Cases
Representative Cases: LaMar Jost defends high-stakes cases involving medical malpractice, product liability, mass torts,
complex commercial matters. He has h
led significant professional liability
tort cases in 21 states, the District of Columbia,
in Tribal Courts.
Obtained dismissal of Colorado-based manufacturer in a product liability case in Madison County, Illinois. WTO asserted various jurisdictional
workers' compensation defenses at the pleading stage, obtaining a rare dismissal in a multi-million dollar lawsuit in one of the worst venues for defendants in the United States.
Wyoming v. U.S. Envtl Prot. Agency, 875 F.3d 505, 509 (10th Cir. 2017) - Submitted an amicus brief for a Wyoming client in a Tenth Circuit appeal involving the boundaries of a Native American reservation. The issue involved potential expansion of tribal court jurisdiction over hundreds of businesses
thous
s of residents outside the reservation. In its opinion, the Court agreed with WTO's client.
Obtained dismissal for an Ohio hospital in a medical malpractice action. WTO lawyers, with co-counsel from Ohio, successfully challenged the plaintiff's unscientific
unsupported theory that cranial compression from the normal birth process can cause brain damage. Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the case during a Daubert hearing after examination of only two of plaintiff's seven scheduled experts.
Won a complete defense verdict for a Wyoming hospital
codefendant physicians facing allegations of negligence brought by a plaintiff who suffered a stroke following emergency room treatment for a head wound. During mediation, the plaintiff dem
ed over $19 million, non-negotiable. At closing arguments, the plaintiff came down to $12 million as a good faith gesture. The jury found for WTO's client
the codefendants on all claims,
punitive damages claims against the hospital were dismissed.
Obtained summary judgment in a product liability case on behalf of General Electric Company in the U.S.D.C. for the District of Wyoming.
Defended the appeal to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals of a 2011 medical malpractice defense jury verdict that WTO won for a hospital in a case involving a baby born with brain damage.
Stoney v. Cingular Wireless (10th Cir. 2012) - Defended the appeal to the Tenth Circuit of a 2010 jury verdict WTO won on behalf of AT&T in a high-profile whistleblower case. Law Week Colorado called the underlying trial court victory one of the Top Defense Verdicts of 2010.
Vestas Blades v. R
all (Colo. 2011) - Won a $4.2 million judgment for a renewable energy client in a civil trial involving an executive's embezzlement from the company.
Affirmed on appeal to the D.C. Court of Appeals WTO's unanimous defense jury verdict for a hospital after a three-week trial in Washington, D.C. The plaintiffs alleged the doctor provided less than the st
ard of care, resulting in an infant's cerebral palsy. WTO established the child's condition was attributable to his 14-week premature birth.
Kelly-Williams v. AT&T (La. 9th Jud. Dist. Ct.) - Won a jury defense verdict in Louisiana in a premises liability case in which a sign in an AT&T store fell
injured a child.
Obtained a Rule 12(b) dismissal of a complaint filed in federal court in Missouri against a large international law firm. The plaintiffs ultimately obtained an eight-figure jury verdict against the remaining defendants in the case.
Mulcahy v. Rapid American (Ill. Cook Cnty. Cir.Ct.) - Won a jury verdict in Cook County, Illinois, for General Electric in an asbestos duty to warn case involving power plant l
turbines.
Friedl
v. TIC & Geosyntec Consultants, 566 F.3d 1203 (10th Cir. 2009) - Won affirmation of a trial court's summary judgment ruling
exposed pollution for profit in protracted CERCLA litigation before the Tenth Circuit.
Estate of Hill v. Allstate Insurance, 479 F.3d 735 (10th Cir. 2007) - Won affirmance from the Tenth Circuit of summary judgment for an insurer in a case seeking unlimited no-fault benefits for alleged failure to offer no-fault benefits.
