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Davis, Bethune & Jones Wins Family $21 Million Verdict in Fatal Helicopter Crash Case
DBJ won a verdict of $21 million from a St. Louis jury for two U.S. Army reservists who died when their helicopter crashed after hitting unmarked power lines. Three Rivers Electric Cooperative was found responsible because the lines and their supporting structures were almost impossible to see and Three Rivers knew aircraft flew at low levels in the area.
Davis, Bethune & Jones Wins $25 Million Jury Verdict for Girl Injured in Truck Accident
DBJ won a $25 million Jackson County, Missouri jury verdict for a 7-year-old girl who suffered a skull fracture and brain injury when her family’s minivan was rear-ended by a truck.
Davis, Bethune & Jones Wins $37.5 Million Settlement in Fatal Railroad Crossing Accident
DBJ negotiated a $37.5 million settlement from Kansas City Southern Railway Co. on behalf of a family whose car was struck by a train at a railroad crossing. A 5-year-old girl was killed and her mother and three sisters were severely injured.
Davis, Bethune & Jones Wins Jury Verdict of $30 Million for Carpenter After Electric Shock
A Jackson County, Missouri jury awarded $30 million to DBJ-client Virgil McCormack, a carpenter, who received a 277-volt electric shock at a construction site when sub-contractor negligence led to the shock.
Corporate Negligence Suit Ends in $48 Million Verdict for Davis, Bethune & Jones Business Client
DBJ secured the largest verdict ever in St. Louis County when a jury awarded $48.4 million to an energy company that sued Chicago Title Insurance Co. for negligence.
Davis, Bethune & Jones Wins $13.19M Verdict in North Dakota Railroad Crossing Case
DBJ earns its client a $13.9 million verdict against BNSF Railway for injuries caused by failure to properly maintain railroad crossing.
Davis, Bethune & Jones Wins $17M Verdict in Cape Girardeau County Railroad Crossing Case
A Missouri jury awarded DBJ client E.H.S. $17 million for major injuries sustained in a collision with a concrete traffic barrier at a BNSF railroad crossing that occurred in 2016.
Davis, Bethune & Jones Instrumental in $750 Million GMO Rice Settlement
Missouri rice farmers earned a measure of payback against Bayer AG for its contamination of US rice supplies that were traded abroad with genetically modified long grain rice. Bayer agreed to a $750 Million settlement to compensate the farmers for financial damages suffered because of the contaminated rice.