WWBH Principals David Bub and Robert “Bo” Devereux successfully defended a personal injury dog bite claim with a St. Louis County jury awarding only minimal damages. The case was brought on behalf of a then13-year-old plaintiff who was injured when defendants’ family...
Results
Summary Judgment Obtained in Wrongful Death Worksite Lawsuit
Representing four employees of a large rock quarry operation in Northeast Missouri, Principals Russ Watters and Christine Lesicko recently obtained a summary judgment in favor of their clients who were co-workers of the deceased pursuant to the co-employee statutory...
Defendants Verdict Returned by Jury in Fireworks Explosion Trial
Principals Jackie Kinder and Brendon Sanders recently convinced a jury to award a defendant’s verdict in a fireworks explosion case in favor of their client, a Condominium Association at the Lake of the Ozarks. A Camden County jury unanimously found in favor of the...
St. Charles Jury Awards Minimum Amount Despite $2,000,000 Demand in Closing
Principal Jackie Kinder and Sr. Associate David Fischer secured a major win on behalf of her client driver in a failure to yield case tried before a jury in St. Charles County Circuit Court. Plaintiff claimed that the Defendant pulled in front of him, failing to yield...
Major Summary Judgment Victory in High-Stakes Legal Malpractice Case
Principals David Bub and Jeff Lester, along with Senior Associate Grace Olson, recently secured a complete defense victory on summary judgment in a high-exposure legal malpractice action arising out of a complex business dispute involving the ownership and buyout of a...
Two Large Exposure Trials Result in Favorable Verdicts for Defendant Spire Missouri Inc.
In two jury trials in the City of St. Louis three months apart, the trial team of Irene Marusic and Tyler Finnegan obtained two major wins for Spire Missouri Inc. involving clear liability in two unrelated vehicle collisions with the plaintiffs in both cases claiming...
Summary Judgment Victory for Commercial Property Owner
Principal Jeff Lester and Associate Grace Olson secured a summary judgment victory on behalf of a commercial property owner in a vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident at a busy retail strip mall parking lot in St. Louis County. The plaintiffs—two pedestrians who...
Eighth Circuit Affirms Lower Court’s Exclusion of Expert and Grant of Summary Judgment in $3,000,000 First Party Hail Damage Suit
A large manufacturing warehouse property sustained hail damage to soft metal fixtures on the roof. The insured sought over $2,600,000 for exterior and interior damage, extra-contractual vexatious refusal to pay penalties, attorneys’ fees, and pre- and post-judgment...
Unanimous Defense Verdict in St. Louis County First Party Arson Case
Principals Bob Brady and Alexa Lester recently obtained a defense verdict in St. Louis County involving a first-party fire loss claim. Plaintiff argued the WWBH client breached the insurance policy contract when it refused to pay plaintiff’s fire loss claim. Plaintiff...
Judgment in Favor of Defendant in Wrongful Death Premises Liability Case
John D. Cooney recently obtained summary judgment in favor of a WWBH client who owned a business in Kansas City and was sued in a wrongful death action filed in Jackson County Circuit Court in which the Plaintiff was seeking over $1,000,000. A high school graduation...