Staff Report//February 8, 2018//
Rank | Case Number | V/S Type | Total Value | V/S Date | Type of Action | Court | Caption | Prevailing Attorneys |
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1 | 1616-CV00705 | J | $120,000,000 | 10/5/2017 | Personal Injury | Jackson County | J.F.H. v. Joseph T. Mackey |
Randall Rhodes, Jeff Rowe and Rachel Boden of Rouse Frets Gentile Rhodes, Leawood, Kansas |
2 | 1422-CC09326-01 | V | $110,000,000 | 5/4/2017 | Personal Injury | St. Louis City Court | Lois Slemp v. Johnson & Johnson |
Jim Onder, Stephanie Rados, Wylie Blair, Onder Law Firm, St Louis |
3 | 1116-CV09480 | J | $100,000,000 | 2/28/2017 | Personal Injury | Jackson County | Confidential v. Scott Bradshaw |
Randall Rhodes, Jeff Rowe and Rachel Boden of Rouse Frets Gentile Rhodes, Leawood, Kansas |
4 | 6:15-cv-03519 | S | $61,025,761 | 7/7/2017 | MMPA | U.S. District Court, WDMO | Andrew Tyler Foster, et al. v. L-3 Communications |
Tim Dollar of Dollar, Burns & Becker, Kansas City; Craig R. Heidemann and Nathan A. Duncan of Douglas, Haun & Heidemann, Bolivar |
5 | 17AC-CC00023 | J | $44,631,268 | 7/13/2017 | Product Liability | Cole County | Derek Hart v. Knockerball MidMo, LLC |
Jill Harper and Ron Netemeyer of Harper Evans Wade & Netemeyer, Columbia |
6 | 6:15-cv-3283 | S | $34,000,000 | 5/18/2017 | False Claims Act | U.S. District Court, WDMO | United States, Viran Roger Holden v. Mercy Hospital Springfield, Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities |
Lucinda S. Woolery of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Kansas City; Jenifer M. Placzek of Placzek Winget & Placzek, Springfield |
7 | 4:14-cv-00069 | J | $32,424,930 | 9/7/2017 | Telephone Consumer Protection Act | U.S. District Court, EDMO | Ron Golan, Dorit Golan v. FreeEats.com, AIC Communications LLC |
John G. Simon and Kevin M. Carnie Jr of The Simon Law Firm, St. Louis; Ronald J. Eisenberg and Robert Schultz of Schultz & Associates, Chesterfield |
8 | 1531-CC00861 | V | $28,911,000 | 3/3/2017 | Medical Malpractice | Greene County | Emilee Williams v. Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities, f/k/a St. John’s Clinic, Inc. |
Steve Garner and Nick Smart of Strong-Garner-Bauer, Springfield |
9 | 1416-CV08608 | J | $17,000,000 | 1/30/2017 | Personal Injury | Jackson County | Marco Jaimes-Carmona, Rosalva Galvan Roque v. Steve Robinson | Langdon & Emison, Lexington |
10 | 16AB-CC00047 | V | $14,245,545 | 11/3/2017 | Medical Malpractice | Franklin County | Vincent Lowe v. Mercy Clinic East Communities, Bryan J. Menges, D.O., James D. Cassat, M.D., Mercy Hospitals East Communities | Rachel Roman and David Zevan of Zevan Davidson Roman, St. Louis; Mark Brinkman and Wiliam Robinson of Becker Robinson Brinkman & Fulford, Union |
11 | 4:15-md-02669 | S | $11,200,000 | 11/20/2017 | Data Security | U.S. District Court, EDMO | In Re: Ashley Madison Customer Data Security Breach Litigation |
Douglas P. Dowd, Dowd & Dowd, St. Louis; John J. Driscoll, The Driscoll Firm, St. Louis |
