Tim Sansone's Missouri Highlights

• defense verdict in two-week jury trial; ranked as 11th most important verdict of 2007 by Missouri Lawyers Weekly, based on last pre-trial demand of $2,000,000 (St. Louis City)
  
  
• retained as coverage counsel by insurer to rescue settlement of underlying lawsuit and prevent bad faith claim by insured, succeeding on both counts (Jackson County)
  
  
• voluntary dismissal of product liability case by plaintiff without payment after filing motion for summary judgment (St. Louis County)
  
  
• won settlement in favor of client landowner from county government attempting to take client’s land by adverse possession (Franklin County)
  
  
• led complex, year-long pre-suit investigation of coverage-related background facts and prepared coverage opinion and unchallenged refusal of tender and reservation of rights (Greene County)
  
  
• in jury trial limited to issue of damages, obtained verdict 40% lower than plaintiff’s last demand (St. Louis City; appeal now pending)
  
  
• summary judgment on behalf of insurer against additional insured in coverage litigation (St. Louis County)
  
  
• voluntary dismissal by plaintiff without payment after filing motion for judgment on the pleadings (St. Louis City)
  
  
• resolved case in low four figures after filing motion for summary judgment (St. Louis County)
  
  
• summary judgment on royalty claim against energy company (St. Louis City)
  
  
• neutralized complex discovery maneuvers of “scorched-earth” opponent in product case having potential for eight-figure verdict; case eventually resolved amicably by mediation (St. Louis County)
  
  
• voluntary dismissal without payment to medical malpractice plaintiff holding consent judgment against insured doctor, after filing motion for summary judgment on behalf of insurer in coverage litigation (St. Louis County)
  
  
• advised banking client on coverage available under multiple policies and correctly gauged what coverage would be provided by insurer (St. Louis County)
  
  
• resolved case for three figures shortly after filing answer to petition (St. Louis County)