Trials and Verdicts

After a three-day trial in Springfield, Mo., Irene Marusic secured a defendant’s verdict in a jury trial for her bar-owner client. The case involved a bar patron falling off a platform and sustaining a badly broken ankle, with two resulting surgeries and future ankle-fusion surgery. Plaintiff claims the platform construction violated building codes.

After a three-day jury trial in St. Louis County Circuit Court, Corey Kraushaar and Tyler McElroy obtained a defense verdict for their client. The plaintiffs alleged the client violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act when it sold them a certified preowned luxury automobile with undisclosed damage to the sub-frame, undercarriage, transmission and steering components. Plaintiffs sought damages of more than $81,000 for repairs, storage fees, and rental fees, in addition to attorney's fees.

Corey Kraushaar

and Chris Seibold obtained a defense verdict after a three-day jury trial in St. Charles County on a slip and fall case where the plaintiff’s counsel asked the jury for $500,000. Plaintiff sustained an ankle fracture from the fall at the client’s dealership resulting in three surgeries, including hardware, and the need for future surgery to replace the ankle. Plaintiff did not allege past medical bills as part of his damages and withdrew his claim for lost wage damages just before trial.