The former operator of a suburban Chicago medical equipment cleaning plant has agreed to pay $408 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits alleging that the now-shuttered facility exposed residents to a toxic industrial gas and caused illnesses.

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A jury instruction has brought the case determining the alleged negligence of a truck company and its driver in a 2018 highway crash ending in a man’s death to square one after a Missouri Court of Appeals Western District opinion.

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District has reaffirmed a long line of cases making it difficult for plaintiffs to hold police responsible for injuries to innocent victims of a high-speed pursuit.

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled on Sept. 27 that the family of a delivery driver who died in his un-air-conditioned van cannot sue the supervisor who put him on the road.

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A hunter represented by a Kansas City firm who was hurt when a rifle malfunctioned will collect more than $3.1 million from a major firearms maker thanks to a Massachusetts jury.

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A St. Louis jury deliberated for less than an hour before siding with two contractors sued by a nationally prominent developer of student housing regarding water damage to an apartment complex next to Saint Louis University. Education Realty Trust sued ...

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Plaintiff filed a negligence action against defendant insurers on a claim of negligence, alleging that they negligently hired a contractor to remediate a leak in plaintiff’s home that subsequently caused plaintiff to become ill. The trial court granted summary judgment ...

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A woman who received a $1.5 million verdict in 2018 for a T-bone crash near a Taco Bell restaurant in St. Louis must take her case to trial for a second time as a result of a ruling by the ...

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For the first time in more than 20 years, the Missouri Supreme Court is poised to hear a case that potentially could open the door for plaintiffs to bring negligence claims against religious entities. On Dec. 31, the Missouri Court ...

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A 39-year-old mentally disabled woman who was sexually assaulted by another resident of a group home settled her claim for $1.75 million, according to her attorney. Jill Kanatzar of Dollar Burns & Becker in Kansas City said the victim, who ...

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A man who was taken into police custody at gunpoint while driving a rental vehicle settled with Hertz for $25,000 after alleging the company wrongly reported the car had been stolen, according to his attorney. Zachary D. Poole of ZDP ...

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