February 29, 2016
Great News! Today the United States Supreme Court entered an order denying PNC’s Bank’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari! The Supreme Court’s order leaves intact the July 2015 opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which affirmed the district court’s order certifying the long-running lawsuit, In re Community Bank […] Read More
October 29, 2015
Congratulations to WRRSV shareholder David Skeens on his nomination to the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation’s 2016 Board of Directors! David has been nominated for the office of Vice President of the Foundation, which serves the community by creating, supporting and funding public service and education programs which promote the administration of justice, professional development and respect for the […] Read More
October 6, 2015
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Affirms Class Certification in In re Community Bank of Northern Virginia Mortgage Practices Litigation On July 29, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision granting class certification to over 22,000 borrowers on their claims against PNC […] Read More
April 9, 2015
WRRSV is pleased to announce a $1,764,693.87 class action settlement in Baker, et al. v. Century Financial Group, Inc., et al., Case No. CV100-4294 CC. Pacific Premier Bank (originally Life Bank) has agreed to pay $1,764,693.87 to settle the claims of 26 class members who obtained 16 second mortgage loans from Century Financial Group on or […] Read More
April 1, 2015
Congratulations are in order! Walters Renwick Richards Skeens & Vaughan, P.C. has been selected as one of U.S.News & World Report – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” worldwide for 2015 in Commercial Litigation. This broad practice area involves virtually any dispute that arises in the business world and encompasses several of WRRSV’s premier practice areas, such as Class […] Read More
March 26, 2015
WBSV is pleased to announce a $1,700,000.00 class action settlement in Baker, et al. v. Century Financial Group, Inc., et al., Case No. CV100-4294 CC. Pacific Premier Bank (originally Life Bank) has agreed to pay $1,700,000.00 to settle the claims of 24 class members who obtained 15 second mortgage loans from Century Financial Group on or […] Read More
March 13, 2015
Congratulations to David Skeens, his trial team, and co-counsel on obtaining an award of more than $10.25 million dollars in Orange County, California on behalf of a Kearney, Missouri family. Our clients, Ted and Kim Jacques, alleged in their wrongful death lawsuit that First House, LLC, a Newport Beach, California drug and alcohol detox center, […] Read More
June 17, 2014
Congratulations to David Skeens! David has been selected as the unanimous choice to serve as Treasurer of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation. As such, he will be responsible for oversight of the financial affairs and investments of the charitable arm of the KC Bar.
June 4, 2014
WRRSV is pleased to announce a $1,431,560.82 class action settlement in Baker, et al. v. Century Financial Group, Inc., et al., Case No. CV100-4294 CC. Fifth Third Bank (in its own capacity, as successor to Old Kent Bank by merger, and as successor in interest to the CFG-Amax Loans formerly held and/or serviced by Amaximis […] Read More
May 15, 2014
WBSV attorneys participated in a CLE session entitled “The Best of 2013 – How Some Great Lawyers Achieved Great Results” on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s annual Bench Bar & Boardroom Conference. David Skeens moderated a break-out panel of what works and what doesn’t at trial with WBSV […] Read More
May 2, 2014
On April 29, 2014, Senior United States District Judge Scott O. Wright entered an Order granting various defendants’ motions to dismiss based on statute of limitations grounds and dismissed the entire lawsuit with prejudice. The lawsuit was filed originally in 2004 in the Circuit Court of Plate County, Missouri. The lawsuit followed the dismissal […] Read More
April 18, 2014
On April 17, 2014 and April 18, 2014, we appeared before Judge Charles H. McKenzie and presented oral arguments in support of Plaintiffs’ Motions to Enforce Settlement Agreement and Judgment on the Active loans issue. Defendants U.S. Bank NA and U.S. Bank NA ND offered arguments in opposition. Judge McKenzie stated that he was taking […] Read More
April 8, 2014
Fred has been successfully advocating on behalf of his clients in civil trial litigation for over 30 years. This year, his distinguished career and accomplishments have been recognized by the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, which has selected him as one of this year’s recipients of the prestigious Dean of the Trial Bar Award. Read more […] Read More
March 6, 2014
We are very excited and pleased to announce that Fred has been chosen by the KCMBA as one of this year’s recipients of the Dean of the Trial Bar Award! This prestigious award is given each year to one or more attorneys who have distinguished careers that are substantially devoted to trial practice, and who have practiced for […] Read More
January 22, 2014
January 14, 2014 – More good news! The Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri issued its Order giving final approval of the $14.5 class action settlement with Defendant Residential Funding Corporation (“RFC”) in Mitchell v. Residential Funding, et al. As a result, the conditional approval of the settlement by the he United States Bankruptcy Court […] Read More
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