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A 69-year-old man who was paralyzed in an automobile accident has settled his Jackson County case for $3 million — even though he was driving with a revoked license and had serious pre-existing health problems. Arthur Burns, who was injured ...
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Defense Attorney Notches Victory In First Jury Trial – Auto Plaintiff Wanted $250K, Got $8,000
As he scored a defense win in an auto accident case, a young St. Louis attorney was also able to conquer his nerves in the first jury trial of his career. Patrick L. Mickey convinced a St. Louis County jury ...
Read More »Lawyers, Doctors Team Up Over 'Experimental' Care – HMO Denied Coverage Of Stomach Treatment
Teamwork between lawyers and doctors was the prescription for victory in a woman’s battle with her HMO over “experimental” treatment. Karen Moses of Kansas City needed a gastric “pacemaker” after her body rejected a pancreas transplant in 2001. When her ...
Read More »Coverage Denied Following Woman's Suicide Attempt – Vexatious Refusal Case Settled For $270K
A woman who was denied health insurance benefits after a suicide attempt has settled her Cole County vexatious refusal case for over $270,000. Sandra Wojtowicz’s medical plan rejected coverage on the grounds that her injuries arose from an intentional act ...
Read More »Coverage Denied Following Woman's Suicide Attempt – Vexatious Refusal Case Settled For $270K (129902)
A woman who was denied health insurance benefits after a suicide attempt has settled her Cole County vexatious refusal case for over $270,000. Sandra Wojtowicz’s medical plan rejected coverage on the grounds that her injuries arose from an intentional act ...
Read More »Jury Sides With Teacher In State Disability Case – Decision Was Made To Forgo Federal ADA Suit
A teacher who claimed disability discrimination has won over $54,000 in her Missouri Human Rights Act case against the Special School District of St. Louis County. Judy Mulherin said the district, which educates handicapped children, failed to accommodate her left-side ...
Read More »Plaintiff Gets Policy Limits Despite 'Step-Down' Clause – Owner Let Someone Else Drive His Mercedes
A settlement in a Jackson County auto accident case shows how a negligent entrustment claim enabled the plaintiff to avoid a limitation on insurance coverage. Andrew Heili suffered multiple fractures in a December 2003 collision with Allan Kelberlau. Heili said ...
Read More »Jury Sides With Teacher In State Disability Case – Decision Was Made To Forgo Federal ADA Suit (129898)
A teacher who claimed disability discrimination has won over $54,000 in her Missouri Human Rights Act case against the Special School District of St. Louis County. Judy Mulherin said the district, which educates handicapped children, failed to accommodate her left-side ...
Read More »Bank Must Pay $5M Punitive Award For Waste Dumping – Landowners Spent $650,000 To Remediate
Two landowners who sued U.S. Bank over the illegal dumping of PCB-tainted waste on their property have won $5 million in punitive damages in their St. Charles County case against the bank. U.S. Bank, formerly Mercantile Bank, had acquired the ...
Read More »Defense Verdict Followed Botched Circumcision – Doctor Lacked Experience With Device Used
A pediatrician who amputated the tip of a baby’s penis during a circumcision won a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case filed in Boone County. The doctor had only recently begun using a circumcision device known as a Mogen ...
Read More »Death In Railroad Crossing Case Results In $12M Verdict – KC Southern Again Cited For Spoliation
The parents of a 20-year-old man killed in a railroad crossing accident have won a $12 million verdict in their Jackson County case against Kansas City Southern Railway. The accident spawned two wrongful death lawsuits against the railroad — this ...
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