Blake Heath and Brice C. Barnard obtained a $500,000.00 unanimous verdict for a young woman who suffered permanent injuries due to a surgeon’s negligence. The case involved a 16-year-old patient whose gallbladder removal was followed by a series of medical missteps—ultimately leading to a bowel perforation, emergency surgery, and a lasting abdominal scar. In early [...]
Blake Heath along with his friend and colleague Don Saxton of Saxton Law Firm obtained a $678,000.00 verdict in favor of their client against his insurance company for improperly denying coverage. The case stemmed from damage to the client’s hotel. The client owned and operated a hotel in rural Missouri. In 2018, the client noticed [...]
Blake Heath continued his success in the courtroom with a verdict against American Family Insurance Company. Mr. Heath tried the case with his friend and colleague Don Saxton of the Saxton Law Firm. The case was brought on behalf of a client who was struck by a hit-and-run motorist in the Westport district of Kansas [...]
A jury recently awarded M. Blake Heath’s client $900,000 against the City of Kansas City, Missouri for failing to properly respond to an emergency call at a local hospital. The underlying events took place in June of 2011. The client started experiencing chest pain the evening of June 22nd and quickly went to a local [...]
Blake Heath along with his friend Brett Emison obtained a jury verdict in favor of their client after she fell at a Grain Valley, Missouri floor and tile store. The client had gone to the store to purchase products for two investment properties. Her primary objective was to find hardwood flooring and establish an ongoing [...]
M. Blake Heath, along with Brett Emison of Langdon and Emison, obtained a $350,000.00 verdict in favor of our client Betty Smart in a medical malpractice claim against Carroll County Memorial Hospital. Prior to trial, the defendant opted out of mediation and offered no monies to settle the claim. The case was tried in Carroll [...]
M. Blake Heath and Scott Waddell with the Waddell Law Firm successfully obtained a jury verdict for Luke Baker after he was hit by a cab while driving his motorcycle. On August 2, 2010 at 1:00 a.m., Luke Baker was traveling north on Grand Boulevard when he entered the intersection of Grand and Pershing. Upon [...]
Case Description - Plaintiff received $175,000 in the wrongful death lawsuit of a father she'd never met. Eddie Washington was riding in Charles Johnson's car in March 2007. When the two were near 39th Street and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City, an officer saw Johnson run a red light and drive erratically. The officer turned [...]
