Jurors in Pettis County returned a unanimous defense verdict for a bar alleged to have overserved a patron, resulting in a deadly crash that injured a woman.

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A man struck by a boat propeller while at a company retreat reached a $2 million settlement with his employer, according to his attorney.

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A man injured by a falling bale of cardboard reached a $1.5 million settlement with the company where the injury took place, according to his attorney.

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A St. Louis nursing home resident who broke both legs after tumbling from her wheelchair while riding in a medical transport vehicle settled a lawsuit against the van’s owner and its driver. According to the 2019 suit, Theresa Fehrmann was ...

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Plaintiff was seriously injured after falling from the trunk of a car driven by her friend, Samantha Denault. This caused for her to hire a personal injury attorney. After recovering from Denault’s insurer, plaintiff filed an underinsured motorist claim with ...

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Plaintiff suffered permanent head injuries when she fell off the trunk of a vehicle. In a related action, the district court held a bench trial to apportion fault between plaintiff’s friends involved in the accident. In the present case, the ...

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Petitioner sought a writ prohibiting the trial court from taking any action other than granting him summary judgment in a student’s personal injury action against him. The student alleged that petitioner, an in-school suspension teacher, was negligent in physically restraining ...

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Plaintiff appealed from the summary-judgment dismissal of his complaint in which he alleged that, while an inmate in county jail, an official made plaintiff wear shoes too small for his feet. Plaintiff alleged that the shoes caused a blister that ...

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A child fell from a zipline at a Bible camp being held at a separate conference center, therefore the parents of the child inmediately contacted Barkett law firm for legal advice. The parties disputed whether defendant, the conference center that ...

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Where Kansas businesses, which were sued in Missouri by a man who was injured when he was electrocuted while working at an apartment complex in Kansas, sought a permanent writ of prohibition to prevent the trial court from exercising jurisdiction ...

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Where a plaintiff, who was injured when he fell from a bridge, appealed a directed verdict in favor of the city defendant, arguing that he made a submissible case for waiver of the city’s sovereign immunity, the judgment is reversed ...

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