Federal trucking cases top list of settlements

Settlements reached in federal court cases made a surprising showing in the top settlements list this year, capturing the top spot and two other positions on the top 10.

Last year only two federal cases made the list of top 20 settlements in Missouri.

Leading the pack was the $18 million settlement in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. The families of three women killed in a 2006 accident on Interstate 70 just outside Columbia brought the triple wrongful death case.

Three law firms from the Kansas City area represented relatives of the women. The $18 million settlement does not include a confidential settlement reached two weeks before the trial between the defendants and the family members of two other women seriously injured in the crash.

Other top settlements in federal cases also included deals struck with trucking companies over accidents. In one case in the Eastern District, a national transportation company agreed to pay $5 million to the family of a man killed when a tractor-trailer rear-ended his van.

In another Eastern District case, a trucking company agreed to pay $3 million to an elderly couple for brain and back injuries the husband suffered when a semitrailer hit the John Deere tractor he was driving.

Those figures rocketed the two federal courts to the top of the list when it came to the average settlement amounts for top courts in Missouri. The average settlement amount in the Western District in 2008 was $2.5 million, and the average settlement in the Eastern District was $1.52 million.

In venues that saw huge settlement amounts, Jackson County and St. Louis City circuit courts, the average settlement was $1.27 million and $1.29 million, respectively.

-Allison Retka

 

1.     $18 million

Wrongful death

• Case: James Garrett, Jason Garrett, Kimberly Jackson, et al. v. Albright, Trucker’s Plus HR Inc., Resolve Staffing Inc., Logistics Insight Corp., Centra Inc. Central Transport Inc. and Pro Logistics Inc.
• Court: U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
• Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Kenneth McClain and Danny Thomas, Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, Independence; Dave Peterson, Peterson & Associates, Kansas City
• Defendants’ Attorneys: Jeffrey T. Stewart, Seikaly & Stewart, Southfield, Mich.; Robert A. Horn, K. Christopher Jayaram, Richard M. Acosta, Horn Aylward & Bandy, Kansas City; Susan Ford Robertson, Ford, Parshall & Baker, Columbia; R. Lawrence Ward, Jennifer Gille Bacon, Mark A. Olthoff, Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, Kansas City; Lynn Hursh, Carlton Callenbach, Tyson Ketchum, J. Kent Lowery, Armstrong Teasdale, Kansas City and Jefferson City; Louis J. Leonatti, Leonatti & Baker, Mexico; Robert T. Adams, Michael J. Kleffner, Kelly G. Bieri, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City

 

2.     $10 million

Personal injury

• Case: Confidential case
• Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court
• Plaintiff’s Attorneys: John Simon, Rachel Roman, Simon Passanante, St. Louis
• Defendant’s Attorneys: Confidential

 

3.     $9.25 million

Medical negligence

• Case: Confidential case
• Court: Jackson County Circuit Court
• Plaintiff’s Attorneys: James Frickleton, Edward Robertson, Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Gorny, Kansas City; Kirk Goza, Goza & Hunnold, Kansas City
• Defendants’ Attorneys: Confidential

 

4.     $8 million

Products liability

• Case: Confidential case
• Court: Confidential court
• Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Grant Haden and David Adair, Haden, Cowherd & Bullock, Springfield
• Defendants’ Attorneys: Confidential

 

5.     $6.5 million

Personal injury

• Case: Confidential case
• Court: Jackson County Circuit Court
• Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Ed Hershewe and Michelle Boehm O’Neal, The Hershewe Law Firm, Joplin; John Cowherd, Mount Vernon; Scott Pettit, Pettit & Pettit, Aurora
• Defendants’ Attorneys: Richard E. McLeod, McLeod & Heinrichs, Kansas City; Michael B. White, Harris McCausland, Kansas City

 

6.     $6 million

Negligence

• Case: Pamela and Thomas Knott v. Shepherd Inc., Wolverton, George’s Inc., George’s Farms, George’s Inc. of Missouri, et al.
• Court: Barry County Circuit Court
• Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Mary Creamer, Law Offices of Mary Creamer, St. Louis; David Grebel, Onder, Shelton, O’Leary & Peterson, St. Louis
• Defendants’ Attorneys: James W. Childress and Ryan Dickherber, james Childress & Associates, St. Louis; Beth Boggs and H. Edward Ryals, Boggs, Avellino, Lach & Boggs, St. Louis

 

7.     $5 million

Wrongful death

• Case: Hall, et al. v. W.W. Transport Inc. and Engen
• Court: U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
• Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Tim Dollar, Dollar, Burns & Becker, Kansas City; Jay Benson, The Benson Law Firm, Kirksville
• Defendants’ Attorneys: Richard C. Wuestling IV and Susan Schwartzkopf, Wuestling & James, St. Louis

 

8.     $4.875 million

Wrongful death

• Case: Confidential case
• Court: St. Louis County Circuit Court
• Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: William Holland, Fox, Goldblatt & Singer, St. Louis; Ralph Innes and Matthew Edmundson, Edmundson, Edmundson & Innes, Poplar Bluff
• Defendants’ Attorney: Daniel Wilke, Wilke & Wilke, St. Louis

 

