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W&C To Try Bellwether Shoulder Pain Pump Case in California

February 3, 2012 by Bill

Tom Cartmell and Jeff Kuntz are lead trial counsel in the first bellwether case set for trial in In Re: Infusion Pump Cases (JCCP 4615), a state-court consolidation of shoulder pain pump cases in Orange County, California.  The judge is the Honorable Gail Andler.  Trial is scheduled to begin on April 9, 2012.  The case [...]

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Cartmell/Preuss Named to Hip Implant MDL Leadership

February 3, 2012 by Bill

The Honorable Ed Kinkeade recently ordered Tom Cartmell and T.J. Preuss to act as leadership counsel on behalf of claimants across the nation in the Depuy Pinnacle Hip litigation.  Judge Kinkeade oversees the Depuy Pinnacle MDL, In Re: Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Pinnacle Hip Implant Products Liability, pending in the United States District Court for the [...]

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CBS News Hires Firm for Business Dispute

December 22, 2011 by Bill

Eric Barton is representing CBS News, Inc., of New York, NY concerning a business dispute pending in Johnson County, Kansas, relating to the technology used by the leading news organization to deliver and distribute news video content produced by CBS News and its numerous affiliates domestically and around the globe.  Sarah Ruane and Adam Davis [...]

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Jones Lang LaSalle Retains Firm for Contract Litigation

December 22, 2011 by Bill

Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., of Chicago, IL, hired Eric Barton to defend its interests in litigation with Sprint/United Management Co. concerning payments made under a contract between the two companies back in 2006-08.  Sarah Ruane provided assistance in this matter.  Sprint filed the action in Johnson County District Court, and JLL removed it to [...]

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W&C featured in Kansas City Business Journal

November 4, 2011 by admin

Wagstaff & Cartmell were recently featured in the Kansas City Business Journal, in an article entitled Wagstaff & Cartmell’s growth docket includes handling both plaintiff, defense work. In the article, the firm’s founding partners, Tom W. Wagstaff and Tom P. Cartmell, discuss their continued success with handling both plaintiff and defense litigation, which was the [...]

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Three appellate victories arrive on same day

March 2, 2011 by admin

On November 17, 2009, Wagstaff & Cartmell received an unprecedented abundance of good news for its clients from Missouri appellate courts. In three, separate cases, Wagstaff & Cartmell clients scored victories on appeal, two from the Missouri Supreme Court, and one from the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District. These results highlighted not only Wagstaff [...]

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Cartmell on team for first Avandia jury trials

March 2, 2011 by admin

Tom Cartmell and other lawyers from the Firm will be on the trial team in two of the first cases set for trial in the national products liability litigation concerning Avandia, a diabetes medication sold by GlaxoSmithKline. Cartmell continues to serve as a member of the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee in the In re Avandia Marketing, [...]

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Erin Brockovich teams with W&C

March 2, 2011 by admin

Erin Brockovich is teaming with W&C lawyers Thomas P. Cartmell, Thomas L. Wagstaff, and Brian Madden in investigating a high incidence of brain tumors in Cameron, Missouri, north of Kansas City. She came to Cameron in October 2008 for an informational meeting at the high school gymnasium. As reported by KMBC-TV, W&C worked with the [...]

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Spotlight: W&C files lawsuit; Erin Brockovich returns

March 1, 2011 by admin

Following months of investigation assisted by Erin Brockovich, Wagstaff & Cartmell LLP, along with the Los Angeles firm of Girardi Keese and the Cameron, Missouri firm of Griffin Dietrich Elliott has sued Prime Tanning Corp. and others for negligence and strict liability in connection with the disposal of hazardous waste on Missouri farms near Cameron, [...]

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Spotlight: Court name Tom Cartmell to Avandia MDL leadership

March 1, 2011 by admin

A federal court in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recently appointed Tom Cartmell to the national Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the nationwide Avandia litigation, In re: Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1871 (E.D. Pa.). The Honorable Cynthia M. Rufe interviewed Mr. Cartmell in open court regarding his qualifications and subsequently entered an order [...]

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