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Gavel.

By Kurt L. Rasmussen and Justin U. Ijei
 · January 29th, 2018

Rasmussen Dickey Dioszeghy Henry Ijei’s trial victory for Lincoln Electric and Hobart Brothers in Laningham v. Hobart Brothers and Lincoln Electric was named as a “2017 Top 5 Defense Verdict” by Missouri Lawyers Weekly. RDDHI attorneys Kurt Rasmussen and Justin Ijei represented Hobart Brothers and Lincoln Electric in a jury trial in Jackson County, Missouri in May 2017.

On January 26th, the team was honored at the Missouri Lawyers Weekly luncheon at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Big Slick 2017

By The RDDHI Team
 · June 19th, 2017

RDDHI is once again proud to join with Kansas City’s leading charitable community to sponsor the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend 2017. This year, the firm committed itself to being a platinum sponsor.

The members of RDDHI are dedicated supporters of the mission of Children’s Mercy: to help improve the physical and emotion well being of children with cancer and their families. Read more about Big Slick Celebrity Weekend.

Top photo courtesy of Big Slick KC.

Gavel.

By Kurt L. Rasmussen and Justin U. Ijei
 · June 2nd, 2017

On Tuesday, May 16th, 2017, a jury in Jackson County, Missouri, found welding rod manufacturers Hobart Brothers and Lincoln Electric not liable for damages related to asbestos claims. RDDHI attorneys Kurt Rasmussen and Justin Ijei defended against the claim.

Jessica Shumaker at Missouri Lawyers Weekly has a full synopsis of the case, Laningham v. Hobart Brothers and Lincoln Electric.

Update: RDDHI’s victory in this case has been named a Top Defense Verdict for 2017.

A brown recluse. RDDHI successfully defended a premises liability claim involving a spider bite at a hotel.

By Justin U. Ijei
 · October 3rd, 2016

RDDHI attorney Justin Ijei represented a motel sued by a guest for an alleged brown recluse spider bite in a motel room. After a four-day trial, a Jackson County jury returned a unanimous defense verdict.

The case may have been one of the first Missouri premises liability cases involving an alleged venomous spider bite. “It was important to show the jury that our client acted appropriately and used adequate pest control measures in treating its property,” Ijei said. “We’re very pleased that the jury found no liability and rendered a verdict in our client’s favor.”

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Alligator. Photo by Laura Wolf.

By Kevin E. Deenihan
 · March 1st, 2016

RDDHI’s Kevin Deenihan and Matt Jensen discuss fighting reptile theory in an article titled “Fighting Reptile Theory in Court: Making Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Feel Survival Danger” in the February 2016 issue of the Defense Research Institute‘s Trials and Tribulations. “Awareness of this vulnerability and familiarity with typical Reptile Theory tactics are keys to using this weakness against Plaintiffs’ counsel,” write Deenihan and Jensen. Read the entire article below.

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