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Parents settle with defunct business and former salesman over fatal crash

Monday, May 19th, 2008 by Dawn Mefford

The parents of a man who was killed when his car was rear-ended by a salesman who was delivering a motorcycle for his defunct former employer have settled their wrongful death claim.
The key to settlement was showing that even though the former salesman volunteered to deliver the motorcycle on behalf of an employer that had […]

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MLW’s article of the week

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 by admin

A $1.8 million judgment won by John Simon  and Jeff Roseman of Simon Passanante is featured as Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s article of the week.
On Dec. 31, 2002, a unit driver for U-Haul, was traveling southbound on Interstate 70/55 in St. Louis in a U-Haul truck. As he neared the Poplar Street Bridge, the truck threw a […]

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Elevator mechanic settles case for $5 million

Friday, September 28th, 2007 by John Simon

An assistant elevator mechanic who was injured when the elevator he was servicing suddenly began to rise pulling him up six stories, has settled his product liability lawsuit against the elevator company for $5 million. He was represented by John G. Simon and Amy Collignon Gunn of Simon Passanante and Chris Dysart of the Dysart […]

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Accident-prone worker who hit motorist ends up costing employer

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 by Dawn Mefford

A man’s fifth on-the-job car crash in three years not only injured a motorist, it also ended up costing his employer $600,000.
On Feb. 22, 2005, Mary Lou Russell was traveling west on Homer Adams Parkway, also known as Illinois Route 3, in Alton, Ill. Russell, 53, approached the intersection of Homer Adams Parkway and Seminary […]

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$13.5 million settlement reached in crash that killed two fathers

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 by John Simon

A deadly highway crash not only halted a father-and-son trip, it cut short the lives of two men and left two boys seriously injured. Now their families have settled claims arising out of the construction zone accident for $13.5 million and a general contractor assigned the families a contractual indemnification right worth $8 million.
On June […]

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Family settles after worker crushed in baler

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 by Jim Lemonds

The family of a man who died after his skull was crushed in a baler has settled a products liability suit against the baler manufacturer for $1.25 million. (Crigler, et al. v. International Baler Corp.)
Louis Crigler III, 34, worked at Value Village Store in St. Louis County, Mo. On Dec. 17, 2003, Crigler was using […]

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Infant dies after static spark ignites oxygen and baby oil

Friday, July 20th, 2007 by John Simon

The parents of a three-month-old infant who died after a mixture of oxygen and baby oil ignited settled a lawsuit against the oxygen concentrator manufacturer and the supplier for $3 million.
John Doe was born on Dec. 10, 2004. His mother went into labor early and the baby was delivered at Barnes Jewish Hospital at 32 weeks gestation. […]

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Man’s family settles with inattentive driver

Monday, July 16th, 2007 by Stephen J. Telken

The family of man killed in a head-on collision settled their wrongful death claim against the inattentive driver who crossed center line and caused the accident. (Dullovi, et al. v. Sibley)
In the early morning hours of Sept. 29, 2006, Rufki Dullovi, 49, was the front-seat passenger in a car driven by his cousin. Another relative […]

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Truck driver’s son settles wrongful death suit

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 by Paul Passanante

The son of a woman who was struck and killed by a tractor trailer as she crossed a parking lot settled a wrongful death suit against the driver and his employer. (B.S. v. Yellow Transportation, Inc., et al.)
T.A., a truck driver, stopped at a Fuel Mart convenience store in Washington, Mo. on Dec. 30, 2004. […]

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Family of worker killed at construction site settles suit

Friday, June 15th, 2007 by Paul Passanante

Business owners who use “on-the-clock” workers for personal projects do so at their own peril. That was one of the lessons gleaned from a $1.5 million settlement in a wrongful death case handled by St. Louis attorney Paul J. Passanante.  (Simpson v. Bender Family Limited Partnership Number One, et al.)
Martin Simpson, 42, was a construction […]

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Deckhand struck by steel cable settles suit

Friday, June 15th, 2007 by Stephen J. Telken

A deckhand was seriously hurt when a haulage cable, ordinarily used by the dock to move barges as they were loaded, which was suspended above a barge and the adjacent coal dock, fell and struck him, has settled his lawsuit against his employer and the dock owner for $1.515 million, in addition to medical and […]

