A LIST OF REPRESENTATIVE CASES
(Court Opinions Are Available Upon Request)
1. In re the Matter of the Complaints of the American Milling Company, 409 F.3d 1005 (8th Cir. 2005) (tow of barges struck the Eads Bridge, broke apart and collided with a moored casino; towboat owner, our client, faced more than one hundred injury claims and multimillion dollar property damage and business interruption claims, but was allowed to limit its liability to the value of the towboat; we also proved that the stationary casino boat was contributorily negligent)
2. In re Missouri Barge Line, Inc., 360 F.3d 885 (8th Cir. 2004) (towboat pushing loaded barges collided with a new multimillion dollar gambling vessel; towboat owner, our client, faced substantial claims for personal injury, property damage, and business interruption, but was permitted to limit its liability to the value of its towboat)
3. Sander, et al. v. Alexander Richardson Investments d/b/a Yacht Club of St. Louis, 334 F.3d 712 (8th Cir. 2003) (in a case of first impression in the 8th Circuit, upheld marina's exculpatory clause against negligence claims arising from fire losses)
4. American Commercial Barge v. Alter Barge Line, Inc., No. 01-933 (U.S.D.C. E.D. La. 2002) (successfully defended barge line against embarrassment to navigation claim)
5. Hager & Sons Hinge Manufacturing Co. v. Home Insurance Co., et al., No. CV-99-N-1663 (U.S.D.C. N.D. Ala. 2001), reported in Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance, December 18, 2001 (obtained summary judgment for insurance company, on environmental claim, based upon pollution exclusion and late notice defenses)
6. Greenwell v. Aztar Indiana Gaming Corporation, 268 F.3d 486 (7th Cir. 2001) (obtained dismissal of casino boat employee's injury claims on multiple grounds)
7. Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp. v. Beelman River Terminals, Inc., 254 F.3d 706 (8th Cir. 2001) (successfully appealed trial court judgment, on claim against warehouse company for flood damage to cargo of steel, thereby enabling client to achieve desired settlement)
8. Arnold R. Spirtas Co. v. Safeco Nation Insurance Co., et al., No. 982-01736 (Circuit Court, St. Louis, Mo. 10/22/99) (obtained partial summary judgment for excess insurer by establishing that it was not obligated to "drop down" in place of insolvent underlying carrier)
9. Jackson v. Christian Salvesen Holdings, Inc., et al., 978 S.W.2d 377 (Mo. App. 1st Dist. 1998) (successfully defended breach of contract claims arising from acquisition of trucking firm by warehouse company; we did not defend defamation claim)
10. Glickman, Inc. v. The Home Insurance Company, 86 F.3d 997 (10th Cir. 1996) (obtained summary judgment, which was affirmed on appeal, for insurance company against policyholder's Kansas bad faith claim)
11. Eagle Marine Transport Co. v. A Cargo of Hardwood Chips, No. 98-1919 (U.S.D.C. E.D. La. 7/8/98)(upheld seizure by Eagle, our client, of 42,179 tons of woodchips that had been conditionally discharged from barges onto land, based upon a maritime lien claim supported by contract terms we had drafted; denied Marubeni's motion to vacate)