9.     $4.5 million

Wrongful death

• Case: Handke, et al. v. Southern Union Co., et al.
• Court: Buchanan County Circuit Court
• Plaintiffs’ Attorney: James Montee, The Montee Law Firm, St. Joseph
• Defendants’ Attorneys: Leo Baty, Theresa Otto, John Gates, Baty, Holm & Numrich, Kansas City; Mark Gottlieb, Darin McMullen, Anderson Kill& Olick, Philadelphia; David J. Kornelis, Armstrong Teasdale, Kansas City; David R. Schlee, Vincent McCarthy, Schlee, Huber, McMullen & Krause, Kansas City; Michael A. Childs, Brown & James, Kansas City

 

10.  $3 million (tie)

Personal injury

• Case: Confidential plaintiff v. Eldon C. Stutsman Inc.
• Court: U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
• Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Michael Corrigan and Matt Padberg, The Padberg & Corrigan Law Firm, St. Louis; Philip Brown, Moberly
• Defendant’s Attorney: Michael P. McDonald Jr., Thompson & McDonald, St. Louis

 

10.  $3 million (tie)

Medical malpractice

• Case: Confidential case
• Court: Confidential court
• Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: James Frickleton and Michael Rader, Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Gorny, Kansas City
• Defendants’ Attorneys: Confidential

 

10.  $3 million (tie)

Wrongful death

• Case: Smith, et al. v. Southern Union Co.
• Court: Buchanan County Circuit Court
• Plaintiffs’ Attorney: Mark Hutton, Hutton & Hutton Law Firm, Wichita, Kan.
• Defendant’s Attorneys: Leo Baty, Theresa Otto, John Gates, Baty, Holm & Numrich, Kansas City; Mark Gottlieb, Darin McMullen, Anderson Kill& Olick, Philadelphia; David J. Kornelis, Armstrong Teasdale, Kansas City; David R. Schlee, Vincent McCarthy, Schlee, Huber, McMullen & Krause, Kansas City; Michael A. Childs, Brown & James, Kansas City

 

13.   $2.5 million (tie)

Wrongful death

• Case: Younger v. Southern Union Co.
• Court: Buchanan County Circuit Court
• Plaintiff’s Attorney: Joseph R. Morrey, Law Office of Joseph A. Morrey, St. Joseph
• Defendants’ Attorneys: Leo Baty, Theresa Otto, John Gates, Baty, Holm & Numrich, Kansas City; Mark Gottlieb, Darin McMullen, Anderson Kill& Olick, Philadelphia; David J. Kornelis, Armstrong Teasdale, Kansas City; David R. Schlee, Vincent McCarthy, Schlee, Huber, McMullen & Krause, Kansas City; Michael A. Childs, Brown & James, Kansas City

 

13.  $2.5 million (tie)

Products liability

• Case: Kinney v. Stevens Truck Appliance Co.
• Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court
• Plaintiff’s Attorney: Timothy J. Phillips, St. Louis
• Defendant’s Attorney: William Berry, Belleville, Ill.

 

15.  $2.45 million

Motor vehicle negligence

n  Case: Confidential case

n  Court: Confidential court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Brian Timothy Meyers, The Law Offices of Brian Timothy Meyers, Kansas City

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: Confidential

16.  $2.26 million

Federal employment
Liability Act

n  Case: Carney v. BNSF Railway

n  Court: St. Louis Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Roger Denton and Richard Zalasky, Schlichter, Bogard & Denton, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorney: William Brasher, Brasher Law Firm, St. Louis

17.  $2.2 million

Wrongful death

n  Case: Fisher v. Southern Union Co.

n  Court: Buchanan County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: R. Denise Henning and Jeff Scurlock, The Henning Law Firm, Kansas City

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Leo Baty, Theresa Otto, John Gates, Baty, Holm & Numrich, Kansas City; Mark Gottlieb, Darin McMullen, Anderson Kill& Olick, Philadelphia; David J. Kornelis, Armstrong Teasdale, Kansas City; David R. Schlee, Vincent McCarthy, Schlee, Huber, McMullen & Krause, Kansas City; Michael A. Childs, Brown & James, Kansas City

 

18.  $2 million (tie)

Medical malpractice

n  Case: Confidential case

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: Aaron Smith, The Hershewe Law Firm, Joplin

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: Confidential

18.  $2 million (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Robin and Hailey Kramer v. Bax Development Co. and Forest Lake Estates Trustees

n  Court: St. Charles County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: James O’Leary, The Onder Law Firm, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Kenneth Slavens, Husch Blackwell Sanders, St. Louis; Russell Watters, Brown & James, St. Louis; David Childers, Whiteaker & Wilson, Springfield

18.  $2 million (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Hentzen, Douglas and Nicholas Triggs v. Fordyce Concrete Co. Inc. and Jason R. Driskell

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: R. Denise Henning, The Henning Law Firm, Kansas City

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Lawrence Greenbaum and Daniel Church, McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, Roeland Park, Kan.

