Assault victim settles with business in confidential agreement

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Alan Scher Zagier, Special to Missouri Lawyers Media//December 30, 2025//

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A Missouri sexual assault victim reached a confidential pre-suit settlement for $15 million.
The agreement was finalized March 1, 2025, according to redacted legal records.
The settlement was reached with an unidentified Missouri business.
Confidentiality provisions bar disclosure of the parties’ identities and incident details.

In a confidential, pre-suit settlement, a Missouri sexual assault victim has settled a complaint with an unidentified Missouri business for $15 million.

The settlement was agreed to on March 1, 2025, according to redacted records provided by lead plaintiff’s attorney Jill Kanatzar of Dollar Burns Becker & Hershewe in Kansas City.

Confidentiality provisions prevent disclosure of both the plaintiff and defendant’s names, she said, as well as the location of the offense and the identity or identities of defense counsel.

Kanatzar said her client was 35 years old at the time of the assault, with the perpetrator age 38. The settlement was reached with a business, she added.

$15 million confidential settlement (pre-suit)
Sexual assault

Date: March 1, 2025
Location: Confidential
Caption: Confidential v. confidential
Plaintiff’s attorneys: Jill A. Kanatzar (lead) and Lauren Dollar; Dollar Burns Becker & Hershewe, Kansas City
Defendant’s attorneys: Confidential

Tags: civil lawsuit, Missouri business liability, Missouri sexual assault, premises liability, pre-suit settlement, sexual assault settlement, Confidential Settlement, personal injury law

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