Torts

Mar 19, 2025

State’s highest court weighs question of sovereign immunity in prisoner’s injury suit

Did a lower court err in refusing to issue sanctions against the state in a former prisoner’s lawsuit? And is the state protected from the suit based on sovereign immunity? These are two of the questions before the Missouri Supreme Court.

Mar 18, 2025

California man wins $50M in lawsuit over burns from Starbucks tea

A delivery driver has won $50 million in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in his lap at a California drive-through, court records show.

Mar 17, 2025

Mother, father and child obtain $303,000 settlement in motor vehicle collision

Three plaintiffs — a mother, father and child — were involved in a motor vehicle collision that injured both parents and caused emotional trauma to the child.

Mar 14, 2025

Plaintiff obtains $140K settlement following rear-end collision

Minerva Schaller was rear-ended by another vehicle while she was driving in Kansas City, Missouri. The crash was so severe it totaled Schaller’s car, and she was taken to the nearest trauma hospital for treatment, according to her attorney Laurie Del Percio of the Horn Law Firm.

Mar 13, 2025

Legal expertise influences policy making in Missouri Legislature

Missouri lawmakers have introduced several bills this session that could reshape the state’s legal landscape, with lawyers serving in the legislature playing a role in drafting and advocating for some of the proposals.

Mar 12, 2025

Woman left in pain for rest of her life obtains $250K settlement following collision

In 2022, Jennifer Florez was rear-ended in a motor vehicle collision in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Now she is left with lifelong backpain and a $250,000 settlement.

Mar 7, 2025

State’s high court vacates and remands decision in suit against school bus company

The Missouri Supreme Court has vacated and remanded a lower court’s decision in a lawsuit filed by a fourth grader who was hit by a car when exiting his school bus.

Mar 5, 2025

State Supreme Court weighs questions in railroad worker’s lawsuit

Did a circuit court err in its jury instructions and in denying the defendant a contributory negligence defense in the case of a worker suing a railroad company after his legs were amputated in an accident? The state’s highest court is set to decide.

Mar 4, 2025

Supreme Court seems likely to block Mexico’s $10B lawsuit against US gun makers

The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the U.S. alleging the companies have fueled cartel gun violence.

Mar 4, 2025

Dashcam footage pivotal in $1.075M settlement against ready mix company

A motor vehicle collision that left the plaintiff with life-altering injuries was settled for $1.075 million in Wyandotte County, Kansas, District Court.

Feb 26, 2025

Rural mail carrier left with brain damage from crash obtains $30M verdict

Tylor Smading was a high school graduate who already obtained her dream career as a rural mail carrier. A car accident left her with brain damage and life-long health issues that cost her the job and resulted in a $30M verdict.

Feb 25, 2025

Jury rejects med mal lawsuit against St. Louis health care facilities

A St. Louis County jury has sided with Mercy Hospital in a medical malpractice lawsuit brought by an Illinois woman who claimed that delayed treatment of an infection led to the removal of her uterus and ongoing pelvic pain, as well as post-traumatic stress.