M. Blake Heath, along with Brett Emison of Langdon and Emison, obtained a $350,000.00 verdict in favor of our client Betty Smart in a medical malpractice claim against Carroll County Memorial Hospital. Prior to trial, the defendant opted out of mediation and offered no monies to settle the claim. The case was tried in Carroll [...]
M. Blake Heath along with co-counsel William Reynolds, with The Reynolds Law Firm, successfully obtained a $185,000.00 settlement for Quentin Bradford after he was struck by a car being driven by defendant Jacob Sain. The accident occurred on September 19, 2012, when Defendant Sain ran a stop sign and stuck the car Mr. Bradford was [...]
A 69-year-old English professor hit by a car while crossing an intersection near the University of Central Missouri campus in Warrensburg has settled an injury claim against the driver, a college student who blamed the accident on the setting sun. According to the accident report, two witnesses told Warrensburg police that the profess was looking [...]
A Bates County traffic accident resulted in a settlement of $98,500 for head injuries to a client of M. Blake Heath. The injured victim did not have any memory of the accident, and he did not know whether he lost consciousness or not immediately following the accident. His first memory was not until hours after [...]
This was an equitable garnishment action filed against the insurance company of a local bar. The equitable garnishment action arose from a personal injury claim filed against a bar in Kansas City, Missouri. The plaintiff in the case was severely injured after he tried to re-enter a bar with a lit cigarette. An employee of [...]
The plaintiffs were rear-ended by the defendant on December 12, 2011. The accident was low speed, causing only $660 worth of vehicle damage to plaintiff’s car. The husband had a history of back problems, but plaintiff alleged that this impact was enough to cause him to have back surgery. The wife only had a few [...]
The deceased driver was driving home from work in rural Missouri. His vehicle was found upside down in a ditch. Based upon a physical inspection of the accident scene and skid marks the plaintiff contended that the driver braked and swerved to avoid another vehicle which was cresting the hill over the center line. The [...]
Plaintiff was a quadriplegic who worked as a school counselor. While driving down the ramp on his van, the wheelchair tipped forward, dumping plaintiff onto the ground. Because both legs were strapped into the wheelchair, both the tibia and fibula broke in his left and right legs. Plaintiff suffered numerous hospitalizations, skin breakdown and phantom [...]
The plaintiff was a patron at a local bar. He attempted to re-enter the bar with a lit cigarette when an employee prevented him from coming back into the bar. Plaintiff fell backwards and struck his head causing severe injuries. He was transported to St. Luke's hospital where he underwent numerous procedures over seven days, [...]
The plaintiff was at a party in the cross roads arts district in Kansas City. While she was attempting to get up from a seated position on the stair case, the handrail came off the wall and the plaintff fell off the stair case. The defendant was the owner of the property. Defendant alleged that [...]
