Case Results

Verdicts & Settlements

A sample of results we have won for Southeast Missouri clients. Filter by practice area or result type below.

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Criminal Defense
Not Guilty — Acquittal

Acquittal — Felony Tampering With Physical Evidence

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – Steve Walsh and his associate, Barbara “BJ” Knapp, represented a Defendant on a felony Tampering with Physical Evidence charge. This was a cha…

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Personal Injury
$470,000 Verdict

Premises Liability Verdict Against Wal-Mart

Steve and his associate, Barbara “BJ” Knapp -- in her very first civil jury trial -- represented a Plaintiff on a premises liability against Wal-Mart.The Plaintiff w…

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Wrongful Death
$450,000 Settlement

Wayne County Jail Death Lawsuit Settled

Stephen Walsh of the firm teamed up with John Steward (St. Louis) to file, prosecute and ultimately mediate a civil rights lawsuit against the Wayne County Sheriff’s…

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Personal Injury
$500,000 Settlement

Uninsured Motorist Settlement — Disabled Pedestrian

G.W. was traveling in the city limits of Poplar Bluff and he was hit by an uninsured motorist. He is a 69 year-old disabled man with a very complicated pre-crash med…

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DWI / DUI Defense
Not Guilty — Acquittal

Not Guilty — Felony Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)

Steve Walsh and his associate, Barbara “BJ” Knapp - in her very first jury trial -- represented a Defendant on a felony DWI charge and several other misdemeanor traf…

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Personal Injury
$1,500,000 Settlement

Head-On Crash by Uninsured Driver — Elderly Couple

Sherman and Virginia, ages 82 and 80, were hit head-on in the city limits of Poplar Bluff by an uninsured driver that was driving at a high speed. They were seriousl…

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Personal Injury
$1,200,000 Settlement

Truck Crash — Seven-Figure Settlement in Arkansas Federal Court

After a long, hard fight featuring many contested critical motions, depositions, hundreds of email and phone calls, we started out the New Year with a seven-figure s…

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Personal Injury
$375,000 Verdict

Run-Off-the-Road Crash — Largest Butler County Verdict in a Decade

On Friday, June 30, 2023, a Butler County jury returned a verdict for $375,000.00 in favor of a Broseley, Missouri man. The case was defended by an in-house Nationwi…

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Wrongful Death
$900,000 Settlement

Jail Suicide — Reynolds County (Smith)

Smith et al. v. Reynolds County et al. - The Mother and two sons of Adrian Smith filed suit against Reynolds County, the former Reynolds County Sheriff and multiple…

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DWI / DUI Defense
Not Guilty — Acquittal

DWI — Not Guilty (King)

Steve Walsh for the firm, together with his son, Kyle Walsh, represented Mr. Neal King who, while on probation for DWI, received another DWI charge. At trial, Mr. Ki…

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Personal Injury
$155,000 Settlement

Motorcycle Crash — Hit-and-Run Driver Identified

In February of 2022, A.P., client, while driving his motorcycle on Pine/Business 60, was run off the road by a S.H. Smith & Company car who left the scene; client su…

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DWI / DUI Defense
Not Guilty — Acquittal

Boating While Intoxicated — Not Guilty

In October of 2022, a bench trial was held before the Honorable David Swindle and after hearing the evidence on both sides, a Judgment was entered - Not Guilty.

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Wrongful Death
Confidential Settlement

Confidential Settlement — Jail Suicide of Former Officer

Client’s husband, a former law enforcement officer, was arrested for violation of federal laws; he was placed in a single man cell, which featured a video camera in…

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Wrongful Death
Confidential Settlement

Confidential Settlement — Jail Suicide With Undiscovered Weapon

Client’s son was arrested outside a motel for stealing a pistol from one of the hotel guests; despite three body searches of client’s son, no weapon was found. When…

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Wrongful Death
Confidential Settlement

Confidential Settlement — Detainee Death From Untreated Drug Use

Client’s son was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant for marijuana, taken into custody and then transported from one county (no jail) to a bordering county that had a…

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Personal Injury
$748,307 Judgment

Fatal Car Crash — Agricultural Truck Ran Stop Sign

Client, A.Z., was driving in Scott County with his passenger/fiancée when an agricultural truck ran a stop sign and t-boned their car, killing the fiancée and injuri…

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Criminal Defense
Not Guilty — Acquittal

Domestic Assault — Not Guilty

Client was charged with domestic assault while trying to “free” his girlfriend from an ex-girlfriend in Wal-Mart. After a bench trial, client was found Not Guilty.

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Personal Injury
$500,000 Policy Limits Settlement

Wrongful Death of 84-Year-Old Bicyclist

To close out 2020, a wrongful death claim was filed and settled on behalf of the family of William "Bill" Piatt. Mr. Piatt was fatally injured when a pick-up truck d…

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Civil Rights & §1983
Confidential Settlement

Confidential Settlement — Attempted Jail Suicide

Stephen Walsh for the firm was able to obtain a confidential settlement on behalf of a Southeast Missouri resident who had been held in a local county jail for an al…

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Civil Rights & §1983
Confidential Settlement

Confidential Settlement — Police Brutality

Stephen Walsh for the firm was able to negotiate a confidential settlement on behalf of his client who was beaten by a police officer in a Southeast Missouri town. T…

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Wrongful Death
Confidential Settlement

Confidential Settlement — Wrongful Death of 19-Year-Old Mother

In April of 2020, the firm settled—on a confidential basis—a lawsuit against a railroad company wherein the decedent driver was struck by a train and instantly kille…

