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A veterinary student injured by cattle received a $4.2 million judgment after alleging the animals were not properly restrained during a vaccination procedure. “They were using a piece of equipment in an unsafe manner and as a result, one of ...

A Boone County jury has determined that a dentist is not responsible for the dissatisfaction of a patient who complained of ill-fitting dentures and alleged her teeth were unnecessarily removed. “We said she was asking for dentures from the get-go,” ...

A St. Louis jury awarded a former dancer $9.5 million over a hip surgery that left him disabled and possibly unable to ever use his right hip or leg again. Benny Bell, originally from Caruthersville, worked as a professional dancer, ...

An Independence-based insurance agent for American Family Insurance has settled her claims against her employer in the midst of an appeal challenging her $20.4 million verdict. Debbie Miller’s suit against the company was dismissed Nov. 27. Online court records indicate ...

A woman suing a Kansas restaurant for a slip-and-fall injury from a wet floor has settled for $187,500. The fall occurred when the woman was leaving the restaurant during a February 2014 visit, according to her attorney, Brian F. McCallister ...

A St. Louis jury that deliberated for less than hour rejected a driver’s lawsuit against a southwestern Illinois man over an early-morning collision at a riverfront intersection. Matthew Neistat sued Jay McDaniel of Lebanon, Illinois, in November 2015 over an ...

A Boone County jury rejected a man’s personal injury claim against a restaurant that offered shuttle service to and from college football games after he fell stepping out the vehicle’s emergency back exit. The June 1 verdict ended a 2013 ...

A Polk County jury has decided a physician was not responsible for problems a woman suffered from a punctured bowel in the wake of surgery. Plaintiff Christie Beckley, fell ill in December 2013, the day after she had a hysterectomy. ...

The Kansas City law firm of Robb & Robb won a $21.7 million jury verdict in Kentucky state court on behalf of the families of three air ambulance crew members killed in a crash of a medical helicopter. The Bell ...

A lawsuit over an assault outside an unofficial fraternity house has been resolved with a verdict for the plaintiff. “It actually wasn’t a recognized fraternity house but it was used as a fraternity house,” said Steve Garner of Strong-Garner-Bauer in ...

A woman who was injured in a car accident brought on by alleged “horseplay” between the driver and another passenger has been awarded $375,000. “It is not entirely clear in terms of the path of the cars but the initial ...