Marc K. Erickson

Settled a commercial case against the City of Kansas City, Missouri for $15 million Former certified fire and explosion investigator through the National Association of Fire Investigators Marc Erickson joined Wagstaff + Cartmell in 1999. He has over 20 years of experience in civil trial practice, with an emphasis in medical malpractice, personal injury, natural gas and propane explosions, electrocutions and other claims against utilities, products liability, business litigation and municipal zoning law. Marc has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict in Missouri and Kansas, in both state and federal courts. His defense verdicts in Mitchell v. Evans, Beaty v. Saint Luke’s, and Connors v. Goeking were recognized as some of the top defense verdicts in 2006 and 2007 by Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly. As a former certified fire and explosion investigator through the National Association of Fire Investigators, Marc has handled claims investigations and litigation in fire and explosion cases throughout the country. Vanessa H. Gross and her partner successfully defended a local orthopedic surgeon in a jury trial in which the plaintiff alleged that negligent placement of a component during a total hip replacement surgery caused subsequent dislocations and revision surgeries. After a four-day trial, a Johnson County, Kansas jury returned a verdict in favor of the client.