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Despite a finding of breach of contract, St. Louis County jurors rendered a mixed verdict and awarded zero dollars to the Metropolitan Sewer District in its battle with a contractor about a collapsed sewer line. Thomas J. Magee of HeplerBroom ...

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A St. Louis jury found nearly half a million dollars in damages for a motorist involved in a traffic accident, though the award figure was reduced to the limits of his UIM policy. According to court documents, the case stemmed ...

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An Idaho woman will receive about $29,500 in damages after signing up for a vacation club that failed to rescind her contract with a competitor. “She realized after she bought [it] that she had been duped,” plaintiffs’ attorney Russ Schenewerk ...

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A Blue Springs motorcyclist who impaled himself on the corner of a parked trailer during a turn settled his claims for $113,500. Plaintiff’s attorney Laurie Del Percio of Horn Law Firm represented Douglas Stacer, whose severe injuries included a pelvic ...

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A Kansas jury ruled that a doctor properly advised a Lee’s Summit man who encountered ongoing post-operative problems due to contaminated mesh. “It was a fairly straightforward case,” said defense attorney Jeff K. Brown of Logan, Logan & Watson. “A ...

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A woman injured in a car crash involving a dump truck reached a $245,000 settlement, despite claims by the defense that the larger vehicle’s brakes failed. “Because of the truck’s speed, it tipped over right in front of her,” said ...

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The year 2019 was a period of growth for Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice, and managing an expansion takes skill and vision. That’s where Scott Kreamer comes in. “There’s a genuine excitement about the firm,” said Kreamer, the firm’s managing ...

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To say Polsinelli had a good year in 2019 would be an understatement. Revenue jumped by 13 percent, and profits per equity partner moved up by 28 percent. The firm capped a decade of rising revenues with a brand-new office ...

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Stuart Vogelsmeier still carries a 1979 ticket stub in his wallet from the game in which baseball great Lou Brock drilled his 3,000th hit. “I love all things Cardinal,” said Vogelsmeier, a native of St. Louis County. He also loves ...

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Grant Boyd doesn’t mind if his aggressive style sometimes causes other attorneys to think of him as a bit of a troublemaker. After all, he’s not there to make friends with opposing counsel. “I owe something to one person, and ...

Tagged with: Grant C. Boyd Missouri Lawyers Awards 2020 Sindel Noble

When Doug Gentile first received a product liability referral on a case involving a young boy injured in a child car seat, he certainly wasn’t an expert on the issue. “It was the first time I’d ever even thought about ...

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