21.  $1.9 million

Wrongful death

n  Case: McCoy v. Oberkirsch and Sloan

n  Court: U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Christopher Miller and Kenneth McClain, Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, Independence

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Keith Cutler, James W. Tippin & Associates, Kansas City; Keith Cary, Franke Schultz & Mullen, Kansas City; Michael Holloran, The Holloran Law Firm, Overland Park, Kan.; Lee M. Smithyman, Smithyman & Zakoura, Overland Park, Kan.

22.  $1.68 million

Wrongful death

n  Case: Green v. Penn Star Insurance Co.

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: David Mayer, Monsees, Miller, Mayer, Presley & Amick, Kansas City

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Michael Hufft, Hufft & Maginn, Kansas City

23.  $1.5 million

Wrongful death

n  Case: Alagna v. FedEx Ground Package System Inc.

n  Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: James Hoffman, St. Louis; Leonard Cervantes, Cervantes & Associates, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorney: John McCullough, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, True & Noce, St. Louis

24.   $1.4 million (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Case not filed

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: Stephen M. Glassman, The Glassman Law Firm, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorney: James B. James, Brown & James, Springfield

24.   $1.4 million (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Veehoff, et al. v. Swift

n  Court: U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: Morry S. Cole, Gray, Ritter & Graham, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: James Jarrow, Robert Chandler and Matthew Hendricks, Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice, St. Louis

26.  $1.2 million

Wrongful death

n  Case: Davis v. Refrigerated Food Express Inc., et al

n  Court: U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Murry A. Marks and Jonathan Marks, The Marks Law Firm, St. Louis; Steve Gorny and Grant S. Rahmeyer, Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Gorny, Leawood, Kan.

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Larence B. Grebel and Brett A. Williams, Brown & James, St. Louis

27.  $1.165 million

Wrongful death

n  Case: Michael McCush by Her Next Friend Margo McCush v. Ping Inc.

n  Court: Buchanan County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: David W. Ransin, Springfield

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: Lee Baty, Baty Holm and Numerick, Kansas City; Jimmy Allen, Law Office of John H. Thompson, Overland Park, Kan.; Robb Denney, MHTC regional counsel, Lee’s Summit

28.  $1.14 million

Wrongful death

n  Case: Bruce v. Enterprise Rent-A-Truck, SLW Parcel Delivery Inc., Decker and Safeco Insurance Co. of Illinois

n  Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Mark R. Niemeyer, Onder Shelton, O’Leary & Peterson, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Steven Hughes, Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass, St. Louis; Doug Welp, Bamberger, Foremna, Oswald and Hahn, Evansville, Ind.; Wyatt Bailey, Meagher & Geer, Phoenix, Ariz.; Steven Hahn, Ziemer, Stayman, Weitzel & Shoulders, Evansville, Ind.; Jerry Sims, Safeco, St. Louis

29.   $1.1 million (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Brent and Mary Teasley v. Forler, Torres and Lincoln County

n  Court: U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Gonzalo Fernandez, Devereaux, Stokes, Nolan, Fernandez & Leonard, St. Louis; and Clinton Wright, The Roberts Law Firm, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorney: Joel D. Brett, Barklage Brett Wibbenmeyer & Hamill, St. Charles

 

29.   $1.1 million (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Rodriguez, et al. v. Atteberry, et al.

n  Court: Cole County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Chad C. Lucas and Mark J. Evans, Evans & Kuhlman, Kansas City

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Bruce Farmer and Robert J. Buckley, Oliver Walker Wilson, Columbia; Douglas Harpool, Baird, Lightner, Millsap & Harpool, Springfield

31.  $1.04 million

Wrongful death

n  Case: Belt v. Cole, CR Wrecker & Trucking LLC and Lee

n  Court: Jasper County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys Steve Garner and Chandler Gregg, Strong, Garner & Bauer, Springfield

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Lynn Rodgers, Hall Ansley, Rodgers & Sweeney, Springfield; Dave Adair, Haden, Cowherd & Bullock, Springfield

32.  $1.02 million

Motor vehicle negligence

n  Case: Confidential case

n  Court: Case not filed

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: William K. Holland, Fox, Goldblatt & Singer, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorney: none

33.  $1 million (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Freeman, et al. v. Shaw, deceased, and FTF Inc.

n  Court: Cass County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Patrick F. Bottaro, Bottaro, Morefield & Kubin, Kansas City; Stephen Bough, The Law Offices of Stephen Bough, Kansas City

n  Defendants’ Attorney: Mike White, Harris McCausland, Kansas City

33.  $1 million (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Martin v. Stajo Iron and Metal Inc., Norvell Adelstein and Nicholas Adelstein

n  Court: U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Matthew D. Meyerkord, Meyerkord, Rineberg & Graham, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorney: James P. McCune III, Boggs, Avellino, Lach & Boggs, St. Louis

33.  $1 million (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Hausmann, et al. v. United Truck Lines Inc.

