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Man’s tumble into Kansas culvert brings jury award
A man who fell into a storm drainage culvert in Junction City, Kansas, won nearly $3.5 million from a Geary County jury.
Couple settles with insurance producer for unauthorized policies
A Kansas couple reached a $325,000 settlement with a Kansas City-area licensed insurance producer that allegedly signed them up unwittingly for insurance policies, according to their attorney.
Crash on suburban Kansas City street left man with concussion
A man who later learned he suffered a concussion in a car crash in suburban Kansas City reached a $2.9M settlement with the defendants, according to his attorney.
Supreme Court says no to license for medical pot facility
The Missouri Supreme Court brought an abrupt end to a company’s efforts to get a state license to operate a medical marijuana cultivation facility.
County classification case heads to Supreme Court
The Western District says the state’s high court must resolve a dispute over the proper classification of Saline County.
Overlapping immunity claims weighed in highway worker’s death
The Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether one or more forms of immunity will protect four supervisors from a lawsuit following the death of a highway worker and her unborn child.
Eastern District splits over exclusion of pot use from crash trial
A panel of the appeals court split on whether or not a jury should have heard evidence that a driver was impaired by marijuana use at the time of the crash that killed her son.
Jury finds man liable for circulating woman’s nude photos
A Jackson County jury awarded $275,000 to a woman whose private sexual images were distributed without her consent by a man convicted of the offense.
Supreme Court denies ‘plea of clemency’ from death-row inmate
The Missouri Supreme Court has declined to set aside its order allowing for the execution of Brian Dorsey.
Second change-of-judge case sent to Supreme Court
The Southern District has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to determine whether a judge should continue presiding over a criminal case to which the high court itself assigned him.
Kansas man’s post-crash pain brings settlement with driver
A man left with ongoing pain following a Kansas car wreck reached a pre-suit settlement for the at-fault driver’s policy limits, as well as for his medical bills.
Matthew P. Hamner named to Southern District
Gov. Mike Parson on March 15 named Judge Matthew P. Hamner as the newest member of the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District, and also appointed four other judges.
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