Against a rancher whose cattle were on a highway at night where one was struck by our client, leading to a consultation with a Lawrence personal injury lawyer, resulting in a closed head injury and permanent disability.

This important class action case involved the wrongful incarceration of over 40,000 Wichita residents for failing to pay traffic and misdemeanor fines. By imprisoning these individuals without a hearing, the City violated their due process rights under both the United States and Kansas Constitutions. The City was utilizing these methods in an effort to increase sagging city revenues. Mr. Leatherman and Mr. White worked diligently to ensure that this abusive practice was stopped and that those who were unlawfully imprisoned were fairly compensated. In total, the case was settled for over $11,000,000.

In Sedgwick County District Court against a cardiac electrophysiologist who negligently performed an electrophysiology study and ablation resulting in complete heart block and pacemaker dependency for our client.

The maximum recoverable against a municipality under Kansas law) against a County ambulance service for improperly intubating our client who suffered progressive bradycardia and hypoxia and eventually death.

For a client who suffered a comminuted tibia/fibula fracture, lumbar fracture and permanent disability as result of an automobile collision.

A case applying the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to roadway defect claims under the Kansas Tort Claims Act.

Upholding a verdict for the death of a woman by electrocution where damages of over $1 million were awarded.

Against an insurance company for wrongful denial of coverage to its insured. As a result of its denial, the insured was personally exposed to damages in excess of $2.5 million dollars.

Against a lawyer who was negligent in representation of the client in an underlying medical malpractice case.

Against a nurse anesthetist for a client who suffered cardiopulmonary arrest as a result of an improperly placed epidural injection.

Against a physician’s assistant staffing an emergency department who discharged our client after failing to recognize she had sepsis syndrome as a result of Influenza. A.

Against a radiologist who failed to identify a bladder mass on a CT scan. Our client died as a result of the failure to identify the transitional cell carcinoma on a CT scan.

For a client who sustained multiple gunshot wounds as a result of a mentally unbalanced individual obtaining access to an assault rifle.

Against an excavation contractor for their failure to properly close a manhole prior to an extremely heavy rain, allowing massive amounts of rainwater to enter the sanitary sewage system and causing system overload. More than 20 homeowners in the area had their homes infiltrated by raw sewage.

Review denied by the Kansas Supreme Court, certiorari denied by the United States Supreme Court, establishing for the first time anywhere the rights of privacy of worship as a governmental interest and holding those who would interfere to the standards of a mixed audience.

A case overruling prior precedent and removing immunity from the Kansas Turnpike Authority on state constitutional grounds.

A case overruling precedent that was less than one year old regarding the subject matter of settlements in association with bad faith claims against insurers.

A case of first impression upholding the constitutionality of a statute of repose, specially designed for latent disease cases.

A landmark case applying the landlord/tenant act to impose duties upon landlords in tort actions for injuries to invitees of tenants.

One of a team of three lawyers in the case that declared unconstitutional various statutory medical malpractice tort reforms.

Holding that jury instructions in medical malpractice cases should be fair and uniform.

Establishing the liability of gun owners to exercise the highest degree of care (one of two such rulings in the United States.

The first case to overrule a district court on the award of attorney fees in either a class action or common fund case.

A case overruling prior precedent regarding passenger look-out duties at a railroad crossing.