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24 07, 2012

BB&D Law Firm Win Summary Judgment for Title Insurance Company in State Court

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St. Louis law firm BB&D won a Motion for Summary judgment for a title insurance company where Plaintiff, a local bank, was seeking over $4 Million Dollars in damages. Plaintiff sued Defendant, a national title insurance company, claiming damages for fraud, negligence, and breach of contract against the title insurer. Plaintiff also filed a Motion for Summary Judgment claiming it was entitled to damages on all counts. The trial court granted summary judgment for the title insurer and denied the bank's motion. Contact us for a Consultation Have a legal issue or question? We invite you to contact us today to talk with one of our knowledgeable attorneys. 314-863-1500 or info@bbdlc.com. Over the last two decades Blitz, Bardgett and [...]

24 07, 2012

Civil Litigation Attorney Chris Bauman Represents Metropolitan Square Owner in $4.3 Million Dollar Property Tax Reduction.

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The owner of Metropolitan Square will pay an estimated $4.3 million less in taxes over four years after the St. Louis assessor agreed to lower the value of the tallest downtown St. Louis office building by more than a third. This litigation was a property tax appeal in front of the State Tax Commission. St. Louis BB&D law firm regularly represents businesses in property tax appeals both before the local Board of Equalization and before the State Tax Commission. Chris Bauman's expert and well prepared legal work and the firm's outstanding result was recognized by Missouri Lawyers Weekly and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Contact us for a Consultation Have a legal issue or question? We invite you [...]

30 05, 2012

Jason Turk Named to Truman State University Alumni Board

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Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch litigation attorney Jason Turk was elected to a two-year term on the Truman State University National Alumni Board of Directors and will take office on July 1, 2012. Jason currently serves as President of St. Louis Area Alumni Chapter, a position he has held since 2010. He serves on the steering committee for the St. Louis Alumni Golf Tournament, which has raised several thousand dollars for the University’s endowed scholarship fund. Last year the St. Louis chapter awarded $3,000 in scholarships to incoming freshmen from the St. Louis area. The 2012 tournament takes place on June 23, 2012. Jason graduated from Truman with a BA in 2002 before attending the University of Missouri-Columbia [...]

28 01, 2012

Bob Blitz, Chris Bauman win Missouri Lawyers Weekly Largest Plaintiff Win for 2011

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As a result of the $60 million dollar settlement of Bachman v. A.G. Edwards et al., which was pending in circuit court in St. Louis County, Bob Blitz and Chris Bauman won the inaugural Missouri Lawyers Weekly award for the Largest Plaintiff Win. Contact us for a Consultation Have a legal issue or question? We invite you to contact us today to talk with one of our knowledgeable attorneys. 314-863-1500 or info@bbdlc.com. Over the last two decades Blitz, Bardgett and Deutsch has earned a respected reputation in the legal community as a top-flight litigation, real estate and business transactional firm based in St. Louis, Missouri, 120 S. Central Ave., 63105, with offices in Jefferson City and Columbia. BBD’s team of [...]

27 01, 2012

Litigation Attorney Chris Bauman wins Missouri Bar Foundation David Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award for 2011

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BB&D litigation attorney Chris Bauman was recently honored with the Missouri Bar Foundation David Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award for 2011. Chris was recognized for his successful appeal before the Western District Court of Appeals in Great Rivers Habitat Alliance v. City of St. Peters. The case concerned, among other issues, constitutional issues related to the blighting of productive farm land and the tension between the “fairly debatable” municipal action standard and Missouri’s summary judgment standard. The appellate Court’s opinion is reported at 246 S.W.3d 556. The David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Awards were created by the Missouri Bar Foundation to recognize outstanding achievement in appellate practice by young lawyer members of The Missouri Bar. The award is named [...]