The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has upheld a $1.48 million verdict against the Missouri Department of Corrections in a Kansas City man’s retaliation case against the department. On July 23, a three-judge panel ruled in favor of plaintiff ...

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Four years to the month after Margaret Owens claims the St. Louis Police Department retaliated against her for blowing the whistle about drug-testing errors at the crime lab, a jury awarded Owens $175,000.

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A former higher-up for Fleishman-Hillard in Kansas City has filed suit against the St. Louis-based international public relations firm, alleging that the company retaliated against her when she refused to lay off employees based on age and seniority. Jennifer Goldston ...

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The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reduced the punitive damages in one of the largest jury verdicts of 2007 to less than 25 percent of the original $500,000 award. The court upheld Terri Wallace’s jury verdict against Dollar ...

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A woman and her daughter settled with the local branch of a national media company for $325,000 after a manager referred to a “threesome” between himself, his wife and the woman during a company meeting. The comment came during a ...

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