in and out of the courtroom

Megan R. Stumph-Turner816.471.2121

Nicholas S. Ruble816.448.9392

Mary Jo Headrick816.448.9396

Baker Sterchi attorneys Megan Stumph-Turner and Nick Ruble contributed to the Missouri and Kansas sections of the 2022 ALFA International (ALFA) Business Litigation Practice Group Trade Secrets Compendium, with Mary Jo Headrick also contributing to the Missouri section.

Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC and Foland, Wickens, Roper, Hofer & Crawford, P.C. announced today that the two law firms will merge effective Jan. 1, 2023.

Megan R. Stumph-Turner816.471.2121

Mary Jo Headrick816.448.9396

In its recent Opinion in Magdy, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an attorney's claim arising out of a debt collector's mistake in contacting the attorney, who did not represent the debtor, regarding a debt

John A. Watt816.471.2121

Baker Sterchi Member John Watt contributed to the Missouri and Kansas portions of the ALFA International (ALFA) Construction Practice Group's 2022 Compendium.

Nicholas S. Ruble816.448.9392

Sarah C. Rodgers314.345.5082

Will it soon be easier to sue a union for property damage incurred as a result of a strike? The Supreme Court will soon hear a case that may answer that question.

John W. Cowden816.448.9347

James Scott Kreamer816.471.2121

Michael C. McMullen816.448.9379

Hal D. Meltzer816.471.2121

Thomas E. Rice816.448.9333

Shawn M. Rogers816.471.2121

Thomas N. Sterchi816.471.2121

Kara T. Stubbs816.471.2121

Megan R. Stumph-Turner816.471.2121

Jonathan E. Benevides816.471.2121

Kehl D. Friesen816.448.9326

Tess E. Johnson

Megan Sterchi Lammert816.448.9358

Gregorio Silva816.448.9363

Joshua S. Davis314.345.5040

John F. Mahon, Jr.314.345.5094

Terrence J. O'Toole, Jr.314.345.5020

Joseph R. Swift314.345.5050

Paul N. Venker314.345.5001

Theodore J. Williams, Jr314.345.5009

Richard I. Woolf314.345.5030

Andrew C. Chipperfield314.345.5023

Rebecca A. Guntli314.345.5024

John R. McLeod314.345.5070

Twenty-four Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice attorneys are recognized in the 2022 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars publication.

Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice is proud to sponsor the 65th Annual Gridiron Dinner and Show being held at the Marriott Grand Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 11.

Andrew C. Chipperfield314.345.5023

Richard I. Woolf314.345.5030

In The One Group Hospitality, Inc. v. Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri dismissed an insured business owner's claim for the costs of suspending and limiting its restaurant operations during the COVID-19 pandemic under an "all risk" insurance policy. The court's decision to terminate the litigation at the pleading stage was based on the express language of the policy limiting coverage to "direct physical loss or damage," as well as a contamination exclusion.

Megan Sterchi Lammert816.448.9358

On October 13, 2022, a Jackson County (Independence), Missouri jury rejected personal injury claims by the Plaintiff in Katherine O'Haver v. Anesthesia Associates of Kansas City PC et al., that 3M Co.'s Bair Hugger Forced Air Warming System blanket caused her to develop a joint infection after the product was used on her at a Missouri hospital during a 2016 left total knee arthroplasty surgery.

Baker Sterchi is recognized with national and Kansas City and St. Louis metropolitan area rankings in the 2023 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" across numerous practice areas.