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Gunshot victim settles with convenience store, employees for $2M
A KC man who was severely wounded in a 2022 gas station shooting has settled a premises liability lawsuit against the business, its owners and four employees for $2M.
Last-minute snowstorm results in settlement in sexual assault liability case
A snowstorm that left the courthouse closed and jurors unable to appear at trial led to a multi-million-dollar settlement the morning a trial was set to begin in this sexual assault liability case.
Multimillion verdict for firefighter injured in gurney fall
A Jackson County jury awards a firefighter $6.4M net verdict in a negligence suit against an ambulance provider after a gurney incident caused shoulder, neck and brain injuries.
Defense prevails in rear-end collision case as jury fixates on damages
The defense secures verdict in a Jackson County rear-end collision trial after jury questions $3.2M back and spine injury damages claim.
Pedestrian wrongful death lawsuit resolves before trial
A $21 million settlement was reached in a wrongful death lawsuit after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a bus in Jackson County.
Jury sides with defense in minor fender bender
A low-speed accident with two drivers stopped at a traffic signal has resulted in a defense verdict from a Jackson County jury.
Sixth plaintiff settles suit over KC massage parlor’s string of sexual assaults
A sixth client has settled for $1M with the insurer of a troubled Kansas City spa that allowed an unlicensed masseuse to sexually assault clients for nearly two years.
Client of troubled Kansas City spa obtains settlement after chain of sexual assaults
A Kansas City spa agrees to a $1M settlement after clients allege repeated sexual assaults by an unlicensed masseuse over nearly two years.
Court sides with Hy-Vee, declares CID unconstitutional
A Jackson County judge ruled a Lee’s Summit CID violated Hy-Vee’s due process and equal protection rights by including the store without a rational basis.
Two 16th Circuit judges to retire this fall
Jackson County Judges Burnette and Youngs will retire in the fall after decades of service. Both seats will be filled under Missouri's Nonpartisan Court Plan.
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.
Injured driver settles for $94,000 in red light collision
A Kansas City woman injured in an October 2024 two-car collision has settled a personal injury claim with the other driver’s insurer — and her own — for a total of $94,000.
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