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Recent Articles from Jessica Shumaker

Verdicts & Settlements July 15, 2021

Designers, builder of demolished UMKC dorm settle suit 

In two settlements, the designers and builders of a University of Missouri-Kansas City apartment building that was demolished in 2020 because of water and mold damage agreed to settle a suit brought by the University of Missouri.

Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse
Verdicts & Settlements July 15, 2021

Federal court holds uninsured policy limited to $1 million

A federal appeals court has reversed a lower-court ruling finding $3 million in uninsured-motorist coverage for the family of a woman who, along with her son, was killed in a car crash.

Protest of Jason Stockley verdict
Verdicts & Settlements July 13, 2021

Stockley protest claims to proceed against St. Louis police 

A documentary filmmaker who alleged St. Louis police beat him while covering a protest will be able to take his claims to trial following a federal appeals court ruling.

Judge David M. Byrn
Verdicts & Settlements July 12, 2021

Byrn to retire from Jackson County Circuit Court

After nearly 13 years on the bench in Jackson County, Judge David M. Byrn is set to retire on July 28.

Missouri Supreme Court building
Verdicts & Settlements July 12, 2021

Video hearing for juvenile to be heard in Supreme Court

A second case challenging the constitutionality of the use of videoconferencing software during court proceedings is on its way to the Missouri Supreme Court.

Women's March in St. Louis
Verdicts & Settlements July 12, 2021

Conduct, not speech: Appeals court rules against Women’s March attendee ordered off St. Louis street

A federal appeals court has reversed a lower-court ruling that a St. Louis ordinance against obstructing traffic is unconstitutional after holding that its primary aim is to regulate conduct, not speech.

Verdicts & Settlements July 8, 2021

Verizon receipt not enough to compel arbitration

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District ruled June 29 that a Verizon customer’s 2015 receipt referencing settling disputes by arbitration is unenforceable because it exceeds the scope of what reasonable parties would expect in entering an agreement.

Verdicts & Settlements July 7, 2021

Ex-Steak ‘n Shake worker liable for viral Facebook post

A federal jury in St. Louis has found a former Steak ‘n Shake worker liable for defamation for her viral Facebook post alleging that a local store sold burgers with live worms in them.

Eastern District
Verdicts & Settlements July 7, 2021

Court declines to broaden grandparent visitation rights

A Missouri appeals court has declined to grant a grandmother visitation rights after ruling that state law does not give her the opportunity to seek them outside of the context of a dissolution proceeding.

Verdicts & Settlements July 6, 2021

Al Jazeera journalists settle tear-gas suit

Three Al Jazeera America journalists who were tear-gassed while covering the 2014 protests in Ferguson settled their federal suit against a St. Charles County law enforcement officer for $280,000, according to their attorney.

Elad Gross
Verdicts & Settlements July 6, 2021

Court rules attorney-review fees not permissible

Public governmental bodies in Missouri are not permitted to charge Sunshine Law requesters for the time attorneys spend reviewing the request, a unanimous Missouri Supreme Court ruled June 29.

Kenneth Garrett, Tom Newton and Robin Ransom in 2014
Verdicts & Settlements July 2, 2021

Newton to retire from Western District

After serving more than 21 years on the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District, Judge Thomas H. Newton will retire from the court on July 6.

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