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A family dispute about shares of ownership in a lake house has resulted in a verdict for the defense and a partition of the property in question. “It was a classic case of it is all working out nicely and ...

A jury has decided that a patron who slipped and fell on a slick surface outside a car dealership will collect nothing for his injuries. “He did admit that the pathway that he used when he went into the dealership ...

A car accident for which an insurance company initially denied the claim has resulted in a settlement of more than $15 million for a passenger in one of the vehicles. Aundre Hobbs, Jr., was a passenger in the car driven ...

A family dispute about shares of ownership in a lake house has resulted in a verdict for the defense and a partition of the property in question. “It was a classic case of it is all working out nicely and ...

An exterminator injured by a garden hose can expect to receive the full limit from a liability policy thanks to a recent settlement. “My client, I believe, made a really good impression in deposition,” said Randall Cain of Cain & ...

An arbitration panel has found $650,000 in damages against the state’s transportation department in a crash arising from an allegedly unsafe guardrail, though the amount was reduced to the statutory cap. Andrew Mundwiller, of The Cagle Law Firm, represented plaintiff ...

A Clay County jury has found that a doctor was not liable in the death of a newborn after the baby inhaled her own intestinal contents during delivery. Brian Malkmus defended Meritas Health Corp. in a suit filed by Jason ...

A St. Louis County jury has decided that a doctor was not liable for a patient’s death following surgery to repair a hernia and remove his gallbladder. In June 2011, John Castillo underwent surgery to treat an incisional hernia and ...

A Clay County jury has determined that a doctor was not responsible for permanent arm injuries sustained by a child during a difficult delivery. Jeremiah Baker incurred damage to his brachial plexus as he exited the womb during his 2013 ...

A Kansas City jury has ruled that a man who sued a supermarket, alleging he tripped on overlapping floor mats while getting ready to eat breakfast, will receive a net recovery of $10,000. “He was on his way back to ...

A St. Louis County case involving a broken blood vessel during back surgery has been resolved with a defense verdict on behalf of the surgeon. The suit stemmed from a 2012 operation on Maria Hill, said defense attorney James P. ...