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Missouri’s Tort Victims’ Compensation Fund received a contribution of more than $480 million the week after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to disturb a $2.1 billion judgment against Johnson & Johnson.

A Missouri appeals court has declined to recognize a new element for establishing statutory employment.

As it emerges from the pandemic, Missouri’s court system is preparing for a transition in leadership.

In this latest edition of Missouri Lawyers Media’s POWER LIST, we examine the most powerful attorneys in personal injury law.

The Court of Appeals Eastern District on June 15 granted a new trial for a man convicted of killing a St. Louis music promoter after witnesses were allowed to testify that they believed his alleged confessions to murder.

The Jackson County Legislature on June 21 approved nearly $1.3 million in funds to cover costs for additional repairs of the Downtown Kansas City Courthouse’s chilled-water system.

A Cole County judge has struck down a 2020 constitutional amendment expanding Medicaid eligibility after ruling it is unconstitutional because it indirectly requires the appropriation of revenues not created by the initiative.

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District ruled June 15 that Missouri’s new punitive damage standards cannot be applied to lawsuits filed before the law took effect last year.

The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled June 15 that a teenage robbery suspect is too late to take advantage of a newly recognized right for juveniles to appeal their certification to be tried as adults.

Two law enforcement officers cannot be held personally liable for a police pursuit that led to the death of a 16-year-old girl because they are covered by official immunity, the Missouri Supreme Court has held.