Robb & Robb LLC was founded in 1984 by Kansas City personal injury attorneys Gary C. Robb and Anita Porte Robb. Over the last 30 plus years, the Kansas City, Missouri law firm has handled many precedent-setting, important, high-profile, and complex cases in the fields of aviation law, hazardous product liability, personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, premises liability, and trucking and transportation liability, including catastrophic automobile and school bus accidents.
The superior level of representation provided by the Missouri personal injury law firm includes the depth of knowledge and experience provided by attorneys Anita and Gary Robb, coupled with their ability to use the most effective and technologically complex tools available to present evidence.
Many cases handled successfully by the firm’s attorneys have received both local Missouri and national media attention, including featured spots on the CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Larry King Live, CNN.com, AOL Online, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The National Law Journal, Lawyers Weekly USA, BNA Reporter, The Missouri Lawyers Weekly, and The Kansas City Star, as well as numerous other daily newspapers across the country and locally and regionally televised news programs.
Personal injury attorney Gary C. Robb has been selected by his peers as one of “”The Best Lawyers In America”,” which has come to be regarded by both the legal profession and the public as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. Attorney Anita Porte Robb has been recognized by The National Law Journal as one of the top ten women trial lawyers in the country.
Mr. Robb has received numerous honors and awards and handled many high profile cases. Mr. Robb served as lead counsel for Vanessa Bryant, widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, in her helicopter crash lawsuit for the wrongful death of her husband and daughter Gianna. Mr. Robb also represented Senator Jean Carnahan in the lawsuit arising out of the airplane crash that killed her husband, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan.
The two highest jury verdicts in the United States in helicopter crash trials: a $350 million verdict for a deceased pilot, and a $70 million verdict for a passenger killed in a Life Flight helicopter.
The largest pretrial settlement in U.S. history for a single plaintiff in a personal injury case: $100 million for severe injuries suffered by a flight nurse in the crash of a medical helicopter.
A $52.5 million settlement (on appeal of $48 million jury verdict) for the crash of a Twin Otter aircraft with five fatalities ($10.5 million per victim).
A $48 million jury verdict for death of skydivers in plane crash immediately after takeoff.
A $38 million settlement for severe burn injuries in a Grand Canyon helicopter crash.
A $27.5 million settlement for a small plane crash - a United States record for a general aviation incident.
$26 million settlement for death of husband and wife in airplane crash (North Carolina record.
$25 million jury verdict for the death of Judge Michael Coburn.
$23 million jury verdict for family members killed by a drunk driver.
$20 million jury verdict in Adams v. Children's Mercy Hospital, representing the largest medical malpractice verdict in the state of Missouri.
$18.4 million record settlement for wrongful death in Nebraska arising out of a helicopter crash (Nebraska record).
$18 million settlement against the World Wrestling Federation for the death of wrestler Owen Hart.
$16 million jury verdict for crash of touring helicopter in Las Vegas.
$15 million settlement for death of restaurant executive in Chicago plane crash caused by nonprofessional Morgan Stanley pilot.
$14 million settlement for the family of a boy killed in a school bus accident.
$12 million settlement for a burn victim resulting from a power line failure.
$9.25 million bad faith insurance settlement for the relatives of people killed in an automobile crash
$8 million settlement for deaths in air ambulance helicopter crash caused by pilot texting.
$7.2 million jury verdict for death of cameraman while filming movie (Iowa record.)
$5.9 million settlement in Underhill v. Jack Miller Subaru (arm injury during car dealership test drive).
$5.6 million settlement in Pearson v. Rolls-Royce Corporation, et al (wrongful death of flight nurse in Indiana helicopter crash).
$5.1 million settlement in Langenbau v. Med-Trans (wrongful death in Iowa helicopter crash).
$5 million settlement prior to lawsuit being filed (death of flight nurse in Alabama air ambulance crash).
Representation of United States Senator Jean Carnahan for the plane crash death of her husband, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan, and their son, resulting in a $4 million jury verdict at trial.
As a direct result of cases Robb & Robb’s attorneys have handled, safety has been enhanced. For example, the firm’s cases have resulted in elimination and/or redesign of dangerous aircraft component designs, improved warnings issued to thousands of consumers worldwide regarding dangerous product conditions, and improved corporate safety practices and procedures.
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