Matthew S. Shorey and Gregory D. Deschler have joined Armstrong Teasdale in St. Louis. Shorey joins the firm’s litigation practice as a partner. Shorey’s practice is focused on defending medical malpractice, insurance, product liability, tort, utility, municipal, construction and commercial ...

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The family of a child who died when she became entangled in the pull cord of a window blind reached a $1.525 million settlement with the blind’s retailer and manufacturer, according to the plaintiffs’ attorney. James T. Corrigan of O’Leary, ...

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A College of the Ozarks student who lost four fingers while mixing feed has agreed to settle her product-liability suit stemming from the incident for $2 million. The student, Heather Murry, was injured on Jan. 14, 2016, according to her ...

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  Where the family of a man, who was fatally burned in a gas-can explosion, sued the gas-can manufacturer claiming the warnings on the can were inadequate, the judgment finding the defendant to be 45 percent at fault for the ...

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Plaintiffs filed suit against relators alleging they manufactured and sold talc powder that caused plaintiffs to develop ovarian cancer. Relators moved to sever, arguing the various plaintiffs’ claims should be transferred to St. Louis County or the plaintiffs’ home districts. ...

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A federal judge dismissed a couple’s product liability lawsuit against Bosch Thermotechnology Corp., which alleged that a Bosch water heater started a house fire at Millionaire’s Cove at Lake of the Ozarks. Thomas E. Howard and Janice K. Howard left ...

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Vallejo v. Amgen, Inc. (MLW No. 72104/Case No. 72104 – 24 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)

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Sherrer v. Boston Scientific Corporation (MLW No. 72016/Case No.WD80010 – 60 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.

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Apex Oil Company, Inc. v. Jones Stephens Corp. (MLW No. 71392/Case No. 16-3684 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)

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Estate of Jacqueline Fox v. Johnson & Johnson (MLW No. 71105/Case No. ED104580 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Van Amburg, J.)

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Bavlsik v. General Motors, LLC (MLW No. 70991/Case No. 16-1491 – 19 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.)

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