Varadachari Prevails in Missouri Court of Appeals
The Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of Plaintiff’s Petition on HeplerBroom Attorney Bharat Varadachari’s Motion regarding lack of jurisdiction over an out of state defendant that sells products using eBay. It is the first time this issue has been addressed by the Eastern District.
HeplerBroom Attorneys Receive an Important Class Action Fairness Act Victory
HeplerBroom attorneys, Gerard T. Noce, W. Jason Rankin, Beth A. Bauer, and M. Elizabeth Kellett, working with their co-counsel, received an important Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) victory in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on behalf of a medical device manufacturing client. The Eighth Circuit held that three cases were […]
Magee and Fowler Obtain Defense Verdict for Client
Magee and Fowler obtain a defense verdict for their client First Student, Inc. in a trial in Madison County. The plaintiff who was employed as a bus driver for the defendant got in a physical fight with another bus driver at the company’s terminal. The plaintiff filed a lawsuit seeking damages against the bus company […]
Champlin Wins Dismissal
Matthew Champlin won dismissal of a lawsuit against a home inspection company/home inspector in Madison County, Illinois. Roland Schwengels and Kathleen Schwengels v. Prudent Home Inspection, et al.
Varadachari and Deterding Obtain Defense Verdict
Bharat Varadachari and David J. Deterding recently obtained a defense verdict in Cole County, Missouri for a wrongful death case involving a truck/pedestrian collision where the Plaintiffs sought $3.3 million at trial.
Champlin Receives Summary Judgment
Matthew Champlin received a summary judgment in favor of Illinois Power Company in the Madison County, Illinois, case of Molly Carver v. Illinois Power Company
Davis and Moore Prevail in Appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals for Eighth Circuit
Glenn E. Davis and Austin Moore of HeplerBroom’s St. Louis office prevailed in an appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. In a May 9, 2013 decision, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri entering dismissal of […]
Magee and Hamilton Prevail in Jury Trial
Tom Magee and Kat Hamilton obtained a defense verdict for HeplerBroom’s client, St. Louis Cold Drawn, Inc. Plaintiff Walter Douglas filed a claim for personal injuries allegedly sustained on 8/31/10 at St. Louis Cold Drawn, Inc. Plaintiff claimed that a 700 pound+ spreader bar, which had fallen from an overhead crane, hit his shoulder, leading […]
Varadachari Prevails on Motion for Summary Judgment
On January 30, 2013, Bharat Varadachari prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment on behalf of his client in a case filed in the City of St. Louis arising out of a multi-car accident involving over 40 vehicles on Interstate 64.
Noce and Mueller Obtain Defense Verdict for Client
Following a jury trial in St. Louis County, Gerard Noce and Amanda Mueller obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a law firm and member of that law firm in a breach of fiduciary duty case. The client law firm had acted as Trustee for a large decedent’s Trust and had worked with a former […]