A Missouri Court of Appeals decision kept potential insurance coverage available for a child's serious ATV injury claim after Shelter failed to apply a household-resident exclusion.
A Missouri wrongful death family won a favorable appeal when the Court of Appeals held that Sodecia failed to overcome the presumption of valid service and ordered reinstatement of a $968,339 default judgment.
A new Missouri Court of Appeals decision shows why a wrongful death family lost a negligent entrustment claim when the record could not tie a specific gun supplied by the defendant to the killing.
A new Missouri Court of Appeals decision shows how Recreational Use Act immunity defeated an injured runner's claim against the Missouri Department of Conservation after a trail shooting.
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 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.
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…
