U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Recent News About U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
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Bimbo Foods Bakeries moves a distribution disagreement case to the U.S. District Court
KANSAS CITY – Bimbo Foods Bakeries removed a distribution disagreement case on Sept. 14 from a Missouri Circuit Court to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri because alleged damages exceed $75,000 and not all parties are Missouri residents. -
Widow sues after husband and son die in duck boat incident
KANSAS CITY – Pamela Young has sued Ripley Entertainment after her son and husband died and her daughter was injured following the sinking of a duck boat on Table Rock Lake. -
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets seeks to remove discrimination suit to federal court
KANSAS CITY – A local food market filed a notice of removal with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri in the Western Division on Sept. 6 in a case filed by a former employee over allegations of gender discrimination and retaliation. -
Family files negligence suit over duck boat accident in Branson
SPRINGFIELD – A family who survived a duck boat accident on Table Rock Lake in Branson that killed 17 people recently filed a federal lawsuit claiming they suffered physical, emotional, and psychological injuries following the July 19 accident. -
Snack manufacturer asks federal court to drop company employee named in suit
A bakery company and snack distributor recently sought to move a contract dispute to federal court. -
Workplace discrimination suit goes back to circuit court
A woman's employment discrimination case will go back to circuit court, a federal judge ruled. -
O’Reilly Auto Parts wants to move class-action lawsuit to federal court
A class-action lawsuit against O’Reilly Auto Parts and a tractor hydraulic fluid manufacturer may move to federal court. -
'I Am Loved' jewelry subject of federal lawsuit
A jewelry store accuses a competitor of trademark infringement over the "I Am Loved" brand. -
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Health Acquisition Co. and others called out in alleged illegal billing scheme and business dealings
KANSAS CITY - A couple took action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri in the Western Division after a number of hospitals allegedly fell victim to a billing scheme and elaborate scam. -
Tofurky company roasts new 'meat' regulations in federal lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a food company that makes the Tofurky meat substitute want to strike down a new state regulation putting stringent standards on when to use the word "meat." -
Cowley Distributing defends itself against discrimination charges
Cowley Distributing Inc. successfully defended itself against most of the discrimination allegations brought by former employee. -
New York company granted $127,000 summary judgment against AvidMobile in contract suit
JEFFERSON CITY – A New York company was granted summary judgment of more than $100,000 against a Kansas City company in a breach of contract suit. -
Anti-bullying policies at heart of suit against Hallsville schools regarding teen's death, attorney says
The mother of a teenager who committed suicide because of bulling recently filed a wrongful suit against Hallsville R-IV School District alleging the school district failed to provide safe learning environment. -
Kansas City dry cleaner, Missouri management firm among defendants sued by Massachusetts company in contract dispute
KANSAS CITY – A Kansas City dry cleaning company and a Missouri management company are among defendants being sued by a Massachusetts-based drying cleaning company over an industry territorial dispute. -
Kansas City man sues city alleging theft of ducks, dog and time and to stop demolition, auction
KANSAS CITY – A Kansas City man is suing city officials and the city for allegedly harassing him, stealing his ducks, dog and time and to stop scheduled demolition and auction of his property, according to his complaint filed earlier this month. -
Court denies motion to strike in a construction payment dispute
Dairy Farmers of America and Big-D Construction survived a challenge to their defenses in lawsuit with Springfield Engineering Company. -
Riverview Gardens School District accused of impeding homeless students' education
Two homeless high school students and their mothers brought a federal lawsuit against the Riverview Gardens School District on Aug. 13, claiming the school board does not accommodate their socioeconomic status. -
Appeals court denies Jeep owner's claim that automaker misrepresented safety issues
ST. LOUIS – The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently granted Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) a summary judgment in a lawsuit claiming the automaker made misrepresentations about safety issues concerning some of its Jeep vehicles. -
Children's Mercy Hospital removes suit involving stolen patient files moved to federal court
KANSAS CITY – Children's Mercy Hospital recently filed a request to move a class action suit in a case where patient medical files were stolen from an employee's trunk to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. -
Christian County officers allege they were fired or demoted for supporting opponent of sheriff in election
SPRINGFIELD – On Aug. 6, seven former Christian County employees sued the county, its sheriff, and a handful of its commissioners in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Southern Division after they were all fired or demoted the same day a new sheriff took office allegedly for supporting another candidate for sheriff.