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Judge/ District Case Number & Title Type of Case Settlement Demand & Offer Verdict /Date Trial/ Deliberation Time Plaintiff's Attorney Defendant's Attorney

St. Louis City

Booker Shaw #952-9447A Carol Cole v Wal-Mart, and Steven Forman Premises Liability - Plaintiff alleges that she injured her knee when she tripped over a low-hung chain that was strung across a check-out aisle. Defense asserted that plaintiff failed to exercise ordinary care, and contested the cause and severity of her injuries. DEMAND: $5000 before trial
OFFER: None $3600 after 10% off $4000 for plaintiff's fault on June 17, 1998 Joan Lockwood of Gray & Ritter Stefan Glynias and Kevin Schnurbusch of Evans & Dixon for Wal-Mart; Kevin Fritz of Wallace, Sanders (Springfield MO) for Forman
Michael Calvin #932-0876B Richard Thompson vs Jewish Hospital, Dr. Jeffrey Zuke, and Dr. Thomas J. Moore Medical Malpractice - Plaintiff alleges that improper positioning during abdominal surgery permitted his unsecured arm to contact the operating table, resulting in ulnar nerve neuropathy. Defense denied that plaintiff was not properly positioned, and attributed the ulnar nerve compression to prolonged post-operative bed rest. DEMAND: $250,000
OFFER: $15,000 Defense Verdict on June 11, 1998 Robert DeVoto of DeVoto, Paperner (Clayton MO) David Ellington and Robert Rosenthal of Brown & James for Jewish Hospital and Dr. Moore; Anthony Behr of Behr, Mantovani (Clayton) for Dr. Zuke

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Verdicts
Judge/ District	Case Number & Title	Type of Case	Settlement Demand & Offer	Verdict /Date	Trial/ Deliberation Time	Plaintiff's Attorney	Defendant's Attorney
St. Louis City
Booker Shaw	#952-9447A Carol Cole v Wal-Mart, and Steven Forman	Premises Liability - Plaintiff alleges that she injured her knee when she tripped over a low-hung chain that was strung across a check-out aisle. Defense asserted that plaintiff failed to exercise ordinary care, and contested the cause and severity of her injuries.	DEMAND: $5000 before trial OFFER: None	$3600 after 10% off $4000 for plaintiff's fault on June 17, 1998		Joan Lockwood of Gray & Ritter	Stefan Glynias and Kevin Schnurbusch of Evans & Dixon for Wal-Mart; Kevin Fritz of Wallace, Sanders (Springfield MO) for Forman
Michael Calvin	#932-0876B Richard Thompson vs Jewish Hospital, Dr. Jeffrey Zuke, and Dr. Thomas J. Moore	Medical Malpractice - Plaintiff alleges that improper positioning during abdominal surgery permitted his unsecured arm to contact the operating table, resulting in ulnar nerve neuropathy. Defense denied that plaintiff was not properly positioned, and attributed the ulnar nerve compression to prolonged post-operative bed rest.	DEMAND: $250,000 OFFER: $15,000	Defense Verdict on June 11, 1998		Robert DeVoto of DeVoto, Paperner (Clayton MO)	David Ellington and Robert Rosenthal of Brown & James for Jewish Hospital and Dr. Moore; Anthony Behr of Behr, Mantovani (Clayton) for Dr. Zuke
For comprehensive listings, contact Judy A. Riley at (314)962-7500.

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