Case Results

We secured a $5 million settlement for our client who alleged they were sexually assaulted by an appliance delivery person. In discovery, we found the delivery person was hired despite having a record that included arrests for drug and assault charges, as well as an order of protection for domestic violence, and that the delivery company did not provide proper training on interactions with people in their homes.

We obtained $5 million for two minor female employees in Branson, Missouri. They were sexually harassed by their boss, who used his position of power to engage in inappropriate sexual contact with both girls. Their claims included negligent infliction of emotional distress, negligent hiring, negligent retention, negligent supervision, and violations of the Missouri Human Rights Act stemming from sexual communications, conduct, and contact associated with their employment.

We secured a nearly $5 million settlement for our client after he, his stranded vehicle on the roadside, and a friend’s vehicle that had arrived to help were struck near Independence by a large box truck operated by a driver who was distracted, possibly by a text message. The impact threw our client from the impact and pinned him underneath one of the vehicles.

We and associated counsel negotiated a $3.76 million pre-trial settlement for our clients in a class-action case regarding improper payment for royalties associated with oil and gas produced in Kansas.

We secured $2.75 million in a confidential settlement for a client who lost the ability to walk following what should have been a routine operation on a herniated disk in mid-Missouri, delivering compensation for his injuries and permanent changes to his way of life. After filing a lawsuit and launching exhaustive discovery, we found the surgeon’s conduct fell below the standard of care, the surgeon’s approach was inappropriate, and the failure to utilize proper monitoring technologies allowed our client’s spinal cord injury to go unnoticed. In addition to total paralysis from the waist down, our client can no longer work in his chosen field and requires assistance in everyday activities, such as bathing and dressing, as well as ongoing treatment and therapy.

We secured a $2.55 million damage award for the family of a man who died while in a southeast Missouri jail cell after showing that the jailers and officers had failed to provide adequate care and had needlessly escalated confrontations with the man, including unreasonable use of force in violation of his constitutional rights.

We secured a $2 million settlement for a man who was struck by a vehicle in a major home improvement retailer’s parking lot, suffering head, neck, chest, rib and knee pain as a result of his injuries. Through the effective use of expert witnesses and witness testimony, our attorneys were able to obtain this settlement to cover our client’s medical expenses and other damages.

A man struck by a motor vehicle in a Home Depot parking lot suffered head, neck, chest, rib and knee pain as a result of injuries suffered. Through the effective use of expert witnesses and witness testimony Wendt Law firm was able to secure a $2M settlement for their client to cover his medical expenses and other damages.

We secured a $1.795 million settlement for a family injured in a motor vehicle accident involving a commercial truck. The driver of the semi-truck lost control and came to a stop in the median, blocking all lanes in one direction. The family’s vehicle collided with the rear of the semi-truck, resulting in severe and life-altering injuries.

We settled this case on behalf of the family of a 44-year-old Kansas City man who was hit by a vehicle while crossing a downtown street. The vehicle was driven by an 18-year-old traveling at a high speed on a rainy night. The impact caused multiple serious injuries, including an open skull fracture, broken teeth, broken neck vertebrae, contusions on both lungs, and extensive abrasions. The man later died of unrelated causes but the case was settled out of court for the injuries sustained from the crash.

We obtained this settlement for our client following a motor vehicle accident. The defendant driver struck the rear of our client’s vehicle in the midst of traffic. Our client suffered back and neck pain, injuries to the cervical spine, and radiating pain in the right arm down to her fingers.

We settled this case in St. Louis County for $1 million after our client underwent laminectomy surgery and, as a result of medical negligence, became permanently paralyzed from the waist down. During the procedure, there were clear signs of compromised spinal cord function. However, the neuromonitoring team failed to take appropriate action or alert the surgeon. Even more concerning, all monitoring was stopped entirely for the final two hours of the surgery.

We were successful in securing a $1 million settlement for our client in a sexual assault case that occurred at her home in Kansas City, Missouri. Given the sensitive nature of this case, our firm is not providing explicit details. The case is ongoing, and we hope to receive further damages from additional defendants.

We obtained a $1 million settlement for the mother of a man who was shot five times and killed inside a Kansas City, Missouri liquor store. While the killer was charged criminally, the mother sued the store’s owner and we helped her recover special damages for ambulance costs as well as funeral and burial expenses.

We obtained $1 million in a confidential settlement for our client after showing the defendant failed to adequately warn the client’s family of his son’s sexually aggressive behavior and failed to protect the client from his son, resulting in the sexual molestation of a child.

Our client was struck, knocked unconscious, and later died in an ambulance after being struck by a vehicle that drove through a crosswalk. Through footage from nearby surveillance cameras, we were able to show that the defendant was negligent as they did not even begin braking until after impact.

We settled for policy limits representing the parents of a 23-year-old man who was tragically killed in a boating accident on the Lake of the Ozarks after being forcefully ejected from a boat. We filed suit against the operator of the boat and the owner of the boat, who was also aboard at the time of the wreck, finding that the operator was legally intoxicated at the time that the owner asked him to operate the boat.

We represented a passenger in a car that was struck by a drunk driver, leaving her with lower back pain that required ongoing treatment and surgery. After the insurance company offered a settlement well below what was required to cover her damages, we intervened and settled for policy limits, a much larger amount.

We were successful in securing this settlement on behalf of our client following an accident caused by a drunk driver in the parking lot of a sports stadium. Given the delicate nature of this case, we are not disclosing further details.

We confidentially settled a sexual assault case against a trailer park. Our client was raped by a maintenance man and resident who broke into her home while she was sleeping. The settlement provided compensation for the trauma and damages our client endured.

We settled a wrongful death case in Kansas City, Kansas on behalf of the decedent’s wife. The husband was working on a roof at a job site when he fell through an opening and struck his head on the concrete floor below. He suffered a fatal head injury and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Our client was a rear-seat passenger in a vehicle involved in a negligent head-on collision on U.S. Highway 71. She was life-flighted due to a traumatic brain injury that rendered her unable to speak and follow simple instructions. As a result of the collision, she is now required to remain in a memory care facility. This settlement provided compensation for the pain, suffering, and disability she endured.

We negotiated this settlement on behalf of a client who was the victim of a violent dog attack while standing outside her own property. She sustained serious injuries to nearly all of her extremities and required extensive medical treatment. The settlement will cover her medical expenses as well as pain and suffering.

We obtained this settlement on our client’s behalf through mediation. Because of the confidential nature of this case, we are not disclosing more details.

We secured this settlement for a client who suffered severe dental injuries at a lake water park in Paola, Kansas. Because of the confidential nature of this case, we are not disclosing more details.