Larry obtains a Defendant’s verdict in case involving post-traumatic stress
Larry’s client was driving his dump truck westbound on Highway 270 when he started choking on coffee. He blacked out and his truck ran into the concrete median. A large bolt broke off of the truck’s steering box and flew across the median. Plaintiff was traveling eastbound on 270 and the bolt embedded itself into […]
Harper obtains favorable verdict in case of admitted liability
Harper tried a case of admitted liability to a verdict in the Circuit Court of Saint Charles County.The pretrial offer was in the amount of $45,000.00 and plaintiff’s lowest pretrial demand was $350,000.00. The plaintiff’s attorney requested $800,000.00 from the jury. The jury returned a verdict for $42,000.
Harper Obtains Summary Judgment in Underinsured Stacking Case
Harper successfully argued a Motion for Summary Judgment in an Underinsured Motorist Coverage stacking case. In the case, the Plaintiff was involved in an accident with a motorist with liability limits of $25,000. The Plaintiff possessed a policy of insurance which provided underinsured motorist coverage for three vehicles. The Plaintiff argued they were entitled to […]
Harper Obtains Favorable Jury Verdict
Scott Harper tried a case of admitted liability in a rear end accident. The case was tried in the Circuit Court of Saint Louis County. Harper presented evidence of limited damage to the plaintiff’s vehicle and of plaintiff’s prior injury history. The pretrial demand was $100,000. The pretrial offer was $10,000. The jury returned a […]
Larry Obtains Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case
Decedent was a 22-year-old girl who presented to the emergency room with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. She was then treated for dehydration. Decedent was thereafter admitted to the hospital under the care of my client. My client treated Decedent for gastroenteritis and dehydration. Her condition initially improved; however, she thereafter started to deteriorate. My […]
Fields Earns Dismissal of Illinois Suit
Stephen Fields won dismissal of a personal injury case in St. Clair County, Illinois on the basis of a unique Illinois statute of limitations which governs lawsuits against public entities. Plaintiff, whose elderly father had been a passenger in a bus operated by a transportation service, sued the college which administered the transportation service for […]
Dietrich wins summary judgment in uninsured motorist case
Jennifer Dietrich won a motion for summary judgment in the Circuit Court of Franklin County in a case involving uninsured motorist coverage for the death of the insureds’ granddaughter in an automobile accident. The insureds’ daughter brought suit against the insureds’ automobile insurance carrier alleging she and her daughter were entitled to uninsured motorist benefits […]
Smith obtains great result in a case of admitted liability.
Larry tried an automobile accident case where his client rear-ended the Plaintiff. Liability was admitted and damages was the only issue for the jury to decide. The impact was significant in that approximately $10,000 in damage was done to the rear of Plaintiff’s vehicle. Plaintiff complained of soft tissue injuries to her neck and back. […]
Brinker wins dismissal of suit against employer’s workers compensation carrier
Jeff Brinker won a motion to dismiss in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County in a case involving an employee who sued her employer’s workers compensation carrier for allegedly failing to provide timely benefits. Brinker won the motion by arguing (1) that plaintiff failed to state a cause of action for civil relief against […]
Fields Obtains Defense Verdict
Stephen Fields defended a hospital on a fall that occurred in a parking lot. Plaintiff claimed she slipped and fell on ice in the parking lot. The defense contended there was no ice in the area of the fall. Plaintiff told the paramedic and ER nurse that she stepped off of a curb, felt a […]
