In 2022, Mike Maguire defended a catastrophic injury case where liability was admitted. Mr. Maguire’s client was the driver of a care and exceeding the speed limit on a County Road, when her Ford Escape left the roadway, hit an embankment, went airborne, and...
Results
Judgement for Insurer holding Appraisal Not Appropriate When Cause of Damage is Disputed
In 2021, Brandon Copeland obtained Judgment against an insured seeking to compel appraisal of alleged hail damage. The insured’s attorneys claimed damages that exceeded $3,000,000.00 and sought to appraise the damage in the face of evidence that much of the damage...
Judgment for Property Owners following Fall at Apartment Complex
In 2022, Tyler Finnegan obtained summary judgment in favor of his two clients who owned a residential apartment complex where a woman suffered a fall resulting in broken bones and multiple surgeries. After briefing and oral arguments made by Tyler, the Court found...
In Trucking Accident Trial Plaintiff Seeks Over $1,000,000, Jury Awards Only $70,000
In 2022, Bradley Hansmann successfully defended a trucking company in a weeklong jury trial where Brad’s client’s dump truck collided with the rear of a vehicle in traffic, resulting in a highway pileup and roll over of plaintiff’s vehicle. Plaintiff contended he...
Texas Court finds in favor of Recreational Boat Manufacturer in Case where demand was in excess of $29,000,000
In 2022, Bradley Hansmann and senior associate, Daniel Hunkins, successfully defended a recreational boat manufacturer in a product liability marine accident in the State of Texas where it was alleged visibility obstructions caused a boat versus bridge pylon...
Summary Judgment Win on Personal Liability Construction Worker
In 2022, Brendon Sanders obtained summary judgment in favor of his individual client, a plumber, in a complex multi-party construction defect case in the Circuit Court of Platte County. The plaintiff sued her general contractor and various subcontractors, as well as...
Obtained Dismissal of Multi-Million Dollar Class Action Lawsuit involving $16,000,000 potential exposure
In 2022, Tim Wolf and Lucas Ude secured a dismissal with prejudice of a class action against his client. The plaintiff sought to have a class certified based on the theory that their insurer client had incorrectly paid a loss involving sales tax and a total loss...
Florida Federal Court finds in favor of Recreational Boat Manufacturer in Multi-Million Dollar Case
In 2022, Bradley Hansmann and Daniel Hunkins successfully defended a recreational boat manufacturer in a product liability marine accident in Federal Court in the State of Florida where it was alleged a design defect on an engine hatch caused the hatch to crash down...
Miller County Jury finds in favor of Mobile Home Park Owner
In 2022, Bradley Hansmann successfully defended a mobile home park in trial wherein it was alleged the park wrongfully evicted its tenant, converted property, trespassed and subsequently defamed the tenant resulting in an $800,000 loss. Brad obtained a defense...
Obtained Appellate Decision for Insurer – “Other Insurance” Clause
In 2022, following a trial in the state court, Russ Watters and his partner, Lucas Ude, prevailed in the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, when the Appellate Court affirmed the trial court’s verdict and judgment that Nationwide Insurance Company’s...