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David vs. Goliath
SSH's legal slingshot stings software pirates for $7 million
Bill Chennault, a technology professor at a small midwestern college, was curious about which stocks were held in various mutual funds as he contemplated retirement. Working nights, he developed an uncanny software program that pinpointed the subtle differences between the myriad holdings of mutual funds and identified areas of overlap - valuable information for stockbrokers and other investors.
Working out of his living room, with help from his wife and children, Bill began producing, marketing and sending his licensed software to mail order customers across the country. Positive reviews of Bill's Overlap Inc. software in national trade publications portended success for his small business. Until one day he discovered that his biggest potential customers - the country's largest investment banking firms - were pirating his software program and using it to enhance their own customer service and profits. That's when Bill contacted Stueve Siegel Hanson.
Bill Chennault
Founder - Overlap Inc.
Proof prevailed
Specialty hospital was victim of anti-competitive conspiracy
Stueve Siegel Hanson settled a landmark Sherman Act antitrust lawsuit brought against the largest managed care organizations and hospital systems in Kansas City. Heartland Spine & Specialty Hospital, a new doctor-owned specialty hospital, alleged that five area hospitals and six managed care organizations conspired to shut Heartland out of managed care contracts, and thereby drive it out of business.
Heartland alleged that the hospital defendants wanted to avoid competing with specialty hospitals and thereby agreed to lower reimbursement rates in exchange for the managed care organizations' cooperation in excluding specialty hospitals.
More than 100 depositions were taken in the case and nearly four million pages of documents were exchanged between the parties. In denying the defendants' motion for summary judgment, the Court found that Heartland had shown sufficient evidence of a plausible economic motive for the conspiracy among defendant hospitals and managed care organizations. The case settled with all 11 defendants.
Mary Nan Holley
Former CEO, Heartland Spine & Specialty Hospital
Multiple continents, many challenges
SSH Wins Settlement for Seaboard Corporation
Approximately six weeks before a three week jury trial was to begin in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Stueve Siegel Hanson settled a lawsuit on behalf of Seaboard Corporation and related entities pending against South Africa's largest shipping company and other related entities. Seaboard alleged multiple causes of action, including fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, misappropriation of corporate opportunities, tortious interference and civil conspiracy based upon actions taken by one of Seaboard's former officers and directors, who attempted to raid Seaboard of the key employees necessary to run Seaboard's international commodity trading and shipping business.
Plaintiffs valued their actual damages in this litigation at over $40 million dollars and intended to seek approximately $150 million at trial in actual and punitive damages. Discovery in this lawsuit spanned multiple continents, including two full weeks of depositions in South Africa.
Dave Becker
General Counsel
Seaboard Companies
A lifetime of work
Franchisee fights for a just reward
Merton Hersh had operated his franchised employment agency for bookkeepers and accountants successfully for more than 30 years, when the franchisor decided to buy him out. Merton had worked hard to build the franchise and wanted to pass the business on to his daughter, not sell it.
Merton came to Stueve Siegel seeking to enforce his rights under the franchise agreement. In Robert Half of Kansas City v. Robert Half International, SSH represented Merton in a long and contentious arbitration process with the franchisor, Robert Half International, a $4 billion company with specialized employment placement businesses around the world. SSH's tenacity and focus resulted in a confidential settlement for Merton and his family.
Merton Hersh
Former Robert Half franchisee
Read what our clients have to say:
Mary Nan Holley CEO Heartland Spine & Specialty Hospital of Overland Park, Kansas
We selected the Kansas City law firm of Stueve Siegel Hanson because they had a reputation as superb trial lawyers with a record of results against national law firm in business cases. Equally important to us, SSH offered to take on our bet the company antitrust case on a contingency fee basis. I am happy to report that we got the best of both worlds - the right result at the right contingency.
William Pitts General Counsel Realty Executives International Phoenix, Arizona
We use SSH for our business litigation on a nationwide basis because they have both the expertise and resources to protect our franchise and intellectual property rights and an outstanding record of getting results for us-which is what we expect from our national counsel. SSH's commitment to REI and our success is evident in how they creatively and efficiently resolve our litigation needs across the country.
