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Injured driver settles for $94,000 in red light collision
A Kansas City woman injured in an October 2024 two-car collision has settled a personal injury claim with the other driver’s insurer — and her own — for a total of $94,000.
Jury rejects claims against health care provider over hip replacement
A St. Louis County jury found for the defense in a hip surgery malpractice case, rejecting claims of surgical error and post-op complications after a brief trial.
Arbitration panel reduces award in deadly motorcycle collision on I-70
The surviving partner of a St. Louis motorcyclist who died in a 2020 collision with a state DOT truck will receive $750,000 in damages, an arbitration panel determined.
Faulty hydraulic fluid leads to $31.9M settlement in national class-action suit
A nationwide class-action settles for $31.9M over defective tractor hydraulic fluids, compensating buyers for equipment damage and repair costs.
Jury finds maintenance worker injured on the job mostly at fault, reduces award
A Platte County jury has found a maintenance worker who sued BNSF Railway Co. over injuries from a workplace accident that left him unable to work was 70 percent at fault
Jury sides with health care providers in wrongful death lawsuit
A St. Louis County jury has sided with St. Luke’s Hospital and one of its anesthesiologists in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after the woman suffered a traumatic brain injury and later died following surgery to treat menstrual bleeding.
Douglas County jury awards record amount in wrongful death lawsuit
The family of a Kansas woman who died while attempting to help a tow truck driver load her disabled vehicle will receive more than $2M after a Douglas County jury found two defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit 51 percent liable.
Statutory cap reduces jury verdict for man struck by falling tree branch
A city of St. Louis jury has awarded more than $1.5 million to a man seriously injured by a fallen tree branch while seated at a bus stop, but the award was reduced by nearly seven figures to comply with the statutory cap under state law on liability by public entities.
Slip-and-fall at City Foundry leads to $300,000 jury verdict
A city of St. Louis jury has awarded $300,000 to a southern Illinois woman injured in a March 2022 slip-and-fall outside the Fresh Thyme Market at City Foundry STL.
Jury rejects med mal lawsuit against St. Louis health care facilities
A St. Louis County jury has sided with Mercy Hospital in a medical malpractice lawsuit brought by an Illinois woman who claimed that delayed treatment of an infection led to the removal of her uterus and ongoing pelvic pain, as well as post-traumatic stress.
Injured pedestrian settles for $5 million
A pedestrian injured in a collision with a commercial vehicle in the city of St. Louis has reached a $5M confidential settlement of a personal injury lawsuit.
Worker who suffered electrical shock while brush hogging wins more than $2M jury verdict
A Pulaski County jury has awarded a 68-year-old Dixon man more than $2 million in damages for injuries suffered in 2020 when he struck a live electric power line while trimming brush.
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