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Court finds jury must decide on insurer’s handling of condo hail damage claim
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri denied a defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment in a St. Louis property insurance dispute.
Long-running business dispute results in verdict for plaintiff
A Jackson County jury awards $3.8M to RM Mechanical in a 5-year-old dispute over a North Dakota hospital project contract that was moved to Missouri.
Unsigned arbitration agreement enforceable
An arbitration agreement included as part of the documents signed when a plaintiff purchased an automobile is enforceable although it wasn’t signed by the seller, the Eastern District ruled.
Court allows insurance dispute over sunroom roof to move forward
A Missouri federal judge allows expert testimony in an insurance dispute over roof damage, denying summary judgment in breach of contract case.
Federal court sides with Mayflower in contract case
A federal court partially granted summary judgment and partially denied summary judgment in a breach of contract case.
Western District upholds $23M verdict against state
The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, upheld a lower court’s $23 million verdict against the state in its contract dispute with EngagePoint.
Judge sides with couple on pool construction claim
A Taney County judge ruled that a southwest Missouri couple is entitled to more than $115,000 in damages and legal costs from the owners of a Branson company that failed to build an outdoor swimming pool for which the homeowners made a $30,000 down payment.
Famous restaurant awarded $8.3 million from insurance company
An outpost of a St. Louis institution was awarded $8.3M by a St. Louis County jury after its insurance carrier initially offered about 10 percent of what a contractor said it would cost to repair storm damage occurring four years ago.
Settlements address higher taxes on brokerage payments
A Kansas City federal judge approved class action settlements in separate, similar lawsuits on behalf of TD Ameritrade brokerage customers who alleged they were required to pay higher taxes on substitute payments provided in lieu of qualified dividends, which are taxed at lower rates.
Jury sides with entertainment center in dispute over repairs
A Jackson County jury awarded the owners of a shuttered Raytown indoor entertainment center nearly $1.7M in actual damages and another $5M in punitive damages in a dispute with their former landlords over several years’ worth of uncompleted repairs.
Real Property: Breach of Contract-Residential Sale-Deficiency Award
Where sellers challenged a judgment in favor of buyers in a breach-of-contract action arising from the sale of a home, arguing that the trial court erred in rejecting their deficiency […]
Contracts: Breach of Contract-Promotional Rights-Gate Revenues
Where boxing promoters challenged judgments in favor of a professional boxer in a breach-of-contract action, the district court properly found that the plaintiff was entitled to a fee as long […]
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