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million from the 116 plaintiffs’ awards, accordinb to the . Although the percentages of verdicts awarded to plaintiffws was about the same as in previoudyears — 53 percent in 2008, 48 percent in 50 percent in 2006 and 52 percengt in 2005 — the amoungt has continued to grow. Although the averagwe size of 2008 jury verdicts was buoyed by a fewlargse awards, they have grown in consecutive yearsw from $688,337 in 2006 to $1.3 millionb in 2007 and $1.8 million in 2008. Last year saw 24 verdictx of $1 million or more, compared with 20 in 2007 and 14in 2006. Here are the top 10 jury verdictsof 2008, according to the Greater Kansas City Jury Verdict Service: 1. $104.
12 million in a class-action suit againstr , , and for violating Missouri’s Second Mortgag Loan Act. Represented by R. Frederick Walters, Kip David Skeens, J. Michael Vaughan and Garrett Hodew of inKansas City, the plaintiffs claimed that the defendantw charged unauthorized and illegal fees and interest on secon d mortgages purchased from 2. $16.88 milliohn in a breach of contractt claim againstA class-action suit was filed againstt AT&T, and Network Services Inc. alleging they conspired to fix pricews and overcharge customers Universal ServicFund fees. MCI declared bankruptcy, and Sprint settlefd in September.
A $400 million conspiracy clai was denied, but breach of contract was won. Plaintiffsd were represented by lawyersfrom ’s Dallase and Los Angeles offices; in N.M.; in Minneapolis; and in Kan. 3. $16 million for a violation of federapl constitutional rights against Richard andTina McKinley. Theodore Whitw Jr. spent five and a half yeard in prison after beingv accused of sexually molesting his White claimed that duringthe investigation, his then-wife, Tina and a detective on the case were havinfg an affair that was kept a secret and that the detectivew neglected to seize a diary from his stepdaughtefr that contained information that would have cleares White of the charges.
Representing Whitwe were Brian McCallister, Cynduy Short and Christopher Lawledr of the inKansas City; in and in Aurora, Mo. 4. $14 million in a liabilityh complaintagainst , , and James and Connie Nickles. Chad Stockbauer was intoxicated when he dove intoan 3-foot-tall pool in the Nickles’ back fracturing his neck. The represented by Louis Accurso, Burton Haigh and Ann Wrighft of inKansas City, claimed defective design and failure to warn that the pool was too Stockbauer was found 96 percent at fault. Net recoveryy was $560,000. Defendents’ attorneys included John Cowdeh of and James Morrow of inKansaw City. 5.
$12 million in a wrongfuol death suit against John Teuber was killee after a truck driven by an employeof , an independent contractor of ran a red light and hit Teuber’s The truck was carrying 18 tons of asphalt and found to have faulty brakes. The driver pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Plaintiff’s lawyers included Michael Ketchmark, Bret Davis and Scott McCreight of inKansas 6. $11.9 for defective repair, nuisanc and trespass against and . The city of Mo., claimed that the defendantz made unauthorized street repairs and that their trucksd were not authorized to use residentiapl streets for transport of limestoneand rock.
Plaintiff’x attorneys were Steven Mauer, Megan Redmonr and Heather Esau Zergerof . 7. $7.1 million for breachy of contract and fraudulent and negligen misrepresentation against Patrick Stuevs and Eric Dirks of arguedthat A.G. Edwards loadedr software on unlicensed computerx and offered the reports generated by the softwarwe tounlicensed brokers. 8. $4.95 million for tortuous interference and defamationagainsyt , , , and .