A Missouri teenager reached a confidential settlement with General Motors and several rental car companies after claiming her injuries from a car accident were exacerbated because airbags were removed before the car was sold.

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A St. Louis jury determined that a man paralyzed in a 2009 car accident is not entitled to damages from the manufacturer of the grate that contributed to the crash.

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A man whose leg was amputated because of an assembly-line accident the night before he was set to take a desk job settled with the conveyor manufacturer’s insurance companies.

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The family of a mother and daughter killed in a 2010 collision in eastern Kansas confidentially settled a product liability lawsuit against General Motors after alleging that the women and another passenger were ejected from a pickup truck because of defective door hinges.

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Boehm v. Eli Lilly & Company (MLW No. 66113/Case No. 13-1350 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

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A man in St. Louis who lost fingers on both hands in a work accident collected a judgment from his employer and an insurance payout after his workers’ compensation claim was denied.

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A man from suburban Kansas City who aggravated a previous back injury when he fell out of a chair that collapsed has settled a claim for $370,000.

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An Ozark County jury returned a defense verdict in a case in which dairy farmers sought damages from a supplier over what they claimed was defective feed.

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Fullington v. Pfizer, Inc. (MLW No. 65247/Case No. 12-2945 – 14 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.)

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Bell v. Pfizer, Inc. (MLW No. 65124/Case No. 12-1674 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.)

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Ten of this year’s new partners are practicing in the labor and employment fields, the most-represented area outside business and litigation. But the promotions are all over the map, with some in places like product liability, immigration and even sports injury.

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