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A St. Charles County jury on Aug.  5 awarded more than $20 million to the family of a young man who died when his mother’s car crashed on a highway and was struck by an 18-wheeler.

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A 77-year-old Platte County woman who sued her divorce lawyer alleging poor and improper representation has settled the Clinton County lawsuit for $181,000, the value of the defendant’s remaining policy limits.

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A dispute over a car sale gone sour resulted in arbitration and an eventual judgment for the finance company. 

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A Newton County farmer has been awarded more than $600,000 in damages through arbitration in a dispute over the construction of several houses for the raising of chickens. 

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A Jackson County jury awarded a record $11 million to a former deputy warden who alleged she faced a series of retaliatory actions that led to her termination.

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A $21 million settlement will compensate two youngsters for burn injuries they suffered during a spiritual education presentation at a religious retreat, according to their Missouri-based attorney.

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A federal judge has given final approval to a $55 million class-action settlement with a company alleged to have sold faulty robotic milking machines.

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The City of Brentwood owes nearly $1.5 million more for its acquisition of six acres through eminent domain after a St. Louis County jury verdict in favor of a real estate company.

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A Philadelphia jury awarded a woman and her family represented by Simmons Hanly Conroy $3.8M in its verdict for her husband’s wrongful death. The jury decided his employer knowingly let workers handle asbestos-laced bags of talc without warning or protection.

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A Cass County jury found that a Texas company wasn’t responsible for the death of a woman whose car was struck by a pickup truck equipped with a heavy-duty grille guard.

A county government in Kansas agreed to pay $12.5 million to Lamonte McIntyre, who claimed police framed him for a 1994 double homicide. He spent 23 years in jail before his release.