Firm News

Gary Paul and Larry Smith obtain summary judgment in legal malpractice case

Gary Paul and Larry Smith obtained summary judgment in a legal malpractice case. The underlying case involved patent infringement. The Plaintiff alleged $30,000,000.00 in damages.

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Jim Thoele obtains a directed verdict for hospital

Jim Thoele obtained a directed verdict for a hospital and the jury returned a nominal award against a nurse in a case wherein plaintiff alleged improper access of an electronic hospital record by a nurse that was not providing care to plaintiff. Inadvertent access of the electronic record was admitted when the nurse attempted to […]

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Sanner obtains summary judgment in premises liability case

Jon Sanner obtained summary judgment in a case wherein plaintiff alleged that she was sexually assaulted while attending a party in an apartment building owned and operated by defendant. The court found that defendant had no duty to protect plaintiff from the actions of another invitee to a party and there were no prior acts […]

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Michael Bowgren obtains defendant’s verdict in premises liability case

Michael Bowgren obtained a defendant’s verdict for a hospital in a case wherein plaintiff alleged the hospital’s shuttle driver failed to assist her in deboarding. Plaintiff sought damages for her injuries.  

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Harper obtains defendant’s verdict in automobile liability case

Scott Harper obtained a defendant’s verdict in a case wherein he represented the driver of a car that was making a right turn and collided with a motorcycle that was passing on the right as he was fleeing from the police. The driver of the motorcycle was killed on impact.

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Scott Harper presents successful defense, jury delivers verdict within minutes

Johnson v. Bryant concluded with a 12 minute jury deliberation before receiving a defense verdict on a wrongful death case arising out of a motorcycle/car accident in St. Louis City.

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