Woman files lawsuit after losing her senses 
A Georgia woman has filed the latest lawsuit against the makers of over-the-counter cold remedy Zicam, claiming its use cost her senses of taste and smell.
Whelan confused by suit
The president of a security company sued over shooting deaths at a St. Louis factory said the company was not providing service to the plant.
Survivors, families of victims of ABB shooting file lawsuit
Survivors and the family members of victims of the St. Louis ABB Inc. plant shootings have filed lawsuits in St. Louis City Circuit Court against on-site security employees and the companies the lawsuits say employed them. One of the security companies named in the lawsuits, Whelan Security, was not providing security to the ABB plant, Whelan President Greg Twardowski said in a Wednesday phone interview.
Jury finds for family of man killed in collision
The largest McDonald County jury verdict to date, $1 million, was delivered to the surviving family members of a tractor-trailer driver from Arkansas who was killed in a collision with another tractor-trailer.
In August 2007, 60-year-old Jimmy Evans was driving a tractor-trailer for Crossroads Trucking northbound on U.S. Highway 71. Adara Smith was operating a tractor-trailer [...]
Negligence: Wrongful Death - Settlement Proceeds - Apportionment
Banner v. Owsley (MLW No. 60333/Case No. SD29802 - 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Quitno, Sp. J.)
Where a trial court apportioned a wrongful death settlement so that a son, from an earlier relationship and whom the decedent did not support, received only 5 percent with greater percentages going to his mother, wife [...]
Product Liability: Failure To Warn - Causation - Unjust Enrichment
Flesner v. Bayer AG, et al. (MLW No. 60288/Case No. 08-3524 - 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.)
(1)Where a plaintiff brought a failure-to-warn action against the manufacturer of a cholesterol-reducing drug, the plaintiff’s expert had inadequate factual evidence on which to base his opinion and did not show to a reasonable [...]
Mother sues over deadly fire
The mother of three children killed in an apartment fire is suing their father and grandmother, alleging their negligence contributed to the tragedy.
Jury not convinced woman was injured at Wal-Mart
A St. Louis County jury cleared Wal-Mart of all wrongdoing in a lawsuit that alleged one of its greeters assaulted a customer.
Helen Burnett accused Wal-Mart greeter Ronald Shelly of ramming her motorized shopping cart into a wall, injuring her right leg.
On Jan. 27, 2007, Burnett went into the Wal-Mart store in St. Ann to pick [...]
CoxHealth apologizes
It’s a situation that turns the typical personal injury lawsuit timeline on its head: Hospital officials admit upfront that an employee made a potentially harmful or fatal error. It releases data on the exact number of affected people and the cause of the error. Perhaps most important, they say they are “deeply sorry.”
Plaintiff can’t collect judgment from insurer
Extended mutual insurance companies can file forms and endorsements with the Missouri Department of Insurance through ratings organizations, Judge Michael Mullen determined in a recent St. Louis bench trial. The ruling supported the defense in an equitable garnishment case.
Tamara Woodfork filed the suit against Barton Mutual Insurance Co. to satisfy a $1 million judgment against [...]