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A St. Louis jury found in favor of a woman who alleged she was hurt in a school bus crash, though the $50,000 award was considerably less than the amount sought.
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Driver recovers $4.5M for concussion years after rear-end crash on highway ramp
A driver who suffered shoulder pain and a concussion when he was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer reached a $4.5 million settlement, according to his lawyers.
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Read More »Jury clears man in log-splitting mishap that crushed man’s finger
A northwest Missouri jury decided that a man operating a log-splitting machine was not responsible for injuries to a friend’s finger during an apparent miscommunication between the two.
Read More »Jury sides with doctors in man’s death during overnight stay at hospital
Jurors in southwestern Missouri decided that doctors were not responsible for the death of a man who perished in the hospital due to heart trouble.
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Read More »Customer’s partial fault in loading dock fall whittles down million-dollar award
A St. Louis jury’s $1 million award for a customer injured in a warehouse fall was whittled to $340,000 when it determined he was most at fault.
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Read More »Doctors win on claim by woman left in wheelchair
A doctor and his employer prevailed against a nearly $20 million negligence lawsuit filed by a 71-year-old woman, who blamed the doctor for not investigating her existing spinal cord impingement before she woke up from lumbar surgery unable to move her limbs.
Read More »Jury finds Corrections employee was transferred in retaliation
A drug court probation officer who alleged she was improperly transferred in retaliation for her allegations of discrimination won $500,000 from the Missouri Department of Corrections.
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Read More »St. Louis County jury sides with railroad worker who fell while boarding a moving train
A former railroad switchman whose legs were crushed after boarding a train won $12 million in St. Louis County from The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, whose policy was found to have violated state law.
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Read More »Woman hurt in crash with truck wins despite sympathy for defendant
Jurors in St. Charles County awarded $675,000 to a woman injured in a collision with a truck hauling asphalt.
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Read More »Arbitrator sides with plaintiffs in fatal fire truck crash in Kansas City
An arbitrator has awarded $32.4 million to several plaintiffs in the wake of a fatal fire truck crash in Kansas City.
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Read More »Jury sides with grocery store after shopper tips heavy cart onto his leg
Jurors in St. Louis County decided that a man who broke his leg in an unusual accident with a shopping cart is not entitled to damages from the grocery store.
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