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A St. Louis couple who were severely injured while traveling in South Carolina reached a $3.5 million settlement, according to their attorney.

A St. Louis County judge awarded $1.44 million to a local attorney in a lengthy fight with his homeowner’s insurance provider.

In the past two months, the St. Joseph School District has agreed to pay $2.45 million to settle two lawsuits stemming from a teacher’s alleged sexual abuse of students, according to information obtained through a public-records request.

A jury has awarded a Raytown man $450,000 in damages for injuries he sustained while visiting his local Walmart Garden Center in 2018.

A man injured in what his attorney called an “extremely low speed” rear-end collision reached a cumulative settlement valued at $153,253, according to his attorney.

A woman who once hoped to become a family therapist reached an agreement to discharge all but $90,000 of her student debt.

A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper who was injured when a truck rear-ended his patrol vehicle during a traffic stop in 2017 settled his suit against the truck company and its driver for $9 million.

A teenager who suffered continuing back pain from a car crash reached a $100,000 settlement with the driver of the car in which he was riding, according to his attorney.

The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District on Aug. 4 affirmed a modest jury award for a defense contractor on claims that its insurer failed to provide coverage in an environmental lawsuit.

A postal worker who was bitten by a dog obtained a $300,000 settlement from the dog’s owner, according to her attorney.

A driver who struck the rear of a tractor-trailer truck on a Saline County highway reached an $850,000 settlement with the defendant, according to his attorney.