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A case challenging Tesla’s direct-to-consumer sales model has resulted in an appeals court win for the electric car maker. On Tuesday, a Western District Court of Appeals panel unanimously found that the Missouri Automobile Dealers Association lacked standing to bring ...
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Court affirms verdict in JJ’s explosion case
The Western District Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed a jury verdict in a negligence suit brought over the 2013 explosion at JJ’s Bar & Grill in Kansas City, as well as upheld an offset reducing the $5.9 million verdict ...
Read More »Court upholds verdict, offset in KCPD chase
The Western District Court of Appeals has upheld a jury verdict for a man injured by a driver pursued by Kansas City police, as well as an offset reducing the award from $1 million to $400,000. At issue was a ...
Read More »Couple settles wrongful foreclosure suit against Wells Fargo
A Clinton County couple’s suit alleging wrongful foreclosure against Wells Fargo will settle rather than go to trial a second time. On Tuesday, an attorney for David and Crystal Holm filed a notice of dismissal in their suit against the ...
Read More »Companies win $6.1M against former KC investor
A Jackson County jury has found former Kansas City investor Amit Raizada and his affiliated companies liable for breach of fiduciary duty and civil conspiracy for his alleged mishandling of investment funds. After two weeks and three days at trial, ...
Read More »Arbitration case decided in favor of aviation school
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Kansas City trade school in an arbitration challenge brought by a graduate who sought to sue the school over deceptive recruiting. On Tuesday, the court issued a 4-2 ruling finding ...
Read More »KC attorney victim of homicide
Updated 10/26/17 @ 12:53 p.m. Kansas City’s legal community is in mourning after attorney Tom Pickert was fatally shot in front of his Brookside home Wednesday morning. “We lost a thoughtful and kind advocate,” said Dan Blegen, president of the ...
Read More »Court throws out $680,000 verdict against KC officer
The Western District Court of Appeals reversed on Tuesday a $680,000 jury verdict against a Kansas City Police Department officer who fatally shot a woman at her home in 2007, ruling the plaintiff could not bring a negligence claim while ...
Read More »Healea’s case transferred to Supreme Court
The issue of who can prosecute assault charges against Moniteau County Prosecutor Shayne Healea will be heard by the Missouri Supreme Court. On Oct. 5, the court approved the transfer of an appeal stemming from Healea’s case in Shelby County ...
Read More »Clay County collector can’t bar couple from tax sale
A Missouri appeals court has ordered the Clay County collector to allow a Kansas City North couple to participate in future tax sales as long as they remain qualified bidders. The couple, Joel and Dawn Yoest, appealed a Clay County ...
Read More »Judge vacates $130.5M verdict against electric co-op
A federal judge has vacated a $130.5 million jury verdict against a Missouri electric cooperative and its telecommunications business, finding it was against the weight of the evidence. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey entered the order to vacate ...
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