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The lawyers at the firm are very experienced in preparing cases for trial, examining witnesses at trial, and achieving effective results for our clients. The firm is able to quickly assemble trial teams and determine effective ways of presenting its client\\\'s case to a jury. Because of its trial experience, it is also able to identify ways to efficiently staff and prepare cases for trial.
Recent public representations that involved cases tried to verdict or judgment include the following:
Cunningham v. Anna State Bank
Robert Epperson and Jim Bennett represented the largest non-insider shareholder of a bank holding company in a dispute regarding access to corporate books and records. The case was tried to conclusion in the equity court of Union County, Illinois, during January of 2008. The case presented several issues regarding the reach of the corporate law of Delaware (the state of incorporation of the bank holding company) and Illinois (the state that chartered the subsidiary bank) and involved a long-running embezzlement by a bank employee that resulted in a guilty plea and order of restitution. At trial, both expert and fact witnesses testified and the court ruled for our client on all material points.
Bi-State Development Agency v. STV Engineering et al.
In 2007, the firm represented STV Engineering in the longest trial in the history of St. Louis County Circuit Court. The case was filed by the St. Louis public transit authority and sought more than $100 million from the engineering firms who designed the latest Metrolink light rail extension. After 15 weeks of trial, the jury ruled for our client on all nine counts, rejecting claims of breach of contract, negligence and fraud. In addition, the jury awarded our client and its partners $2.56 million in unpaid invoices that the agency refused to pay after it terminated our client from the project. The verdict was returned on November 30, 2007.
Synergetics v. Hurst and McGowan
In June of 2007, our lawyers conducted a four-day bench trial over a motion to set aside a multi-million judgment and for sanctions. The motion was based on alleged witness tampering that occurred in the prior trial. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri ordered the plaintiff to pay our client $1.17 million as a sanction for improper conduct in the prior trial. |
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