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A Jackson County judge awarded a class of tenants slightly more than $52 million in damages against a beleaguered landlord and its previous manager after calling their conduct “outrageous and reprehensible.”

An Ohio taxi driver who suffered permanent and extensive injuries when he was struck by a pizza delivery vehicle reached a $7 million settlement with the defendants, according to his St. Louis attorney.

A 30-year-old Kansas City motorcyclist who collided with a small SUV settled his claim with the other driver’s insurer for $900,000, according to his attorney.

A worker injured during the partial collapse of an old building in St. Louis reached at least $6 million in combined settlements, according to his lawyers.

An infant who suffered lifelong brain injuries at birth will receive $6 million in a settlement with a central Missouri medical provider, according to the plaintiffs’ attorney.

A woman who alleged that she lost part of her leg as the result of a cut on her foot during a pedicure reached a $1 million settlement with an insurer for the nail salon, according to her attorney.

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.