Selected Matters
Representative appellate matters and opinions
A sample of decided matters, selected to show the courts, postures, and issue types the practice handles. Outcomes are record-specific and are not a prediction of results in any other matter.
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
2010
Frederick v. Swift Transportation, 616 F.3d 1074 (10th Cir. 2010)
Mike helped his clients recover on a $15,275,000 verdict in a case involving negligence of a trucking company.
Attorney of record
Opinion (PDF)Court of Appeals of Kansas
2021
Gruber v. Estate of Marshall, 482 P.3d 612 (Kan. App. 2021)
Mike helped his clients recover on a $11,000,000 verdict in a case involving an airplane accident, and additionally helped his clients pursue claims for prejudgment interest and attorneys' fees that were originally denied by the trial court.
Attorney of record
Opinion (PDF)Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
2006
Mathes v. Ford Motor Co., 200 S.W.3d 97 (Mo. App. 2006)
Mike helped his clients recover on a $12,500,000 verdict regarding an automotive product defect claim.
Attorney of record
Opinion (PDF)Colorado Court of Appeals
2017
American Family v. Ashour, 410 P.3d 753 (Colo. App. 2017)
Mike helped an insured, whose claim for underinsured motorist benefits had been denied, obtain coverage under a $1,000,000 policy. This case established new law, expanding the ability of individuals to recover under their own underinsured motorist coverage for work-related injuries.
Attorney of record
Opinion (PDF)Supreme Court of Missouri
2011
Children's Wish Foundation International v. Mayer Hoffman McCann, 331 S.W.3d 648 (Mo. App. 2011)
Mike helped a charitable organization that provides wishes to terminally ill children obtain a new trial against its accounting firm based upon instructional error. This case overturned prior decisions which had limited the ability of a party to apply comparative fault to economic injuries, and expanded the ability of plaintiffs to recover damages in such cases.
Attorney of record
Opinion (PDF)Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
2018
Harris v. Jungerman, 560 S.W.3d 549 (Mo. App. 2018)
Mike helped his client recover on a $5,750,000 verdict arising from an incident in which a homeless man was shot by a property owner.
Attorney of record
Opinion (PDF)Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
2013
Wilson v. Image Flooring, 400 S.W.3d 386 (Mo. App. 2013)
Mike helped his client recover on a $1,565,625 verdict, and obtained the right for his client to pursue further punitive damages in a subsequent proceeding. This case established new law regarding the ability of an employee to seek punitive damages against an employer for direct negligence in instances involving vicarious liability.
Attorney of record
Opinion (PDF)
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