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Trying two medical malpractice cases back-to-back was unusual, but not overwhelming, for Springfield attorney Brian D. Malkmus. “You figure you’re going to work, whether it’s in the courtroom or the of-fice,” he said. But getting defense verdicts in each case ...
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Carnahans Win $4 Million In Plane Crash Litigation – The Plaintiffs Asked For $100 Million In Trial
The Plaintiffs Asked For $100 Million In Trial
Read More »'Egg-Shell' Plaintiff Wins Automobile Accident Case – Woman's Back Cancer Made Her Bones Brittle
Most lawyers encounter “egg-shell” plaintiffs only in law school. But for St. Louis attorney David A. Dimmitt, first-year torts class came alive when he represented a 38-year-old woman involved in a minor car accident. His client, Nevzeta Terzic, suffered two ...
Read More »Roofer Who Touched Power Line Settles Suit Vs. KCP&L – Choice Of Law Was Major Hurdle In Case
Confidential Settlement A roofer who was injured when metal flashing he was installing touched a power line sued Kansas City Power & Light. On Jan. 25, 2002, Gary Barnes, 41, was working as a roofer at a home in Mission ...
Read More »Death Of Teen In Truck Crash Settles For $9.5M – Her Parents Claimed Driver Was 'Over Hours'
The parents of a 15-year-old girl killed in a head-on collision with a semi tractor-trailer have settled their Jackson County lawsuit for $9.5 million. The settlement is believed to be the largest in Missouri history paid by a trucking company ...
Read More »Merrill Lynch Broker Wins $501K Sex Bias Award Case – Case Arose From Nationwide Class Action
A Merrill Lynch broker who claimed she was the victim of sex discrimination in the Clayton, Mo., branch office has been awarded $501,000 by a federal arbitration panel. The arbitrators unanimously found that Merrill Lynch paid plaintiff Kathleen Hardin less ...
Read More »Pharmacist's Carrier To Pay $35M To Settle Claims – Plaintiffs Fought 'Intentional Act' Exclusion
An insurance company for Robert Courtney — the drug-diluting pharmacist who was hit with a $2.2 billion verdict last year — has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a Jackson County class action brought by Courtney’s victims. The settlement ...
Read More »Surveillance Video Used By Plaintiff To Bolster Claims – Defense Tactics Caused Emotional Harm, He Said
A surveillance videotape taken by the defense in a personal injury case — but introduced by the plaintiff at trial — proved to be a key factor in a recent $640,000 verdict in Jackson County. VERDICT REPORT Joseph Wagner, who ...
Read More »FedEx Settles Crash Case After Pleadings Stricken (127058)
A decision by Federal Express not to disclose information in an auto accident case about driver workloads has led to the confidential settlement of a Boone County lawsuit. SETTLEMENT REPORT Plaintiff Craig Hutchings, who suffered a brain injury in a ...
Read More »Smoker Wins Verdict Vs. Two Cigarette Companies – But Jury Found Him To Be 50 Percent At Fault
$1.3 Million Verdict A Blue Springs man with a 30-year smoking history sued two tobacco companies for products liability after he developed laryngeal cancer. His wife also sued for loss of consortium. For over 30 years Michael Thompson, 53, smoked ...
Read More »Contribution Suit Over Wrestler's Death Settled – British Manufacturer Will Pay $9M To WWE
A British manufacturer has agreed to pay $9 million to World Wrestling Entertainment in order to settle a contribution lawsuit filed by WWE. SETTLEMENT REPORT The Jackson County suit followed WWE’s earlier $18 million settlement of a wrongful death case ...
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