A Kansas City, Missouri jury awarded an injured railroad worker $1.3 million yesterday for damages arising from a near collision between a bus transporting workers and an ambulance responding to a call.  The plaintiff was a locomotive engineer for Amtrak and sustained injuries to his neck as a result of the incident.  HGSS partner Steve Groves was lead trial counsel for the plaintiff, who was hurt while "deadheading" or being transported by the railroad's contractor at the time of the incident.  Deadheading incidents raise a number of particular and sometimes complicated legal issues for railroad workers.  For additional information about deadheading injuries or this case, please contact Steve at sgroves@allfela.com or 1-877-ALL-FELA.

Holland Groves Schneller & Stolze was recently appointed Liaison Counsel  by the Honorable Audrey G. Fleissig, United States District Court Judge, Eastern District of Missouri, for the K-V Pharmaceutical Securities Litigation.

Holland, Groves, Schneller & Stolze attorney, Seth Crompton, recently obtained a $4.5 million judgment in connection with the wrongful death of Toby Jump.

Holland Groves Schneller & Stolze has announced the filing of what is believed to be the first federal lawsuit against Carrier IQ arising from the violations of federal wiretap laws. The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of Illinois, also names phone maker HTC.

Federal Judge Richard Stearns in Boston has appointed a leadership structure to lead a consolidated group of class actions against JPMorgan Chase Bank arising out of mortgage modifications, including the appointment of HGSS partner Eric Holland to the Executive Committee.

HGSS partners Eric Holland, Steve Groves and Steve Stolze have been named Super Lawyers for 2011.  The Super Lawyers selection process uses a rigorous, multiphase process in which peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research of Thompson Reuters, a leading national legal research company.

HGSS partner Eric Holland recently received the distinct honor of being named one of the United States "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" by The American Trial Lawyers Association".  This award is extended "only to those individuals who exemplify superior qualifications, trial results and leadership...."  Holland joins HGSS partner Steve Stolze in receiving this high honor.

On May 5th, the members of BLET Division 106 in Muncie, Indiana helped honor their fallen brother, Jeff York, when they participated with Jeff's widow, Lisa, in dedicating an interlocker near Muncie as "York Point".

HGSS founding partner was recently named as one of the leaders of the class action litigation pending against Enbridge and related entities in connection with the leak of crude oil into the Kalamazoo River.

The Chicago Tribune has broken a story detailing the presence of toxic diesel exhaust in passenger cars on Metra.