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Kent Emison Presented with Thomas G. Strong Trial Attorney Award for 2017
J. Kent Emison, founding member of the personal injury law firm Langdon & Emison, was honored during the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys’ annual banquet with the Thomas G. Strong Trial Attorney Award last night. The award was conceived to honor the Missouri attorney who best exemplifies the qualities of professionalism, ethics, character and courtroom success.

Automotive Journal Publishes Kent Emison on Cargo Load Issues in Truck Accident Litigation
Langdon & Emison Partner J. Kent Emison was published this month by Thomson Reuters’ Automotive Journal, with a piece titled “Theories of Recovery in Trucking Accident […]

Langdon & Emison Attorneys Named to National Trial Lawyers Top 100
Langdon & Emison attorneys David Brose and Brennan Delaney have been selected for the National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers, for the state of Missouri. The National […]

Langdon & Emison Promotes Trial Attorney Mark Emison to Partner
Langdon & Emison, a personal injury law firm with offices in Missouri and Illinois, announces the promotion of trial attorney Mark Emison to partner, effective immediately.

Bob Langdon Selected for Nation’s Top Attorneys List
Langdon & Emison partner Bob Langdon has been selected as one of the Nation’s Top One Percent, according to the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. NADC is “an […]

Langdon & Emison Supports UMKC Trial Advocacy Program
The UMKC School of Law Advocacy Department celebrated its latest successes in mock trial competitions by inviting key sponsors of the program to a private event last […]

GM Loses Bid to Curb Ignition Suits
The U.S. Supreme Court this week rejected a request from General Motors to curb lawsuits from its ignition-switch defect.

Brennan Delaney Named to Top Ten Attorneys Under 40
Langdon & Emison associate Brennan Delaney has been awarded with a Top 10 Under 40 Attorney distinction. The award is administered by the National Academy of Personal Injury […]

Firm Employees Participate in Rock the Parkway
This weekend the firm was represented at the annual Rock the Parkway half-marathon and 5K. Contributions from the event go toward Girls on the Run, and […]

Kent Emison Presents at Federal Court CLE
Partner Kent Emison was a featured speaker yesterday at the Western District of Missouri’s CLE presentation on Innovation in Litigation. Kent spoke on “Issues in High Profile Trials,” including publicity, technology in the courtroom, strategy with opening/closing arguments, depositions, and more.

Firm Brochure on GM, Bair Hugger, Tire Defects, Truck Accidents is Released
The first edition of the Langdon & Emison newsletter has been printed and is available for viewing here. The firm issues this quarterly brochure to anyone interested in news from the firm and hot topics from the worlds of civil litigation, public safety and consumer products.

Injured Railroad Worker Receives $5.3 Million Verdict Against Metra in Train Accident
A Cook County, Illinois jury awarded Christopher Cravatta $5.3 million in a unanimous verdict after a five-week trial in Chicago after he sustained devastating injuries while working as an engineer for Metra. Cravatta sustained an annular tear in his L4-5 disc requiring surgery and was unable to return to work as an engineer after Metra medically disqualified him from the job. He was injured when he slipped on a combination of oil, snow, and ice while stepping from the locomotive to a passenger car at Chicago’s Union Station.