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Family of 23-year-old killed in crash wins $20M verdict
The family of Sevie Davison secured a $20M wrongful death verdict after a meth-impaired driver caused a fatal head-on crash in Jasper County, Missouri
Rear-end crash case ends with pretrial settlement
A $775,000 settlement was reached in a motor vehicle collision that left the plaintiff with alleged hip and spine injuries requiring surgery.
Plaintiff, defendant reach million-dollar settlement in motor vehicle collision suit
A $1.105 million settlement was reached in a motor vehicle collision case that left the plaintiff with alleged spinal injuries.
Here’s what’s in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family
A federal judge approved a $7B Purdue Pharma settlement requiring Sackler family payments to help governments and victims address the nationwide opioid crisis.
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.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
Jury awards $10M to teacher shot by 6-year-old student
A Virginia jury has awarded $10 million to a former teacher in a lawsuit that accused an administrator of ignoring warnings that a 6-year-old student had a gun before the teacher was shot.
Influential class-action lawyer Stan Chesley dies in Ohio
Stanley Chesley, a class-action lawsuit pioneer who took on cigarette companies and the makers of faulty breast implants until his legal career ended amid accusations of unethical conduct, has died at age 89.
Jury returns verdict for defense in eye surgery malpractice suit
A jury sided with the defendant in a $200,000 medical malpractice suit out of St. Francois County Circuit Court.
Plaintiff obtains multimillion dollar award in e-scooter crash
A man obtained more than $3 million after he sued a construction company that negligently left gravel in a bike lane, causing him to crash his e-scooter.
Butcher hurt by collision with cow settles with owner — a UM Board of Curators member
A northwest Missouri butcher injured in a May 2022 motor vehicle collision with a wayward cow has settled a seven-figure insurance claim with the cow's owner — former U.S. prosecutor and Missouri GOP chairman Todd Graves.
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