Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants</li> <li>Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants</li> <li>Product Liability Litigation - Defendants</li> </ul> <p><b><u><br /> Metropolitan Tier 2</u></b></p> <p><b>Kansas City, MO</b></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Aviation Law</li> <li>Construction Law</li> <li>Litigation - Construction</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;<br /> <b>St. Louis, MO</b></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Litigation - Labor &amp; Employment</li> <li>Mediation</li> </ul> <p><b><u><br /> Metropolitan Tier 3</u></b></p> <p><b>Kansas City, MO</b></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Bet-the-Company Litigation</li> <li>Litigation - Labor &amp; Employment</li> </ul> <br /> To be eligible for a&nbsp;<i><a href="https://www.bestlawfirms.com/search?q=Baker+Sterchi+Cowden+%26+Rice+LLC&amp;cc=US">Best Law Firms</a></i>&nbsp;award, a law firm must have at least one lawyer acknowledged in the current edition of&nbsp;<b><i>The Best Lawyers in America&reg;</i></b>&nbsp;within a&nbsp;<b><i>Best Law Firms</i></b>&nbsp;practice area and specific geographic jurisdiction. The annual rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and professional feedback, peer review from leading attorneys in their respective fields and interviews with industry leaders. The publication recognizes law firms by geographic region and practice area(s), and inclusion reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients within the same communities and the same practice areas.https://www.bakersterchi.com?t=39&format=xml&directive=0&stylesheet=rss&records=10&break_the_cache=1728948747Megan Coluccio Serves as Editor of FDCC's October Newsletterhttps://www.bakersterchi.com/?t=40&an=141060&format=xml07 Nov 2024Publications<p>Baker Sterchi Member Megan Coluccio, based in the firm&rsquo;s Seattle office, served as editor of the October 2024 edition of the Federation of Defense &amp; Corporate Counsel&rsquo;s (FDCC) Civil Rights and Public Entity Committee newsletter, <i>Civil Writes</i>. This edition covers recent developments in police pursuit legislation and features Baker Sterchi attorney Robert Christie, who also practices in the Seattle office.</p> <p>Coluccio, a trial lawyer, focuses on complex civil rights, professional negligence and municipal liability cases. She is vice chair of the FDCC&rsquo;s Civil Rights &amp; Public Entity Liability Committee and co-chairs Baker Sterchi&rsquo;s Law Enforcement &amp; Civil Rights Defense practice group. She is admitted to practice in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho and earned her law degree from Seattle University School of Law.</p> <p>The FDCC is an invitation-only organization dedicated to advancing the interests of defense attorneys and corporate counsel. <i>Civil Writes</i> is a peer-written monthly newsletter by members of the Civil Rights and Public Entity Committee. Baker Sterchi attorney John Barry assisted Coluccio in preparing the October update.</p> View the full newsletter <a href="https://www.thefederation.org/docs/Resources/2024/CivilWrites-Oct.pdf">here</a>.&nbsp;https://www.bakersterchi.com?t=39&format=xml&directive=0&stylesheet=rss&records=10&break_the_cache=1728948747Megan Stumph-Turner Presents on Loan Servicing Regulation Trendshttps://www.bakersterchi.com/?t=40&an=140958&format=xml06 Nov 2024Speaking Engagements<p>On October 29, Baker Sterchi Member Megan Stumph-Turner co-presented the Lawline CLE course, &ldquo;Trends in Loan Servicing Regulation and Financial Services Litigation.&rdquo; The program covers current litigation trends related to the TCPA, FDCPA and EFTA, along with regulatory updates in loan servicing.</p> <p>Stumph-Turner is based in Baker Sterchi's Kansas City office, where she focuses on civil litigation in areas such as creditors' rights, financial services, real estate, construction and commercial litigation. She serves on the Steering Committee for ALFA&rsquo;s Business Litigation Practice Group and is currently president of the Earl E. O&rsquo;Connor American Inn of Court. She is a frequent panelist and speaker at financial services legal conferences and has provided onsite training services concerning state-specific and nationwide legal trends affecting the financial services industry.</p> Lawline is an online learning platform for attorneys. Gain access to the CLE course <a href="https://www.lawline.com/course/trends-in-loan-servicing-regulation-and-financial-services-litigation">here</a>.https://www.bakersterchi.com?t=39&format=xml&directive=0&stylesheet=rss&records=10&break_the_cache=1728948747Receptionist, Kansas Cityhttps://www.bakersterchi.com/?t=40&an=140959&format=xml06 Nov 2024Job OpeningsOur Kansas City office has an opportunity for a friendly and energetic receptionist<font color="#3e3e60">.</font> View the job description&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bakersterchi.com/B07AF5/assets/files/documents/Job%20Posting%20-%20Receptionist%20-%20Kansas%20City.pdf"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">here</span></a>.https://www.bakersterchi.com?t=39&format=xml&directive=0&stylesheet=rss&records=10&break_the_cache=1728948747Shore and Tillma Join Baker Sterchi, Enhancing Construction Industry Capabilitieshttps://www.bakersterchi.com/?t=40&an=140955&format=xml05 Nov 2024Firm News<p>Baker Sterchi Cowden &amp; Rice welcomes Heather Shore as a Member and Matthew Tillma as a Senior Attorney, expanding the firm&rsquo;s construction, surety and commercial litigation practice. Both attorneys bring extensive trial and arbitration experience and deep industry knowledge to the firm&rsquo;s Kansas City office.