Firm Represents Client in Alleged Bias in Jury Deliberation Case

The Missouri Court of Appeals will hear a case this month that could establish a juror misconduct exception to the long-standing Mansfield rule, which protects the private nature of jury discussions. The issue began last year shortly after a jury on a 9-3 vote determined that Dr. Jay Pepose, an ophthalmologist and owner of Pepose…

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Goodman Receives Victory in CIGNA Insurance Case

Mark Goodman successfully represented a 12-year-old handicapped child in a dispute with a State Health Care Plan which had denied benefits for skilled nursing care in Atherton versus Quality Care Health Plan. After a two-day trial, Judge William Thursten, a Pulaski County, IL Circuit Judge, entered a declaratory judgment, which in essence deferred to the…

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