A federal court may have just turned Missouri into a hotbed for COVID-19 litigation

Friday, November 20, 2020

For years, the state of Missouri has been a preferred venue for civil litigators pursuing far-flung legal theories. Whether they're allowing "junk science" to be admitted as expert testimony or permitting "phantom" damages to provide windfall gains for plaintiffs, Missouri courts have consistently proven themselves an outlier in their interpretation of statutes and policy. And now, much to the delight of trial attorneys everywhere, Missouri has done it again.

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