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Two men now accused of murder in meth trafficking A Kansas City man has been indicted by a federal grand jury as a co-defendant in the 1998 murder of an Independence man to prevent the victim from cooperating with law ...

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Wyeth suit goes to Philadelphia jury Wyeth lawyers urged a Philadelphia jury to reject a woman’s claims that the hormone drugs Premarin and Prempro caused her breast cancer, ending a two-week trial. Jennie Nelson, 67, of Dayton, Ohio, sued Wyeth ...

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Jury awards $4.5 million for hog stench

In one of the largest verdicts of its kind, a Jackson County jury returned a $4.5 million verdict on Friday in favor of three northwest Missouri families. The families, who each received $1.5 million, complained that hog confinements operated by ...

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Former employee sues Bob Evans for strip-search Bob Evans Restaurant and an assistant manager at its Lee’s Summit business are facing allegations that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Kathy Kraner, who bused tables at the restaurant, claimed in ...

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Deliberations begin

A jury will determine whether several families in northwestern Missouri are entitled to damages for their alleged suffering caused by hog confinements built near their homes. Jurors heard closing arguments Friday morning and began their deliberations that afternoon. A verdict ...

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Technology chairmen must mediate, judge says Broadcom Corp. Chairman Henry Samueli and Qualcomm Chairman Irwin Jacobs must appear together before a U.S. magistrate to try to settle patent disputes over mobile-phone chip technology. The two men will meet Oct. 4 ...

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