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Jury sides with Columbia grocery store in slip-and-fall lawsuit
A Boone County jury rejected a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Hy-Vee after a Columbia grocery store fall allegedly caused by black ice.
Gunshot victim settles with convenience store, employees for $2M
A KC man who was severely wounded in a 2022 gas station shooting has settled a premises liability lawsuit against the business, its owners and four employees for $2M.
Firefighter injured in crash while responding to call wins $1.8M jury award
A Jackson County jury has awarded more than $1.8M to a KC fire captain injured in a 2020 collision with an oversized pickup truck while responding to an emergency call.
Retaliation claim against big-box store results in jury award for plaintiff
A Missouri jury awards $667K to former Menards employee in disability retaliation case after she was fired for requesting workplace accommodation.
Jury rejects negligence suit filed after three-car collision on snowy highway
A St. Louis County jury rejects negligence claims in a snowy I-270 crash case, denying millions in damages despite serious injuries from a three-car collision.
Jury awards farmer injured in collision with Highway Patrol trooper
A Missouri jury awarded $2.5M to a farmer injured in a highway patrol crash, later reduced to $532K under state liability caps.
Family settles wrongful death railroad case in Illinois for $33 million
In a case handled by a St. Louis law firm, the family of a 29-year-old man killed in an Illinois railroad accident has reached a $33 million confidential settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit.
Jury sides with attorney in legal malpractice case
A St. Louis County jury rejected a legal malpractice lawsuit over a 2015 crash settlement, siding with defense after brief deliberation.
City of St. Louis defeats lawsuit filed by former police officer
A St. Louis jury ruled for the city in a lawsuit alleging workplace discrimination and retaliation over breastfeeding accommodations by a former police officer.
Family of abused child settles with electronic monitoring company
The family of a two-year-old Buchanan County girl who was sexually abused in 2024 by a man on furlough from Ray County in a similar case has reached a $1M settlement.
Cyclist rear-ended by Audi settles with driver
A Blue Springs woman injured when her e-bike was struck from behind by a trailing Audi Q5 driver has settled her personal injury claims for $126,000.
Plaintiff injured by falling limb in city park wins personal injury suit
A city of St. Louis jury has awarded more than $1M to a southern Illinois man injured in July 2021 by a falling tree limb in Tower Grove Park.
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