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

Attorneys for the law firm of Humphrey, Farrington & McClain have filed a wrongful death/personal injury lawsuit on behalf of six current or former Atchison, Kansas residents who were sickened by fumes from a chemical leak at a nearby processing plant in October of 2016. The defendants listed on the petition are MGP Processing Inc.,...Read More

Attorneys for Humphrey, Farrington & McClain secured a victory in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals when it reversed a lower court’s judgment in favor of the pharmaceutical manufacturer of the drug Vioxx. The Eighth Circuit’s reversal means that the 12 ½ year-old case against Merck & Company Inc. will be tried in front of...Read More

The law firm of Humphrey, Farrington & McClain in Independence is very pleased to announce that Paul D. Anderson has joined the firm’s team of attorneys. Mr. Anderson is an accomplished litigator that helped pioneer the NFL and NCAA Concussion Litigation. He will bring his creative talents to HFM, where he will lead HFM’s Sports...Read More

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have included Humphrey, Farrington & McClain in its 2019 “Best Law Firms” list. The annual list, which was released November 1, recognizes firms for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Humphrey, Farrington & McClain received regional first-tier rankings in three practice areas: Personal...Read More