12 | Not Filed | S | $11,000,000 | 9/23/2017 | Negligent Supervision, Sexual Assault | N/A | Confidential Confidential v. Confidential | Grant C. Boyd and Travis L. Noble Jr. of Sindel Noble, St. Louis |
13 | 13HE-CC00099 | J | $10,700,000 | 1/26/2017 | Personal Injury | Henry County | James Philpott, Mary Philpott v. Kansas City Power & Light |
Ken McClain and Michael S. Kilgore of Humphrey, Farrington & McClain Independence |
14 | 12SL-CC00648-01 | S | $10,300,000 | 1/30/2017 | Business/Commercial | St. Louis County | City of Maryland Heights Missouri, City of Winchester Missouri v. Tracfone Wireless Inc |
John F. Mulligan Jr of St. Louis; John Hoffman of Korein Tillery St. Louis; Howard Paperner of St. Louis |
15 | 15AE-CV00546 | J | $10,274,704 | 2/28/2017 | Breach of Injunction | Platte County | Sophian Plaza Association, Townsend Place Condominium, Stadium View Apartments v. City of Kansas City |
Gregory Leyh of Kansas City; Richard F. Lombardo, Leland M. Shurin and Kathleen Kopach Woods of Shaffer Lombardo Shurin, Kansas City; Ken Barnes of Barnes Law Firm Kansas City |
16 | 1522-CC10079 | V | $9,500,000 | Personal Injury | St. Louis City | Benny L. Bell v. Smith & Nephew Inc., Hamid Redjal, Orthopedic Associates of Southeast Missouri P.C. |
Martin Perron and Maria Perron, The Perron Law Firm, St. Louis |
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17 | Confidential | S | $7,500,000 | 9/27/2017 | Wrongful Death | Confidential | Confidential v. Confidential | Michael C. Rader and Michelle Marvel of Bartimus Frickleton Robertson Rader, Leawood, Kansas |
17 | 1716-CV17020 | J | $7,500,000 | 8/22/2017 | Motor Vehicle Collision | Jackson County | B.H., a minor, by and through guardian ad litem v. Latasha Green, by and through defendant ad litem |
Ben T. Friesen and Stephen J. Torline of Kuckelman Torline Kirkland, Overland Park, Kansas |
19 | 1531-CC01018 | V | $7,300,000 | 8/28/2017 | Business/Commercial | Greene County | Meadowfresh Solutions USA, LLC, John “Jock” Fulton, Susan Fulton v. Maple Grove Farms, LLC, Ted Dahlstrom, Carol Dahlstom, Curtis Hall, Lisa Hall, Kyle Bounous, Leon Rinehart, All American Cattle Leasing, LLC, Animal Clinic of Monett, Inc. | Jacob Sappington and Kayla M. Campbell of Sanders Warren Russell & Scheer, Springfield |
20 | 15BU-CV03037 | V | $7,214,659 | 3/20/2017 | Wrongful Death | Buchanan County | James K. Sullwold, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Lois Darlene Sullwold v. Heartland Regional Medical Center | William Bird of Bird Law Firm, St. Joseph |
21 | Confidential | S | $6,750,000 | 5/10/2017 | Medical Malpractice | Confidential | Confidential v. Confidential | Mike Meyer and James P. Frickleton of Bartimus Frickleton Robertson Rader, Leawood, Kansas |
22 | 1516-CV00847 | V | $6,300,000 | 1/23/2017 | Motor Vehicle Collision | Jackson County | Roger Ross, Lorinda Ross v. Jeschke Ag Service LLC |
Louis Accurso and Burton Haigh of Accurso Law Firm, Kansas City |
23 | 1416-CV14245 | V | $6,104,332 | 11/1/2017 | Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Jackson County | PHC Holding Company, LLC and ASMM, LLC, vs. Amit Raizada, Raizada Group, LP; Spectrum Business Ventures, Inc. (SBV); Spectrum Management, LLC; EC Holdings, LLC; and SBV Miami, LLC. |
