U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
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Rural Community Hospitals of America named in fraud complaint
Jack Eskenazi filed a demand for jury trial against Rural Community Hospitals of America LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri alleging RHCA refused to pay for financial services that helped save the hospital from economic ruin. -
Court: State Farm limited on how it factors Cost of Insurance Rates
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri denied a motion for summary judgment filed by State Farm Life Insurance Company after concluding there is a reasonable dispute of how the company calculates its Cost of Insurance Rates (COI). -
Former Trailwoods Elementary teacher claims firing was without due process
James Pace, a former teacher at Trailwoods Elementary School, filed a lawsuit April 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri claiming multiple school officials deprived him of due process when he was fired for alleged misconduct. -
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. -
Court lets stand $1.3 million verdict against Sho-Me Power
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri denied a Rule 50(a) motion filed by Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative and Sho-Me Technologies in a trespassing and unjust enrichment case. -
Jury must decide who pays for cleanup of Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
KANSAS CITY – A federal judge has ruled that a jury will decide whether a pollution liability insurer must indemnify the developer of a former U.S. Army munitions plant for the cleanup of a heavily polluted site. -
Settlement reached in wrongful death suit against Truman Memorial VA Hospital
KANSAS CTY — Though a Missouri veteran's hospital won't admit to a wrongful death complaint, it has settled with the decedent's estate, according to a Western District of Missouri magistrate's order. -
Court says National Credit Adjusters violated FDCPA
KANSAS CITY – The U.S. Court for the Western District of Missouri on Feb 23 awarded a St. Joseph man $5,065 after a debt collector went after him directly allegedly ignoring the attorney who he had hired to handle the issue. -
Jefferson City attorney completes probation after alleged misconduct in bankruptcy case
Jefferson City attorney Noel Bisges is not longer on probation following a Nov. 14 Missouri Supreme Court order after the state high court found Bisges had successfully completed his probation imposed last year for alleged dishonest conduct in a bankruptcy case. -
8th Circuit grants transfer of labor depreciation class action
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted an insurer's request to transfer a putative class action involving "labor depreciation" from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri to the Eastern District. -
8th Circuit affirms judgment in favor of Kansas City police
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment in favor of Kansas City police officers in a lawsuit brought by a man charged with resisting arrest in October 2013. -
Kansas attorney disbarred following $1.2 million fraud conspiracy guilty plea
Leawood, Kansas, attorney Mark J. Schultz has been disbarred by order of the Missouri Supreme Court following a guilty plea on conspiracy allegations that he and his former law partner tried to steal money from an area health care facility. -
Broadcasting group's challenge to Missouri's alcohol advertising laws moves forward
JEFFERSON CITY — Regulations limiting alcohol advertising in Missouri are being challenged by a radio association that is at the forefront of what the state considers prohibited advertising.