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Tim Dollar and Tim Becker, Dollar Burns & Becker, Kansas City

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Staci Quill Cassidy, Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo, Dallas, Texas

33.  $1 million (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Carey, et al. v. Con-Dev Concrete Construction & Pump Service, et al.

n  Court: Miller County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: James Montee, The Montee Law Firm, St. Joseph; Thad Mulholland, Eng & Woods, Columbia

n  Defendants’ Attorney: Christopher Rackers, Schreimann, Rackers, Francka & Blunt, Jefferson City

37.  $975,000

Personal injury

n  Case: Doris and Carrol Friend v. confidential defendant

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Kenneth B. McClain and Daniel Thomas, Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, Independence

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: David R. Buchanan and Derek MacKay, Brown & James, Kansas City; John Franke and Jason Moore, Franke, Schultz & Mullen, Kansas City

38.  $900,000 (tie)

Federal employment
Liability Act

n  Case: Chambers v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.

n  Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Roger C. Denton and Stephen J. Telken, Schlichter Bogard & Denton, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: Nicholas Lamb and William D. Hakes, Thompson Coburn, St. Louis

38.  $900,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Marcos and Linda Teixeira v. De Silva

n  Court: Buchanan County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: John K. Thomas and John M. Spencer, Thomas Burns Gaddie & Spencer, St. Joseph

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: E. Dudley Smith, Fisher Patterson Sayler & Smith, Overland Park, Kan.; Eric Lanham, McAnany Van Cleave & Phillips, Kansas City; Jeff Bloskey, Long Luder & Gordon, Overland Park, Kan.; Mike Lawless, Lenexa, Kan.; Keith Ferguson, Ferguson & Schieber, St. Joseph; Tom Clinkenbeard, Evans & Dixon, Kansas City; Marc Erickson, Wagstaff & Cartmell, Kansas City

38.  $900,000 (tie)

Motor vehicle negligence

n  Case: Currell v. confidential defendant

n  Court: Monroe County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Ron L. Netemeyer, Harper, Evans, Wade & Netemeyer, Columbia

n  Defendant’s Attorney: none

41.  $850,000

Medical malpractice

n  Case: Confidential case

n  Court: Adair County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Paul J. Passanante and Dawn M. Mefford, Simon Passanante, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Confidential

42.  $802,500

Personal injury

n  Case: Hulett v.  Cushinberry, et al.

n  Court: Boone County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Ron L. Netemeyer, Harper, Evans, Wade & Netemeyer, Columbia

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Mike Kirkham, Sanders Conkright & Warren, Overland Park, Kan.; Ann Hagan, Hagan Hamlett & Maxwell, Mexico; J. Chris Spangler, Sedalia

43.  $800,000 (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Rickman, et al. v. Zoppelt and Hallam’s Inc.

n  Court: Newton County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: Ed Hershewe, The Hershewe Law Firm, Joplin

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Kevin Elmer and Gary Brewer, Daniel, Powell, Wesley & Brewer, Springfield

43.  $800,000 (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Robert and Anne Orth v. Mac Con. Co.

n  Court: Cooper County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: Gary A. Growe, The Growe Law Firm, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorney: John G. Schultz, Frank Schultz & Mullen, Kansas City

43.  $800,000 (tie)

Motor vehicle negligence

n  Case: Valenzuela v. Pittman

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Joseph A. Cambiano, Rubins, Kase, Hager, Cambiano & Bryant, Kansas City

n  Defendant’s Attorney: None

46.  $750,000 (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Salva v. Kansas City Police Department, et al.

n  Court: U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Andrew Protzman and Tony Shapiro, Shapiro & Protzman, Overland Park, Kan.

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Russell Jones, Bret Kassen, Travis Salmon and William Yocum, Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, Kansas City; Lisa Morris, Kansas City Police Department; Virginia Murray and Kathleen Robertson, Missouri Attorney General’s Office, Jefferson City

46.  $750,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Keith v. Brewer and Globe Transport Inc.

n  Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: James C. Ochs and Richard D. Klein, Ochs & Klein, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Deirdre Gallagher and Erik Solverud, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne, St. Louis

46.  $750,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Beasley v. Life Alarm Services Inc.

n  Court: U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Mathew W. Placzek and Angela DeSanctis Myers, Placzek & Francis, Springfield

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Warren Harris, Taylor, Stafford, Clithero, FitzGerald & Harris, Springfield

49.  $725,000

Motor vehicle negligence

n  Case: Confidential case

n  Court: Clay County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Dean Nash and Brian Franciskato, Nash & Franciskato, Kansas City

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: John Waldeck, Waldeck Mateuzzi & Sloan, Leawood, Kan.; Dennis Davidson, Abbott & Davidson, Kansas City; Barbara Corbin, Schmitt Manz Swanson & Mulhern, Kansas City; Frederick Bryant, Rubins, Kase, Hager, Cambiano & Bryant, Kansas City

50. $700,000

Federal employment
Liability Act

n  Case: Castillo v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Rick Holtsclaw and Brad Kendall, Holtsclaw & Kendall, Kansas City

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Michael A. Preston, Yeretsky & Maher, Overland Park, Kan.

