2015

Richard Korn and Mike Donelson recently obtained a unanimous defense verdict in favor of their client, a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist, after a six-day long jury trial in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Illinois. The plaintiff was diagnosed with uterine fibroids in December 2007 and received gynecological care and treatment for the condition from their client […]

Ron Fox, a founding partner at Fox Smith, LLC, has been named to the Missouri Super Lawyers list for 2015. 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

Meggie Gentzen was recently named to The Missouri Bar’s 2014 Pro Bono Wall of Fame. The Missouri Bar created the Pro Bono Wall of Fame in 2011 to recognize lawyers who show an exceptional commitment to the historic principle of pro bono service. Meggie primarily donates her time to pro bono work through Let’s Start Legal

Richard Korn and Mike Donelson, recently obtained summary judgment in favor of their physician client and his practice group in a medical malpractice case where the plaintiff claimed she sustained an injury to her ureter during the course of a colostomy takedown procedure performed in August 2008. After first disclosing a standard of care liability expert from

Richard Korn and Katie Fowler, along with co-counsel from Chicago, recently obtained a dismissal with prejudice of their client, a national trust company, in a case where the plaintiffs claimed to have invested and lost millions of dollars in a “Ponzi Scheme” devised and carried out by a third-party who ultimately was indicted by a federal grand

Ted Lucas will be a featured speaker at the 2015 Maritime Law Seminar sponsored by The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis on September 17, 2015. Ted will be speaking on Dock owner liability. The seminar will be held at the Ballpark Hilton. For more information, please visit https://www.bamsl.org/events/event_details.asp?id=668555&group

Ryan Mohr will be speaking at the Inland Marine Expo (IMX) which will be held June 15-17, 2015 at Union Station, St. Louis, MO. The Inland Marine Expo is the annual trade show for the inland and intracoastal marine transportation industry. At the show, you will find equipment and services that are critical in the movement

After a Jones Act seaman was injured when his left leg was crushed between a barge and a tow, he sued his employer for lost wages, lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, medical expenses, and disability payments. The seaman signed a dispute resolution agreement when he applied for employment agreeing to arbitrate any such claims.