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The Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District affirmed a nearly $870,000 verdict for the family of a man who died of complications from prostate surgery at a Sikeston hospital. Roosevelt Rhoden underwent a transurethral resection of the prostate at Missouri ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals has affirmed a $1.1 million verdict in a contested-will case from Clay County. On Dec. 31, a three-judge panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District unanimously affirmed the verdict for plaintiffs Randy Netherton, ...

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Weeks before a scheduled trial, a Kansas City couple settled their civil conspiracy and due-process claims against Clay County Collector of Revenue Lydia McAvoy. According to the settlement agreement, which was obtained through a public-records request, the county on Dec. ...

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A woman who received a $1.5 million verdict in 2018 for a T-bone crash near a Taco Bell restaurant in St. Louis must take her case to trial for a second time as a result of a ruling by the ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District on Dec. 24 affirmed a nearly $1.36 million verdict for a woman who miscarried after doctors failed to treat her for an infection. However, the court added, the award must be reduced by ...

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A federal judge in Kansas City entered a $500 million judgment against a bankrupt real estate data company, putting the finishing touches on a world-spanning, copyright-infringement suit. In 2016, CoStar Group, the country’s largest provider of commercial real estate information ...

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A federal judge has entered an $18.3 million judgment against a Canadian company, which leased a North Kansas City warehouse for its bitcoin-mining operation, after the company allegedly paid some of its bills late and failed to pay others altogether. ...

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A 2017 amendment to the Missouri Human Rights Act that widened the ability of prevailing parties to seek costs and attorneys’ fees does not apply retrospectively, the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has ruled. On Dec. 24, a three-judge ...

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Each year, Missouri Lawyers Media combs its Verdicts & Settlements database to determine the biggest civil victories in Missouri courts. As part of our annual Missouri Lawyers Awards, we honor the Missouri-licensed attorneys who achieved the largest verdicts, settlements, judgments ...

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The families of two young adults who died in a 2018 boating crash at the Lake of the Ozarks have settled their lawsuit against the driver and owner of the boat for $1.6 million. The wrongful-death case, which was filed ...

Tagged with: Camden County Circuit Court Hailey Hochanadel Horn Aylward & Bandy Joseph LeMark wrongful death lawsuit

A St. Louis jury won $1.75 million verdict against the manufacturer of a freight elevator gate whose allegedly faulty design led to a man’s head injuries. The jury held the plaintiff, Donald Johndrow, 15 percent liable for his own injuries. ...

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