The family of a man killed in a head-on collision with a semitrailer has reached a $3 million settlement with the trucking company and its driver. Justin Lee Coffman, 28, was driving a 1994 Toyota Camry on Kansas Highway 10 ...
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Read More »A judge awarded both compensatory and punitive damages to a Best Buy customer whose credit score was hurt over an improper account balance. In August 2004 Robert Million had a balance of $1,681 on his account with Best Buy/Household Bank, ...
Read More »A Greene County jury found in favor of an insurance company seeking to have an insurance policy voided because of the insured’s material misrepresentation in the application for insurance. The jury also found for the carrier on the insured’s counterclaims ...
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Read More »The family of a man killed in a head-on collision has settled a wrongful death suit against the other driver and his employer for $1.17 million. The Missouri Department of Transportation contributed $190,000 to the settlement for allegedly failing to ...
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Read More »Among the many factors to consider when determining damages in a wrongful death suit: Was there pain and suffering? Were there any unusual circumstances to consider? How old was the deceased? In one of our featured cases this week, a ...
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Read More »A St. Louis County judge denied a plaintiff’s demand for alleged negligent care by her doctor. Sherry Deien was treated by defendant Dr. Joseph R. Ritchie, an orthopedic surgeon at Orthopedic Specialists in St. Louis, for a partial knee replacement. ...
Tagged with: medical malpractice Negligence St. Louis County
Read More »A diabetic patient claiming that he became hypoglycemic and disoriented after a fasting blood test, which led to a car accident, has reached a $400,000 settlement of his medical malpractice case against the clinic that administered the blood test. The ...
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Read More »A St. Louis County jury sided with a surgeon in a medical malpractice case involving a man who has partial paralysis of his right pinky and ring fingers after a surgery that was designed to correct his cubital tunnel syndrome. ...
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Read More »The family of a 25-year-old single mother killed in a head-on collision with a crane truck has reached a $1.6 million settlement of their Platte County case against the truck driver and his employer. D Ette Morro was driving a ...
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Read More »A couple has settled all claims with their insurance carrier, including a $40,000 settlement for penalties, attorneys’ fees and interest related to claims of vexatious refusal to pay insurance proceeds for their fire-damaged home and contents. Robert and Betty Freeman ...
Read More »A St. Louis County jury awarded $86,000 to a woman who was injured by an automatic door malfunctioning at Shop ‘n Save. On May 3, 2005, Sharon Adams, now 58, had a friend drive her to Shop ‘n Save on ...
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