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A northwestern Missouri jury found no fault for either party in the case of a woman who alleged she took a tumble on a slick spot in a Maryville Hy-Vee gas station parking lot. Defense attorney Lori Battern of Andereck, ...

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A man injured while attempting to break up a fight between two dogs secured a $30,000 settlement. “He tried to separate the two dogs unsuccessfully,” said Scott Kehlenbrink of Reinoehl Kehlenbrink. “In the process of that, we believe that he ...

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A former sales representative for a telecommunications company won a jury verdict for commissions he claimed were due to him. “Our guy contended that [he] was underpaid for his commissions while he was with Hale Communications, and then Hale Communications ...

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Jim Holloran knew when it was time to retire. “When it got to be 50 years, I said that’s enough,” Holloran said with a chuckle. He spent most of his career with Holloran, Schwartz & Gaertner before retiring in 2018. ...

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Dale Doerhoff’s colleagues have a high opinion of him. The sentiment goes both ways. “I think we are the civilizing force of our state,” said Doerhoff, 72, a principal at Cook Vetter Doerhoff & Landwehr in Jefferson City. “We resolve ...

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Ken Bean started his legal career doing tax work, but he quickly found he didn’t have a taste for it. “The litigation group asked if I would help them with some files,” he recalled. “I said, ‘Sure.’” That turned out ...

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A mid-Missouri jury determined that any injuries suffered by a Pulaski County woman during her sinus operation were not the responsibility of the surgeon. “There is always some risk involved in a revision surgery more so than in an original ...

A debt collector wiped out the debts of dozens of people to settle a class-action suit alleging it had failed to properly serve papers. “Under Missouri law, if you want to use a special process server to serve papers, you ...

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As befits someone holding a journalism degree, Judge W. Ann Hansbrough initially wanted to pursue a practice in First Amendment law. “I was told, ‘Well, you’ll live in LA or New York.’ I said, ‘Well, you know, I grew up ...

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A case involving an accident with a phantom vehicle has been resolved with a judgment against the injured party’s insurer. “On the highway, my client was rear-ended, and the vehicle subsequently drove off,” said Shannon Dawson of Dawson Law Firm. ...

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A St. Louis County jury found a doctor was not negligent in the case of an Illinois woman who suffered partial blindness after the doctor referred her to another physician. “The allegation of negligence boiled down to Dr. Thomas’ referral ...

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