Trial Reports

Jul 21, 2015

Remaining defendants in JJ’s explosion trial point fingers

Why did a popular downtown Kansas City wine bar, co-owned by a prominent Kansas City attorney, turn into a bomb? Attorneys for the plaintiffs and two separate defendants laid out their theories to a Jackson County jury during opening statements Tuesday and Wednesday for a trial that could turn out to be lengthy.

Aug 6, 2011

Plaintiff No. 1: Paralegal brought issue of Doe Run pollution to light

As the lead smelter’s gray smokestack towers above her, Brenda Browning walks toward a grassy hollow next to the low-slung Herculaneum City Hall building. A paved driveway leads to nowhere. Two white clothesline posts stand absently nearby.

Jun 5, 2011

Jury rules against teen bicyclist who fell

A Saline County jury decided not to award damages to a teenage bicyclist in a premises liability claim against a fast-food restaurant. According to court filings, the claim resulted from […]

Jun 5, 2011

Jury awards $8.2M in petroleum leak case

After dragging through court for more than five years, a case over an underground petroleum tank leak ended with verdicts of almost $8.2 million for the city of Harrisonville. A […]

Jun 5, 2011

Jury sides with defense over crash of golf cart

A jury found that a golf course was not responsible for an elderly woman’s shoulder injuries. Marilyn Dawson had just completed 18 holes of golf at the Innsbrook Golf Course […]

Jun 5, 2011

Jury rules for insurer over pedestrian crash

A St. Louis County jury has ruled that an insurance company is not responsible for injuries to a pedestrian who pursued an underinsured motorist claim. According to court filings, the […]

Jun 5, 2011

Doctors win lawsuit claiming wrongful death

A St. Louis jury said two doctors are not to blame for the death of a woman who had been treated at Barnes-Jewish Hospital a few months earlier. “We’re disappointed, […]

May 29, 2011

Kansas City held liable for confusing stop light

The city of Kansas City got hit with a verdict of more than $1 million for a fatal accident that the victim’s relatives blamed in part on a poorly designed […]

May 29, 2011

Real estate agent loses premises suit

A real estate agent who fell and broke her ankle while showing a home three years ago lost a lawsuit against the listing agent and the homeowner. The plaintiff said […]

May 29, 2011

Dillard’s wins trial over store slip-and-fall

A St. Louis County jury shot down a woman’s request for a $933,000 verdict in a slip-and-fall case. The jury sided with defendant Dillard’s Inc. and against the plaintiff, Evren […]

May 29, 2011

Psychiatrist wins case over patient’s suicide

Attorneys defending a St. Louis psychiatrist won a malpractice lawsuit brought by the family of a mentally ill woman who committed suicide after being admitted to a hospital. Jamie Reynolds, […]

May 29, 2011

Jury favors ex-employee in sex harassment suit

A Jackson County jury returned a $420,000 verdict for a former employee of the Missouri Department of Mental Health who alleged that her supervisor harassed her.