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Jury awards $40M to family of man killed in stop light crash
An eastern Jackson County jury awarded $40 million to the family of a man killed after an impaired driver slammed into him at a stop light.
KC jury delivers massive blow to real estate industry
A federal jury in Kansas City has awarded nearly $1.79 billion in a class-action lawsuit against the real estate industry.
Juries again find for KC Life policyholders
Two Kansas City-based juries sided with classes of life insurance policyholders who alleged that Kansas City Life Insurance had overcharged them.
Family of victim shot at business receives $7M settlement
The survivors of a man shot and killed by an employee of a commercial business settled their wrongful death claims for a total of $7 million, according to their attorneys.
Man injured on Illinois train wins sizable award
In a case handled by a St. Louis plaintiff’s firm, a northern Illinois railyard worker who lost a leg and suffered other serious injuries while trying to board a moving train won a $18.75 million jury award.
Customers win judgments against Kansas car dealer
An arbitrator found a Kansas car dealership liable for more than $14.8 million in damages to customers whose information was misstated on their credit applications.
Jury gives massive award to women assaulted at spa
A St. Charles County jury found a shuttered St. Peters massage spa and its owner liable for nearly $250 million in damages after a massage therapist was accused of sexually assaulting six women in a nine-month span at the business.
Settlements aid woman who struck head in sideswipe collision
A woman who was injured when a passing vehicle crossed into her lane of travel and sideswiped her reached a $100,000 settlement through two insurers, according to her attorney.
St. Louis jury finds for plaintiff against Monsanto
A St. Louis jury awarded $1.25 million to a man who alleged his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma was caused by Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide.
Patient’s excessive bleeding not blamed on defense
A Kansas City jury rendered a defense verdict on claims from a patient who suffered extensive bleeding during a gallbladder removal surgery.
Doctors prevail after man loses toes post-surgery
Jurors found no negligence on the part of medical providers after a man lost his toes following an ankle surgery, allegedly from burns he suffered from an automotive heater while being driven home.
Doctor not liable for baby’s death in utero
St. Louis County jurors determined that a woman’s miscarriage one day before the scheduled delivery date was not due to any negligence on the part of her physician.
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