CenturyLink has agreed to pay $17.6 million in the ninth in a series of lawsuits over phone taxes allegedly owed to hundreds of Missouri cities, but the agreement is meeting with more resistance than the previous deals.

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An $18.8 million award to blind Missourians will be drastically reduced, following the case’s second trip to an appeals court.

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A securities class action against Panera Bread Co. is on its way to a $5.75 million settlement.

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A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $900,000 class action settlement that would primarily benefit Missouri’s legal aid organizations.

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A federal judge will allow a lawsuit by AT&T call center workers who say they worked unpaid hours to proceed as a class action. U.S. District Judge Ortrie Smith granted a conditional certification in an order yesterday. The certification allows ...

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Ten plaintiffs’ attorneys crammed into a small meeting room outside a Kansas City federal courtroom after a hearing on a chilly December day. The crush led one attorney to crack that they were “huddling together for warmth.” It was less ...

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After nearly 10 years, two appeals and a 2007 jury verdict, no one is entirely sure how much a class action lawsuit against American Family Mutual Insurance Co. is worth. True, a jury awarded – and an appeals court restored ...

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Wal-Mart agreed to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by hourly wage employees accusing the world’s largest retailer of failing to make profit-sharing and retirement-plan contributions. The accord resolves a 2007 lawsuit filed by a Wal-Mart worker in ...

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An unusual statewide class action lawsuit pending in federal court has the potential to affect scores of lawsuits alleging that car dealerships charging for document preparation engage in the unauthorized practice of law. The case, Louis Perry v. Lovergreen Ford ...

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Pizza Hut delivery drivers in 28 states, including Missouri, have been stiffed on their automobile expenses, a class action lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for Kansas, claims that Overland Park, Kan.,-based NPC International, the largest Pizza Hut franchisee in the world, doesn't pay its delivery drivers enough. Specifically, the lawsuit claims NPC's compensation for drivers is below the federal minimum wage once automobile maintenance and job-related expenses are deducted.

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Class members reached a $15 million settlement with two insurance companies and one insurance administrator over the sale of long-term care insurance benefits. The settlement marks the end of more than six years of litigation against American Heritage Life Insurance ...

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