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What is almost certainly the largest plaintiffs’ win of 2021 is also one of the most secretive.

A lawsuit by a company which hoped to dot a tract in a Kansas City suburb with petroleum wells ended in a verdict for municipal officials opposed to the plan. 

The family of a now 4-year-old girl who suffered a brain injury at birth reached a $7 million settlement, according to the family’s attorney.

The Missouri Supreme Court on Nov. 23 affirmed one of the largest defense wins in recent years.

Eight veterans who alleged a physician assistant at the Leavenworth VA Medical Center sexually abused them while in his care reached a collective $6.9 million settlement with the federal government.

A Jackson County circuit judge on Nov. 22 approved a $145,000 settlement that ends a small portion of one of the largest plaintiffs’ wins in recent years.

A Lyft driver shot outside a pub in Liberty settled with the drinking establishment for $750,000, according to his attorneys. 

Five children who were abused while in the care of a relative reached a $2.7 million settlement, according to their attorney.

An out-of-state company was ordered to pay $2.8 million in St. Louis County Circuit Court after its employees crashed into the plaintiff’s car.

A Platte County jury entered verdicts totaling nearly $4.6 million for a woman who alleged she faced age and race discrimination while working at a Harley Davidson plant.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Nov. 16 affirmed $3.3 million in attorneys’ fees awarded following a settlement of a lawsuit alleging that Missouri over-prescribed psychotropic drugs to children in foster care.