2010

Tom Smith wins dismissal on second day of auto accident trial in City of St. Louis

The case arose from an auto accident in 2005 in which plaintiff allegedly sustained significant injuries, incurring nearly $200,000 in medical bills. Despite being confronted with strong liability defenses developed by Tom during the course of discovery, plaintiff made a pretrial settlement demand of $200,000.  No settlement offer was made by defendant and so the […]

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Tom Smith provides mock trial presentation to senior-level students at Logan Chiropractic College

As part of a Legal Practices Class given to upper-level chiropractic students, Tom Smith of Fox Smith was asked to participate in a mock trial exercise by demonstrating a direct examination and cross examination of a defendant chiropractor and expert witness. Tom was requested to “represent” the defendant in the mock trial exercise. Tom has lectured

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Tom Smith and Katie Fowler obtain directed verdict in medical malpractice case against hospital

Plaintiff alleged the defendant health care providers failed to timely diagnose an ischemic bowel and failed to take the patient to surgery in a prompt manner. Plaintiff alleged the delay caused bowel death ultimately requiring removal of a large portion of plaintiff’s small bowel, leaving plaintiff with short gut syndrome resulting in permanent disability. Plaintiff

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Fox Smith attains Jones Act defense judgment in East St. Louis Federal Court

Ron Fox and Greg Erickson defended Jones Act and unseaworthiness allegations of a deckhand employed by U.S. United Barge Line in a case tried before United States District Judge Michael Reagan in East St. Louis, Illinois. Plaintiff claimed two separate incidents while building tow involving shoulder and hand injuries. His medical included two shoulder surgeries. Plaintiff was 26

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Seventh Circuit sides with Fox Smith argument in RICO suit

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a district court’s order of dismissal in favor of a lawyer whom Richard Korn represented in a civil RICO lawsuit alleging damages in excess of $5,000,000. The district court, relying on Supreme Court and Seventh Circuit precedent, ruled the plaintiffs’ claims were barred by the four-year statute

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Fox Smith Obtains Summary Judgment for Client in Legal Malpractice Claim

Richard Korn recently obtained summary judgment in favor of his client on the basis of the statute of limitations in a legal malpractice case pending in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Illinois.  The alleged malpractice arose from an underlying personal injury lawsuit wherein the Plaintiff sustained serious injuries, including in excess of $300,000 in medicals

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