Bharat Varadachari and Adam McGonigle obtained a defense verdict in Peoria County, Illinois, in a wrongful death case of a 41-year-old woman arising out of a trucking/automobile accident. Plaintiff asked for $15 million. The jury deliberated for 3½ hours before rendering a verdict in favor of Varadachari and McGonigle’s client.
Varadachari and McGonigle are with the firm’s St. Louis office and practice throughout Missouri and Illinois. Varadachari, a partner, focuses his practice on the defense of personal injury claims in the trucking and transportation industry. He has been named an AV Preeminent Attorney by Martindale-Hubbell and is a member of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys and Inns of Court. He is also currently Vice-President of the St. Louis Chapter of the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance, is a past president of The Lawyers Association of St. Louis, and is President-Elect of the St. Louis County Bar Association. McGonigle, an associate, focuses his practice on the defense of insurance and trucking and transportation matters. He also has extensive experience with asbestos litigation and products and premises liability issues. McGonigle has been named to Best Lawyer’s list of “Ones to Watch.”