51.  $675,000

Personal injury

n  Case: Doe v. Triple V Motels Inc., V&R Motel LLC and Hillyer

n  Court: St. Louis County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Robert H. Pedroli Jr., Pedroli & Gauthier, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorney: H. Edward Ryals, Boggs, Avellino, Lach & Boggs

52.  $655,000

Wrongful death

n  Case: Linda Harris, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Rutherford Alphonso Wallace Jr. v. Dorn Shuffman, director, Missouri Department of Mental Health, et al.

n  Court: U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Kurt E. Wolfgram, Wolfgram & Associates, St. Louis; James E. Parrot, Parrot Law Firm, St. Louis; Michael S. Kruse and James G. Onder, Onder, Shelton, O’Leary & Peterson, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Denise Garrison McElvein and Richard Vannoy III, Missouri Attorney General’s Office, St. Louis; Joel E. Anderson and Virginia Hurtubise Murray, Missouri Attorney General’s Office, Jefferson City; James W. Childress, David T. Ahlheim, and Joseph V. Lesinski, James W. Childress & Associates

53.  $625,000

Negligent security

n  Case: Confidential case

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Sylvester James Jr. and Scott Shachtman, Sly James Firm, Kansas City; Jason Rew and Kim Roam, Cochran, Oswald & Roam, Blue Springs

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: John Waldeck and Meagan Patterson, Waldeck, Mateuzzi and Sloan, Leawood, Kan.; Michael Childs and Michael Townsend, Brown & James, Kansas City

54.  $600,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Confidential case

n  Court: St. Louis County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney:  Brad L. Blake, Fellows & Blake, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: Jefffrey K. Suess and Patricia Frank, Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch & Champion, St. Louis; Victor Rouse, Law Offices of Rouse and Cary, St. Louis

54.  $600,000 (tie)

Property damage

n  Case: PMA Insurance Co. as Subrogee of U.S. Properties Inc. v. Royal Fire Protection Co. and confidential alarm company

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Richard D. Gerber, Brown & James, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: James A. Gottschalk, Law Offices of Donald B. Balfour, Chesterfield; Jason P. Roth, Sanders Conkright & Warren, Overland Park, Kan.

54.  $600,000 (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Hall v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

n  Court: Henry County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Stephen R. Bough, The Law Offices of Stephen R. Bough, Kansas City

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Dana Harris, Harris McCausland, Kansas City

57.  $593,443

Wrongful death

n  Case: Williams and Gilyard v. dward S. Spreckelmeyer, Jason R. Hauk d/b/a Sharp Cars Auto Detailing and Sharp Cars Detailing & More LLC

n  Court: St. Louis County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Daniel G. Tobben, Danna McKitrick, St. Louis; James F. McMullin, Law Offices of James McMullin, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Daniel E. Wilke and Lauren A. Lageson, Wilke & Wilke, St. Louis

58.  $561,000

Property damage

n  Case: City of Kansas City v. XYZ Construction Co.

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Richard D. Gerber and Brian Parson, Brown & James, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Jeff Baker, Sanders, Conkright & Warren, Kansas City

59.  $525,000 (tie)

Motor vehicle negligence

n  Case: Stidham v. Trolinger, Timber Industries Inc. and Petty

n  Court: Crawford County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: David Ransin, Springfield; Bryan D. Scheiderer, Scheiderer Law Firm, Rolla

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: J. Todd Applegate and J.D. Luhning, Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass, St. Louis; David Remley, The Remley Law Firm, Cape Girardeau

59.  $525,000 (tie)

Dram shop claim

n  Case: Confidential case

n  Court: St. Louis County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Leonard Cervantes and Jennifer Suttmoeller, Cervantes & Associates, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: John Michener, Evans & Dixon, St. Louis; Jerome Simon, Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass, St. Louis

61.  $500,000 (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Timothy and Laurie Burns v. Hanbeck and Prestige Motor Sports LLC

n  Court: Franklin County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Paul J. Passanante and Dawn Mefford, Simon & Passanante, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Lawrence R. Smith and Steve Kaufman, Brinker & Doyen, St. Louis; Brian McGovern and Timothy Ahrenhoersterbaeumer, McCarthy, Leonard, Kaemmerer, Owen, McGovern, Striler & Menghini, Chesterfield

61.  $500,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Edwards v. Virsostko

n  Court: Boone County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Thad Mulholland, Eng & Woods, Columbia

n  Defendant’s Attorney: David Simkins, Wuestling & James, St. Louis

61.  $500,000 (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Norma Fromberg Ellis and Nathan Guy Fromberg, by and on behalf of Nathan Ryan Fromberg, deceased, and Norma Fromberg Ellis, by and as Next Friend for Jessica Fromberg and Norma Fromberg Ellis v. Woods, et al.

n  Court: St. Louis County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: David G. Waltrip, Spoeneman, Watkins, Waltrip & Harvell, St. Louis; Thomas M. Lang, Law Offices of Thomas M. Lang, St. Louis; James P. Holloran and Joel A. Poole, Holloran White & Schwartz, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Denis C. Burns, Godfrey, Vandover & Burns, St. Louis; Russell Watters and Kenneth Goleaner, Brown & James, St. Louis; Thomas M. Lang, Law Office of Thomas M. Lang, St. Louis; David Roither, Medler & Roither, St. Louis; Kevin Clark, Boggs, Avellino, Lach & Boggs, St. Louis; Jeffrey Schultz, Armstrong Teasdale, St. Louis

61.  $500,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: No suit filed

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Neil Chanter, Strong Garner & Bauer, Springfield

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Laurel Stevenson, Lathrop & Gage, Springfield

65.  $485,000

Wrongful death

n  Case: Duley and Merritt v. Skoglund

n  Court: Buchanan County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: John K. Thomas, Thomas Burns Gaddie & Spencer, St. Joseph

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Terry Evans, Andereck, Evans, Milne, Widger & Johnson, Smithville

66.  $475,000

Equitable contribution

n  Case: Nes Missouri Inc. v. The Medical Assurance Co. Inc.

