A new Missouri Court of Appeals decision says a wrongful death claim against a police officer can move forward when the fatal patrol-car collision happened outside an emergency response.
A new Missouri Court of Appeals decision says a truck driver's clean record and decades of accident-free driving should not have been used to defeat an injured plaintiff's crash claim.
A Missouri appellate court refused to enforce an arbitration clause after the contract chose Missouri arbitration law but omitted the warning notice Missouri requires.
A Missouri appellate court upheld a verdict against a chemical flavoring manufacturer, not the employer, allowing an injured factory worker to keep more than $56 million in punitive damages.
A Missouri appellate court upheld a ruling that cut an injured railroad worker's $3 million verdict down to $900,000 after a jury assigned him 70 percent of the fault.
The Missouri Supreme Court says a defamation plaintiff must prove actual reputational harm, but not through some rigid requirement of independent witness testimony.
A Missouri appellate court revived a sidewalk-fall case against a city, holding that factual disputes remained over whether a painted step-down was still dangerously unsafe.
A Missouri appellate decision shows how the Massachusetts Rule can block a winter slip-and-fall claim when snow and ice are part of general community conditions.
A new Missouri Court of Appeals decision holds that a later fraud and conspiracy suit tied to an earlier Kanakuk abuse settlement was filed too late.
When a Missouri appeals court issued its ruling in Cerruti v. Bank of Odessa on March 24, 2026, it may not have made headlines — but for anyone who has placed assets in a trust, the decision carries a powerful…
A new Missouri Court of Appeals decision involving a City of St. Louis garbage truck shows how courts handle comparative fault, preexisting injuries, and medical causation evidence.
A new Missouri Court of Appeals decision shows how a wrongful death claim and an injury claim arising from the same police shooting produced very different appellate results.