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Woman settles claim against Dexatrim maker

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 by Dawn Mefford

A woman who suffered an aneurysm and hemorrhagic stroke after taking Dexatrim caplets for several days settled her claim against the diet pill maker for a gross settlement of $700,000.  (Gleich v. Thompson Medical Company, Inc., et al.)
Barbara Gleich, 39, began taking Dexatrim caplets on Aug. 30, 1998. She followed the instructions and took only […]

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Hospital settles with family for diabetes-related death

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 by John Simon

It wasn’t the car crash that killed Virginia Viviano, her family claimed, it was the hospital’s failure to manage and treat her diabetes that proved fatal. That claim, filed against a St. Louis County hospital by Viviano’s children, was settled for a confidential amount. (Beleck, et al. v. St. John’s Mercy Health System, et al.)
On […]

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Motorcyclist hurt in accident with tractor-trailer truck settles suit

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 by John Simon

A motorcyclist hurt in a collision with a tractor-trailer truck settled his personal injury suit for $500,000. (Engelhardt v. Lowery Carnival Co., et al.)
On May 3, 2005, Plaintiff Richard Engelhardt was driving his motorcycle northbound on US Highway 61-67 in the left lane.  Lowery Carnival Company, Inc.’s driver, Mr. Otis Walker was also northbound on […]

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Mother settles defective car seat suit

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 by John Simon

The mother of a toddler whose right eye was impaled after a spring popped out of the car seat she was sitting in settled a lawsuit filed against the car seat maker and the retail store that sold the seat. (Benavidez v. Dorel Juvenile Group, et al.)
On July 13, 2004, three-year-old Maria Benavidez, her mother […]

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Settlement in sex abuse case involving juvenile corrections officer

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 by Amy Gunn

A lawsuit alleging that a corrections officer sexually abused a teen in juvenile custody has been settled for $900,000.
On May 11, 2005, a 14-year-old boy was placed at the St. Clair County Juvenile Detention Center for 30 days after stealing an inexpensive necklace. While at the detention center, the teen was allegedly sexually assaulted on […]

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Dog owner settles with “trike” rider hurt in collision with black Lab

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 by Dawn Mefford

A woman who fell from a three-wheel motorcycle after hitting a black Labrador retriever running loose on the road settled her personal injury lawsuit against the dog owners for $265,000.
On Jan. 8, 2003, Karen Worley was riding a three-wheel motorcycle – also known as a motorcycle “trike”- in Camden County at the Lake of the […]

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Patient who suffered brain damage during heart bypass surgery settles suit

Monday, June 11th, 2007 by Jim Lemonds

A man who suffered brain damage during heart bypass surgery settled his lawsuit against a St. Louis hospital and the perfusionist monitoring his red blood cell level during the operation. (Prott v. St. John’s Mercy, et al.)
On March 26, 2003, Craig Prott, 48, underwent heart bypass surgery at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center to replace […]

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Pharmacy error leads to drug overdose

Monday, June 11th, 2007 by Paul Passanante

A man who suffered liver, spleen and lung damage after ingesting nine times more medication than what his doctor ordered has settled his lawsuit against the pharmacy that gave him the incorrect dosage instructions for $565,000. (Ernst v. “Local St. Louis Pharmacy”)
On August 31, 2004, Dr. Sanjay Bhat prescribed the drug Mercaptopurine to Joseph Ernst, […]

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Ford Explorer rollover case settled

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007 by Erich Vieth

Jason Frede and Alicia Frede v. Ford Motor Company et al.
Plaintiffs alleged serious injuries resulting from multiple design features of the Ford Explorer. In addition to the rollover issues often associated with the Explorer, this case involved a claim for Ford’s defective design of the vehicle’s door latch system. As the vehicle rolled over on […]

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Woman hit by train at hazardous crossing settles suit - brain injury causes permanent disability

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007 by Erich Vieth

Confidential Settlement of Christina Bova v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, et al.
Submitted by John G. Simon and Amy Collignon Gunn of Simon٠Passanante, P.C.
The passenger in a car that was struck by a train at a railroad crossing with a history of malfunctions and accidents settled her suit after the court ruled she would be allowed […]

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