</p> <p>&ldquo;We are delighted to welcome Heather and Matt to our firm. Their collective experience in commercial, construction and surety litigation will strengthen our continued growth in these areas,&quot; said Scott Kreamer, Managing Member. &quot;Heather's exceptional trial skills also perfectly align with our focus in adding top talent to serve clients in high-stakes litigation.&quot;</p> <p>Shore has nearly 30 years of experience in complex construction, surety and commercial litigation, handling cases valued from $10,000 to $121 million, including matters involving some of the nation&rsquo;s most high-profile projects. She frequently speaks and writes on legal and business issues affecting the construction and surety industries.</p> <p>&ldquo;Joining Baker Sterchi provides an exciting opportunity to collaborate with a talented group of professionals,&rdquo; Shore said. &ldquo;I look forward to leveraging our collective experience to address complex challenges in construction, surety and commercial litigation while driving positive outcomes for our clients.&rdquo;</p> <p>Actively involved in organizations related to her practice and the law, Shore serves on the American Arbitration Association&rsquo;s Panel of Construction and Commercial Arbitrators and is a member of the American Bar Association&rsquo;s Construction and Surety sections. She is also a past board member of the American Subcontractors Association&rsquo;s Greater Kansas City Chapter, past president of the Judge Hugh Means Inn of Court and has held multiple leadership roles within the Defense Research Institute&rsquo;s Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, including program chair, vice chair and publications chair.</p> <p>Shore has consistently earned recognition from her peers for her construction practice in multiple legal rankings publications. She has also received various Top Women Attorney honors, including being named one of Kansas City&rsquo;s Top 30 Most Successful Business Women. She holds a law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and an undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder. She is licensed to practice in Missouri, Kansas, Colorado and Texas.</p> <p>Tillma represents clients in litigation across various industries. With over a decade of experience as lead counsel in jury trials, he has successfully navigated a wide range of cases, including criminal matters, white-collar crime, bankruptcy and commercial disputes. His practice areas encompass construction litigation, mechanic&rsquo;s liens, complex commercial civil litigation, surety and fidelity litigation, bankruptcy, insurance defense, and labor and employment.</p> Tillma earned his law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law and holds an undergraduate degree in finance from the University of South Dakota. He is licensed to practice in Missouri and Kansas.https://www.bakersterchi.com?t=39&format=xml&directive=0&stylesheet=rss&records=10&break_the_cache=1728948747Appellate Win Secured in City of Seattle Wrongful Death Casehttps://www.bakersterchi.com/?t=40&an=140937&format=xml04 Nov 2024Results<p>Baker Sterchi attorneys recently secured a decision from the Washington Court of Appeals, Division I, affirming summary judgment in favor of their client, the City of Seattle.</p> <p>The underlying case involved a wrongful death suit filed in a plaintiff-friendly King County jurisdiction. The suit alleged negligence by a major city police officer in a traffic stop that culminated in a fatal collision. The incident occurred when the officer attempted to pull over a drug-impaired co-defendant driver, who ultimately collided with a motorcyclist, resulting in the motorcyclist&rsquo;s death. The plaintiff, representing the motorcyclist&rsquo;s estate, alleged that the officer&rsquo;s attempted stop led the driver to &quot;elude&quot; police, causing the crash.</p> <p>The defense presented a detailed reconstruction showing that the officer activated his emergency lights upon observing the driver&rsquo;s erratic behavior. When the driver fled, the officer turned off his lights and followed at a distance, preparing to apprehend the driver if he attempted to flee on foot. The reconstruction showed that the driver could only have seen the officer briefly he had been looking directly behind him and, in fact, testified he never noticed the police vehicle. Baker Sterchi successfully moved for summary judgment, which the trial court granted.</p> On an appeal by the estate, the Washington Court of Appeals upheld the trial court decision in an unpublished decision, finding that the officer&rsquo;s conduct did not proximately cause the crash where the undisputed testimony showed that the co-defendant driver never saw the officer.https://www.bakersterchi.com?t=39&format=xml&directive=0&stylesheet=rss&records=10&break_the_cache=1728948747NLRB Says Certain "Stay-or-Pay" Provisions in Employment Contracts Interfere with Employees' Section 7 Rightshttps://www.bakersterchi.com/?t=40&an=140908&format=xml29 Oct 2024Employment & Labor Law Blog<p>ABSTRACT: &ldquo;Stay-or-pay&rdquo; provisions &ndash; which require an employee to reimburse the employer for certain expenses if they leave their job early on &ndash; are becoming increasingly common in employment contracts. Recent NLRB guidance emphasizes the opportunity for informed decision-making, reasonableness, and clarity to make sure these provisions do not infringe on employees&rsquo; Section 7 rights.