by pitzersnodgras | Nov 14, 2014 | Article
Despite its difficulty in application, the evidentiary spoliation doctrine—not to be confused with the independent tort of spoliation—is a fairly common sense doctrine at heart. Boiled down to its most basic terms the spoliation doctrine prevents parties from...
by pitzersnodgras | Oct 29, 2014 | Case
PS Partner: Phillip Bryant We represented: Jon Mueller Venue: Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri, Division 5 Facts: Plaintiff Troy Manzella, then age 18, and defendant Jon Mueller, then age 19, played indoor soccer on opposing teams in an adult recreational...
by pitzersnodgras | Sep 28, 2014 | Article
In the recent case of In re Plavix Related Cases, 2014 WL 3928240 (2014), the Court narrowed the scope of personal jurisdiction in Illinois for out-of-state residents attempting to file a claim in Illinois courts. Specifically, In re Plavix Related Cases deals with...
by pitzersnodgras | Sep 25, 2014 | Article
In the case of Lillian M. Lewellen v. Chad Franklin and Chad Franklin Auto Sales North LLC, No. SC92871, (Mo. banc Sept. 9, 2014), the Supreme Court of Missouri recently struck down Missouri’s statutory cap on punitive damages (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 510.265) for all common...
by pitzersnodgras | Sep 4, 2014 | Case
PS Partner: Phillip Bryant We represented: Virginia Evans Venue: Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Division 19 Facts: Defendant Virginia Evans (insured by Safeco Insurance) stopped her car behind that of plaintiff Tana Houston at a traffic light. Ms....
