Help may be on the way for cash-strapped Missouri cities thanks to a tentative agreement reached with T-Mobile USA in a class-action lawsuit over cellphone taxes. The agreement is subject to client approval, said John F. Mulligan Jr., an attorney ...

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The Missouri Secretary of State’s Office announced today that it has settled an auction-rate securities action with Morgan Stanley for $103 million. Secretary of State Robin Carnahan said the company must buy back $103 million worth of the securities sold ...

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The Obama administration reached a $1.4 billion settlement in a 13-year-old lawsuit over money held in trust for American Indians. Under the agreement, announced Tuesday by Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, the U.S would pay ...

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A husband and wife reached a $2.5 million settlement with two doctors with the University of Missouri Health System after the woman suffered permanent brain damage due to the wrong placement of her IV. In January 2005, Susan Martin was ...

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A federal judge gave preliminary approval last week to a $925,000 settlement in a class action lawsuit against Kansas City firm NovaStar Financial. The lawsuit claimed violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and encompasses a class of people ...

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Kansas City Suzuki dealerships involved in an allegedly fraudulent marketing scheme have reached a $4.7 million settlement with Wells Fargo Bank. In 2007 through 2008, dealerships owned by Chad Franklin participated in a “Drive a Suzuki” campaign in which customers ...

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A part-time professor who settled a lawsuit over wheelchair access at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry 11 years ago is suing the institution again for allegedly not living up to settlement terms.

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A St. Louis judge has approved a $65 million class action settlement between AT&T and municipalities throughout the state. St. Louis Circuit Judge Edward Sweeney approved the settlement Monday, and he affirmed the $16.25 million awarded to class counsel in ...

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Missouri will receive $2.5 million as part of a nationwide settlement with four pharmaceutical companies accused of violating the False Claims Act by failing to pay appropriate rebates for drugs that were paid for by Medicaid, Attorney General Chris Koster ...

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A federal court this week put the finishing touches on a $100,000 settlement stemming from the murder of a Callaway County woman. The June 7, 2005, shooting death of Shawnda R. Slote Reed, 28, remains unsolved. However, her family sued ...

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Missouri gets $22M, breaking fraud recovery record

The state of Missouri will receive $22 million from Pfizer Inc. as part of a $2.3 billion nationwide Medicaid fraud settlement. The $22 million award marks a record-breaking year for the state in Medicaid fraud recovery. The Attorney General's Office said so far in 2009 it has collected more than $75 million in Medicaid fraud recovery.

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