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A man and woman who were injured in a rear-end collision in St. Louis County have agreed to settle their lawsuit against the other driver for $1 million, according to their attorney. Ryan R. Cox of Ryan R. Cox & ...

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A Springfield jury ruled that a woman who was injured when she allegedly stumbled at an estate auction is not entitled to damages from those organizing the event. Plaintiff Cassandra A. Herbert alleged that she tripped on a drain pipe ...

A Texas nursing student who was struck by a car at a university has garnered a $227,500 settlement. Jessica Benninghoff was on her way to a Christian ethics class at Texas Christian University in April 2016 when she was struck ...

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A Jackson County judge has given final approval to a $250,000 settlement to end a class-action lawsuit against Rockhurst University stemming from a 2016 data breach. On Nov. 16, Circuit Judge Kevin D. Harrell approved the settlement in a suit ...

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A man injured in a crash will receive a $50,000 settlement for his injuries in connection with an Illinois case. “It is the lowest-speed motorcycle crash you could probably ever imagine,” said Matthew Nagel of BiState Law Center. Nagel represented ...

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A federal court judge has ruled against an injured driver who attempted to collect a half-million dollars from his insurer by stacking underinsured-motorist policies. “The policy language for American Family was clear,” said Robert J. Wulff of Evans & Dixon, ...

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The parents and child of a worker who died in a construction accident in Jefferson City have settled a claim against a concrete company, one of its employees and the manufacturer of the pumping truck that crushed the victim with ...

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A woman and her daughter will see no award from the Jackson County jury that heard their allegations of mechanical problems with a vehicle they purchased from an Independence dealership. Plaintiffs Laura Vaughn and her daughter, Montana Beyers, alleged in ...

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A St. Louis County woman has been awarded a seven-figure judgment stemming from a vehicle crash despite disputes regarding the extent of injury and a split in the allocation of fault. Mutrux Finney represented Anastasia Collier in connection with a ...

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A Clay County jury has awarded an Excelsior Springs man $11 million in his bad-faith suit against American Family Insurance Co. The jury returned the verdict Nov. 8 following a four-day trial. The jury unanimously awarded Paul Skow $1 million ...

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A 22-year-old Wentzville motorcyclist injured in an August 2016 collision with an SUV in St. Charles has settled a suit against the other driver for $800,000. Brandon R. Mersch was driving his 2003 Honda CBR sport bike on northbound Fifth ...

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