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Tag Archives: Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District

Court: Teacher can’t be sued for failing to report abuse

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District ruled April 21 that a student who allegedly was assaulted by a teacher can’t sue another instructor to whom she’d reported his behavior. The court said that, while the teacher was a mandatory ...

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Court considers $4.69 billion verdict in talcum-powder case

The Eagleton Federal Courthouse

A Missouri appeals court held rare in-person oral arguments Friday in a case that resulted in a $4.69 billion verdict for a group of women who claimed they contracted ovarian cancer from using Johnson & Johnson talcum powder. The case ...

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Court affirms $8.5M verdict against Spire

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District has upheld an $8.5 million jury verdict and granted attorneys’ fees on appeal for a St. Joseph employee of Laclede Gas Co. who accused the company of racial discrimination and retaliation. On April ...

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Court affirms verdict for Mercy Hospital housekeeper

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District has upheld a judgment of more than $376,000 awarded to a Mercy Hospital St. Louis housekeeper in her disability discrimination suit against the hospital. On March 17, a three-judge panel unanimously ruled in ...

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