</p> <div> <p>Following NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo&rsquo;s May 2023 guidance on non-compete provisions that the agency deems to violate the National Labor Relations Act, the NLRB has now turned its attention to &ldquo;stay-or-pay&rdquo; provisions that may run afoul of the Act.</p> <p>A &ldquo;stay-or-pay&rdquo; provision is created when an employer requires an employee to pay a monetary reimbursement or penalty if their employment is terminated before a certain amount of time is up. These can take many forms in employment agreements, including repayment for expenses such as: training, licensing or education expenses, sign-on bonuses, relocation stipends, or even charging a general &ldquo;quit fee&rdquo; for termination of employment before the timeframe expires. These provisions are increasingly present in various industries and some do not differentiate between voluntary or involuntary termination.</p> <p>The NLRB&rsquo;s position on &ldquo;stay-or-pay&rdquo; clauses is that they are presumptively unlawful. However, employers can overcome that presumption if they show that the provision advances a legitimate business interest and is narrowly tailored to minimize interference with employees&rsquo; Section 7 rights to self-organization, union membership, and collective bargaining. Specifically, employers must prove that the provision 1) is voluntary and entered into in exchange for a benefit to the employee, 2) specifies a reasonable payment amount, 3) has a reasonable timeframe the employee is required to &ldquo;stay,&rdquo; and 4) does not require an employee who is terminated without cause to pay.</p> <p><b><u>Voluntary and in Exchange for a Benefit</u></b></p> <p>The GC&rsquo;s new guidance specifies that employees must be able to &ldquo;freely choose&rdquo; whether to enter the agreement and not face undue financial penalties or adverse consequences from their employer if they elect not to enter into it. Training repayment agreements are one example of this. Requiring employees to reimburse their employer for <i>optional</i> training is permitted under the NLRA. However, requiring repayment for <i>mandatory</i> training is considered a violation. This is because optional agreements and repayment for optional training allow employees to freely choose whether they will enter into this agreement and their employment is not conditioned on the provision. Under a mandatory agreement, employees are considered more likely to be &ldquo;chilled&rdquo; from engaging in protected conduct under Section 7 due to fear of financial penalties in addition to adverse employment actions or retaliation. &nbsp;</p> <p>Licensing and educational requirements are also examples of an exchange for a benefit. Requiring an employee to repay any employer expenses for obtaining or maintaining a license or credential required to do the employee&rsquo;s job is permitted because 1) the employee could optionally pay the expenses out of pocket, and 2) the license or credential is a benefit to the employee that they can use outside of their current job. However, the NLRB does specify that the employee must have discretion in the third-party vendor they take the classes from and they may not be required to take classes from the employer. Educational programs also usually have alternative financing options besides receiving funding from your employer, so this is considered sufficient employee discretion under the NLRA.</p> <p><b><u>Specifies a Reasonable Payment Amount</u></b></p> <p>A payment amount would be considered &ldquo;reasonable&rdquo; if it is equal to or less than the cost the employer shouldered to benefit the employee. When the cost is more than what the employer paid for the benefit, the provision no longer furthers a legitimate business interest and is deemed unlawfully restrictive and coercive. In addition, the reasonable payment amount must be stated up front in the contract and disclosed to the employee before accepting the benefit. That way, the employee can make an informed decision about entering the agreement and have full transparency about what would be required of her, should she leave early.</p> <p><b><u>Reasonable &ldquo;Stay&rdquo; Timeframe</u></b></p> <p>The NLRB does not specify an exact amount of time that would be considered &ldquo;reasonable&rdquo;, stating that a reasonable amount of time will be determined on a case-by-case basis. The factors considered include but are not limited to: the cost of the employee benefit, value to the employee, and the employee&rsquo;s compensation. For example, if the cost of the benefit is higher, the timeframe can be longer and vice versa. Another consideration is whether the required repayment amount decreases, the longer the employee has been on the job.