The Lee’s Summit R-7 School District is not liable for damages in a series of claims stemming from the termination of a former administrative assistant, a Jackson County jury determined May 31. The jury returned the verdict following a two-week ...

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The 16th Circuit Judicial Commission will meet Aug. 8-9 to select finalists to succeed Jackson County Circuit Judge Jack R. Grate. Grate, who is retiring effective Oct. 1, was appointed to the court in 2004 by Gov. Bob Holden. A ...

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The parents of a slain Kansas City man are suing the manufacturer of the weapon used in the shooting and the dealer accused of selling it to a former fire captain who is charged in federal court with knowingly supplying ...

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The parents of a slain Kansas City man are suing the manufacturer of the weapon used in the shooting and the dealer accused of selling it to a former fire captain who is charged in federal court with knowingly supplying ...

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Two former Missouri college students are suing a for-profit school, alleging they were deceived into borrowing thousands of dollars in student loans with false assurances about the quality of the education and their job prospects after graduation. Shayanne Bowman, of ...

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Two former Missouri college students are suing a for-profit school, alleging they were deceived into borrowing thousands of dollars in student loans with false assurances about the quality of the education and their job prospects after graduation. Shayanne Bowman, of ...

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A case involving an awkwardly placed piece of luggage at a hotel breakfast buffet that led to the death of an Oklahoma woman concluded with an $800,000 settlement. “They had plenty of personnel in the room that would have been ...

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Jackson County jurors found against the son of a trucker who claimed his father’s traffic death was the result of negligence by the vehicle mechanic who worked on his tractor trailer. “It was a surprising verdict actually,” said James D. ...

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The family of a man who choked to death at a Kansas City nursing home reached a $1 million settlement, according to the plaintiffs’ attorneys. Attorneys Brett Williams Brown & Crouppen and Jonathan Steele of The Steele Law Firm said ...

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Gov. Mike Parson appointed Kyndra J. Stockdale as an associate circuit judge in Jackson County. Stockdale will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Robert L. Trout. She is a senior attorney at Foland, Wickens, Roper, Hofer & ...

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Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Jennifer M. Phillips to the 16th judicial circuit Tuesday.

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