Bruer Wooddell & Harrell
Representing individuals and families who have been injured.
Our firm’s philosophy. When individuals or their loved ones are catastrophically injured, their first concern is that justice should be served. They want to ensure that the same type of tragedy does not happen to others. At the same time, financial compensation is, typically, the only remedy available in our justice system, and to be sure, is a necessary and appropriate means of enabling those who are injured to put their lives back together. So, we hope to accomplish two goals in representing injured people: first, we want to help our clients obtain a fair and reasonable monetary recovery so that they are able to resume productive and satisfying lives; and second, we want to use the litigation process to motivate care providers, manufacturers, and others to improve their practices, be more concerned about the people they serve, and be more attentive to safety.
Our firm’s history. Bob Bruer began practicing law in Springfield in 1971 and, by the 1980s, had evolved to practice nearly exclusively in the personal injury field. John Wooddell began practicing in 1979 and has, from the beginning, limited his practice to that field. In the late 1980s they joined forces as Bruer Wooddell & Harrell. Rob Bruer (practicing since 1995) joined the firm in 2005 and strengthened the firm’s presence in Kansas City.
Our firm’s role. We handle cases involving complex medical and legal issues that require an understanding and development of scientific, medical, and engineering evidence, including medical malpractice cases, vehicular accidents, and accidents resulting from unsafe products. We are committed to investing the time and effort necessary to understand the details of these complex cases, and we pride ourselves in maintaining good contacts with many experts knowledgeable in the fields in which we practice.
It is our intent to limit the number of cases we take, with the goal of spending all the time necessary on those cases we do accept. We believe that the client’s rights can be fully protected and the appropriate results achieved only with this kind of attention.
We believe that our years of experience in the personal injury field and our commitment to handling complex cases will serve you well and deliver the best possible results under the difficult circumstances in which these cases arise.
Our Results
At Bruer & Wooddell, we believe that each client's case is the most significant case for them, regardless of the amount involved. We also understand that past results afford no guarantee of future results and that every case is different and must be judged on its own merits. Over the years, here are some of the results we have earned for our clients in verdicts and settlements:
- Medical malpractice resulting in paraplegia -- $1.5 million
- Medical malpractice resulting in leg injury -- $300,000
- Auto / truck collision resulting in abdominal injuries and surgery -- $750,000
- Auto / truck collision resulting in broken ribs and chest injury -- $250,000
- Medical malpractice resulting in paraplegia -- $1.5 million
- Nursing home negligence resulting in death -- $500,000
- Medical malpractice resulting in death from colon cancer -- $650,000
- Medical malpractice resulting in paraplegia -- $7.5 million
- Automobile / pedestrian collision resulting in a brain injury -- $2.52 million
- Medical malpractice resulting in a leg injury -- $857,000
- Nursing home negligence -- $526,000
- Automobile collision resulting in brachial plexus injury -- $250,000
- Automobile collision resulting in brain injury -- $5.0 million
- Medical malpractice birth injury -- $4.25 million
- Medical malpractice birth inury -- $3.0 million
- Medical malpractice pediatric surgery resulting in brain damage -- $3.0 million
- Medical malpractice birth injury -- $2.75 million
- Medical malpractice resulting in death of a child -- $600,000
- Medical malpractice resulting in injury to the small bowel -- $2.4 million
- Products liability for a defective tire -- $1.8 million
- Automobile collision resulting in death -- $1.79 million
- Product liability for a defective automobile -- $1.75 million
- Industrial negligence resulting in a leg injury -- $1.375 million
- Medical malpractice birth injury -- $1.2 million
- Products liability for industrial machine resulting in amputation -- $1.15 million
- Pediatric malpractice resulting in brain damage -- $3.25 million
- Complications from cardiac procedure -- $1.5 million
We welcome your call, to either of our offices. We will discuss your case with you, and if appropriate, arrange a conference in the office.
