Significant Plaintiffs’ Verdicts/Awards

1. Kansas City Power & Light Co. v. Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, 2004): $452 million jury verdict for plaintiff utility on product liability claims arising out of power plant explosion.

2. Excel Laminates, Inc. v. Lear Corp. (U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas/Private Arbitration following settlement, 2004): $44 million arbitration award in destruction of business case for plaintiff debtor in bankruptcy following settlement of federal court case involving claims for breach of contract and fraud.

3. Battenfeld of America Holding Co. v. (U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, 1999): $22 million jury verdict for plaintiff in accounting malpractice action arising out of accounting firm’s failure to discover financial fraud in connection with purchase of a company.

4. Amador, et al. v. Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. (Private Baseball-Type Arbitration, 1996): $6.5 million arbitration award for minority shareholders in shareholder dispute alleging breach of fiduciary duty by majority shareholders.

5. Vaughters, et al. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield (Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, 2002): $6.2 million jury verdict on behalf of group of doctors in breach of contract/breach of fiduciary duty action against Medicaid program insurer.

6. Brooks Erection & Construction Co. v. BP Oil Co. (U.S. District Court for the E.D. Penn., 1996): $2.8 million jury verdict for plaintiff construction company on claims for breach of contract and quantum meruit for additional and out of scope work.

7. Fru-Con Technical Services, Inc. v. Grain Processing Corp. (U.S. District Court for the S.D. of Indiana, 2004): Obtained $1.85 million judgment in court-tried action for plaintiff construction contractor for breach of contract arising out of claims for delay and additional work caused by owner.

8. Sporcic v. Marshall’s Stores, Inc. (District Court of Polk County, IA, 1996): $1.5 million jury verdict for plaintiffs in wrongful death case.

9. Berec Nigeria, Ltd., et al. v. Eveready Battery Co. (U.S. District Court, E.D. Mo., 1997): $950,000 jury verdict (actual damages only) for plaintiffs followed by multi-million settlement pending appeal of court’s decision declining to submit punitive damages.