BlogCase Results Illinois Wrongful Death Act and Survival Act now allow for the recovery of Punitive Damages Until recently, Illinois was one of sixteen states not allowing the recovery of punitive damages…GOTLawNovember 16, 2023
BlogCase Results Supreme Court Case on Jurisdiction Potentially a Game Changer A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision potentially changes the way we approach precedents. Mallory v.…GOTLawJuly 14, 2023
BlogCase ResultsInsurance/Coverage The Importance of Keeping Insurance Policies Up to Date To recover under an insurance contract in Missouri, one must have an “insurable interest” in…GOTLawMarch 6, 2023
AppellateBlogCase Results Challenging Default Judgments The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District recently addressed the issue of whether a default…GOTLawFebruary 16, 2023
BlogCase Results Arbitration Clauses Following Wind v. McClure Arbitration is a type of “alternative dispute resolution” often required by contract as it is…GOTLawOctober 13, 2022
AppellateBlogCase Results Co-Employee Immunity After Brock v. Dunne Following in the footsteps of the Missouri Supreme Court Decision in Brock v. Dunne, 637…GOTLawJuly 5, 2022
Case ResultsPremises Liability GOT Principals Obtain Dismissal with Prejudice in St. Clair County, IL Gausnell, O’Keefe & Thomas, LLC Principals Seth Gausnell and Josh Breithaupt recently obtained a dismissal…GOTLawFebruary 4, 2021
Case Results Missouri Supreme Court Reverses Mass Transit Judgment GOT’s Don O’Keefe and the appellate team of Jim Ribaudo and Neil Jackson were summoned…GOTLawDecember 2, 2020
Case ResultsPremises Liability GOT Attorneys Obtain Reversal of Denial from the Illinois Court of Appeals Seth Gausnell, Josh Breithaupt, and Jim Ribaudo Obtain Reversal of St. Clair County Circuit Court’s…Josh BreithauptOctober 7, 2020
Case ResultsInsurance/Coverage Attorneys Seth Gausnell and James Ribaudo Win in Missouri Supreme Court Insurance Case Attorneys Seth Gausnell and James Ribaudo received a favorable result from the Supreme Court of…GOTLawAugust 13, 2020