PRACTICE AREAS

Health Care Litigation

Maureen Vogel focuses her trial practice on hosptial and physician negligence actions, products liability, premises liability and personal injury litigation. She also handles matters involving hospital compliance with state and federal regulations and physician credentialing issues. She has represented clients in Missouri and Kansas state courts as well as Missouri and Kansas federal courts. Before joining the Firm, Ms. Vogel served as judicial clerk to the Honorable Harold L. Lowenstein at the Missouri Court of Appeals-Western District.

COMMUNITY AND BAR INVOLVEMENT

Missouri Bar Association

Health and Hospital Law Committee

American Bar Association

DRI

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers

Lawyers Association of Kansas City

Kansas Association of Defense Counsel

Association of Women Lawyers

Operation Breakthrough, Tutor

Adult Basic Education - Adult Literacy Project Volunteer

University of Missouri Law School Womens’ Law Association, Mentor

KCMBA Ask-a-Lawyer, Volunteer

Brookside Mothers’ Association

Greenway Terrace Homes Association

Visitation Catholic Church

NOTABLE EXPERIENCE

Overview:

Active member of the trial department

Managed significant litigation docket focused primarily on health care law, medical negligence, hospital, physician and nursing liability, physician credentialing, premises and products liability

Extensive experience in case investigation, expert depositions, expert witness selection and preparation, mediation, negotiation, and trial preparation

Obtained dismissal and/or summary judgment for clients in many medical malpractice cases

Tried medical negligence cases in Missouri and Kansas state courts

Appellate court experience

Significant Litigation Experience

McClafferty v. Lee’s Summit Hospital - Defense Verdict

Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Case No. CV9321231

Obtained one of the top defense verdicts of the year for hospital client. Plaintiff alleged hospital client and other healthcare providers failed to appropriately diagnose and treat her for intracranial bleed resulting in motor and cognitive deficits. Jury found in favor of hospital.

Cammisano,et al. v. Trinity Lutheran Hospital, et al. - Defense Verdict

Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Case No. 98CV022737

Plaintiffs alleged negligence and wrongful death against hospital client and other healthcare providers based on administration of narcoleptic medications and failure to appropriately monitor plaintiffs’ adult son during psychiatric admission for bipolar disorder. Jury found in favor of defendants.

Berry, et al v. Providence Medical Center, et al.

District Court of Wyandotte County Kansas, Case No. 96C642

Plaintiffs alleged negligence against obstetrician client and others in connection with forceps delivery of infant resulting in complete brachial plexus injury. Jury awarded plaintiff’s damages for only the medical care of the 2 year-old child. This was an extremely low verdict for a birth injury case.

Biscanin, et al. v. White, D.O., et al. - Dismissal of our physician client during trial

District Court of Wyandotte County Kansas, Case No. 96C4863

Plaintiffs alleged negligence and wrongful death against physician client based on failure to order psychiatric hold for patient during emergency treatment of gastro-intestinal complaints. Patient later committed suicide. Physician client was dismissed by plaintiffs on third day of trial. No payment was made on his behalf.

Harris v. Trinity Lutheran Hospital Settlement at trial

Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri Case No. CV98027992

Case settled in court upon terms very favorable to client after the judge advised plaintiff’s counsel that he would likely grant defendant’s motion for directed verdict at the close of plaintiff’s case.

Summary Judgment and Motions to Dismiss Granted

Nguyen v. Walker, M.D.

District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, Case No. 98C5863

Physician client granted summary judgment. The Court found that the case was time-barred based on application of Kansas discovery rule.

Thompson v. Research Medical Center

Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Case No 0516CV18575

Motion to Dismiss granted based on assertion that the plaintiff’s cause of action was time-barred. Affirmed by the Western District Court of Appeals. Plaintiff’s Application for Transfer to the Missouri Supreme Court denied.

Potts v. Guerra, M.D., et al.

Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Case No. 02CV212465

Motion to Dismiss filed based on statute of limitations. Plaintiff responded by filing dismissal of our hospital client.

Desmet v. Menorah Medical Center, et al.

Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Case No. CV9524778

Motion for Summary Judgment filed arguing plaintiff failed to state a cause of action for agency against hospital. Plaintiff responded by filing dismissal for our client.

EDUCATION

J.D., University of Missouri, 1996, Phi Delta Phi

B.A., with honors, Indiana University, 1993

BAR ADMISSIONS

Kansas, 1997

Missouri, 1996