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A Jackson County jury awarded $650,000 to man who slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk he alleged should have been cleared by a Missouri state agency.
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Jurors side mostly with driver injured on foggy rural road
A woman who suffered critical injuries when she was rear-ended on a central Missouri highway reached settlements totaling $1.3 million with two insurers, according to her attorney.
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Read More »Monsanto wins third verdict against cancer claims
A Jackson County jury decided that a company and its herbicide product are not liable for causing a man’s cancer.
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Read More »Professor settles with UMKC in whistleblowing dispute
The University of Missouri-Kansas City agreed to pay $625,000 to resolve claims by a former professor who alleged he faced retaliation after exposing inflated rankings at the university’s business school.
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Read More »Settlements reached for woman extensively injured in collision
A woman who suffered critical injuries when she was rear-ended on a central Missouri highway reached settlements totaling $1.3 million with two insurers, according to her attorney.
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Read More »$1.5M verdict shrinks to $100K on retrial
A motor vehicle collision case that once produced verdict of more than a million dollars yielded less than $100,000 during a recent retrial.
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Read More »Family settles for $2M with driver of truck that failed to brake
The parents of a passenger in a car who died after a truck collided with it will receive $2 million in compensation for their loss under the terms of a settlement.
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Read More »Hunter wins $3.1M after muzzleloader malfunctions
A hunter represented by a Kansas City firm who was hurt when a rifle malfunctioned will collect more than $3.1 million from a major firearms maker thanks to a Massachusetts jury.
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Read More »Jury sides with hospital on former nurse’s claims
A Greene County jury found that a Nixa woman employed as a nursing assistant was not discriminated against when she was terminated.
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Read More »Woman awarded $8.5M after brother dies of cancer in jail
The sister of a 42-year-old man who died of late-stage lung cancer was awarded $8.5 million on May 26 for a correctional care provider’s failure to provide care while he was incarcerated.
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Read More »Judge tosses $4.2M award for transgender student
A Jackson County judge has thrown out a $4.175 million verdict for a transgender student who was denied equal access to the boys’ restrooms and locker room.
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