Commercial Litigation
$13,800,000 verdict against the Missouri Highway Commission for charging the City of St. Louis an unlawful tax to access an interstate highway system
Premises Liability
$2,500,000 confidential settlement – negligent security
$2,100,000 settlement against a landlord for a defective condition to property
$1,700,000 settlement – negligent snow and ice removal
$1,300,000 settlement – dangerous condition to property
$1,200,000 settlement – swimming pool liability
$1,097,718 arbitration award against the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission for a defect design to State roadway resulting in serious injuries to a child
Products Liability and Construction Site/Workplace Injuries
$3,000,000 verdict on behalf of a woman paralyzed from the chest down in a motorcycle crash due to a defective highway expansion joint.
$4,000,000 settlement for the family of a worker electrocuted on a job site
$2,650,000 settlement – defective electrical wiring resulting in electrocution
$2,100,000 settlement – Industrial pressure cooker explosion resulting in burn injuries
$1,500,000 settlement – defective assay equipment resulting in burn injuries to worker
$1,000,000 settlement – volunteer firefighter injured by a defective fire hose connection
Trucking and Automobile Collisions
$1,800,000 verdict on behalf of a college student who lost her leg when a city works truck struck her while she was crossing the street on her bike.
$1,470,000 settlement in a motorcycle highway crash case caused by a defective condition to the roadway
$1,100,000 verdict in a highway crash case
$750,000 verdict on behalf of a man who was truck while in stop and go traffic by a truck driver who was texting while driving.
$4,200,000 settlement for a man who lost both legs in a collision with a tractor trailer
$2,650,000 settlement
$1,000,000 settlement
$1,000,000 settlement for a woman injured in a collision with a police cruiser
Wrongful Death
$4,250,000 judgment – kickboxing match resulting in death
$1,200,000 verdict – collision with police cruiser resulting in death
$1,800,000 confidential settlement
$1,750,000 settlement – car rear-ended by ambulance
$1,450,000 settlement – collision with a waste management truck
$1,250,000 settlement against Chrysler for a defective ball joint that failed on a Dodge truck resulting in the death of 3 teenagers
$1,050,000 settlement against Chrysler for a defective ball joint that failed on a Dodge truck resulting in the death of 3 teenagers
$1,000,000 settlement – workplace injury resulting in death
$1,000,000 settlement – bus collision resulting in death
Medical Malpractice
$2,550,000 verdict on behalf of a brain injured baby
$1,150,000 verdict – surgical malpractice
$1,150,000 verdict in a shoulder dystocia case
$4,000,000 settlement – neurosurgical malpractice
$3,300,000 settlement – Anesthesia malpractice
$2,500,000 confidential settlement
$2,500,000 settlement – obstetrical malpractice
$2,000,000 settlement – obstetrical malpractice
$2,000,000 confidential settlement
$1,370,000 settlement – obstetrical malpractice
$1,300,000 settlement – Anesthesia malpractice
$1,297,000 settlement – ICU malpractice
$1,200,000 settlement – Anesthesia malpractice
$1,150,000 confidential settlement
$1,000,000 settlement – obstetrical malpractice
$1,000,000 settlement – obstetrical malpractice
$1,000,000 settlement – neurosurgical malpractice
$1,000,000 settlement – pediatric malpractice
1983 Civil Rights
$2,850,000 verdict on behalf of the daughter and parents of a young woman who died while in the custody of the Sullivan, MO police department.
$1,150,000 settlement – on behalf of the family of a man who died while confined in a psychiatric institution.
Legal Malpractice
$1,150,000 settlement on behalf of a real estate company in a legal malpractice case.
Environmental Toxic Contamination
Don Schlapprizzi was the lead trial lawyer in the longest civil jury trial in the history of the state of Missouri representing over 1,200 residents in their claims against two large chemical companies for dioxin contamination of the community of Times Beach, Missouri. At the time, Times Beach was one of only two towns in the history of the Unites States to be shut down and evacuated by the EPA due to chemical contamination.
Disclaimer: Past results reported on this website afford no guarantee of future results. Every case is different and must be judged on its own merits.