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Cartmell plays key role in $745M Pfizer settlement

March 2, 2011 by admin

Tom Cartmell and other W&C attorneys played a key role in obtaining a $745 million settlement announced on October 17, 2008, between pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, Inc., and claimants across the United States seeking damages as a result of injuries from taking medications Bextra and Celebrex. W&C represents hundreds of such claimants. Cartmell was one of [...]

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Arbitration Award – Dangerous Road Condition

December 30, 2010 by admin

T.J. Preuss and Brian Madden achieved a $750,000 Arbitration Award for their client against the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission (MODOT), arising from an intersection collision at Routes NN and VV in Clinton County, Missouri. The collision occurred on January 14, 2006 when an intoxicated driver ran a stop sign and collided with a car [...]

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Defense Verdict – Alleged Failure to Timely Treat Diabetic Retinopathy

December 21, 2010 by admin

Marc Erickson and Tom Rottinghaus successfully defended our client, a retinal surgeon, in a jury trial in Jackson County, Missouri. Our client treated the plaintiff for several years for diabetic retinopathy by providing laser treatments (panretinal photocoagulation) and surgery (vitrectomy). Despite our client’s efforts, the plaintiff lost sight in his right eye. Plaintiff alleged that [...]

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Confidential Cat Tracker Settlements Reached

December 12, 2010 by admin

Tom Wagstaff, Jr., representing an individual who suffered a traumatic brain injury, successfully concluded a lengthy and complex lawsuit against numerous defendants, reaching confidential settlements with all of the named defendants, the last such settlement occurring as jury selection was about to start in a trial against one defendant. The “Cat Tracker” case received considerable [...]

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Summary Judgment — Legal Malpractice Case

December 5, 2010 by admin

Marc Erickson, Ty Hudson, and Adam Davis recently returned from Leavenworth County District Court with a summary judgment victory in hand for their client, an attorney who had been sued for legal malpractice after his client had lost in a jury trial. Erickson said that the judge, who ruled from the bench after hearing more [...]

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Defense Verdict — Alleged Failure to Timely Diagnose Stroke

August 8, 2010 by admin

Marc Erickson and Sarah Ruane successfully defended our client, a neurologist, in a jury trial in Jackson County, Missouri. The plaintiff suffered a stroke while she was in the hospital recovering from cardiac bypass surgery, and there was no argument that the stroke should have been prevented. The primary issues at trial were the timing [...]

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Three Appellate Victories Arrive on Same Day

November 17, 2009 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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Record Settlement in Trailer Decoupling Case

September 8, 2009 by admin

Jon Kieffer and Brian Madden achieved a record settlement against Penske Truck Leasing Company and other defendants in a lawsuit arising from a fatal accident near Dallas, Texas that resulted in the deaths of two Texas A&M College Students, Rachel Rollings and Britney Lipsey. Jon and Brian represented Tom and Colleen Rollings, the parents of [...]

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Defense Verdict – Alleged Failure to Diagnose Temporal Arteritis

August 8, 2009 by admin

Brandon D. Henry successfully defended our client, a local urgent care center, and its employee, an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, in a jury trial in which the plaintiff made claims of alleged failure to suspect and diagnose temporal arteritis. The plaintiff, who was 78 years old during the relevant time period, alleged that our client, [...]

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Defense Verdict – Alleged Failure to Timely Diagnose Stroke

August 1, 2009 by admin

Tom L. Wagstaff and Diane Watkins successfully defended our clients, a physician and nurse, in a jury trial in which the plaintiff alleged that our clients failed to timely diagnose a stroke. We successfully argued that the signs and symptoms of decedent’s stroke were not identifiable in advance of the stroke, and that decedent’s presentation [...]

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