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A federal judge approved a $10 million settlement against a company accused of putting too little propane in its containers.
Tagged with: AmeriGas Propane
Read More »Lethal injection challenge survives
The latest federal lawsuit challenging Missouri’s use of lethal injection drugs is moving forward. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Nanette K. Laughrey, of the Western District of Missouri, denied a motion to dismiss. The lawsuit seeks a declaration that the ...
Read More »Attempt to recoup from inmate runs into federal law
The Missouri Attorney General's Office last week gave up on an effort to seize an inmate's retirement income as reimbursement for his incarceration.
Read More »Owner of President Casino seeks help from appeals court
An attorney for a St. Louis casino asked an appeals court in Kansas City Wednesday to overturn a Missouri Gaming Commission rejection of plans to move or repair the casino's boat.
Read More »Toyota class action suits reach Kansas City courts
A Kansas City law firm filed the first Missouri and Kansas class action lawsuits over recent Toyota recalls last week.
Read More »Kansas City man claims shot from Taser cost him his left eyeball
Attorneys are banking on a recent federal court decision involving law enforcement’s use of Tasers to assist in a Missouri lawsuit. A man is suing a Kansas City police officer for allegedly deploying a Taser into his eyeball, which then ...
Read More »Church can’t use RLDS marks
A church in Independence may have to consider a more long-term solution than the tape covering "Reorganized" and "of Latter Day Saints" on its main sign after a ruling from federal court in Kansas City last week.
Read More »Federal judge certifies employees’ class action against AT&T
A federal judge will allow a lawsuit by AT&T call center workers who say they worked unpaid hours to proceed as a class action. U.S. District Judge Ortrie Smith granted a conditional certification in an order on Tuesday. The certification ...
Read More »Samoan official files suit over arrest in Branson
A Samoan government official arrested and charged for falsely representing himself as a U.S. citizen is suing various government agents involved in the alleged unlawful detention. On Sept. 9, 2008, Hans Joachim Keil was detained in Branson after he was ...
Tagged with: Hans Joachim Keil Rekha-Sharma Crawford Samoa
Read More »Hostess can’t sue over request to not seat blacks
A woman who says she was fired for complaining about a fellow employee’s act of racial discrimination has no standing to sue, a judge ruled. Doris DeRyke sued last year after she lost her job at a Cracker Barrel restaurant ...
Tagged with: Civil Rights Act Cracker Barrel Title VII
Read More »KC’s suit over apartment curfew tossed
A federal judge threw out a Fair Housing Act lawsuit the city of Kansas City filed against the owner and manager of an apartment complex that had instituted an 8:30 p.m. curfew for minors. U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner, ...
Tagged with: Cloverleaf Apartments curfew Fair Housing Act lawsuit
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