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Thompson v. Marler (MLW No. 59138/Case No. SD28823 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Parrish, J.) (1)Where witnesses who were previously undisclosed to plaintiff testified at her auto-accident, personal injury trial, the trial court did not abuse ...

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Sapp, et al. v. Morrison Brothers Company (MLW No. 59121/Case No. WD68928 – 22 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ahuja, J.) Where plaintiffs in a wrongful death action sought a new trial based on a claim of juror ...

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Wilkinson, et al. v. U.S. (MLW No. 59088/Case No. 08-1212 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Melloy, J.) Where the Bureau of Indian Affairs trespassed on plaintiffs’ land by leasing their land against their will following a ...

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Hooe v. Saint Francis Medical Center, et al. (MLW No. 59022/Case No. SD29279 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Scott, P.J.) Where a plaintiff filed a medical malpractice action in 2004 claiming she was injured seven years ...

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The Cincinnati Insurance Company v. Bluewood, Inc. (MLW No. 58844/Case No. 08-1148 – 16 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Gruender, J.) Where an insured sought damages for los ses from a flooded apartment building and a jury returned ...

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Where plaintiff won a defamation action against his insurer based on statements made by the insurer in a letter denying plaintiff’s claim for loss after a fire, the insurer’s motion for directed verdict failed to preserve for appeal the issues ...

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Where plaintiff brought claims of abuse of process and civil conspiracy against the lender of his failed car dealership, the plaintiff failed to show that any act by the lender after the issuance of a search warrant constituted an abuse ...

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Wrongful death action; nursing home defendant  SC89291 Dale Lawrence, Respondent, v. Beverly Manor, Appellant Appeal From: Jackson County Circuit Court, Judge Jon R. Gray Handdown Date: 1/13/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Michael A. Wolff Opinion Vote: Judges Stith, Price, Teitelman, ...

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