</p> <p><b><u>Exempted from Payment if Terminated Without Cause</u></b></p> <p>If the contract states&nbsp;the employee is required to pay a certain amount if their employment is terminated for <i>any reason</i>, then it is considered unduly coercive and a violation of the NLRA.&nbsp;A &ldquo;stay-or-pay&rdquo; provision must state that the employee will not be indebted to their employer if they are terminated <i>without cause</i>. &ldquo;Without cause&rdquo; in this context includes termination for reasons already prohibited by the NLRA. The rationale behind this is knowing that they will face financial penalties if they are fired for any reason will especially discourage employees from engaging in protected conduct under Section 7.</p> <p><b><u>Takeaways</u></b></p> <ul> <li>In the agency&rsquo;s view, the key word for &ldquo;stay-or-pay&rdquo; provisions is &ldquo;optional.&rdquo; Employees must be given discretion about entering the agreement in the first place where they receive their education and training from, and whether to take the funding for the benefit or pay out-of-pocket. If the training is mandatory and the benefits are not transferrable to another position, then employees should not be required to repay the employer.</li> <li>Employees need to not only have options, but the ability to make an informed decision. An employee subject to a &ldquo;stay-or-pay&rdquo; provision should be made aware of the specific reasonable repayment amount and the required reasonable timeframe up front in the contract.</li> <li>These provisions also should clearly state that employees that are terminated without cause are exempt from a repayment requirement to avoid any unlawful coercion.</li> </ul> Read the full Memorandum from the NLRB <a href="https://www.nlrb.gov/guidance/memos-research/general-counsel-memos">here</a>.</div>https://www.bakersterchi.com?t=39&format=xml&directive=0&stylesheet=rss&records=10&break_the_cache=1728948747Jackie Longfellow Discusses Employer Obligations in FDCC Article on Election Seasonhttps://www.bakersterchi.com/?t=40&an=140901&format=xml28 Oct 2024Publications<p>Baker Sterchi Member Jackie Longfellow&rsquo;s co-authored article, &ldquo;<a href="https://www.thefederation.org/docs/Friday5/October_25_2024.pdf">Employer Obligations &amp; How to Maintain a Collegial Work Environment this Election Season</a>,&rdquo; is featured in the Oct. 25 edition of the Federation of Defense &amp; Corporate Counsel (FDCC) <i>Give Me 5 Things to Know</i> publication. The article focuses on employer obligations related to employees&rsquo; rights to take time off from work to vote and maintaining a harmonious work environment during the election season.</p> <p>Longfellow is a civil defense trial lawyer focused on labor and employment matters. She frequently speaks on employer-related issues and serves as vice-chair of FDCC&rsquo;s Employment Practices and Workplace Liability Section. Additionally, she is chair of Baker Sterchi&rsquo;s Employment &amp; Labor Practice Group and serves on the steering committee for ALFA International&rsquo;s Labor &amp; Employment Practice Group. A member of the Society for Human Resource Management and the Missouri Attorney General&rsquo;s Office Kansas City Trial Masters Team, she is licensed to practice in Missouri and Kansas.</p> The FDCC is an invitation-only organization dedicated to advancing the interests of defense attorneys and corporate counsel. FDCC&rsquo;s <em>Give Me 5 Things to Know</em> is a weekly, peer-written publication for FDCC members that covers legal developments, upcoming events and progress on FDCC initiatives.https://www.bakersterchi.com?t=39&format=xml&directive=0&stylesheet=rss&records=10&break_the_cache=1728948747Baker Sterchi Sponsors PLAC 2024 Fall Conferencehttps://www.bakersterchi.com/?t=40&an=140897&format=xml25 Oct 2024Firm News<p>Baker Sterchi Cowden &amp; Rice served as a sponsor of the 2024 Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC) Fall Conference, held Oct. 23-25 at the JW Marriott Starr Pass in Tucson, Arizona. Attending on behalf of the firm were St. Louis attorneys Mike Hunter and Jennifer Maloney.</p> <p>Hunter, a longtime PLAC member, manages product liability and toxic tort litigation throughout the Midwest and serves as lead trial counsel in these matters. With more than two dozen cases tried to verdict, his experience spans business disputes, insurance contracts, personal injury and property damage. He is recognized by <i>Best Lawyers in America</i> for his product liability defense practice.</p> <p>Recently accepted into PLAC, Maloney co-chairs Baker Sterchi&rsquo;s Product Liability Practice Group. She advocates for businesses and insurance companies in product liability, premises liability, personal injury and transportation matters. <i>Best Lawyers in America</i> has also recognized her work defending product liability litigation.</p> Founded in the 1980s, PLAC is dedicated to keeping product manufacturers and suppliers informed of industry issues, fostering collaboration with outside legal counsel and helping companies mitigate risk across the product life cycle. Corporate participants include professionals from legal, regulatory, technical and risk departments. The annual fall conference serves as a forum for industry leaders to discuss trends in product liability, litigation and regulatory developments.https://www.bakersterchi.com?t=39&format=xml&directive=0&stylesheet=rss&records=10&break_the_cache=1728948747