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Walgreens to pay up to $350M in U.S. opioid settlement
Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, who accused the pharmacy of illegally filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade for opioids and other controlled substances.
Jury returns verdict in favor of defense in trip and fall case
A jury in Christian County Circuit Court returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, a bar owner, in a trip and fall case.
Appeals court overturns verdict in sewage damage case
An appeals court reversed a lower court’s judgment in a “loss of use of enjoyment of property” tort case.
Appeals court reverses, remands decision barring expert in forklift injury case
An appeals court reversed and remanded a lower court’s decision to exclude an expert in a product liability suit.
St. Louis County jury rejects $1M accident claim
A jury sided with the defendant in a $1.053 million motor vehicle collision in a case in St. Louis County Circuit Court.
Bayer asks U.S. Supreme Court to block suits claiming it failed to warn about cancer
Bayer's new request to the nation's highest court comes as it is simultaneously pursing legislation in Missouri and other states seeking to erect a legal shield against lawsuits targeting Roundup, a commonly used weedkiller for both farms and homes.
St. Louis County jury awards $48M in record birth injury verdict
A St. Louis County jury returned the state’s highest medical malpractice verdict in a birth injury case, awarding over $48M to a permanently brain injured child.
Bankruptcy judge denies J&J settlement plan related to baby powder containing talc
A U.S. bankruptcy court judge has denied Johnson & Johnson's settlement plan related to baby powder containing talc, providing another setback in the company's efforts to resolve the matter.
Statutory cap reduces jury verdict for man struck by falling tree branch
A city of St. Louis jury has awarded more than $1.5 million to a man seriously injured by a fallen tree branch while seated at a bus stop, but the award was reduced by nearly seven figures to comply with the statutory cap under state law on liability by public entities.
Slip-and-fall at City Foundry leads to $300,000 jury verdict
A city of St. Louis jury has awarded $300,000 to a southern Illinois woman injured in a March 2022 slip-and-fall outside the Fresh Thyme Market at City Foundry STL.
Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1B in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit
A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company's Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to attorneys representing the plaintiff.
Text message defamation case falls flat as jury rules for defendant
A jury handed down a verdict in favor of the defendant in a defamation case heard in St. Louis County Circuit Court.
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