Components

Appeal

Following appeal, $165 million awarded to nonprofit public corporation for breach of contract. 

Class Action

Settlement collecting improperly charged Universal Service Fees on cell phone contracts

Bad Faith

Confidential bad faith settlement 

Fraud

Settlement with multiple pharmaceutical manufacturers. Manufacturers sold drugs to wholesalers & retailers at a low price but reported an higher average wholesale price so invoices to Medicaid & Medicare were substantially higher than the price actually paid

Class Action

Most recently, we represented a class of jurors, judges, courthouse employees and lawyers who were exposed to asbestos during a renovation of the Jackson County (Mo.) Courthouse; the matter concluded with an $80 million settlement and is regarded as the first medical monitoring case in the state of Missouri.

Trucking/Transportation

Verdict on behalf of the families of a couple killed in a collision with a tractor trailer

Appeal 

Protected $38 million jury verdict/judgment on appeal before the Missouri Supreme Court

Product Liability

Transvaginial Mesh Settlement

Product Liability

Recovery for dozens of patients injured by use of artificial mesh for hernia surgery

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice verdict for esophageal bleed

Premise

Failure of suspended walkways in Hyatt hotel leading to multiple deaths & injuries

Bad Faith

Settlement on behalf of school bus driver whose insurance company improperly denied coverage after an accident

Railroad

Jury verdict for a UPS driver who sustained a brain injury when his truck was hit by a train at a crossing when the crossing lights malfunctioned

Medical Malpractice

Fall from table during CT scan causing quadriplegia

Medical Malpractice

Settlement on behalf of woman whose cardiac surgery injured her coronary artery during a heart procedure, which resulted in a heart transplant

Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death

Perforation of gastric pouch during surgery with delay in treatment leading to death

Medical Malpractice

Settlement for child who suffered brain injury from misdiagnosed infection

Medical Malpractice

Settlement for death of young mother for failure to monitor respirations during ambulance transfer

Medical Malpractice

Verdict for woman who lost her leg when a motel employee ran a car into her while she was walking on the motel sidewalk

Medical Malpractice

Confidential medical malpractice settlement

Medical Malpractice

Failure to diagnose & treat preeclampsia causing Hydrocephalus & bilateral intraventricular hemorrhage leading to permanent brain damage

Workplace Injury

The Plaintiff, a factory maintenance contractor, fell from a second floor opening at a local metropolitan factory where he was temporarily working resulting in a right below knee amputation. The Plaintiff was working near an opening approximately 25’ above the ground that should have been protected by guardrails to prevent people working near the opening from accidentally falling from the building.

Medical Malpractice

Settlement with hospital for birth trauma injury

Medical Malpractice

NG tube placed into lung rather than stomach which cause a lung puncture, hypoxia & respiratory distress leading to permanent brain damage

Medical Malpractice

Failure to treat punctured uterus wall during D & C procedure to remove fetal tissue due to miscarriage-when patient became pregnant 11 mo later, baby had escaped outside the uterus through rupture in the uterus wall causing the baby to suffer hypoxic injuries

Medical Malpractice

Failure to treat Chorioamnionitis during pregnancy which caused neonatal herpes infection leading to permanent spastic quadriplegia & blindness

Medical Malpractice

Failure of medical techs to monitor patient's vitals during PET scan causing respiratory arrest leading to anoxic brain injury

Birth Injury/Medical Malpractice

Settlement on behalf of boy who suffered a brain injury due to a mismanaged labor

Medical Malpractice

Settlement for injury to newborn as a result of ruptured uterus from excessive pitocin use

Medical Malpractice

Failure to diagnose & delay in treatment of medulloblastoma leading to severe neurological lnjury

Medical Malpractice

Settlement with hospital for misdiagnosis of Kawasaki disease

Fraud

Pharmacist tampered with drugs by diluting them to increase profits

Medical Malpractice

Failure to bridge patient prior to open heart surgery leading to a stroke

Medical Malpractice

Failure to treat DVT leading to pulmonary embolism & death

Wrongful Death

Settlement on behalf of Overland Park, KS teenager who was wrongfully shot to death by a police officer

Medical Malpractice

Settlement for man in his sixties injured during a neurosurgical procedure

Birth Injury/Medical Malpractice

Settlement for child who sustained brain injury due to improper fetal heart monitoring during labor and delivery

Personal Injury/Bad faith

Confidential settlement

Personal Injury

Recovered $2 Million in a boat explosion which caused extensive burns to client

Medical Malpractice

Settlement with emergency room doctors for failure to diagnose and treat cervical spine injury

Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice settlement on behalf of improper knee surgery

Medical Malpractice

Failure to monitor & treat physical distress during a workout with a university football team leading to death

Pharmaceutical

Chemo drugs administered through the wrong catheter causing brain injury leading to death

Bad Faith

Settlement on behalf of convenience store owners whose insurer improperly denied coverage for injuries sustained on their premises

Medical Malpractice

Failure to monitor Retinopathy of Prematurity leading to permanent blindness

Medical Malpractice

Injury to orbital bone during surgery causing a retinal artery hemorrhage leading to complete blindness

Birth Injury

Settlement for a girl who developed cerebral palsy after her health care providers failed to correct a breech presentation

Medical Malpractice

Failure to place an intracranial pressure monitor post traumatic head injury & failure to monitor vitals leading to permanent neurological impairment

Product Liability

Settlement of a case against manufacturer of transvaginal mesh used for bladder suspension surgery

Medical Malpractice

During C-Section, physician cut through placenta lacerating child's liver & skull leading to permanent brain & liver damage

Medical Malpractice

Failure to treat Streptococcus Pneumonia causing bacterial meningitis leading to cerebral infarctions & respiratory compromise

Medical Malpractice

Delay in treatment of brain bleed post neurosurgery to remove tumor leading to permanent brain damage

Wrongful Conviction

Part of team put together by Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker to help overturn the wrongful conviction of Kevin Strickland, who spent 42 years in prison for a crime he did not commit