The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived a dismissed putative class-action lawsuit against General Motors over an alleged engine defect causing excess oil consumption.

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CenturyLink’s nine-point appeal of a judgment in favor of two Missouri cities received a mostly favorable review from the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District.

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Attorneys who worked to secure settlements topping $1 billion in the collapse of a beachfront Florida condominium building in which 98 people died are requesting about $100 million in fees and costs, according to a new court filing.

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A Jackson County circuit judge has preliminarily approved a $56 million class-action settlement that would allow governmental agencies to recover the costs of replacing faulty safety equipment on Missouri roadways.

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A recent decision of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals obliterated a $333,600 class action settlement that a federal judge approved more than five years ago.

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A federal appeals court has upheld a $34.3 million jury verdict in a class action suit alleging State Farm Life Insurance Company systematically overcharged universal life insurance policyholders after ruling a policy provision outlining cost-of-insurance rates was ambiguous.

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A federal judge has ruled that two insurers are not obligated to provide coverage for damages the Anheuser-Busch Employees’ Credit Union incurred while defending itself against a consumer class action lawsuit that resulted in an $83 million settlement. On April ...

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A federal judge has approved more than $3.3 million in attorneys’ fees and costs following the settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging that Missouri overprescribed psychotropic drugs to children in foster care. In an April 3 order, U.S. District ...

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The city of Ferguson, Missouri, has agreed to a $1.7 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accused its municipal court of charging illegal court fees, attorneys involved in the case said Wednesday. A judge on Tuesday approved a preliminary ...

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A federal appeals court has upheld the award of $2.39 million in attorneys’ fees in a long-running class-action suit against Bass Pro Outdoor World and its subsidiaries. On Dec. 4, a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

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A federal lawsuit alleges that St. Louis police officers mistreated scores of protesters in a police “kettle” during a demonstration two years ago. The suit was filed this week against the city and 343 officers and officials, the St. Louis ...

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