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Sean T. McGrevey, McCormick, Adam & McDonald, Overland Park, Kan.

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: Brian D. Malkmus, Jared Robertson, Jessica Kruse, Malkmus Law Firm, Springfield

67.  $450,000

Personal injury

n  Case: Mitchell v. Marriott International Inc. and Kansas City Downtown Hotel Group d/b/a Kansas City Marriott Downtown Hotel

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Scott Shachtman, Sylvester James Jr., The Sly James Firm, Kansas City; John Morgan, Denney, Morgan, Rather & Gilbert, Lexington, Ky.

n  Defendants’ Attorney: Barry Somlyo, Tyrl & Bogdan, Kansas City

68.  $442,000

Motor vehicle negligence

n  Case: Faye and Robert Adkins v. Miller

n  Court: Jasper County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: Glenn R. Gulick Jr., Joplin

n  Defendant’s Attorney: none

69.  $426,000

Personal injury

n  Case: Parker v. Simpson and Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories of Missouri LLC

n  Court: St. Francois County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Joseph L. Goff, Reeves & Goff, Farmington

n  Defendants’ Attorney: Robbye Hill Toft, Law Office of Robert J. Hays, St. Louis

70.  $425,000

Wrongful death

n  Case: Gaudette v. Progressive Northwestern Insurance Co.

n  Court: Buchanan County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: John K. Thomas, Thomas Burns Gaddie & Spencer, St. Joseph

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Britt Bieri, Harris McCausland, Kansas City

71.  $413,213

Action to recover on insurance policy

n  Case: Case not filed

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Thomas H. Hearne, Michael T. Pivac, Hearne & Pivac, Springfield; H. Lynn Henry, West Plains

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Monte Clithero, Taylor Stafford Clithero Fitzgerald & Harris, Springfield

72.  $400,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Williams v. Ratterman and MBR Management

n  Court: St. Louis County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Kevin L. Fritz and Andy Toennies, Lashly & Baer, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorney: Robert Danis, St. Louis

72.  $400,000 (tie)

Motor vehicle negligence

n  Case: Creemer v. Newton

n  Court: Adair County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Craig Heidemann and Nathan A. Duncan, Douglas, Haun & Heidemann, Bolivar

n  Defendant’s Attorney: none

74.  $390,000

Personal injury

n  Case: Dierks v. Kearbey

n  Court: St. Louis County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Randall Cain, Cain & Cain, Lee’s Summit

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Crystal Smith, American Family Insurance, St. Louis

75.  $354,000

Wrongful death

n  Case: Pallme v. Foltz, et al.

n  Court: St. Louis County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Theresa A. Appelbaum, The Hullverson Law Firm, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Christopher Quinn, Ryan Bertels and Richard Vannoy, Missouri Attorney General’s Office, Jefferson City

76.  $350,000

Wrongful death

n  Case: Brown and Robinson v. Ten Investments Inc.

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: Kenneth Barnes, Barnes Law Firm, Kansas City

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Kevin Case, Case & Roberts, Kansas City

77.  $325,000

Employment retaliation

n  Case: Confidential case

n  Court: Taney County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Benjamin A. Stringer, Hall, Ansley, Rodgers & sweeney, Springfield

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Confidential

78.  $315,000

Employment retaliation

n  Case: Holmes v. Missouri Department of Corrections

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Mark Jess, Employee Rights Law Firm, Kansas City

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Carolyn Gail Vasterling, Missouri Attorney General’s Office, Jefferson City

79.  $300,000 (tie)

Employment discrimination

n  Case: EEOC v. Wal-Mart

n  Court: U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Andrea G. Baron, EEOC, Kansas City

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: Denise M. Anderson and Cathy J. Dean, Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus, Kansas City; Karen J. Halbrook, The Halbrook Law Firm, Prairie Village, Kan.

79.  $300,000 (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Tidwell and Crenshaw v. State Farm Insurance Co.

n  Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: Ira Young, Young & Thompson, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: Daniel Wilke and Lauren Lageson, Wilke & Wilke, St. Louis

81.  $287,500

Wrongful death

n  Case: Ross, et al. v. Claycomo Plaza Shopping Center, et al.

n  Court: Clay County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Joshua P. Perkins, Spooner & Spooner, Kansas City; Jack Norton, Norton & Norton, Kansas City

n  Defendants’ Attorney: James P McCune III, Boggs, Avellino, Lach & Boggs, St. Louis

82.  $285,000

Toxic tort

n  Case: Greene v. William and Lori Dunsing

n  Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Todd S. Hageman and Vincent L. Greene IV, Simon Passanante, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorney: Peter J. Dunne, Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass, St. Louis

83.  $280,000

Medical malpractice

n  Case: Confidential case

n  Court: Jasper County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Aaron W. Smith, The Hershewe Law Firm, Joplin

