U.S. District Court of the Western District of Missouri Joplin Division
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Woman says she was fired after taking two days off to attend funeral
A former employee says she was fired by Skills Unlimited after she took two day off from work to attend a funeral. -
Another ovarian cancer suit filed; J&J continues to defend products
The surviving husband of a Stone County woman who died of ovarian cancer is suing the manufacturer of talcum powder products and the supplier of talc at federal court in the Western District of Missouri. -
EPA, states and tribes seek millions for cleanup costs of American Zinc, Lead and Smelting sites
JOPLIN – Several federal, state and Native American entities filed a lawsuit on Oct. 31 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, alleging that Blue Tee Corp., Brown Strauss Inc. and three individual defendants should be held responsible for the cleanup of hazard substances that were allegedly released at former American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Co. sites. -
Neosho-based feed industry vitamin maker seeks injunction claiming former employee stole trade secrets
JOPLIN – A Missouri manufacturer and distributor of vitamins and nutritional additives to the animal feed industry petitioned for an immediate injunction against two former employees and a competing company in a recently filed federal suit alleging theft of trade secrets. -
Lumberyard sues over purchase of $1.3 million sawmill system it claims did not work
KANSAS CITY – An Exeter lumberyard's suit claiming that a $1.3 million sawmill system it bought was not capable of doing the job the seller claimed it would was recently moved to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. -
Federal prisoner sues Camp Springfield for forced medication practices
Joel Manuel Taylor filed a demand for jury trial on April 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri from the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Camp Springfield, alleging staff members are threatening his life by way of forced medication.