13 results for 'judge:"Harpool"'.
J. Harpool approves a settlement agreement. A grandfather sued a Christian boarding school and its director on behalf of his minor grandson, claiming his grandson was physically and emotionally abused by staff at the school. The parties agree to settle the case for $210,000.
Court: USDC Western District of Missouri, Judge: Harpool, Filed On: August 22, 2024, Case #: 6:24cv3037, NOS: Other Personal Injury - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Education, Settlements, Assault
J. Harpool rules in favor of a trucking company for part of its claims against another trucking firm and two corporate officers. The suing trucking company had contracts with another trucking business to haul freight for FedEx. Eventually, the other company was bought by the sued firm and was later dissolved. Judgment is entered in favor of the suing trucking company for unjust enrichment and quantum meruit, as the defendant firm and the corporate officers did not inform the suing company that the other company had been dissolved, allowing it to continue to do business with the third business, and the plaintiff company was not paid for several weeks worth of work. The corporate officers are liable for the debts as officers of a dissolved corporation. Judgment is entered in favor of the defendant firm and the corporate officers for the plaintiff company’s breach of contract claim, as the contracts the plaintiff company entered into with the other company were not followed by either company and were therefore abandoned.
Court: USDC Western District of Missouri, Judge: Harpool, Filed On: August 12, 2024, Case #: 6:22cv3216, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Corporations, Contract
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J. Harpool finds for the nonprofit in a suit challenging Missouri's administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which has understaffed the program's call center leading to unacceptable wait times and thousands of calls that cannot be completed. In 2023, almost 60,000 applications were denied for failure to complete an interview. These denials were not based on the merits of the applications but the failure of the system to offer a reasonable opportunity to interview. The agency must file a report within 30 days detailing the changes it will make to SNAP benefits reasonably accessible, as well as file monthly reports on the number of applications denied due to the failure to conduct timely interviews.
Court: USDC Western District of Missouri, Judge: Harpool, Filed On: May 9, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv4026, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Administrative Law, Government, Agency
J. Harpool finds for the union and denies the employer's request to overturn an arbitration decision finding the employer violated its obligation to pay part of a union member's insurance premiums while on long-term disability for one month. The employer's policy of not partially paying the employee's health insurance benefits while he was on disability contracts the plain language of the parties' collective bargaining agreement.
Court: USDC Western District of Missouri, Judge: Harpool, Filed On: January 17, 2024, Case #: 622cv3227, NOS: Arbitration - Other Suits, Categories: Contract, Labor / Unions
J. Harpool grants the medical device maker's motion to dismiss a product liability suit filed by a patient who claims that her SmartPort CT-Injectable Port, implanted for the purpose of her ongoing chemotherapy, caused her to become infected and develop sepsis. The patient's claims are untimely, as she knew or should have known at the time she underwent surgery to remove the port in 2013, that the product was responsible for her injuries.
Court: USDC Western District of Missouri, Judge: Harpool, Filed On: December 7, 2023, Case #: 2:23cv4066, NOS: Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Civil Procedure, Product Liability
J. Harpool denies the pharmaceutical defendants' motion to dismiss the hospitals' action seeking damages for the cost of treating patients who abuse opioids, alleging the defendants marketed and promoted the opioid drugs in a way that created an epidemic of drug abuse. The hospitals have adequately alleged that defendants employed deceptive practices in the marketing and sales of opioid drugs, and failed to report large distributions as required by law to prevent harm to local communities.
Court: USDC Western District of Missouri, Judge: Harpool, Filed On: September 28, 2023, Case #: 6:22cv3192, NOS: Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Fraud, Health Care, Negligence