General Counsel Seaboard Corporation Kansas City, Missouri
Stueve Siegel Hanson is willing to take the tough cases on a risk-sharing basis, and win.
Nicki Morris President Purple Interactive Limited London, England
I needed trial lawyers willing to be paid for achieving results, not by the hour. My London based company formula1.com was sued in San Francisco by Formula One Racing - a billion dollar competitor. The company's future was on the line - we had to win. Stueve Siegel Hanson delivered.
President Hersh Enterprises Inc. Kansas City, Missouri
I needed trial lawyers willing to be paid for achieving results, not by the hour. My Franchise Agreement had been violated by a Fortune 500 Franchisor and we had to file suit in New York - it was a bet the company case. Stueve Siegel Hanson achieved the results that I wanted.
Representative list of cases and clients
The following is a representative list of business and corporate cases and the business clients that our lawyers currently represent or have represented in the past.
Allstate Insurance Company, Deerbrook, Illinois
Kimberli Marshall v. Vincente Lopez (District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas)Angela M. McGauley v. Allstate Insurance (District Court of Johnson County, Kansas)Barbara Roberts v. Allstate Insurance Company (Court of Appeals State of Kansas)
Aquila, Inc.
Francine Pluck v. Aquila, Inc. et al. (Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County) Edward Shlomovich v. Aquila (Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri)
C.D. Smith Drug Company
Fox Meyer Drug Co. v. C.D. Smith Drug Co., (Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri)
Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Association, Dayton, Ohio
Certainteed Corporation v. The Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Association, United States District Court. Eastern District of PennsylvaniaNu-Wool Company, Inc. & US Green-Fiber, LLC vs. CertainTeed Corp. (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois)
Central Fiber Corporation
Central Fiber Corporation vs. Hydrapac, L.L.C. and John E. Pollock (District Court of Franklin County, Kansas)
Chapman Management Group
Charles Schwab & Co., San Francisco, California
Dave Sheldon v. Charles Schwab & Co., et al. (Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals)Dave Sheldon v. Jay Vermonty, et al.(District Court for the District of Kansas)
Community Development Corporation
Corvis Corporation
Ciena Corporation v. Corvis Corporation
Country Club Bank
Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, including the following subsidiaries:
American Central Eastern Pipeline Co. v. Union Pacific Resources, Inc., et al., (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas) American Central Eastern Pipeline Co. v. Union Pacific Resources, Inc., et al., (JAMS Arbitration, Dallas, Texas)American Central Eastern Pipeline Co. v. Duke Energy Field Services, Inc., et al., (JAMS Arbitration, Dallas, Texas) Riverside Pipeline v. Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co., (United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri)
Duke Energy Field Services, Inc., Denver, Colorado
Hoffman Oil Co. v. National Helium Co. and Duke Energy Field Services, Inc., (United States District Court for the District of Kansas)Williams Gas Processing Co. v. Union Pacific Resources Co. and Duke Energy Field Services, Inc., (Wyoming Supreme Court, Wyoming District Court)Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, et al. v. Duke Energy Field Services, Inc., (District Court of Tarrant County, Texas).
Duke Energy Fuels, LLC, Houston, Texas
Dynamic Fastener
Dynamic Fastener v. Hougen Manufacturing, Inc.
Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Des Moines, Iowa
Bishop v. Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and Lanter Delivery Systems, Inc., (United States District Court, District of Kansas).
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medical Services vs. Insurance Management, (United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri)
formula1.com Limited, London, England
Formula One Licensing B.V. vs. Purple Interactive Limited, et al., (United States District Court for the Northern District of California)
Ford Motor Company
Global Jet Services
Global Jet Services vs. FlightSafety International, Inc. (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
GreatPlains Seafood, Kansas City, Missouri
Gulf Insurance Company
Aftermarket Technology v. Gulf Insurance, (United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri)
Horizon Holdings, LLC
Horizon Holdings LLC, et al. vs. Genmar Holdings, Inc., et al. (United States District Court for the District of Kansas
Lanter Delivery Systems, Inc., Madison, Illinois
Bishop v. Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and Lanter Delivery Systems, Inc., (United States District Court, District of Kansas)
Lockton Companies, Inc.
