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Federal judge decides COVID slowdown is enough to claim business interruption coverage
A federal judge is allowing an insurance claim to proceed to trial, ruling that companies experiencing a slowdown due to COVID-19 and not a full closure could potentially still expect business-interruption coverage to apply -
University of Missouri granted dismissal of breach of contract case filed by former neurosurgery resident
SPRINGFIELD – A former neurosurgery resident dismissed from a resident program at University of Missouri lost his breach of contract case in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri in the Central Division on June 3. -
Cedar Hills sues operators of Battlefield Mall alleging they underpaid
KANSAS CITY – A commercial real estate landlord recently filed a federal lawsuit alleging a tenant improperly and systematically miscalculated and underpaid its rent. -
Couple must find another way to remedy IRS seizure of collectible coins, federal judge rules
A couple who lost hundreds of thousands of collectible coins during an Internal Revenue Service seizure more than six years ago will have to find another way to get the federal government to pay them what the coins were worth, a federal judge ruled -
Federal judge declines to dismiss General Motors breach of contract class action
A federal judge has declined to dismiss a breach of contract class action against General Motors over the deadline of a securities issue in 2016. -
Estate of minor who survived Table Rock Lake boat accident sues Ripley Entertainment, others for damages
SPRINGFIELD – The estate of a minor who survived a duck boat accident at Table Rock Lake is suing the owner and the operators of the boat for damages caused. -
Republic Ford files to remove case over unfair business method allegations to federal court
SPRINGFIELD – A Ford dealership filed to remove a class action case from the Greene County Circuit Court to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri in the Southern Division on Nov. 23. -
Judges gives partial summary judgment to deputy fired when new sheriff came to town
A federal judge has granted partial summary judgment to a former deputy sheriff in Christian County who claims he was fired for supporting the opposing candidate in a sheriff's election in August 2015. -
Daughter of Table Rock Lake duck boat victim files wrongful death suit
SPRINGFIELD – On Aug. 20, a St. Louis woman sued an entertainment company after an accident with its popular duck boat ride took the lives of nearly 20 people last month, which included her father. -
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. -
Sisters of duck boat accident victim file negligence suit over sibling's death
SPRINGFIELD – Two Indiana women recently filed suit against Ripley Entertainment Co. and its subsidiaries for their role in a tragic boating incident in Branson, Missouri, which claimed the lives of 17 people. -
Discrimination suit against Associated Wholesale Grocers continues to trial
A federal judge ruled three employees' age and disability claims against Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. (AWG) can proceed to trial.