In a recent two-week trial, a Webster County, Missouri, jury returned a verdict in favor of Irene Marusic’s client. The plaintiff was a former foster child of Marusic’s client and claimed the client had sexually abused her.  Plaintiff asked the jury to award $6 million ($3 million in actual damages and $3 million in punitive damages).  Marusic was able to able to secure a verdict for her client despite the client having asserted his 5th Amendment privilege on the witness stand.

Marusic, a partner in the firm’s St. Louis office, concentrates her practice on the defense of complex liability and medical issues, including alleged criminal acts on business property, sexual assault and abuse, premises claims, complex medical causation issues, and high exposure general liability litigation. She has been named to the lists of Best Lawyers in America and Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers. In addition, she has been the recipient of Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s Litigation Practitioner Award as well as its Winningest Defense Attorney, Runner-Up Winningest Defense Attorney, Top Five Winningest Defense Attorneys, and Up and Coming Award.