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Clay County jury rules in mixed liability fryer burn case
A Clay County jury found both parties at fault in a workplace fryer burn case involving severe injuries at a Qdoba restaurant, resulting in a reduced plaintiff recovery.
Google, chatbot startup move to settle suicide suits
Google and Character.AI agreed to settle wrongful-death lawsuits alleging AI chatbots harmed children, raising unresolved questions about AI liability.
Injury claim from truck rear-end collision settles pretrial
A nearly $2 million settlement was reached in a rear-end motor vehicle collision case involving a commercial trucking company.
Doctors win medical malpractice case after patient sues over spinal injury
Three medical professionals successfully defended their practices before a jury from a medical malpractice lawsuit seeking $3 million in damages.
Jury sides with health care providers in wrongful death lawsuit
A suburban Kansas City jury found the University of Kansas Hospital and its doctors not liable in a wrongful death lawsuit over an alleged failure to disclose a lung tumor.
Lawsuit claims ChatGPT fueled delusions before fatal attack
A lawsuit says ChatGPT amplified a man's delusions before he killed his mother, seeking to hold OpenAI and Microsoft accountable for alleged safety failures.
Slip-and-fall claim moves forward with limited injuries
A genuine issue of material fact existed as to Walmart’s constructive notice of the alleged grape on the floor that caused a customer to slip and fall, injuring herself, the Eastern District of the U.S. District Court of Appeals ruled.
COA reverses summary judgment for city in sidewalk fall case
The Western District revives a Sedalia woman’s injury suit, finding factual disputes over whether an unguarded sidewalk step posed a dangerous condition.
Plaintiff’s family wins $25.4M verdict after deadly trucking crash
An Illinois court awarded more than $25M to the family of a 23-year-old U.S. Marine who was killed after a St. Louis-area crash with a trucking company’s broken-down vehicle.
Jury finds for plaintiff in crash at intersection
A Jackson County jury has awarded slightly more than a quarter-million dollars to a 34-year-old Lee’s Summit woman injured in an April 2018 motor vehicle collision.
Inmate death at rural jail results in settlement for relatives
The case of an inmate who died in a rural lockup after repeated attempts by cellmates to alert staff to his deteriorating condition has been settled for $450,000.
Frustrated by missing mail, a landlord has taken the Postal Service to court
A Texas landlord's case before the U.S. Supreme Court is challenging the U.S. Postal Service's exemption from lawsuits over lost or mishandled mail. The landlord alleges her mail was deliberately withheld for two years.
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