Notable Cases
Padberg Appelbaum Knepper has helped thousands of people who have been hurt or lost a loved one due to the carelessness or negligence of others get the justice and compensation they deserve.
$2,000,000 Settlement
Keller Lambert Airport
Fire & Explosions
For Gene Keller, a construction worker injured during the 2005 expansion of the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport runway system. He and a co-worker were seriously injured when a dormant piece of dynamite exploded after they were instructed to drill into it. The stick of dynamite had misfired two days prior and the crew on site failed to neutralize the stick by washing it from the hole. When Keller arrived for a later shift his drill encountered the undetonated dynamite and it exploded. The case settled with the engineering company overseeing the blasting.
Confidential Settlement
Woman Burned From Laclede Gas Co Explosion
Fire & Explosions
For a young woman who suffered from catastrophic burns to 90 percent of her body after corroded gas pipes caused a gas leak and explosion. The woman received a favorable, confidential settlement from Laclede Gas Company.
Confidential Settlement
Man Died in Rock Quarry from Explosion
Fire & Explosions
A confidential settlement for a man who died while on the job site in a rock quarry after a dynamite explosion; caused rocks to fall on him.
Confidential Settlement
Man Injured From Dynamite Explosion
Fire & Explosions
A confidential settlement for a man who was severely injured on a construction site after dynamite caused a major explosion.
Confidential Settlement
College Student Dies in Fraternity House Fire
Fire & Explosions
A confidential settlement for the family of a college student who burned to death from a fire while in a fraternity house at the University of Missouri St. Louis. The local chapter of the fraternity was found to have broken multiple housing policies, including those pertaining to indoor smoking and fire detectors.