A federal judge on March 16 threw out a $2.78 million verdict that a St. Louis-based entertainment lawyer won last year against pop star Katy Perry. Michael Kahn of Capes Sokol was lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the high-profile, ...
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Read More »The Harrisonville School District has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a student’s claim that a high school aide and coach — who is also the son of the district’s superintendent — engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with ...
Tagged with: discrimination case Harrisonville School District Joseph Dahman Wendt Law Firm
Read More »An Illinois man accepted $100,000 to settle his injury claims against a driver who rear-ended his vehicle, according to his attorney. James F. Ram of Brown & Crouppen said that on March 5, 2018, Kenneth Charles was driving on North ...
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Read More »Despite a finding of breach of contract, St. Louis County jurors rendered a mixed verdict and awarded zero dollars to the Metropolitan Sewer District in its battle with a contractor about a collapsed sewer line. Thomas J. Magee of HeplerBroom ...
Tagged with: breach of contract HeplerBroom Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Thompson Coburn
Read More »A St. Louis County woman who was catastrophically injured in a three-car collision settled her claims for $150,000 with multiple insurers, according to her attorney. Andrea Stanley of Brown & Crouppen said the 27-year-old woman was driving to work on ...
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Read More »A group of plaintiffs injured in a head-on collision reached a $15 million settlement with the at-fault driver, according to their attorney.
Tagged with: Motor vehicle collision The AW Smith Law Firm
Read More »A Kansas jury has awarded two Lawrence, Kansas-based companies $7.06 million after finding two other companies liable for backing out of a deal to fund an Arkansas country music festival, leading to its cancellation in 2015. The jury returned the ...
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Read More »A Missouri appeals court has affirmed a $2.1 million judgment against Centene Corp. and a subsidiary pharmacy in a case brought by a woman who claims she was fired for refusing to unlawfully submit services for Medicaid reimbursement. A three-judge ...
Tagged with: Centene Corp. Christine Pitcher Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Retaliatory Discharge
Read More »An eight-person federal jury unanimously awarded $300,000 to a woman who sued a former St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department detective for performing an unlawful body-cavity search. Kayla Robinson was awarded $200,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages after ...
Tagged with: Angela Hawkins Civil Rights Suit Kayla Robinson U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri unlawful body-cavity search
Read More »A woman injured in a collision on a Missouri highway settled her claims for $300,000, according to her attorney. Laurie Del Percio of The Horn Law Firm said the accident occurred on Oct. 27, 2014. The plaintiff was driving eastbound ...
Tagged with: Motor vehicle collision The Horn Law Firm
Read More »A St. Louis jury found nearly half a million dollars in damages for a motorist involved in a traffic accident, though the award figure was reduced to the limits of his UIM policy. According to court documents, the case stemmed ...
Tagged with: Insurance case Lieser Law Firm underinsured motorist coverage
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