Driving home, our client was hit by a truck, resulting in a serious brain injury. He and his family will be taken care of for life.
J.C. Pleban settled a wrongful death case—100x greater than the policy limit.
Verdict followed by a multimillion dollar confidential employment discrimination settlement.
It began as a traffic stop involving a man driving at night with his taillights off. The driver told the officer he was driving a rental car and didn’t know how to turn them on. The officer ran the driver’s name, found out he had traffic-related warrants and arrested him. A tow truck arrived. The […]
Read MoreThe city has settled a racial discrimination lawsuit involving a black St. Louis police captain for $1.1 million. Former police Chief Sam Dotson fired Capt. Ryan Cousins in June 2016 after accusing him of ordering officers to alter a police report and ignore evidence at the scene of an attempted burglary in the Baden neighborhood that […]
Read MoreSettlement for a client who was forced to leave his job after reporting safety problems.
J.C. Pleban recovers $500,000.00 for a client after filing an EEOC complaint.
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St. Charles County officials have agreed to pay $500,000 to settle claims filed by a longtime police officer, according to legal documents obtained Wednesday by the Post-Dispatch. The settlement, signed last month, says Stephanie Fisk filed a discrimination charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on April 4 and a second complaint Dec. 7 […]
Read MoreA man from St. Charles County has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that he was attacked by a St. Charles County jail inmate and given inadequate medical care for his injuries. James L. Falke filed suit in U.S. District Court on Wednesday against St. Charles County, the former and current county jail directors, a guard […]
Read MoreLynette Petruska filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a client who endured a hostile and discriminatory work environment. In addition to the lawsuit, Petruska is working to collect an additional $700,000.00 in payments for the client. Petruska previously persuaded a hearing officer that the client was entitled to $540,000.00. Read the full story in […]
Read MoreChet Pleban doesn’t really care if you like him; it’s not his job to make friends. For the past few decades, Pleban has been one of the most celebrated criminal defense attorneys in St. Louis, with most of his clients being accused police officers. Pleban’s job is to make sure those clients get the aggressive […]
Read MoreThe police chief here has been put on paid leave over an allegation of domestic assault. Mayor Stephanie Haas announced Monday night at the Board of Aldermen meeting that Police Chief Charles “Tony” Moutray is off the job. Haas also announced that the city has hired attorney Greg White to investigate the allegation. White, who […]
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