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Confidential

84.  $280,000

Personal injury

n  Case: Presson v. Rush

n  Court: Butler County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Stephen Walsh, Moore, Walsh & Albright, Poplar Bluff

n  Defendants’ Attorney: Keith Henson, Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal, St. Louis

85.  $275,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Confidential case

n  Court: Confidential court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: James Krispin, St. Louis; Brad Emert, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Confidential

85.  $275,000 (tie) 

Patent infringement

n  Case: Monsanto Co. and Monsanto Technology v. Pilot Grove Cooperative Elevator Inc.

n  Court: U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Joseph C. Orlet and Matthew R. Grant, Husch Blackwell Sanders, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: Steven H. Schwartz and Matthew Koehler, Brown & James, St. Louis

87.  $260,000

Personal injury

n  Case: Chastity Cooley, Next Friend for Chasmin Cooley v. Atlantic Express of Missouri Inc., et al.

n  Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Robert W. Ehrig, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorney: Thomas Buckley, Buckley & Buckley, St. Louis

88.  $256,000

Accidental death
benefits dispute

n  Case: Case not filed

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Richard Klein, Ochs & Klein, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorney: none

 

89.  $250,000 (tie)

Sexual discrimination

n  Case: U.S. v. Harold W. Calvert and Calvert Properties Inc.

n  Court: U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Charles M. Thomas, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Kansas City; Allen W. Levy, Ryan G. Lee and Joseph R. Gaeta, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Washington, D.C.

n  Defendants’ Attorney: Kevin A. Graham, Flook & Graham, Liberty

89.  $250,000 (tie)

Copyright infringement

n  Case: Ledbetter, Corner & Associates Inc. v. Louis S. Toth, Toth & Associates Inc., et al.

n  Court: U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: William W. Francis Jr. and Ryan E. Murphy, Placzek & Francis, Springfield

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Brett W. Roubal, Baird, Lightner, Millsap & Harpool, Springfield; Jerome V. Bales and Ryan D. O’Dell, Lathrop & Gage, Kansas City

89.  $250,000 (tie)

Negligence

n  Case: School District of Springfield v. Aaron Ward, et al.

n  Court: Greene County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Corey L. Kraushaar, Brown & James, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Scott Bellm, Turner, Reid, Duncan, Loomer & Patton, Springfield; W. Clay Crawford, Foland, Wickens, Eisfelder, Roper & Hofer, Kansas City

89.  $250,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Doyle v. Gronemeyer

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Grant S. Rahmeyer and Steve Gorny, Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Gorny, Leawood, Kan.

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Leonard R. Frischer, Frischer & Associates, Overland Park, Kan.

93.  $245,000

Wrongful death

n  Case: Payne v. The Estate of Ted Stephenson, et al.

n  Court: U.S. District Court Western District Of Missouri

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Douglas Dalgleish and David Brown, Lathrop & Gage, Kansas City

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Karrie Clinkinbeard, Armstrong Teasdale, Kansas City; John E. Franke and Jason Moore, Franke Schultz & Mullen, Kansas City, Benny J. Harding, Overland Park, Kan.

94.  $200,000 (tie)

Sexual harassment

n  Case: Milster and Moore v. Laborer’s AFL-CIO Local Union 110

n  Court: St. Louis County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Steven M. Cohen, Berger, Cohen & Brandt, St. Louis; Adam Goffstein, The Law Office of A.M. Goffstein, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: Frank Carlson and Michael P. Bastian, The Carlson Law Firm, Union; Tom DeVoto, DeVoto & Benbenek, St. Louis 

94.  $200,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Neal Unverferth, by his Next Friend, Jacqueline Rice v. Rickey D. Rice and Rice Equipment Service Inc.

n  Court: Polk County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Stephen F. Aton, Springfield; Steven Harrell, Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Gorny, Springfield

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Nicholas Nagrich, Springfield; Scott Bellm, Turner, Reid, Duncan, Loomer & Patton, Springfield

94.  $200,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Matejka v. confidential defendants

n  Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Stephen M. Glassman, The Glassman Law Firm, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: J. Michael Waller, Law Offices of Robert J. Hayes, St. Louis; James F. Waltz, Oliver, Oliver & Waltz, Cape Girardeau

94.  $200,000 (tie)

Insurance bad faith

n  Case: Allee, et al. v. American Family Insurance Co.

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Paula L. Brown and Benjamin C. Fields, Douthit Frets Rouse Gentile & Rhodes, Kansas City

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Keith A. Cary, Franke, Schultz & Mullen, Kansas City

98.  $170,000

Medical malpractice

n  Case: Tierra and Jonathon Thompson v. Reust M.D.

n  Court: Boone County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: Amy Collignon Gunn, Simon Passanante, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorney: R. Max Humphreys, Ford, Parshall & Baker, Columbia

99.  $169,000

Contested will

n  Case: Schmidt, Cusamano-Miles and Cusamano v. Cusamano

n  Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: Michael T. George, Law Firm of Michael T. George, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Jay Galmiche, Law Office of Jay G. Galmiche, Chesterfield

100.        $160,000

Personal injury

n  Case: Garcia v. The City of Kansas City, Mo.

