Verdicts & Settlements

May 6, 2026

Firefighter injured in crash while responding to call wins jury award

A Jackson County jury has awarded more than $1.8 million to a Kansas City fire captain injured in a 2020 collision with an oversized pickup truck while responding to an […]

Type: Verdict for plaintiff(s)
Case No: 2416-CV30616
Resolved: 02/27/2026

May 6, 2026

Retaliation claim against big-box store results in jury award for plaintiff

A Cass County jury has awarded $667,000 to a Pleasant Hill woman who sued big-box retailer Menard after she was fired from her part-time cashier job in what she claimed […]

Type: Verdict for plaintiff(s)
Case No: Case No. 23CA-CC00052
Resolved: 02/26/2026

May 6, 2026

Family of man killed in railroad accident reaches settlement

In a case handled by a St. Louis law firm, the family of a 29-year-old man killed in an Illinois railroad accident has reached a $33 million confidential settlement of […]

Type: settlement
Case No: Confidential
Resolved: 02/18/2026

April 1, 2026

Defense secures win in medical malpractice birth injury case

A nurse won her case before a jury after the child she helped deliver sued. The child was born with cerebral palsy, and her attorney and parent argued the condition […]

Type: Verdict for defendant(s)
Case No: 18CY-CV06925
Resolved: 02/17/2026

April 1, 2026

Last minute snowstorm results in settlement day of trial in sexual assault liability case

A snowstorm that left the courthouse closed and jurors unable to appear at trial led to a multi-million-dollar settlement the morning a trial was set to begin in this sexual […]

Type: settlement
Case No: 2416-CV11339
Resolved: 01/27/2026

March 4, 2026

Cyclist rear-ended by Audi settles with driver

A Blue Springs woman injured when her e-bike was struck from behind by a trailing Audi Q5 driver has settled her personal injury claims for $126,000. Evelyn Marler, 23, was […]

Type: settlement
Case No: Not filed
Resolved: 01/21/2026

March 4, 2026

Photo evidence key in securing settlement after crash with uninsured driver

After a driver crossed the centerline and struck the plaintiff head on, her lawyer has obtained a six-figure settlement a year after the crash. Lauren Perez was traveling eastbound on […]

Type: settlement
Case No: Not filed
Resolved: 01/15/2026

March 4, 2026

Defense prevails in rear-end collision case as jury fixates on damages

After a jury was stuck in a debate over damages, the defendant in a motorvehicle collision with a minor won her case. Angel Mata, represented by James C. Meyers and […]

Type: Verdict for defendant(s)
Case No: 2416-CV15690
Resolved: 01/14/2026

March 4, 2026

Multimillion verdict for firefighter injured in gurney fall

A $6.4 million net verdict was awarded Jan. 14 in Jackson County Circuit Court at Independence to a firefighter for injuries he sustained transporting a patient. Buddy Montgomery was awarded […]

Type: Verdict for plaintiff(s)
Case No: 2216-CV00539
Resolved: 01/14/2026

March 4, 2026

Fatal I-55 collision results in multimillion-dollar settlement

A multimillion-dollar settlement was reached in a wrongful death suit in Jefferson County. The $10 million settlement was reached Jan. 13 in Sabrina Byrd et al. v. James Milstead, Hall […]

Type: settlement
Case No: 21JE-CC00464
Resolved: 01/13/2026

March 4, 2026

After years of debating causation, settlement paid to woman injured in crash

In 2022, the plaintiff in this case was involved in a motor vehicle collision leaving her with injuries to her head, back, neck and knees resulting in a knee replacement […]

Type: settlement
Case No: Not filed
Resolved: 01/12/2026

June 3, 2026

Jackson County jury awards millions in liability lawsuit

A $4.75 million verdict was granted to the plaintiff in a premises liability case out of Jackson County Circuit Court. The verdict was reached Dec. 19, 2025, following a jury […]