"Success is in the details." - Unknown
Confidential Settlement - Product Liability
Confidential settlement for a woman who was paralyzed after her seat collapsed during an automobile collision.
$6,463,778.00 - Tortious Interference With Business Expectancy
$6.463 million jury verdict in favor of a Missouri coal mining company because of the tortious interference by a state regulatory official with the coal company's agreement to sell to another company.
$4,000,000.00 Verdict - Motor Vehicle Collision
$4 million jury verdict in favor of an individual whose leg was amputated following a collision with a trailer that came loose from a pickup truck.
Confidential Settlement - Product Liability
Confidential settlement for a young boy who was paralyzed after a motor vehicle collision as a result of a defectively designed seat belt.
$4,878,887.00 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Collision
$4.87 million settlement for a woman who sustained injuries when her vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer.
$2,500,000.00 Verdict - Medical Malpractice
$2.5 million jury verdict in favor of the estate of an elderly patient who sustained a fracture of his femur after being left alone in a rehabilitation unit of a hospital.
$2,500,000.00 Settlement - Wrongful Death
$2.5 million settlement for the heirs of three family members who were killed when the vehicle they were riding in was struck by a tractor trailer.
$1,520,000.00 Settlement - Product Liability
$1.52 million settlement for the family of a woman killed after an airplane she was riding in crashed due to negligently manufactured engine parts.
Confidential Settlement - Medical Malpractice
Confidential settlement for a patient who sustained multiple perforations of his colon after undergoing a routine colonoscopy.
$1,426,371.00 Verdict - Premises Liability
$1.426 million jury verdict in favor of a man who sustained injuries when part of a damaged wall collapsed on him at a fast food restaurant.
$1,350,000.00 Settlement - Wrongful Death
$1.35 million settlement for the family of a man who was killed after a tractor trailer collided with the vehicle he was driving.
$1,176,000.00 Verdict - First Amendment Violation
$1.176 million jury verdict in favor of a Highway Patrolman who was retaliated against for exercising his First Amendment rights.
$1,117,930.00 Verdict - Wrongful Death
$1.117 million jury verdict for the wrongful death of a driver and injuries to his passengers as a result of a motor vehicle collision.
$900,000.00 Settlement - House Explosion
$900,000.00 settlement for a man who sustained injuries because a punctured gas service line exploded.
$600,000.00 Settlement - Negligence
$600,000.00 settlement for a girl who sustained injuries at a sports camp, that subsequently caused a pulmonary embolism.
$825,000.00 Settlement - Negligent Supervision
$825,000.00 settlement for a minor who had his right arm amputated after he was allowed to ride in a vehicle that was subsequently involved in a motor vehicle collision.
$750,000.00 Settlement - Failure To Provide Safe Work Place
$750,000.00 settlement for a farm worker who sustained severe injuries when the disengaged grain auger he was working on suddenly began to operate without warning.
Confidential Settlement - Railroad Crossing
Confidential settlement for a woman who was injured when the vehicle she was riding in was struck by a train at a railroad crossing.
Confidential Settlement - Medical Malpractice
Confidential settlement for a patient who suffered a crush injury to his right bicep that was caused by a blood pressure cuff used during his surgical procedure.
$555,000.00 Verdict - Prima Facia Tort
$555,000.00 jury verdict in favor of a family farm against a bank for repeatedly attempting to foreclose on the farm
$550,000.00 Settlement - Wrongful Death
$550,000.00 settlement for the parents of a man who was killed in a motor vehicle collision with a farm tractor.
Confidential Settlement - Medical Malpractice
Confidential settlement in a case involving the failure to diagnose breast cancer.
$525,000.00 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Collision
$525,000.00 settlement for a woman who suffered a closed head injury leading to seizure activity and memory loss as a result of a multi vehicle intersection collision.
Confidential Settlement - Medical Malpractice
Confidential settlement in a case involving the failure to diagnose and treat a staph infection.
$300,000.00 Settlement - Wrongful Death
$300,000.00 settlement for the family of a young man killed while trail riding on private property.
$300,000.00 Settlement - Failure To Provide Safe Work Place
$300,000.00 settlement for a man who sustained severe personal injuries when he fell while roofing a house.
Confidential Settlement - Sexual Harassment
Confidential settlement for two employees who were sexually harassed by their manager.
Confidential Settlement - Medical Malpractice
Confidential settlement in a case where a pregnant mother's medical providers failed to timely deliver her baby resulting in the death of her newborn.
$248,281.56 Settlement - Underinsured Motorist Claim
$248,281.56 settlement for injuries suffered by a driver involved in an automobile accident with an underinsured driver.
$240,000.00 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Collision
$240,000.00 settlement for injuries suffered by a passenger involved in an automobile accident caused by the negligence of the driver. Total payments to the passenger will equal $434,707.92.
$200,000.00 Settlement - Missouri Stock Law
$200,000.00 settlement for husband and wife who were injured after the car they were driving hit a cow in the road.
$200,000.00 Settlement - Medical Malpractice
$200,000.00 settlement in a case involving the failure to diagnose a staph infection.
$200,000.00 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Collision
$200,000.00 settlement for injuries sustained as a result of a motor vehicle collision.
$187,500.00 Settlement - Product Liability
$187,500.00 settlement for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of a driver pulling a trailer that was defectively manufactured.
$180,000.00 Settlement - Business Loss
$180,000.00 settlement for a business loss from a fire at the business' premises which was caused by a failure to connect a gas line.
$171,033.41 Settlement - Motor Vehicle Collision
$171,033.41 settlement for injuries sustained as a result of a rear-end collision.
$145,000.00 Settlement - Premises Liability
$145,000.00 settlement for injuries suffered as a result of a fall on an unfinished deck on private property.
$130,000.00 Settlement - Wrongful Death
$130,000.00 settlement for the family of a woman killed in a motor vehicle collision.
$120,000.00 Settlement - Wrongful Death
$120,000.00 settlement for the wrongful death of a family as a result of a fire in the house they were renting.
$105,000.00 Verdict - Wrongful Demolition
$105,000.00 jury verdict in favor of a grain elevator owner after city officials wrongfully demolished one of his grain bins.
$95,000.00 - Consumer Fraud
$95,000.00 settlement for a consumer who purchased a vehicle from a used car dealer who had manipulated the vehicle's title and failed to disclose prior flood damage.
$80,500.00 Verdict - Consumer Fraud
$80,500.00 jury verdict (including $40,000.00 in punitive damages) for a consumer who purchased a defective vehicle from a used car dealer.
Kempton & Russell's past results, including over $50,000,000.00 in verdicts and settlements, affords no guarantee of future results because every case is different and must be judged on its own merits.
