Verdicts & Settlements | Missouri Lawyers Media

$4.7 billion MSD deal wins court approval

A federal judge in St. Louis has signed off on a $4.7 billion deal to settle an Environmental Protection Agency lawsuit against the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District alleging violations of the Clean Water Act.

Jury awards $5.1M in workplace discrimination case against AT&T

A Jackson County jury has returned one of the largest verdicts ever — more than $5 million — in a case alleging workplace discrimination against a Muslim woman.

Stifel settles for $1M state’s securities case

Investment firm Stifel, Nicolaus & Company Inc. agreed to settle for $1.1 million a securities case brought by Secretary of State Robin Carnahan alleging the firm failed to reasonably supervise an agent who ran a criminal scheme while working for Stifel.

Fleischmann’s Yeast loses arbitration against broker

After 4½ years of litigation, a panel of three arbitrators found that California-based transportation broker Business Logistics Inc. did not defraud Fenton-based Fleischmann’s Yeast during the six years it handled Fleischmann’s shipping contracts.

Courtside: $5.8M judgment in Girls Gone Wild case shows perils of oversights

A woman who sued a business, claiming the Girls Gone Wild video-makers used her image without permission, won nearly $6 million in a recent bench trial in St. Louis.

Passenger in auto collision settles with driver’s insurer

A teenager seriously hurt when a truck she was riding in crashed settled her case quickly with the driver’s insurance company for $100,000, her attorney said.

Nursing home patient settles med-mal case

A woman received a $375,000 settlement in a nursing home malpractice case in Kansas City.

Former Fidelis workers to share $1.45 million

Former employees of US Fidelis can expect to get checks, of varying amounts, thanks to the $1.45 million settlement of a lawsuit that alleged workers weren’t properly warned before being laid off.

Fence doesn’t make for good neighbors

Homeowners in the Whitmoor Country Club subdivision in Weldon Spring had to remove a wrought-iron fence after a judge ruled the fence violated the subdivision’s covenants.

One-legged man settles police beating lawsuit

A one-legged man who claimed a Charlack police officer fractured his jaw settled his lawsuit over the alleged beating at his home for $31,650.

Jackson County jurors give love to heart doctor

A Jackson County jury returned a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case that redefined the parameters for defense lawyers to speak informally to doctors.