Britt v. Otto

Mar 26, 2019

OUTCOME: $6 Million

Holdeman v. Stratman

Aug 28, 2018

OUTCOME: $30.5 Million Settlement

The Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri issued its opinion in the case of Holdeman, et. al. v. Stratman, et. al., affirming the 2016 jury verdict of $37.5 million against Stratman, ob ... tained by the law firm of Dollar, Burns & Becker, L.C. Holdeman was rendered a paraplegic when Stratman blocked I-435 by placing his car in neutral on the interstate, while planning to exit. Holdeman, traveling behind Stratman, was forced to slow and was subsequently rear-ended by a semi-tractor and trailer. Stratman was insured for his liability through an Allstate Insurance Company policy that had limits of $100,000. Plaintiffs and Stratman alleged Allstate acted in bad faith by failing to protect its insured when it failed to settle within policy limits, potentially exposing Allstate to liability for the entire judgment. Dollar Burns is pleased to announce that Allstate has now reached a settlement with Holdeman requiring Allstate to pay $30.5 million. This ends the litigation between Holdeman and Allstate. Stratman’s independent claims of bad faith will proceed.

Watts v. Lester E. Cox Medical Center

N/A

OUTCOME:

Filed an Amicus Curie brief on behalf of Missouri Coalition for Quality Care and supported the appellant’s position. The court reversed the trial court and ruled that the non-economic caps were unconst ... itutional.

Valerie Johnson v. Vatterott Education Center

N/A

OUTCOME:

The appellant filed an interlocutory appeal to ask the court to reverse the trial court’s denial of its motion to compel arbitration. We represented the respondent. The court affirmed the trial court’s ... denial of the appellant’s arbitration motion.

Christianson v. Goucher

N/A

OUTCOME:

The appellant appealed the trial court’s denial of its motion to set aside the court’s default judgment. We represented the respondent. The court affirmed the trial court’s judgment.

Scottsdale Ins. Co v. Addison Ins. Co.

N/A

OUTCOME:

Co-authored the Amicus Curie brief on behalf of MATA. MATA supported the excess insurer’s position that it was entitled to file a bad faith case against the primary insurer.