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An Illinois jury decided for the defense in a wrongful-death case stemming from a woman’s death just days after a twisted ankle sent her to the doctor. Tamara Kay Greco, 36, went to an emergency room and was diagnosed with ...

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A man who suffered back injuries in a rear-end collision reached a $590,000 settlement with the defendant’s insurer, according to his attorney. Kevin J. Roach of the Law Offices of Kevin J. Roach in Chesterfield said the accident occurred on ...

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A couple obtained settlements totaling $2.15 million after a tire fell off their three-wheeled motorcycle, according to the plaintiffs’ attorneys. The Cagle Law Firm represented James Eggleston and Ruth McKelleb, who were riding on eastbound Interstate 70 toward Indiana on ...

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A St. Charles County jury has awarded nearly $100,000 to a 56-year-old St. Charles man who was injured in a two-car collision on Christmas Eve 2016. Kenneth E. Hunn Jr. sued James A. Mainieri, 25, of O’Fallon, in October 2017. ...

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A St. Louis County judge on Sept. 23 entered a judgment of $557,292 against attorney Chelsea Merta and her firm, Lotus Law, bringing resolution to a civil dispute with her former employer, the Stange Law Firm. St. Louis County Judge ...

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Jurors in Jackson County ruled in favor of a couple who were denied an insurance claim for their specialty roof after a windstorm in March 2017. “They felt this was a claim that American Family should have paid on day ...

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A Clay County jury deliberated for nine hours before siding with a North Kansas City medical clinic, doctor and nurse in an infant wrongful-death lawsuit. Natalie and John Piatt filed the suit after the Jan. 22, 2015 death of their ...

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A two-week medical-malpractice trial in St. Louis County settled confidentially just before the jury was expected to render a verdict. The plaintiff, Velma Kuehn, had been treated at St. Mary’s Hospital for an abdominal hernia. In a lawsuit filed in ...

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A Platte County jury found mostly in favor of a man who was badly burned while working on an old car. The jury on Sept. 11 awarded $8 million to plaintiff Jeffrey Bash but found him 20 percent responsible for ...

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A highly unusual employment-discrimination case in Jackson County ended Sept. 18 in favor of the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. Michelle Bolen sued the diocese in 2016 after she was terminated from St. Therese Catholic School. Bolen worked at ...

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A woman injured in a trucking accident in Effingham County, Illinois, received $1.5 million after entering binding mediation with the responsible party, according to her attorney. Attorney Kevin J. Roach said his client was asleep in her cab when she ...

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