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A St. Louis County man received a $72,800 jury verdict in a suit he brought for more than $3 million against a pool design and construction company in which he once owned stock. Douglas Caton bought shares of Westport Pools ...

The family of an employee who died in a 600-foot fall from a cellphone tower has reached a $2.4 million global settlement of its Jackson County case against the decedent’s supervisor. The plaintiffs alleged the supervisor was liable under the ...

A Boone County jury returned a verdict in favor of a doctor who allegedly failed to order a timely complete blood count to detect and treat a patient’s leukemia, ultimately leading to the patient’s death. James Beyer, a 48-year-old engineer, ...

A custom homes and additions builder received $717,248 for a claim involving historic tax credits. The suit was filed against developers and their company, whose rehabilitation projects the builder was financing. J and J Home Builders Inc., doing business as ...

A Jefferson County jury awarded $104,166 to a motorist who claimed a rotator cuff injury from a read-end collision with a teenage driver. Jefferson County Circuit Court personnel indicated there have been no six-figure auto cases in that county for ...

An Internet advertising company won nearly $6.9 million after a federal jury trial in Texas of its patent lawsuit against corporate giant Yahoo Inc. The Newport Beach, Calif.-based company, Creative Internet Advertising, alleged it offered a demonstration of its technology ...

Tagged with: patent infringement

A teenager ejected from the bed of a pickup truck during a rollover crash has settled his Cooper County case against the driver for $550,000. Aaron Imhoff, 17, was a passenger in the bed of a pickup truck driven by ...

An Adair County jury delivered a defense verdict in the case of a Kirksville woman who slipped and fell at a Hy-Vee supermarket. Christina Billington slipped on a clear substance in the customer service section of the store in May ...

Tagged with: slip and fall

George Eichelberger was at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Forest Park Avenue in April 2005 when his vehicle was struck from behind by Eric Cenac. Eichelberger immediately went to the ER at SSM St. Mary’s Health Center. About one ...

Tagged with: auto accident

A Greene County jury awarded more than $1.4 million in damages to a semitrailer driver who claimed injuries from a collision with a pickup truck. During trial, lead plaintiff’s attorney Cynthia A. MacPherson said she was concerned about “public bias ...

Tagged with: auto accident

A federal jury returned a $2 million verdict, including $380,000 in punitive damages, in a dispute between former business partners operating a Branson entertainment attraction. Bruce and Dianna Herschend entered into business in 2004 with a Florida couple, William and ...