Jim Harkins and Jeff Lester recently succeeded in defending a favorable jury verdict on appeal in the Missouri Court of Appeals – Southern District. At trial, the plaintiff alleged severe and permanent injuries from an auto accident against our clients, a commercial...
Results
Favorable Verdict Brought In On Construction Negligence Claim
After a week-long jury trial in Warren County Circuit Court, Brandon Copeland and Grace Olson obtained a favorable result for their clients - a construction company and its owner. Plaintiff alleged that the company negligently installed her in-ground swimming pool...
Full Defense Verdict Brought In On $2MM+ Property Insurance Claim
In a hotly contested homeowner’s property insurance claim, David Bub and Tyler Finnegan recently brought in a full defense verdict for Auto Club Family Insurance Company. The Plaintiffs owned a home in an upscale village in St. Louis County, Missouri, which suffered a...
Jury Renders Defendant’s Verdict in $3,000,000 Nail Gun Injury Trial
In a complex construction case, Jeff Lester recently convinced a jury to render a defendant’s verdict on behalf of his carpentry contractor client. The plaintiff, another employee on the construction project, sustained a severe eye injury after being struck by a nail...
In $36,000,000 fire case Jury Awards Zero Damages
Joe Roper and John Brigg represented a corporation who provided foam insulation services to a cave warehousing operation when a fire broke out allegedly causing $36,000,000 in damages to the warehousing operation. An employee of Joe’s client parked the company...
Jury awards $12,500,000 to client in Business suit over breach of Contract
Jim Foland and Joe Roper tried a 30 day jury trial in the Missouri Circuit Court of Greene County, representing his client, an advertising agency, Meridian Creative Alliance against O’Reilly Auto Parts for breach of contract. The agency had created the O’Reilly...
In Truck Accident Trial Plaintiff Demanded $11,000,000, Verdict of only $850,000
In a two-week jury trial in Kansas State Circuit Court, Jim Foland defended a concrete company and its truck driver who was traveling with a fully loaded cement truck that failed to yield and T-boned Plaintiff. Plaintiff, a practicing lawyer, alleged a TBI that...
Defense Verdict in $5,000,000 Dram Shop Case
In 2020, Jackie Kinder and her partner, Brendon Sanders, tried a dram shop case in Pettis County against a bar that was sued for allegedly serving 54 drinks to a table of patrons in a few hour period, when the Defendant, who was one of the patrons at the table, drove...
Re-Trial of Case Results in Verdict 15 Times Lower Than Original Plaintiff Verdict
In 2022, David Bub and his partner, Tyler Finnegan, successfully defended an individual in a clear liability auto case in a re-trial of the case. In the first trial, handled by prior defense counsel, plaintiff claimed she became disabled due to a severe rib injury...
Obtained Summary Judgment in Accidental Shooting Involving Antique Firearm
In 2021, David Bub obtained summary judgment in the Circuit Court of Phelps County Missouri in a personal injury case where the plaintiff accidentally shot himself with an antique gun provided to him by David’s client. Plaintiff’s injuries were severe requiring...