Missouri Court of Appeals Western District
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Parents fail to drag university into lawsuit over frat suicides
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Parents who accused a Missouri university of consumer fraud for failing to provide a safe environment for their sons after the two young men committed suicide in their fraternity house have no basis to sue, an appeals court ruled. -
Missouri court allows woman's lawsuit over brief exposure to heavy metals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - A Missouri appeals court has allowed a woman to sue Kansas City Power & Light over claims she was exposed to toxic levels of heavy metals during a brief visit to her mother, exposing the utility to liability for emissions from a coal-burning power plant that spread across two states. -
Missouri shutting some out of medical marijuana business, lawsuit claims
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – An out-of-stater is suing over Missouri’s medical marijuana law, arguing he should be able to start a business there. -
Setback in Indiana lawsuit over man killed by grandson with a frying pan
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – The estate of a man killed by his grandson with a frying pan has lost its effort to add even more claims in its lawsuit against a behavioral health facility. -
Court: Personal injury lawyer lied to former partners about values of cases he took with him
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – A personal injury lawyer lied to his former partners about the value of some of his pending claims when negotiating a split, a Missouri court has ruled.