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Missouri Tannery Sludge Lawsuits Filed by Landowners Near Brain Tumor Cluster
The owners of a St. Joseph, Missouri, tannery are being sued by at least two dozen landowners who say that allegedly toxic sludge the tannery gave to local farmers as fertilizer has damaged their land. The same sludge is suspected in connection to a high number of brain tumors in Missouri near Cameron.
Arena Escalator Malfunction Causes Personal Injury for 13 Fans
A malfunctioning three-story escalator at Scotttrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri left 13 people injured last week as they were leaving an NHL Blues hockey game.
Missouri Truck Accident Lawsuit Results in $18M Verdict
A judge has awarded more than $18 million to a couple after the husband was permanently disabled in a fatal highway accident allegedly caused by a truck driver reaching for his cell phone.
Infection Misdiagnosis Lawsuit Results in $6M Verdict for Death of Baby
A St. Louis jury has awarded $6 million to the parents of a 6 month old baby who died after a Missouri hospital failed to diagnose a bacterial infection, delaying treatment.
Seroquel Lawsuit Defense Costs Exceed $593M for AstraZeneca
After spending nearly $600 million in legal expenses to fight thousands of Seroquel lawsuits filed by users of their blockbuster antipsychotic medication, AstraZeneca indicates that they have exceeded the potential extent of their liability insurance coverage for defense costs.
Taser Lawsuit Settled for $2.4M and Police Will Suspend Stun Gun Use
A Missouri municipality has agreed to pay $2.4 million to the family of a man who died after police shocked him several times with a Taser. The local police police department also agreed to suspend use of the controversial stun guns, which have been linked to hundreds of deaths nationwide by Amnesty International. [...]
Zicam Class Action Lawsuits Filed Over Loss of Smell
Matrixx Initiatives, maker of the recently recalled Zicam Cold Remedy, faces class action lawsuits in California and Missouri that allege they failed to adequately warn consumers that the nasal gel and nasal swab versions of Zicam could cause damage to the sense of smell.
Missouri Toxic Tort Lawsuits Filed Over Contamination Near Cameron
Two new toxic tort lawsuits were filed Friday over the spread of potentially cancer-causing sludge on farmland around Cameron, Missouri, a small town which has seen an unusually high number of brain tumors develop among residents in recent years.
Defendant Ordered to Preserve Docs in Cameron Brain Tumor Lawsuit
Days after a lawsuit was filed against a tannery that allegedly provided waste sludge containing dangerous chemicals to local farmers for use as fertilizer, a judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the current owner of the company from destroying thousands of documents. The complaint indicates that the toxic sludge may have caused [...]
Lawsuit Alleges Cameron Missouri Brain Tumors Linked to Fertilizer
According to a lawsuit filed last week over brain tumors that have surfaced in recent years among residents of Cameron, Missouri, contaminated sludge provided by a tannery to local farmers for use as an agriculture fertilizer is allegedly to blame for the tumor cluster.
