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A package handler who both complained of sexual harassment and was accused of it by his alleged harassers has been awarded more than $7 million by a St. Louis jury. Leopold Mayes, an African American man, had been a package ...

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A jury has determined that a Springfield bar was not liable for a patron’s injury that occurred when the patron fell while dancing at a bachelorette party. Jurors found that Bugsy Malone’s Speakeasy was not responsible when Jennifer Wolfe tumbled ...

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A St. Louis County jury has determined that a BMW dealer did not hide damage from buyers of a used vehicle. “[The plaintiffs] cited the certified pre-owned checklist where certain items were repaired or replaced on the car as part ...

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A six-figure settlement from two insurance companies will compensate a motorcyclist who crashed when another driver allegedly blocked her path. On Sept. 18, 2016, Victoria Harris was turning left onto Missouri Highway 86 from an intersecting road in Newton County, ...

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A Kansas City jogger will collect $63,000 from a motorist who struck her while trying to avoid a traffic jam. Caylin Slavin was on an afternoon run in April 2016, when she stopped at a crosswalk at 27th and Cherry ...

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St. Louis County jurors have ruled that a doctor is not liable in the death of a woman who died after one of her blood vessels tore during a cardiac catheterization. Plaintiff Thomas Grellner is the surviving husband of patient ...

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A Cass County man who suffered facial numbness in the wake of a car crash will receive $500,000 in compensation as a result of a recent settlement. Dennis Pittman was injured in 2015 after William Francis Keuchel failed to yield ...

Tagged with: IHOP personal injury Verdicts & Settlements

A St. Louis County jury has decided in favor of a defendant doctor in the case of a woman who died while using a heart medication. Dr. Dale Brewer treated Sharon Akins for atrial fibrillation, which causes an irregular heartbeat, ...

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The family of a jail inmate who died in custody will receive a settlement of slightly more than $600,000 after jail staff allegedly failed to provide medical care for the inmate. “Long story short, he requested medical attention and they ...

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The family of a jail inmate who died in custody will receive a settlement of slightly more than $600,000 after jail staff allegedly failed to provide medical care for the inmate. “Long story short, he requested medical attention and they ...

Reuben Shelton chuckles a bit about his decision to become an attorney. “In my life I saw that the folks who made the most change in society were either lawyers or preachers,” he said. “I knew I probably wasn’t going ...

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