Representative Results
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$4.8 Billion
Product Liability
One of a few select firms hired to represent the State of Missouri to recover damages against Big Tobacco
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$912 Million
Class Action
Nationwide settlement for consumer class in AT&T Mobility Wireless Data Services Class Action
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$165 Million
Appeal
Following appeal, $165 million awarded to nonprofit public corporation for breach of contract.
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$154 million
Class Action
Settlement collecting improperly charged Universal Service Fees on cell phone contracts
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$107 Million
Bad Faith
Confidential bad faith settlement
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$90 Million
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
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$80 Million
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.
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$46 Million
Trucking/Transportation
Verdict on behalf of the families of a couple killed in a collision with a tractor trailer
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$38 Million
Appeal
Protected $38 million jury verdict/judgment on appeal before the Missouri Supreme Court
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$35 Million
Product Liability
Transvaginial Mesh Settlement
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$20 Million
Personal Injury/Dangerous Property
Verdict for teenager who suffered a neck injury in a diving accident
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$19.7 Million
Wrongful Death/Dangerous Property
Settlement for family of boy killed on waterslide at an amusement park
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$18 Million
Product Liability
Recovery for dozens of patients injured by use of artificial mesh for hernia surgery
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$17.5 Million
Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice verdict for esophageal bleed
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$15 Million
Premise
Failure of suspended walkways in Hyatt hotel leading to multiple deaths & injuries
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$13 Million
Wrongful Death
Factory Accident results in worker's death
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$13 Million
Bad Faith
Settlement on behalf of school bus driver whose insurance company improperly denied coverage after an accident
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$11.9 Million
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
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$10 Million
Medical Malpractice
Fall from table during CT scan causing quadriplegia
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$9.5 Million
Wrongful death/Products liability
Unsafe furnace leaks carbon monoxide
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$9.25 Million
Medical Malpractice
Settlement on behalf of woman whose cardiac surgery injured her coronary artery during a heart procedure, which resulted in a heart transplant
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$8.645 Million
Malicious Prosecution
Insurance company cheats
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$8.5 Million
Appeal
Jury verdict upheld on appeal
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$7.5 Million
Wrongful Death
Wrong way car hits innocent victim killing her
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$7.5 Million
Trucking/Transportation/Motorcycle Accident
Trucking company causes death of man on motorcycle
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$7.4 Million
Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death
Perforation of gastric pouch during surgery with delay in treatment leading to death
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$7.1 Million
Wrongful Death
Settlement for a man killed in a school bus accident
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$6.75 Million
Medical Malpractice
Settlement for child who suffered brain injury from misdiagnosed infection
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$5.7 Million
Medical Malpractice
Settlement for death of young mother for failure to monitor respirations during ambulance transfer
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$5.5 Million
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
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$5.5 Million
Medical Malpractice
Confidential medical malpractice settlement
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$5.25 Million
Medical Malpractice
Failure to diagnose & treat preeclampsia causing Hydrocephalus & bilateral intraventricular hemorrhage leading to permanent brain damage
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$5.25 Million
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.
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$5.1 Million
Medical Malpractice
Settlement with hospital for birth trauma injury
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$4.9 Million
Car Accident
Commercial vehicle hits man in truck resulting in catastrophic injuries
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$4.1 Million
Trucking/Transportation/Motorcycle Accident
Delivery truck hits and kills motorist
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$4 Million
Premises Liability
54-year-old woman was caused to trip and fall while walking on a sidewalk to a retail store that ultimately led to a below the knee amputation
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$4 Million
Medical Malpractice
NG tube placed into lung rather than stomach which cause a lung puncture, hypoxia & respiratory distress leading to permanent brain damage
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$4 Million
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
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$4 Million
Medical Malpractice
Failure to treat Chorioamnionitis during pregnancy which caused neonatal herpes infection leading to permanent spastic quadriplegia & blindness
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$4 Million
Motorcycle Accidents
Driver turns directly in front of motorcycle rider and causes serious injuries.
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$3.85 Million
Medical Malpractice
Failure of medical techs to monitor patient's vitals during PET scan causing respiratory arrest leading to anoxic brain injury
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$3.75 Million
Wrongful Death
Commercial vehicle hits man on motorcycle resulting in catastrophic injuries
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$3.5 Million
Birth Injury/Medical Malpractice
Settlement on behalf of boy who suffered a brain injury due to a mismanaged labor
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$3.5 Million
Medical Malpractice
Settlement for injury to newborn as a result of ruptured uterus from excessive pitocin use
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$3.2 Million
Medical Malpractice
Failure to diagnose & delay in treatment of medulloblastoma leading to severe neurological lnjury
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$3 Million
Medical Malpractice
Settlement with hospital for misdiagnosis of Kawasaki disease
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$3 Million
Fraud
Pharmacist tampered with drugs by diluting them to increase profits
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$2.85 Million
Medical Malpractice
Failure to bridge patient prior to open heart surgery leading to a stroke
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$2.9 Million
Car Accident
Settlement for man who suffered a concussion in a car crash
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$2.5 Million
Medical Malpractice
Failure to treat DVT leading to pulmonary embolism & death
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$2.5 Million
Bad Faith
Insurance Bad Faith Settlement
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$2.3 Million
Wrongful Death
Settlement on behalf of Overland Park, KS teenager who was wrongfully shot to death by a police officer
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$2.2 Million
Medical Malpractice
Settlement for man in his sixties injured during a neurosurgical procedure
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$2 Million
Birth Injury/Medical Malpractice
Settlement for child who sustained brain injury due to improper fetal heart monitoring during labor and delivery
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$2 Million
Personal Injury/Bad faith
Confidential settlement
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$2 Million
Personal Injury
Recovered $2 Million in a boat explosion which caused extensive burns to client
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$2 Million
Medical Malpractice
Settlement with emergency room doctors for failure to diagnose and treat cervical spine injury
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$2 Million
Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice settlement on behalf of improper knee surgery
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$2 Million
Medical Malpractice
Failure to monitor & treat physical distress during a workout with a university football team leading to death
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$2 Million
Pharmaceutical
Chemo drugs administered through the wrong catheter causing brain injury leading to death
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$2 Million
Bad Faith
Settlement on behalf of convenience store owners whose insurer improperly denied coverage for injuries sustained on their premises
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$2 Million
Medical Malpractice
Failure to monitor Retinopathy of Prematurity leading to permanent blindness
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$1.75 Million
Medical Malpractice
Injury to orbital bone during surgery causing a retinal artery hemorrhage leading to complete blindness
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$1.6 Million
Birth Injury
Settlement for a girl who developed cerebral palsy after her health care providers failed to correct a breech presentation
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$1.5 Million
Bad Faith
Insurance Bad Faith Settlement
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$1.5 Million
Medical Malpractice
Failure to place an intracranial pressure monitor post traumatic head injury & failure to monitor vitals leading to permanent neurological impairment
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$1.35 Million
Product Liability
Settlement of a case against manufacturer of transvaginal mesh used for bladder suspension surgery
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$1.1 Million
Auto
Driver crossed center line and caused head-on collision
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$1 Million
Medical Malpractice
During C-Section, physician cut through placenta lacerating child's liver & skull leading to permanent brain & liver damage
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$1 Million
Medical Malpractice
Failure to treat Streptococcus Pneumonia causing bacterial meningitis leading to cerebral infarctions & respiratory compromise
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$1 Million
Medical Malpractice
Delay in treatment of brain bleed post neurosurgery to remove tumor leading to permanent brain damage
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Wrongful Conviction Overturned
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