Dan Blegen, German May, |
24 | 1416-CV22910 | V | $5,750,000 | 7/28/2017 | Personal Injury | Jackson County | Jeffery Harris v. David G. Jungerman |
Tom Pickert and Ryan Fowler of Fowler Pickert Eisenmenger, Kansas City |
25 | 4:15-cv-01370 | S | $5,600,000 | 3/31/2017 | Tort | U.S. District Court, EDMO | Stars Investment Group LLC, Stars Design Group Inc. v. AT&T, MasTec North America Inc., Four Winds Construction LLC |
Eric M. Trelz and Laura A. Bentele of Armstrong Teasdale, St. Louis |
26 | 13BU-CV05632 | S | $5,000,000 | 9/18/2017 | Personal Injury | Buchanan County | George W. Giles v. Carmi Flavor and Fragrance Company Inc |
Kenneth B. McClain of Humphrey, Farrington & |
26 | 15AC-CC00484 | S | $5,000,000 | 7/24/2017 | Wrongful Death | Cole County | Patricia A. Preiss v. Alyssa D. Bustamante | Bruce R. Bartlett, Clayton |
26 | 15AL-CC00047 | V | $5,000,000 | 6/30/2017 | Personal Injury | Howell County | Jessica Wodohodsky v. Jerry Hall, David Hall, David Gourley, Whetstone Veterinary Clinic |
Chandler Gregg and Nick Smart of Strong-Garner-Bauer, Springfield |
26 | Confidential | S | $5,000,000 | 1/9/2017 | Wrongful Death | St. Louis City | Confidential v. Confidential | James D. O’Leary of Onder, Shelton, O’Leary & Peterson, St Louis |
26 | 2:15-cv-04257 | S | $5,000,000 | 4/10/2017 | Wrongful Death | U.S. District Court, WDMO | John P. Lipp, Stephanie S. Lipp v. Ginger C, LLC, American Campus Communities, Inc |
A.W. Smith of The A.W. Smith Law Firm, Columbia; Joseph A. Kronawitter and Robert A. Horn of Horn Aylward & Bandy, Kansas City |
31 | 1516-CV24116 | V | $4,350,000 | 7/31/2017 | Employment | Jackson County | Patricia L. Daniels v. State of Missouri, Department of Social Services, Division of Youth Services |
Kevin Baldwin and Eric Vernon of Baldwin & Vernon, Liberty |
32 | 15CM-CC00287 | S | $4,150,000 | 10/24/2017 | Real Estate & Construction | Camden County | Bella Sera Condominium Owners Association, Inc. v. Irongate, LLC, Keleher Building Group, LLC, Jim Kissick, Michael Keleher, Charles Laue, Casey Masters, Dick Masinton | Scott C. Long and Burke D. Robinson of Long & Robinson, Kansas City |
33 | Confidential | S | $4,000,000 | 8/28/2017 | Wrongful Death | Jackson County | Confidential v. Confidential |
Jared Rose of The Law Office of Jared A. Rose, Kansas City; Ken Barnes of Barnes Law Firm, Kansas City |
34 | Confidential | S | $3,500,000 | 12/15/2017 | Medical Malpractice | Jackson County | Confidential v. Confidential | James P. Frickleton and Mike Meyer, Bartimus Frickleton Robertson Rader, Leawood, Kansas |
35 | 4:16-cv-01403 | J | $2,700,000 | 10/6/2017 | Insurance | U.S. District Court, EDMO | Amica Mutual Insurance Company v. Confidential |
Robert W. Cockerham and Ryan T. Knopf of |
36 | 1516-CV14372 | V | $2,548,354 | 8/7/2017 | Business/Commercial | Jackson County | Timothy Kramer v. Cynthia Davenport and her firm, Davenport, Tomko & Butler |
Scott Waddell of Waddell Law Firm, Kansas City; Jim Myers of Shaffer Lombardo Shurin, Kansas City |
