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Torts

Aug 23, 2023

Torts: Motor Vehicle Accident-Expert Witness Disclosures-Exclusion of Expert Testimony

Johnson v. Friesen (MLW No. 80409/Case No. 22-3335 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Buescher, J. (Larry R. Demerath, of Omaha, NE for appellant) (Raymond E. Walden, of Omaha, NE for appellee; Michael T. Gibbons, of Omaha, NE on the brief)

Aug 18, 2023

Torts: Product Liability-Transfer of Venue

State ex rel. Monsanto Company v. Mullen (MLW No. 80391/Case No. SC99942 – 12 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Powell, J.) Original proceeding in prohibition. (K. Lee Marshall, Stefani L. Wittenauer and Samuel E. Hofmeier, St. Louis; JoAnn T. Sandifer, St. Louis, and Booker Shaw, St. Louis, for appellant) (James R. Layton, St. Louis; Mark R. Niemeyer, Michael S. Kruse, and Patrick Hamacher, St[...]

Aug 18, 2023

Torts: Product Liability-Surgical Mesh-Exclusion of Expert Testimony

Cantrell v. Coloplast Corp. (MLW No. 80355/Case No. 22-2731 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Wright, J. (Thomas A. Burns, of Tampa, FL for appellant; Jeffrey L. Haberman, of Fort Lauderdale, FL; Shannon C. Reese, of Tampa, FL on the brief) (Valentin Leppert, of Atlanta, GA for appellee; Timothy Patrick Griffin,[...]

Aug 18, 2023

Torts: Product Liability-Choice of Law-Application of Foreign Law

Rey v. General Motors, LLC (MLW No. 80359/Case No. 22-1563 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Grasz, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Kays, J. (Michael W. Blanton, of Evergreen, CO for appellant) (Melanie L. Fry, of San Antonio, TX for appellee; Michael P. Cooney, of Detroit, MI; Briann T. Smith, of Detroit, MI; and John D. Black, of Detroit, MI [...]

Jul 27, 2023

Torts: Wrongful Death-Official Immunity

Forester v. May (MLW No. 80225/Case No. SC99928 – 9 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Breckenridge, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Phelps County, Beger, J. (Matthew B. Vianello, Clayton, and R. Tyson Mutrux, Columbia, for appellant) (Eliot Michael Gusdorf, St. Louis, for respondent)

Jul 13, 2023

Torts: Conversion-Punitive Damages

Lewis v. Lewis (MLW No. 80178/Case No. WD85395 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Sutton, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Lafayette County, Rolf, J. (Cynthia K. Wallace, Kansas City, for appellants) (Jason R. Kew, Blue Springs, for respondent)

Jun 29, 2023

Torts: Products Liability-Wrongful Death-Evidence of Causation

Hunt v. Home Depot, Inc. (MLW No. 80085/Case No. 22-2437 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Miller, J.  (David A. Hodges, of Little Rock, AR and Andre Kelvin Valley of Helena-West Helena, AR for appellant) (John Carter Fairley, of Little Rock, AR; Adam David Franks, of Little Rock, AR; Jonathan R. Sichterma[...]

Apr 21, 2023

Torts: Wrongful Death-Insurer’s Motion to Intervene

Henson v. Merob Logistics, LLC (MLW No. 79758/Case No. WD85158 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jackson County, Torrence, J. (Russell F. Watters, Timothy J. Wolf and Lucas J. Ude, St. Louis, for appellant) (Tim Dollar and Tom Hershewe, Kansas City, and Julie J. Gibson and Michael D. Matteuzzi, Overland Park, KS for respondents)

Apr 20, 2023

Torts: Injury on Public Property-Failure to Provide Adequate Notice of Claim

Sender v. City of St. Louis (MLW No. 79739/Case No. ED110898 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hardin-Tammons, J.) Appealed from circuit court, City of St. Louis, Moriarty, J. (Andrew T. Drazen, for appellant) (Steven Kratky, for respondent)

Apr 20, 2023

Torts: Bad Faith Failure to Settle-Collateral Estoppel

Stacy v. The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company (MLW No. 79741/Case No. ED110678 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hardin-Tammons, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis County, McLaughlin, J. (A Matthew P. O’Grady, Joseph F. Yeckel, and Michael A. Gross, for appellant) (James C. Leritz, for respondent)

Apr 19, 2023

Torts: Mass Tort-Fraudulent Plaintiff Recruiting-Protective Order

Collins v. Doe Run Resources Corporation (MLW No. 79727/Case No. 22-1848 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Sipper, J. (Alyssa Barnard-Yanni, of New York, NY for appellants; Edward L. Dowd, Jr., of St. Louis, MO; Robert Mark Loeb, of Washington, D.C.; E. Joshua Rosenkranz, of New York, NY; Michael J. Hic[...]

Apr 5, 2023

Torts: Pre-trial Dismissal of Claims-Breach of Fiduciary Duties-Discovery/Fraudulent Concealment Rule

Atkins v. Atkins (MLW No. 79672/Case No. 22-1335 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, Senechal, J.

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