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Scott Shachtman and Sylvester James Jr., The Sly James Firm, Kansas City

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Chad Stewart, City Attorney’s Office, Kansas City

101.        $150,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Davis v. Grace Covenant Christian Center

n  Court: Pulaski County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Matthew J. Devoti, Casey & Devoti, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Richard L. Thurman, American Family Mutual Insurance Co., Jefferson City

101.        $150,000 (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Murray v. Berger

n  Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Robert Radice, Horas, Radice & Kellett, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorney: none

101.        $150,000 (tie)

Motor vehicle negligence

n  Case: Allen v. Jasper County, et al.

n  Court: Jasper County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Aaron W. Smith, The A.W. Smith Law Firm, Columbia

n  Defendants’ Attorney: Douglas Harpool, Lathrop & Gage, Springfield

104.        $145,000

Personal injury

n  Case: Case not filed

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Brent A. Lance, The Lance Law Firm, Columbia

n  Defendant’s Attorney: none

105.        $125,000 (tie)

Negligent security

n  Case: Confidential case

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Sylvester James Jr., Scott Shachtman, The Sly James Firm, Kansas City; Jason Rew and Kim Roam, Cochran, Oswald & Roam, Blue Springs

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: John Waldeck and Meagan Patterson, Waldeck, Mateuzzi and Slaon, Leawood, Kan.; Michael Childs and Michael Townsend, Brown & James, Kansas City

105.        $125,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Winters and Williams v. Mills Properties Inc. and MIRP/Debaliviere II Phase Two

n  Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: Alif A. Williams, Alif A. Williams & Associates, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: Jennifer J. Gerdes-Drone and Jon Sanner, Brinker & Doyen, St. Louis

107.        $110,000

Motor vehicle negligence

n  Case: Cazzell v. Elbrecht

n  Court: St. Louis County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Robert J. Albair, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: Larry Smith and Steve Kaufman, Brinker & Doyen, St. Louis

108.        $100,000 (tie)

Auto-pedestrian collision

n  Case: Vigliaturo v. Passantino

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: R. Brent Hankins, Kansas City

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Dennis Davidson, Kansas City

108.        $100,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Steven and Kristi L. McBee v. Christopher and Jeraldine Ownbey

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: Jason K. Rew, Cochran, Oswald & Roam, Blue Springs

n  Defendants’ Attorney: Michael E. McCausland, Harris & McCausland, Kansas City

 

108.        $100,000 (tie)

Wrongful death

n  Case: Timothy Walker, et al. v. Donovan

n  Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: James Parrot, Law Offices of James E. Parrot, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Elizabeth Lara, Kraft & Lara, St. Louis

108.        $100,000 (tie)

Personal injury

n  Case: Barbara and Bernard Hall v. Marriott International d/b/a Marriott Country Club Plaza, Davidson Hotel Co. LLC, Davidson Hotel Partners LP and Marriott International Inc.

n  Court: U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorney: Laurie Del Percio, The Horn Law Firm, Independence

n  Defendants’ Attorney: Shawn M. Rogers, Baker, Sterchi, Cowden & Rice, Kansas City

112.        $97,500

Personal injury

n  Case: DeRouchie v. Byrd

n  Court: St. Louis City Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorney: Tom Neill, Gray, Ritter & Graham, St. Louis

n  Defendant’s Attorneys: Robert Blitz and Colleen Jones, Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch, St. Louis

113.        $80,000

Wrongful death

n  Case: P.T., a minor, by and through his Parent and Next Friend, Ashley Wills and Ashley Wills, as Personal Representative of the Estate of John L. Turntine Jr. v. County of Washington, Mo., et al.

n  Court: U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri

n  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: David T. Butsch, James J. Simeri, Butsch Simeri Fields, St. Louis; Matthew J. Devoti and Reiad M. Khouri, Casey & Devoti, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Mark H. Zoole and Michelle V. Stallings, Mark H. Zoole PC, St. Louis

114.        $75,000

Employment harassment

n  Case: Ruth Bates v. Kansas City, Funkhouser and Squitiro

n  Court: Jackson County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Lynne Bratcher, Marie Lynn Gokel and Kristi Kingston, Bratcher Gockel & Kingston, Kansas City

n  Defendants’ Attorneys: Saskia Jacobse, City Attorney’s Office, Kansas City; James Wirken, The Wirken Law Group, Kansas City; Eric Kendall Banks, Kutak Rock, Kansas City

115.        $70,000

Breach of contract

n  Case: Lashly & Baer PC v. Hubert W. Henry Jr., et al.

n  Court: St. Louis County Circuit Court

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Michael Seamands, Lashly & Baer, St. Louis; Tom Plunkert, Leritz, Plunkert & Bruning, St. Louis

n  Defendants’ Attorney: Bill Dowd, Dowd & Dowd, St. Louis

116.        $42,000

Employment discrimination

n  Case: Licklider v. Missouri Veterans Home

n  Court: Case not filed

n  Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Craig R. Heidemann and Nathan A. Duncan, Douglas, Haun & Heidemann, Bolivar

n  Defendant’s Attorney: Paul Felsch, Missouri Attorney General’s Office, Jefferson City