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Jury sides with Columbia grocery store in slip-and-fall lawsuit
A Boone County jury rejected a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Hy-Vee after a Columbia grocery store fall allegedly caused by black ice.
Jury rejects negligence suit filed after three-car collision on snowy highway
A St. Louis County jury rejects negligence claims in a snowy I-270 crash case, denying millions in damages despite serious injuries from a three-car collision.
Plaintiff obtains $600K settlement in crash after defense expert excluded
After several years of debate over the causation of a confidential plaintiff’s injuries, their attorney secured a $600,000 settlement a week before trial.
Jury awards farmer injured in collision with Highway Patrol trooper
A Missouri jury awarded $2.5M to a farmer injured in a highway patrol crash, later reduced to $532K under state liability caps.
Plaintiff obtains six-figure settlement after car crash impacted her daily life
A motor vehicle crash victim secured a $404,642 settlement after severe shoulder injuries and ongoing pain disrupted daily life and required surgery and therapy.
Fault divided between plaintiff and defendant in motor vehicle collision verdict
A St. Louis County jury awarded $115,000 in a motor vehicle collision case, assigning 33% fault to the plaintiff and 67% to the defendant.
Rear-end collision suit settles for more than $1M in St. Louis County
A settlement of more than $1 million was reached in a lawsuit involving the driver of a company vehicle who was found to be under the influence of drugs.
Left-turn collision leads to $162K settlement
A Pettis County motor vehicle collision lawsuit settled after a left-turn crash caused concussion and neck injuries to two plaintiffs.
Motorcycle crash suit ends in settlement
A $125,000 settlement was reached in a motor vehicle collision suit involving a motorcycle in Jackson County.
Judgment awarded to motorcyclist injured in crash with minivan
A 47-year-old Texas County motorcyclist injured in a 2021 collision with a minivan on U.S. Highway 63 South has been awarded a $2 million default judgment in his personal injury lawsuit against the other driver.
Cole County jury sides with defendant in crash lawsuit
A Cole County jury ruled the defendant was not at fault in a 2019 rear-end crash, rejecting the plaintiff’s claims linking the collision to shoulder surgeries.
Collision with farm equipment leads to settlement for injured motorists
A pair of northwest Missouri siblings hurt in a 2024 collision with a John Deere self-propelled farm sprayer have each received seven-figure insurance payments to settle a civil lawsuit.
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