News from August 2018
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.
Widow files suit against Flowserve, others over husband's cancer death
ST. LOUIS – A widow alleges her husband developed lung cancer as a result of exposure to asbestos during his employment.
Motorist seeks damages from State Farm for injuries in collision with uninsured driver
ST. LOUIS – A woman injured in a collision in St. Louis with an uninsured driver is seeking damages from her insurance company.
Pedestrian alleges St. Louis failed to fill hole after tree stump removal
BELLEVILLE – A St. Louis resident alleges that the city failed to fill a hole left by the removal of a tree stump near her house and that the hole caused her injuries.
Former St. Louis Department of Public Utilities employee files suit over termination
ST. LOUIS – A former St. Louis city employee alleges his age and disability were factors in his termination from his job.
Suspended Gladstone attorney reciprocally disciplined in Missouri following disbarment in Kansas
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Suspended Gladstone attorney Kenneth J. Geniuk has again been indefinitely suspended following an Aug. 21 Missouri Supreme Court order and his disbarment earlier this year in Kansas.
Kansas City attorney reinstated after more than decade of disbarment
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Disbarred Kansas City attorney Roderick E. Smith has been reinstated and placed on probation following an Aug. 21 Missouri Supreme Court order.
Jefferson City, O'Fallon attorneys reinstated in separate Missouri Supreme Court orders
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Jefferson City attorney Georgia Ann Mathers has been reinstated following her 2013 suspension and O'Fallon attorney Gary Randall Long has been reinstated after resolving a tax issue in separate and recent Missouri Supreme Court orders.
Naturally Aged Flooring seeks compensation for property destroyed in warehouse fire
ST. LOUIS – A California corporation is seeking compensation from the owners of a St. Louis warehouse after a fire destroyed its property.
Participant seeks damages from Segway tour operator over alleged injuries sustained in a fall
ST. LOUIS – The operator of Segway tours in St. Louis is facing a suit from a tour participant who alleges she fell from the personal transporter and sustained fractures.
Attorney sees lawyers' role in judge selection process as helping fuel rise in lawsuits in 'Sue Me State'
ST. LOUIS – An attorney for the Competitive Enterprise Institute said the significant rise in statewide lawsuits is because of the close connection between lawyers and judges.
Hawley criticizes conditions at Clinton-Peabody Housing Complex in petition
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley filed a petition on Aug. 16 in circuit court over alleged deteriorating conditions in a low-income St. Louis housing complex.
Driver seeks damages over I-44 collision in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis resident is seeking damages from a driver who allegedly rear-ended her vehicle on Interstate 44.
Pedestrian alleges negligence of St. Louis, St. Louis Blues Hockey Club caused fall on sidewalk
ST. LOUIS – A pedestrian alleges an uneven sidewalk outside the Enterprise Center caused her to fall and injure her head.
Patient of St. Louis medical facility alleges fall was not prevented
ST. LOUIS – A patient of a St. Louis nursing facility and his wife allege the facility's operators failed to prevent him from falling.
Former BNSF, Union Pacific worker alleges that asbestos exposure caused cancer
ST. LOUIS – A former railroad worker alleges exposure to asbestos during his career caused him to develop cancer.
Woman injured in collision at St. Louis intersection alleges driver failed to yield
ST. LOUIS – A passenger in a vehicle involved in a collision in St. Louis alleges that the collision was caused by a driver that failed to yield.
Injured driver alleges State Farm failed to pay reasonable amount for uninsured motorist benefits
ST. LOUIS – A woman is seeking uninsured motorist benefits from an insurance company for alleged injuries sustained in a 2016 collision.
Man blames lung cancer on asbestos exposure in Texas
ST. LOUIS – A man alleges he was exposed to asbestos while working in construction in Texas several decades ago and now has developed lung cancer.
Missouri business association concerned Monsanto getting a 'bad rap' over Roundup verdict
JEFFERSON CITY – The president and CEO of Associated Industries of Missouri recently said the nonprofit business association was very surprised by the recent decision in a injury suit in California regarding the herbicide Roundup manufactured by Mansanto.