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Jackson County jurors found two welding rod makers not liable for damages Tuesday in the case of a Kansas City man who alleged his work as a welder caused exposure to asbestos, and later, his death. The man, Donald Laningham, ...

A Missouri Supreme Court ruling Tuesday affirmed that statements by an animal welfare group in the context of a political campaign were immune to a defamation and invasion of privacy suit filed by the mother of a congressman. In a ...

The Eastern District Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man charged with allegedly injecting a prescribed drug at a hospital instead of taking it orally. Joshua Graham appealed his conviction and sentence for possession of a ...

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a judge’s decision to dismiss a Kansas City man’s defamation case against the Catholic League. The appeals panel held the plaintiff, Jon David Couzens Jr., failed to state a claim ...

A company’s appeal of a $5.6 million jury verdict for a group of St. Louis attorneys was too late, the Eastern District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in an opinion dismissing the appeal. Apex Clayton Inc. appealed an amended judgment ...

The Missouri Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $400,000 to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation suit brought by a former Kansas City-area employee, according to court filings. One term of the agreement remains a point of controversy, however ...

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned a $79 million verdict against a Missouri electric cooperative and its telecommunications business in a case alleging the misuse of utility easements in southern Missouri. In the unanimous opinion, the ...

A case that resulted in Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s third-largest plaintiff’s verdict of 2015 has reached a confidential settlement. On Monday, the Western District Court of Appeals granted debt buyer Portfolio Recovery Associates’ motion to dismiss its appeal of an $82 ...

Jackson County Circuit Judge Robert Schieber has announced plans to retire from the bench, effective May 31.  Schieber has served on the court for nearly 17 years, first as a family court commissioner for six years, then as circuit judge ...

The Eastern District Court of Appeals affirmed on Tuesday the award of unemployment benefits to a woman terminated for her work absences, finding her employer failed to prove she was at fault for them. In a split opinion, the court ...

A trial focused on the federal government’s management policy for the Missouri River started Monday in Kansas City. The suit was filed in 2014 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington. The plaintiffs include more than 300 landowners ...