Michael Kirkham and Matthew Quandt defended this wrongful death trucking accident, in which decedent Alan Tate was driving for Whimsy, Inc. travelling westbound on Highway 50 in Lee’s Summit when his semi-truck left the roadway and collided with a concrete bridge pillar. Defendant Troy Dierks was the lead mechanic at Whimsy, Inc. Plaintiff Sean Tate alleged that his father’s accident was caused by a wobbly wheel as a result of Defendant’s failure to maintain decedent’s truck. Specifically, Plaintiff alleged that Defendant failed to properly grease the front-end wheel and steering assembly and failed to clear oil from the right front brake lining. Plaintiff presented one witness who told Defendant to check out a wobbly front right wheel prior to the accident and two witnesses who were travelling on Highway 50, noticed a wobbly wheel, and tried to alert decedent. Plaintiff asked the jury to award $1,500,000. Defendant argued that he properly maintained the truck. Following a five-day jury trial, Mr. Kirkham and Mr. Quandt successfully obtained a unanimous defense verdict.