Plaintiffs’ alleged our client, an insurance agent, failed to procure building insurance on a commercial building. After a hailstorm and roof damage, the building sustained damages from water intrusion. Plaintiffs produced a repair estimate from a construction expert exceeding $3.1 million dollars. However, Plaintiffs purchased the building 10 years ago for less than $20,000. Evidence […]
Christopher Staley and Jeff Baker recently obtained summary judgment in a construction defect case in Johnson County, Kansas. Plaintiffs alleged that a general contractor was negligent in building a home in the Mills Farm subdivision of Overland Park. Plaintiffs were claiming in excess of $2 million dollars in damages. Chris and Jeff successfully argued that
Missouri’s No Pay No Play Statute is codified at RSMo. §303.390 and provides that if an uninsured Plaintiff is involved in a motor vehicle accident with an insured Defendant, then the uninsured Plaintiff is precluded from recovering any non-economic damages from the insured Defendant. Although this statute has not been addressed by the Missouri Supreme
The Kansas Court of Appeals recently issued its long-awaited opinion in Gruber v. Marshall which helps provide an update and overview to avoiding and defending bad faith claims in Kansas. In Gruber, two friends died when the plane they were in crashed outside of Manhattan, Kansas. Claiming pilot negligence, the estate of the passenger—Marshall—sued the
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