37 | 4:17-mc-00552 | A | $2,228,430 | 6/30/2017 | Employment | U.S. District Court, WDMO | The Childrens Mercy Hospital v. Alliance for Community Health, LLC, Molina Healthcare of Illinois, Inc | James D. Griffin and Lisa M. Bolliger of Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin, Kansas City |
38 | 1622-CC01901 | S | $2,200,000 | 12/19/2017 | Wrongful Death | St. Louis City | Terherra Givens (Scarlett Rose Jones), Jade Lee, through next friend Lisa Lee v. Neo Atomic, LLC d/b/a Atomic Cowboy, Eric Wolf |
Brian McChesney of Ortwerth & McChesney, St. Louis; Martin Minnigerode of Law Office of Martin Minnigerode, St. Louis; Aaron Haber of Muchnick Haber Margolis, St. Louis; Andrea McNairy of Brown & Crouppen, St. Louis; Lorenzo Hester and Melissa Griffeth of The Hester Group, St. Louis |
39 | 12CY-CV03602 | V | $2,147,334 | 7/11/2017 | MMPA | Clay County | David Heckadon, Diana Lynn Heckadon v. Chad Franklin, CFS Enterprises, Inc., Chad Franklin National Auto Sales | Douglass F. Noland of Noland Law Firm, Liberty |
40 | 17CY-CV02803 | S | $2,100,000 | 5/3/2017 | Motor Vehicle Collision | Clay County | Sylvia Skali, as Spouse of Michael Skali, Deceased, Lisa Tylinski as Daugher of Michael Skali, Kimberly Skali, as Daugher of Michael Skali v. Mark Tobin, Tobin Lawn and Landscape | Robert A. Thrasher and David M. Mayer of Monsees & Mayer, Kansas City |
40 | 17BB-CC00054 | S | $2,100,000 | 7/6/2017 | Personal Injury | Warren County | Roger and Andrea Romaker v. Abilene Gatson | Todd R. Nissenholtz of Cofman Townsley, St. Louis |
42 | Confidential | S | $1,950,000 | 10/10/2017 | Medical Malpractice | St. Louis County | Sharon Honerkamp v. Confidential | Mark Cantor and Brian Winebright of Cantor Injury Law, St. Louis |
43 | Not Filed | S | $1,822,996 | 6/28/2017 | Motor Vehicle Collision | Cass County | Confidential v. Confidential | Laurie L. Del Percio of The Horn Law Firm Independence |
44 | Confidential | S | $1,750,000 | 10/13/2017 | Premises Liability | Confidential | Confidential v. Confidential | Shaun M. Falvey of Goldblatt + Singer, Clayton |
44 | 14JE-CC01001 | V | $1,750,000 | 11/2/2017 | Motor Vehicle Collision | Jefferson County | Joseph Lunsford v. Joseph Yount, Christian Disposal, LLC |
Brent A. Sumner of Sumner Law Group, St. Louis; Benjamin Sansone of Sansone & Lauber, St. Louis |
46 | 1631-CC00356 | S | $1,700,000 | 4/7/2017 | Personal Injury | Greene County | Amanda Davis v. Campbell 16 Cine | Chandler Gregg of Strong-Garner-Bauer, Springfield |
47 | 14JO-CCOO290 | V | $1,657,538 | 11/6/2017 | Declaratory Judgment | Johnson County | Gary Neer, Gary Neer, Personal Representative, Rita Carter, Judy Hicks, Ryan Hicks, Amy Madison, Jennifer Gould, Jeff Neer v. Charles Byers, Charlee Abboud, Darrel Munroe |
Jason Rew and Oswald Roam of Oswald Roam & Rew, Blue Springs |
48 | 1431-CC00125 | V | $1,630,000 | 1/13/2017 | Personal Injury | Greene County | Trevor Godfrey v. Omega Psi Phi, Omicron Kappa Chapter | Steve Garner and Nick Smart of Strong-Garner-Bauer, Springfield |
