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Attorneys prepare to change their arguments as Gen Z shakes up the courtroom
Trial lawyers say Gen Z jurors prefer visuals, distrust authority and may favor higher damages, reshaping courtroom strategy and evidence presentation.
Jury rules for patient in unnecessary mastectomy suit
A St. Charles County jury awarded $1.5 million in a medical malpractice case involving an unnecessary mastectomy performed without a cancer diagnosis.
Attorneys secure $2.5M win in vehicle collision that left defendant dead
After a vehicle collision on a rural road in Barton County, the defendant died and the plaintiff in this case obtained $2.5 million.
Plaintiff wins $500,000 unanimous verdict in medical malpractice case
A Kansas City teen secures a $500,000 verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit after unnecessary appendix removal and delayed diagnosis led to severe complications.
Negligence : Wrongful Death – Non-Economic Damages – Statutory Cap
Dodson v Ferrara (MLW No. 69072/Case No. SC95151 – 56 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Russell, J.; Breckenridge, C.J., and Stith, J., concur; Fischer and Wilson, JJ., concur in result in separate opinion filed; Draper, J., dissents in separate opinion filed; Teitelman, J., concurs in opinion of Draper, J.; Teitelman, J., dissents in separate opinion filed)
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