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Wrongful Death
Confidential Settlement

Confidential Settlement — Suicide in SEMO Mental Health Clinic

The firm was able to obtain a confidential settlement regarding the suicide death of an elderly patient in a Southeast Missouri Inpatient Mental Clinic. The family m…

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Civil Rights & §1983
Confidential Settlement

Confidential Settlement — False Arrest / Imprisonment by SEMO County

A.G., a 34-year-old mother was driving in rural Southeast, Missouri with her infant and other passengers. She was pulled over for an equipment violation which later…

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Personal Injury
$145,000 Settlement

Car Crash — Neck Injury Requiring Micro Discectomy

Stephen Walsh for the firm was able to resolve the personal injury claim of T.T. who suffered injuries to his neck requiring a micro discectomy. T.T. was injured in…

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Personal Injury
$220,000 Settlement

Rear-End Collision Settlement

Four days before the case was scheduled to go to jury trial in the Butler County Circuit Court, client, Dennis Faughn's case was settled when adjusters from Nationwi…

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Civil Rights & §1983
Confidential Settlement

Confidential Settlement — Excessive Force by SEMO Municipality

J.F., a 27-year-old man was walking down the streets of a Southeast Missouri Municipality on May 24, 2019. He encountered members of the local police department who…

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Personal Injury
$100,000 Verdict

Local Nurse Receives $100,000 Slip-and-Fall Verdict

On October 17, 2018 a Butler County jury returned a verdict of $100,000.00 in favor of Plaintiff, Honda Huster, and against Defendant, Household Housekeeping Systems…

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Criminal Defense
Charges Dismissed

Drug Charges Dismissed — Police Violate Body-Cam Policy

Drug charges dismissed—local police violate Body-Cam Policy. On 16th day of October, 2018 the Butler County Prosecuting Attorney's Office dismissed charges against t…

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Wrongful Death
Confidential Settlement

Confidential Settlement — New Madrid County Jail Suicide (Goodrich)

Walsh Firm was featured in the April 2, 2018 Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly in the case of Goodrich vs. New Madrid County et. al., 1:16-cv-00117-AGF. The case took more th…

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Wrongful Death
Confidential Settlement

Confidential Settlement — Butler County Jail Suicide (Lee)

On February 10, 2013 Timothy Lee of rural Dexter, Missouri took his life by hanging in the Butler County Jail. His death was a result of a systems break down in law…

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Wrongful Death
Confidential Settlement

Confidential Settlement — Butler County Jail Death

On May 1, 2014, a 31 year old male and local resident was found in his isolation cell dead as a result of hanging/strangulation. The Firm filed suit against Butler C…

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Criminal Defense
Not Guilty — Acquittal

Not Guilty — Possession With Intent to Distribute

A Poplar Bluff, 5 man, 7 woman jury took only 20 minutes in deliberation to find our client not guilty of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute. The case…

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Personal Injury
$70,000 Settlement

Personal Injury Settlement — No Property Damage to Vehicle

The Firm, representing a female passenger from Advance, Missouri successfully mediated a personal injury suit. The client was a passenger in a parked car at a conven…

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Personal Injury
$312,500 Settlement

Vehicular Collision Mediation for Husband and Wife

Senior Partner, Steve Walsh, successfully mediated a vehicular collision case for husband and wife clients who received a total of $312,500.00. The clients were invo…

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Civil Rights & §1983
$250,000 Award

ATF Agent Awarded $250,000 Over Wrongful DWI Arrest by Trooper

Plaintiff is a Special Agent with ATF and was stopped at night on I-55 while he was headed home from work. MSHP Trooper D.W. Crank pulled the Plaintiff over for erra…

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Criminal Defense
Not Guilty — Acquittal

High School Coach Found Not Guilty of Statutory Rape

A high school coach in a nearby community was charged with statutory rape of a female high school sophomore. He lost his job at the high school as a result of the al…

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Personal Injury
$150,000 Settlement

Pedestrian Struck by US Postal Truck

The client was going to her mailbox to pick up the mail when a US Postal truck backed into her knocking her down to the pavement. The firm filed a Federal Tort Claim…

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Other Results
$60,000 Settlement

False Imprisonment / Racial Discrimination at Wal-Mart

The client was a customer at the Wal-Mart in Kennett, Missouri when an Assistant Supervisor claimed he was stalking/harassing her. Criminal charges were filed and he…

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Other Results
$75,000 Award

Sexual Harassment / Employment Discrimination

The client was hired on in 2012 as part of a construction crew to build the new hospital in Poplar Bluff. Almost immediately there began a series of improper texts a…

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Personal Injury
$950,000 Settlement

Truck Driver Receives $950,000 Settlement

The client was operating his tractor trailer rig along US 60 in Shannon County when he was "t-boned" by a pick-up truck owned by a family propane business. The clien…

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Wrongful Death
$1 Million Verdict

Civil Rights Shooting of Parolee by Parole Officer

In 2012 Senior Partner, Steve Walsh, was part of a team representing the minor children of a parolee who had been shot by a parole officer in Cape Girardeau. The par…

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Criminal Defense
Not Guilty — Acquittal

False Confession to Murder — Not Guilty

In 2010 a young African American man was at the scene of a murder with other persons and charged with 1st Degree Murder. He was taken into custody, interrogated over…

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Personal Injury
$500,000 Settlement

Slip and Fall at Fast-Food Restaurant

In 2010 Senior Partner, Steve Walsh, filed suit against a local fast food restaurant where the client slipped and fell and injured herself. Liability was denied init…

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