Humphrey, Farrington & McClain P.C. is proud to announce the promotion of six associates to shareholders of the firm. Each of these attorneys are experienced litigators and have tried and settled cases for clients across the country. HFM is proud to welcome these attorneys to the rank of shareholders, and looks forward to a new...Read More

The attorneys at Humphrey, Farrington & McClain obtained a favorable ruling on a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit filed by Henry Holyfield and Tara Holyfield against Chevron USA and Syngenta, the makers of the herbicide Paraquat.    The ruling means that the case can move forward. Henry Holyfield alleges that he was exposed to Paraquat...Read More

The law firm of Humphrey, Farrington & McClain filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Lawrence Kia on June 29, 2020. According to the lawsuit, Lawrence Kia has been defrauding customers for years. Documents reviewed by attorneys for HFM show the monthly income on loan applications were falsely inflated, without the customers’ knowledge, to ensure Lawrence...Read More

Lawsuits are mounting for an Atchison, Kansas grain plant, where an accidental combination of chemicals triggered a large gaseous cloud that overtook much of the city in October, 2016. As many as seven or eight families are suing MGP Ingredients for what they say are chronic health issues that have developed after being exposed to...Read More

Less than three weeks after attorneys with Humphrey, Farrington & McClain filed a lawsuit against Valley Oaks Steak Co., the company has announced the closing of its cattle-feeding operation in Lone Jack, Missouri. Valley Oaks Steak Co. ran a confined animal feeding operation ranging at times from 999 to 1,900 cattle in the middle of...Read More

Six new plaintiffs have sued National American University and several of its former employees or administrators. Until recently, the for-profit school system maintained multiple campuses in the Kansas City metro area, including Independence, Overland Park, Zona Rosa and Lee’s Summit. On August 8, attorneys for Humphrey, Farrington & McClain added six students to a lawsuit...Read More

The law firm of Humphrey, Farrington & McClain is representing 141 property owners in a lawsuit against a large-scale cattle-feeding operation which has negatively impacted those homeowners’ quality of life. The plaintiffs live or own property within five miles of Valley Oaks Steak Co.’s confined animal feeding operation in Lone Jack, Missouri and are suing...Read More

Six new injured workers have added their claims to a lawsuit alleging they have sustained severe respiratory injuries from a large ammonia leak at the warehouse of the Brookshire Grocery Company in Tyler, Texas. The plaintiffs were working at the warehouse on September 1, 2017 when at least 1,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia was released....Read More

At one time, National American University, a Rapid City, South Dakota-based for-profit school system, had a few dozen locations in the United States, including ones in Independence, Overland Park, Zona Rosa and Lee’s Summit. But in recent months, National American University has been closing its campuses and focusing on online education because of declining enrollment....Read More

Attorneys for Humphrey, Farrington & McClain obtained a favorable ruling on a motion for class certification in a lawsuit against the Dollar General Corporation. The order allows consumers of obsolete Dollar General house-brand motor oil in 16 states, including Missouri and Kansas, to proceed against the discount retail chain as part of a class action....Read More