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Chloe Murdock previously covered Missouri legal news and the business of law as a St. Louis-based staff reporter for Missouri Lawyers Media, and continues working for the publication as a freelance contributor.
In 2023, the Missouri Press Association awarded her a 2nd Place award for this 2022 story covering prosecutor legal deserts in the state. In addition to bylines at Missouri Lawyers Media and its sister publication North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, she works as a freelance editor for fiction and non-fiction works.
Follow her on X at @ChloeMurdock and connect with her on LinkedIn.
Recent Articles from Chloe Murdock, Special to Missouri Lawyers Media
Verdicts & Settlements
August 6, 2024
Verdict splits fault 60-40 between truck and motorcycle in collision
A crash on a two-lane road diverged into two stories before a Franklin County jury, which split its verdict 60-40 between the two parties.
Verdicts & Settlements
August 5, 2024
Jury awards $5M after woman’s breast surgery causes leg injury
A Buchanan County jury awarded a breast cancer survivor $5 million after her breast reconstruction surgery resulted in permanent loss of feeling in her leg.
Verdicts & Settlements
August 2, 2024
Providers win lawsuit over alleged allergy reaction
After a man alleged that he suffered an allergic reaction to skin glue used in his shoulder surgery after disclosing his allergies, a St. Charles jury sided with his providers.
Verdicts & Settlements
July 31, 2024
Semi-tractor trailer collision ends in $4.5M settlement
A man injured in a rear-end collision on a southern Illinois interstate highway settled for $4.5 million in a confidential agreement.
Verdicts & Settlements
July 16, 2024
Jury sides with wildlife park in slip and fall
A woman’s claim after slipping on a wet floor did not sway a Taney County jury to believe a warning sign would have prevented her fall.
Verdicts & Settlements
July 15, 2024
Concussed man loses rural collision claim in St. Charles
A man seeking $4M before trial failed to sway a St. Charles jury in his favor. He alleged that a company truck driver caused the collision that resulted in a traumatic brain injury.
Local
June 17, 2024
KC Police wins jury’s favor in religious discrimination suit
A Jehovah’s Witness supervisor lost his religious discrimination and retaliation claim against the Kansas City Police Department, his employer.
News
June 12, 2024
Pardoned Herschel Young is barred from Cass County ballot, says Supreme Court
Even with a pardon, the Missouri Supreme Court determined that a former Cass County commissioner candidate cannot reverse his disqualification from the county’s Aug. 6 primary ballot due to his 1995 guilty plea.
News
May 22, 2023
Jury sides with doctor over C-section claims
A St. Louis County jury sided with a delivery doctor after a mother alleged that a C-section would have prevented injuries to her baby.
News
May 11, 2023
WJA 2023: Austynn Hicks
Austynn Hicks first wanted to be a pediatric psychologist. Now, she’s aiming to advocate for kids as a lawyer.
News
May 11, 2023
WJA 2023: Kylee Gomez
Kylee Gomez knew for sure that law school was the right path to public service three years into her bachelor’s degree, when she volunteered with an early version of her law school’s expungement clinic.
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