A Jackson County jury awarded a developmentally disabled man a total of $300,000 in damages on Friday in a civil case stemming from a struggle with Kansas City police that took place in 2003. The award for plaintiff Darrell Sterling ...

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Stinson Morrison Hecker has formed a property tax issues practice group headed by former Jackson County director of assessment Michael O’Flaherty. O’Flaherty is rejoining Stinson Morrison as of counsel. He was at the firm for 41 years before taking the ...

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A Kansas City lawyer told the Missouri Supreme Court he acted with “intellectual curiosity” when he wrote letters to a Jackson County circuit judge challenging her integrity and accusing her of engaging in judicial tyranny. Chief Disciplinary Counsel Alan Pratzel, ...

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The bad economy apparently made no difference to a Jackson County jury that awarded a woman $2.5 million late last week. The award to Adrienne Garrison Wayman, of Grain Valley, compensates her for injuries she suffered in a 2005 accident ...

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A Jackson County jury will begin hearing weeks of evidence today in a highly complex fraud case where the plaintiff is seeking to recover tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars in damages. Pier to Pier wants approximately $60 ...

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The family of a man who died in police custody three years ago is suing the Kansas City Police Department for his death. Karl Marshall, 32, was pronounced dead on Jan. 28, 2006, nearly two hours after he was booked ...

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Class claims medical equipment was not properly cleaned An Independence hospital failed to disinfect tools used in endoscopic procedures, a new class action lawsuit claimed. The lawsuit, filed earlier this month, seeks a maximum of $5 million in damages from ...

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