Westerman v. Shogren

Apr 01, 2011

OUTCOME: $200,000 verdict

Client injured in an auto accident. Defendant's insurance company offered only $25,000 of a $100,000 insurance policy. At trial, a rural Missouri jury issued a $200,000 in favor of my client, Mrs. ... Westerman.

Confidential Plaintiff v. Confidential Trucking Company

Feb 28, 2011

OUTCOME: Six-Figure Settlement

Cole v. Union Pacific Railroad

Oct 01, 2010

OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement

Railroad crossing accident/collision that killed two people.

Grimes v. State Farm Insurance

Apr 28, 2010

OUTCOME: $290,000 settlement

Mrs. Grimes was hit by an uninsured motorist. Mrs. Grimes own insurance company initially refused to pay under her Uninsured Motorist policy. We were able to obtain a settlement after filing suit ... against State Farm in federal court.

Wilson v. Courtois

Mar 31, 2010

OUTCOME: $17,177,039.90 verdict

Our client, a young girl, was permanently injured when the vehicle in which she was riding was struck by a drunk driver. After a bench trial, the Court found her damages to be $17.177 million

Sellers v. O'Dell

Feb 01, 2010

OUTCOME: $150,000 Pre-lawsuit settlement

Elderly clients were in an automobile collision caused by Mr. O'Dell. I was able to secure a policy limits settlement prior to filing a lawsuit.

McGinnis v. Union Pacific Railroad

Jan 20, 2010

OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement

Railroad crossing collision that killed three people.

Mace v. Smith

Oct 12, 2009

OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement

Our client was killed while working for a grain elevator when corn stored in an outdoor grain bin collapsed and buried him. I was able to obtain a settlement against his co-employee who ordered him ... onto the grain bin.

Newton v. Trade Winds

May 27, 2005

OUTCOME: $4 million verdict

Our client's husband was killed when his vehicle was struck from behind by a commercial vehicle pulling a trailer.

Pycke v. Tindall

N/A

OUTCOME: $2 million arbitration award

William Pycke was seriously injured when a vehicle driven by a State of Missouri employee, Estill Tindall, ran off the road and into Mr. Pycke. I worked with a number of experts, including accident re ... construction experts and medical experts to prove that defendant Tindall was not paying attention and was eating in his vehicle when he ran off the road. I also worked with medical experts to show how the accident caused Mr. Pycke's severe brain injuries and physical injuries that prevented Mr. Pycke from working. We tried the case to an arbitrator who awarded Mr. Pycke $2 million.