The judge presiding over the Mirena® multidistrict litigation (MDL) appointed Eric Holland to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee this week, joining a group of just 11 other attorneys from across the country who the court selected for the PSC. Judge Cathy Seibel in the Southern District of New York appointed the PSC at the Mirena® July [...]
Holland Groves Schneller & Stolze LLC was named interim liaison counsel today by the Honorable David Herndon in the Southern District of Illinois federal court for the litigation now pending in that district against Well Fargo and other defendants arising from the forced placed insurance practices of the defendants. Forced placed insurance was one of the practices at [...]
Eric Holland of Holland Groves Schneller & Stolze was recently appointed co-lead counsel by the Honorable Henry A. Autrey in the Emerson Electric multi-district litigation recently consolidated in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Judge Autrey ordered that Holland and fellow St. Louis attorney John Simon of the Simon Law Firm [...]
In an order approving a settlement of a complex class action case, the presiding judge commended Eric Holland and the Holland Groves Schneller & Stolze law firm for its handling of the case. The Honorable Tom W. DePriest, Jr.'s order, entered April 15, 2013, found "...based on the appearance of Class Counsel at hearings and [...]
Eric Holland, one of the founding partners of Holland Groves Schneller & Stolze, LLC, was recently recognized as a Top Rated Lawyer in recent editions of the National Law Journal and the American Lawyer. Mr. Holland's most recent recognition follows a series of other similar accolades including renewed recognition as a Super Lawyer. As Holland and his [...]
After nearly three years of litigation in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, final approval has been granted to a settlement of claims arising from the collapse of the former Taylor Bean & Whittaker mortgage loan portfolio and subsequent take over of the loans by Bank of America. The settlement, [...]
Holland Groves Schneller & Stolze is Missouri's top maritime law firm, according to the Global Law Experts 2013 Practice Awards. This high honor follows a number of other professional accolades that the firm and its members have recently received including "Super Lawyers", "Best Lawyers in America", "Top Lawyers", and the "AV Preeminent" rating. The honor from Global Law [...]
A federal court jury in the Southern District of Illinois returned a unanimous $1.6 million verdict for a railroad conductor who was injured while working for BNSF. The jury deliberated nearly four hours in reaching its verdict, finding that the railroad was negligent and violated the Locomotive Inspection act in causing the plaintiff's injuries, which [...]
A Kansas City, Missouri jury awarded an injured railroad worker $1.3 million yesterday for damages arising from a near collision between a bus transporting workers and an ambulance responding to a call. The plaintiff was a locomotive engineer for Amtrak and sustained injuries to his neck as a result of the incident. HGSS partner Steve Groves [...]
Holland Groves Schneller & Stolze was recently appointed Liaison Counsel by the Honorable Audrey G. Fleissig, United States District Court Judge, Eastern District of Missouri, for the K-V Pharmaceutical Securities Litigation.
