U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
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Russell Stover Chocolates seeks to move discrimination case to federal court
Russell Stover Chocolates has filed a notice to move a discrimination lawsuit brought by a former employee from Jackson County Circuit Court to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. -
Oak River Insurance Co. has no duty to defend used car dealer that settled for $19 million, judge rules
KANSAS CITY – U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Western Division Judge Greg Kays granted summary judgment to Oak River Insurance Co., agreeing that the company owed no duty to defend or indemnify a used car dealer that settled class action claims for $19 million over alleged deception in repossessing cars. -
DesignWorks Homes accuses Realtors of stealing designs
DesignWorks Homes Inc. has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a Columbia real estate agency of stealing its designs. -
Travelers insurance company seeks to move credit union class action to federal court
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company has filed a notice to remove a lawsuit brought by BluCurrent Credit Union from Green County Circuit Court to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. -
Federal judge denies Sho-Me electric cooperative's motion in dispute in landowners
JEFFERSON CITY - The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri on April 10 ended an electric power company's efforts to avoid the massive damages awarded to landowners as a result of its placing a fiber optic cable on its electric transmission easement across a class member’s land for telecommunications purposes. -
No ‘ginger’ Ginger Ale class action survives motion to dismiss
A putative class action that claims Canada Dry Ginger Ale does not contain ginger can proceed. -
Former USDA employee's claims of fraud, outrageous conduct dismissed in wrongful discharge suit
A federal judge has partially granted a motion to dismiss a former U.S. Department of Agriculture employee's lawsuit that alleged she was forced to take early medical retirement when other employees purportedly were allowed to work at home until they retired. -
Judge awards attorney fees in DISH class action that exceed settlement fund
A federal judge has awarded attorney fees in a class action that settled for $2.7 million in January against Dish Network over its cancellation of regional sports programming of FOX Network packages in October 2010. -
Judge: Main defendant in auto auction lawsuit 'pierced corporate veil'
A lawsuit involving a scheme to purchase wholesale used cars at auction and not pay for them was brought before Judge Nanette K. Laughrey of U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. -
KCI Auto Auction wins summary judment against Lucky 7 Used Cars
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri granted a summary judgment in favor of KCI Auto Auction Inc. in an alleged fraud case against Alonzo Anderson of Lucky 7 Used Cars LLC, after finding no significant discrepancy in the facts of the case. -
Sparta woman accuses Ozark police of using excessive force after traffic stop
A Christian County woman is accusing two City of Ozark police officers of using excessive force and falsely arresting her after a traffic stop. -
Woman claims KCP&L's power plant destroyed her health
Lona Leanne Grosshart filed a demand for jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri against Kansas City Power & Light Company, alleging she developed severe health problems after using water contaminated by a nearby power plant. -
Joplin panhandler sues city claiming ordinance is unconstitutional
A man who is living out of his car in Joplin filed a complaint against the city in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri alleging city laws unconstitutionally restrict his freedom of speech. -
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.