Barfield et al v. Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative et al

  1. July 26, 2018

    Sho-Me Pays $24M To End Land Dispute Before 3rd Trial

    Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative has agreed to pay $24 million to a class of Missouri landowners who accused the company of violating land-use agreements, allowing the parties to avoid going to trial a third time, according to papers filed in Missouri federal court on Tuesday.

  2. September 29, 2017

    Judge Nixes $130M Land-Use Jury Award, Orders New Trial

    A Missouri federal judge on Friday vacated a $130 million jury verdict and ordered a new damages trial over the amount Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative should have to pay a class of Missouri landowners for violating electric easements by using a fiber optic cable for commercial telecommunications purposes.

  3. August 29, 2017

    Jury Awards $130M To Landowners For Fiber Optic Cable Use

    A Missouri federal jury on Tuesday found that Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative owes about $130 million in damages to landowners in a long-running suit over a fiber optic cable used for telecommunications purposes that saw a previous, $79 million jury verdict vacated at the Eighth Circuit.