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A St. Louis jury awarded $15 million to the mother of a 22-year-old man who died when he fell from a barge into the Mississippi River.
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Man wins with jury after losing eye to staple gun
A St. Louis jury awarded $11 million to a man who shot himself in the eye with a pneumatic staple gun, though jurors also held the plaintiff 30 percent at fault for his injury.
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Read More »Judge enters award for man diagnosed with asbestosis
A St. Louis County judge approved a judgment of nearly $390,000 plus continuing weekly benefits for a man exposed to asbestos dust in the course of his employment.
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Read More »Venue disputed in fatal truck collision in Kansas
A Kansas City attorney obtained a $3.75 million settlement for a the survivors of a woman who was struck by a tractor trailer in rural Kansas.
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Read More »Southern District affirms verdict for man attacked with own gun
The Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District affirmed a $1.5 million judgment for a man shot with his own gun by an assailant in a Joplin hospital’s parking area.
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Read More »Jury finds massive damages for infant harmed in utero
A Clay County jury awarded $65 million in damages to a young boy who was injured before his birth when a UPS truck stuck his mother’s car.
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Read More »Settlement reached for boat passenger killed in crash
The survivors of a St. Charles man killed in a boating crash reached combined settlements of more than $1.4 million, according to the plaintiffs’ attorney.
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Read More »Woman rear-ended by school bus recovers for head injury
An accident involving a school bus driver alleged to have been texting while behind the wheel resulted in a $150,000 settlement for a fellow motorist.
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Read More »Jury sides with employer in woman’s claim of harassment
Jurors in Jasper County decided against a woman who claimed sexual harassment from a fellow employee to whom she’d previously been engaged. “The allegations generally were that she was subject to a hostile work environment due to some coworker interaction ...
Read More »Injured driver wins claim despite defense’s focus on smoking
A fatal auto crash in Jefferson County resulted in an $850,000 verdict for an injured woman, followed by a slightly larger post-trial settlement.
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Read More »Jury awards small amount for woman’s whiplash
A woman injured in a rear-end traffic accident will take home an award of just $7,000.
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