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Missouri Jury Awards $1.95 Million in Hog Lawsuit

A southwest Missouri jury has awarded a total of $1.95 million to 12 plaintiffs who claimed a factory hog farm had ruined their way of life. The Barton County jury announced its verdict Saturday afternoon following a two-week trial. Iowa-based …

Judge Approves $7M Settlement for Massachusetts Couple

A judge has approved a $7 million settlement for a Shrewsbury family who claimed medical negligence in the birth of their daughter. The lawsuit filed in 2008 lawsuit against two doctors, a nurse practitioner and a genetic counselor alleged that …

Mississippi Jury Awards $322M in Asbestos Lawsuit

A jury has awarded $322 million to a Mississippi man who claimed he inhaled asbestos dust while mixing drilling mud sold and manufactured by Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. and Union Carbide Corp. Allen Hossley, a Dallas attorney who represented Thomas …

Minnesota Appeals Court Reverses Cirrus Case Award

The Minnesota Court of Appeals says Duluth-based Cirrus Design did not have a duty to provide pilot training to a Grand Rapids man whose plane crashed in 2003, killing him and his passenger. The opinion published Tuesday essentially vacates a …

ADK Wins Restoration Industry Award

Northbrook, Illinois-based Alliance Disaster Kleenup (ADK) has been named the winner of the 2011 Phoenix Award by the Restoration Industry Association (RIA). The award, given for innovation in restoration and reconstruction, was given to the company for its work at …