Loose/Mitsubishi
Charles Loose v. Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc., et al. (District Court of Johnson County, Kansas)
LTC Risk Management
LTC Risk Management Services, LLC vs. National Enrollment Services, Inc., (United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri)
MEP Pleasant Hill
Black and Veatch Corporation v. Wellington Syndicate, et al. (Circuit Court of Cass County, Missouri)MEP Pleasant Hill v. Hiscox, et al. (United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri)
MidAmerica Realty Services, Inc.
Realty Executives International, Inc., et al. vs. Professional Realty Group, Inc., et al. (United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri)
Overlap, Inc.
Overlap, Inc. v. A.G. Edwards Capital, Inc. et al (United States District Court, Western District of Missouri) Overlap, Inc. v. Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (United States District Court, Western District of Missouri) Overlap, Inc. v. UBS Financial Services, Inc. (United States District Court, Western District of Missouri) Overlap, Inc. v. Wachovia Securities, Inc. (United States District Court, Western District of Missouri)
Pepper, Geoffrey
Horizon Holdings LLC, et al. vs. Genmar Holdings, Inc., et al. (United States District Court for the District of Kansas)
PetCare Plus, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
The Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Sparrow, Inc. v. PetCare Plus, Inc., (Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial District, DuPage, Illinois)
Powers Law Office, P.C.
Powers Law Office, P.C. v. Cable & Wireless USA, Inc, (United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts)
PSC Industrial Outsourcing, Inc., Houston, Texas
Farmland Industries, Inc. v. Alliance Process Partners, LLC (United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri)
Purple Interactive Limited, London, England
Formula One Licensing, B.V. v. Purple Training Limited, Purple Interactive Limited, and formula1.com Limited, (United States District Court, Northern District of California)
Realty Executives International, Phoenix, Arizona
Realty Executives International, Inc., et al. vs. Professional Realty Group, Inc., et al. (United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri) Realty Executives International, Inc. vs. Thomas Harmon and Suzanne Harmon d/b/a Softouch Interactive Multi-Media Development (United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri)Realty Executives International v Remax of Texas (United States District Court, Northern District of Texas)Dale Williamson v. Realty Executives International (United States District Court, District of Idaho)Realty Executives International, Inc v. VIP Realty Center (United States District Court, District of Kansas)Realty Executives International v. Realty Executives of Washington (United States District Court, Western District of Washington)
SearchHound.com, Inc.
SearchHound.com, Inc. v. GlobalNet Financial Corp., (American Arbitration Association-International Arbitrations)Warner v. SearchHound.com, Inc. (United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri).
Four B Corp., Cosentino's, Falley's and Associated Wholesale Grocers
Four B Corp. vs. Ueno Fine Chemicals, et al. (United States District Court for the District of Kansas)
St. Charles Hospital
St.Charles Hospital & Rehabilitation Center v. Worldcom, Inc. (United States District Court for the District of Columbia)
Supreme Insulation Company
United States of America v. Robert L. Smigel, et al. (U.S. District Court of Houston)
TAB Express International, Inc., DeLand, Florida
TAB Express International, Inc. v. Aviation Simulation Technology, Inc. (United States District Court for the District of Kansas)
Tri-Cor Industries
Tri-Cor Industries, Inc. v. Danara Technical Group USA, Inc. (Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri)
Walsworth Publishing Company
Edgar Walsworth v. Directory Services, L.L.C. (Circuit Court of Linn County, Missouri)
Weld Racing
Newton Painting Company, Inc. v. Weld Racing, Inc., (Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri)
Wichita Clinic
Wichita Clinic, P.A. v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation and HCA Health Services of Kansas, Inc. (United States District Court, Western District of Kansas)
Why Stueve Siegel Hanson?
Stueve Siegel Hanson is a national litigation firm specializing in complex business litigation and multi-party actions, and dangerous products and personal injury cases. We have obtained substantial results for our clients in all types of litigation across the country, and have collectively been honored with dozens of awards and designations, for both our trial successes, and case results.