49 | 1531-AC04378-01 | J | $1,500,000 | 9/1/2017 | Personal Injury | Greene County | Abbie Jones v. David Gregory, Sarah Gregory | M. Scott Montgomery of The Montgomery Law Firm, Springfield |
50 | 13CY-CV03341 | V | $1,432,741 | 8/1/2017 | MMPA | Clay County | Lillian M. Lewellen v. Chad Franklin, Chad Franklin National Auto Sales North, LLC, CFS Enterprises, Inc. | Douglass F. Noland and Kate E. Noland of Noland Law Firm, Liberty |
51 | 16SL-CC01147 | S | $1,425,000 | 3/23/2017 | Motor Vehicle Collision | St. Louis County | Jeremy Lancaster, Abigail Lancaster v. Clayton Buck |
Anthony S. Bruning, Ryan L. Bruning and |
52 | Confidential | S | $1,300,000 | 3/6/2017 | Motor Vehicle Collision | Confidential | Confidential v. Confidential |
Shaun M. Falvey of The Bradley Law Firm, St. Louis |
53 | 16NW-CV00202 | V | $1,266,286 | 6/16/2017 | Personal Injury | Newton County | Daniel S. Hines v. A & O Transportations, Inc., FedEx Ground Package Systems Inc |
Abe Paul of The Paul Law Firm, Pineville; Steve Garner and Jacob Lewis of Strong-Garner-Bauer, Springfield |
54 | 1631-CC01668 | S | $1,250,000 | 3/9/2017 | Motor Vehicle Collision | Greene County | Shirley Johnson, Myesha Dean, as Next Friend of Destiney Johnson v. Jordan Neeley-Smith | Robert A. Thrasher and David M. Mayer of Monsees & Mayer, Kansas City; Pamela Brennan of Law Offices for Pamela Brennan, Belleville, Illinois |
55 | Not Filed | S | $1,100,000 | 6/14/2017 | Motor Vehicle Collision | St. Louis County | Corey Randle v. Michael Hawkins | James R. Cantalin of Brown & Crouppen, St. Louis |
56 | Confidential | S | $1,075,000 | 8/3/2017 | FELA Railroad | Confidential | Confidential v. Confidential | Leonard P. Cervantes and Phillip A. Cervantes of Cervantes & Associates, St. Louis |
57 | 15SL-CC00163 | V | $1,050,000 | 4/7/2017 | Personal Injury | St. Louis County | Danny Brock v. Peter Dunne as defendant ad litem for Mark Edwards | Patrick K. Bader and Jacob C. Murov of Bader & Murov, St. Louis |
58 | 1616-CV03974 | S | $1,025,000 | 8/29/2017 | Negligence | Jackson County | Wayne Kindrick, et al. v. Midwestern General Brokers, Inc., d/b/a Westrope and Associates |
Stephen J. Torline, Michael T. Crabb, Ben T. Friesen and Michael J. Kuckelman of Kuckelman Torline Kirkland, Overland Park, Kansas |
59 | No Filed | S | $1,000,000 | 2/21/2017 | Personal Injury | Boone County | Chris Batzel v. Rick’s Home and Commercial Repair, LLC | Thad Mulholland of Eng & Woods, Columbia |
59 | 17BU-CV00227 | S | $1,000,000 | 9/1/2017 | Wrongful Death | Buchanan County | Amy Riddick, Bart Watts v. Uncle D’s Sports Bar & Grill, LLC, DeWayne Leer, Mary Leer | Michael L. Taylor, Benjamin S. Creedy and Kenneth E. Siemens of Murphy, Taylor, Siemens & Elliott, St. Joseph |
59 | 1616-CV29889 | S | $1,000,000 | 3/2/2017 | Wrongful Death | Jackson County | Mychale Kennedy v. Care Center of Kansas City d/b/a Swope Ridge Geriatric Center | Tom Wagstaff Jr of Miller Schirger, Kansas City |
59 | Not Filed | S | $1,000,000 | 5/1/2017 | Motor Vehicle Collision | Ralls County | Justin Haynes v. Jessica Ferry, et al |
Kevin J. Roach of Law Offices of Kevin J. Roach |