This case arises out of a devastating adverse reaction by a Missouri resident to a tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) vaccine. This vaccine had been administered to the then fifty-eight (58) year old financial planner who had formerly served as mayor of the small community where she lived. The plaintiff sustained encephalopathy and profound, irreversible brain injury. The vaccine was...
Read MoreJohn and Jane Does v. __________, M.D. et al. A local Kansas City surgeon committed fraud when he advertised on the local television station that he performing a new and improved elective surgery procedure right here in the Kansas City area that would change his patients’ lives forever. Previously this new and revolutionary elective procedure was only being performed...
Read MoreAfter more than half a decade of decline, the number of Missourians who have lost their lives to motor vehicle accidents is up over the first two and a half months of 2012. This year is the first since 2005 in which fatalities on Missouri roads between January 1 and March 7 did not drop year-to-year. Almost a Third...
Read MoreRodriguez, minor v. Secretary of HHS Dempsey Kingsland Osteen represented one year-old Mario Rodriguez who became quadriplegic suffering from transverse myelitis after receiving the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination in Kansas City on January 25, 2000. The award in this case was received after a long battle in the courts and after achieving a reversal in the federal court...
Read MoreIt is the nature of vehicle crashes that they happen so suddenly that they can’t be avoided. Even though the collision happens in the matter of a blink of an eye, the physical trauma that victims may suffer can last for a lifetime. That is often the case with traumatic brain injury. Even a less severe form of trauma,...
Read MoreU.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is approaching Detroit auto manufacturers for help on his campaign against distracted driving. Within the past few years the auto industry has introduced a variety of advanced navigation and entertainment systems in their new vehicles, some of which have been deemed distracting. While LaHood avoided pressuring the automakers to address the new technology,...
Read MoreThe client, a retired but active male, underwent a laparoscopic gallbladder removal. During this surgical procedure, the defendant general surgeon inadvertently perforated the client’s bowel, and the perforation went undetected. During the twelve-hour period that followed surgery, the client went into a precipitous decline. The client experienced a distended abdomen, worrisome fever and abnormally high respiration and heart rates....
Read MoreDefense counsel will sometimes make a tactical decision to admit liability in a negligence action, typically shortly before trial and often in a case that involves aggravated negligence. Defense counsel will then file a motion in limine seeking to bar the plaintiff from presenting liability evidence at trial. The inspiration for this defense tactic is premised on the idea...
Read MoreOur client, a 39 year old male, experienced a sudden onset of rectal bleeding and was hospitalized for evaluation of his colon. A gastroenterologist performed a colonoscopy and an EGD (upper G I study) and diagnosed plaintiff with diverticulosis ( a benign pouching condition) in the lower portion of the colon. The gastroenterologist gave the client dietary instructions to...
Read MoreThis case involved over 30,000 pages of medical records and complex issues of medicine pertaining to the monitoring of arterial lines. It was settled largely because of the outstanding quality of the PowerPoint presentation and demand letter prepared by our staff paralegal, Kerry Hopkins. In select cases in which we feel confident that the defendants cannot present a viable...
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