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A teenage passenger who was injured when his friend’s car crashed on the way home from a party reached a $2 million settlement, according to his attorney.

A Greene County jury on March 11 cleared a Springfield hospital and its doctor of a woman’s claims that complications from a pain pump in her shoulder ultimately led her to lose the use of her arm.

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District on March 16 affirmed a $270,000 verdict in favor of a former sales representative who had been denied commissions due to him.

A Jackson County jury awarded a Kansas City attorney and his wife more than $1.9 million in their personal injury suit against Allstate in which they sought coverage under their uninsured motorist policy following a hit-and-run crash.

A woman whose jaw was broken in a collision received nearly $162,500 in uninsured motorist coverage, according to her attorney.

A Greene County jury on March 12 sided with a Springfield hospital after a patient who complained of chest pains later died from a heart attack.

A Phelps County jury awarded $14.2 million in damages to an Australian couple whose motorcycle trip across America was cut short by a tragic crash in Missouri’s wine country.

The University of Missouri paid more than $16.2 million to resolve a series of claims by plaintiffs who alleged they underwent failed knee surgeries at the Mizzou BioJoint Center.

A man who suffered lacerations to his face and other injuries in a car crash in Jackson County received a $100,000 policy limit settlement, according to his attorney.

The University of Missouri Board of Curators has resolved its patent suit against a former professor and various pharmaceutical companies for $6.45 million, according to a settlement agreement obtained through a public records request.

The New Madrid County R-1 School District has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle claims from six female students who alleged the district’s former band director inappropriately touched them, according to a settlement agreement obtained through a public records request.