2012

Richard Korn teamed with Mike Donelson to obtain a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case filed in Williamson County, Illinois. Richard and Mike represented a urologist who performed a vasectomy on a patient which ultimately failed leading to the pregnancy of his wife and her subsequent miscarriage. The plaintiffs – husband and wife – claimed that the […]

Ron Fox recently spoke at the Maritime Law Seminar 2012 sponsored by the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Ron presented a session titled Defense Strategies in Maritime Injury Litigation. Ron is a frequent speaker at BAMSL’s Maritime Law Seminar as well as other Maritime conferences such as the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeters Association

Tom Smith and Laura Robb won an arbitration hearing for a University of Missouri – Columbia fraternity alleged to have discriminated against the claimant in its housing and membership practices. After being expelled from fraternity housing, the claimant made a demand for arbitration pursuant to his housing contract. Claimant alleged violations of federal and state civil rights and

Ron Fox, a founding partner at Fox Smith, LLC, has been named to the Missouri Super Lawyers list for 2012. Super Lawyers uses a system of peer recognition and professional achievement to identify those worthy of inclusion in a variety of practice areas. Less than 5% of lawyers in Missouri make the Super Lawyers list

In a 4-3 decision, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled the non-economic damage cap in medical malpractice cases violates the Missouri Constitutional right to trial by jury. In reaching its decision, the Court declared unconstitutional a non-economic damage cap originally enacted by the Missouri legislature in 1986, and amended in 2005. With this ruling, the Court

Ron Fox will be a speaker this month at the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeters Association annual River and Marine Industry Seminar in New Orleans. In a 3 hour session, he will be one of a panel of three maritime attorneys offering practical advice to marine companies on how to prepare for and respond to a

Fox Smith is pleased to announce the naming of a new partner, Ryan E. Mohr. Since beginning at Fox Smith in 2007, Ryan has concentrated his practice in the areas of environmental compliance and litigation, product liability, toxic tort, maritime and general commercial litigation. He is a 2005 graduate of St. Louis University School of

Tom Smith recently obtained two good results for one of Fox Smith’s transportation clients. Fox Smith represents Laclede Cab Company, the largest taxicab company in the City of St. Louis. In November 2011, Tom tried a property damage bench trial in St. Louis City Court seeking recovery for vehicle damages and down time arising from

Fox Smith has been defending an oil company with regard to a pipeline leak that allegedly released over 100,000 gallons of gasoline into a neighborhood in Kankakee, Illinois. The Plaintiffs recently asked the court to certify a class to determine common issues relating to personal injuries they allege from the spill, including a novel theory