An auto accident that left a man with finger injuries has resulted in a verdict that assessed fault to both sides but will leave the plaintiff with a six-figure net award. Kyle Griffin was broadsided on his motorcycle by motorist ...

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Where a plaintiff brought a personal-injury action against a bus company after she was injured when a bus collided with her bicycle, the trial court did not err in denying the defendant’s new trial motion because the “amount charged” for ...

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A million-dollar settlement will compensate a worker injured when a cement truck backed over his foot. Kevin Miller was assisting the driver of the truck at a construction site by keeping an eye out behind the vehicle to ensure the ...

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A summer 2017 boating accident at Lake of the Ozarks that injured three people has led to a combined six-figure insurance settlement for an Independence woman, her adult daughter and the younger woman’s boyfriend. The collision between an 18-foot Regal ...

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A Kansas woman who suffered extensive injuries after a passing pickup truck struck and dragged her will receive a $1.3 million settlement in Missouri. Plaintiff Amber Wilhelm was in a crosswalk at an intersection in Manhattan, Kansas, when a Chevy ...

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A southwest Missouri woman was unable to convince a jury she was owed damages for a number of alleged attacks by a neighbor’s dogs. Plaintiff Kathalana Klein alleged that dogs belonging to neighbors Bruce and Debra Buxton attacked her and ...

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A Kansas City jogger will collect $63,000 from a motorist who struck her while trying to avoid a traffic jam. Caylin Slavin was on an afternoon run in April 2016, when she stopped at a crosswalk at 27th and Cherry ...

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A Cass County man who suffered facial numbness in the wake of a car crash will receive $500,000 in compensation as a result of a recent settlement. Dennis Pittman was injured in 2015 after William Francis Keuchel failed to yield ...

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Bedford v. Doe (MLW No. 71363/Case No. 16-4558 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Arnold, J.)

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Elias v. Davis (MLW No. 70862/Case No. WD780259 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.)

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Chapman v. Hiland Partners GP Holdings (MLW No. 70782/Case No. 15-2103 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.)

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