The Popham Law Firm

The Popham Law Firm secured a $57 million settlement on behalf of more than 1,700 Sprint employees who alleged the company's automated performance system unlawfully targeted workers over 40 during a series of mass layoffs -- at the time the largest ADEA class settlement in the District of Kansas.

A Jackson County jury awarded former American Family Insurance sales manager Deborah Miller $20.45 million for age discrimination, sex discrimination, and retaliation in what was reported as the largest verdict ever returned under the Missouri Human Rights Act.

A Cass County jury awarded $10 million to the husband and eight daughters of Kathleen Miller, 62, who died after a pickup truck crossed the center line on Missouri Highway 52 and struck her vehicle head-on.

A Henry County jury awarded $9.04 million to the family of 75-year-old Sondra Murrell, who died when an oncoming driver crossed the centerline, and to her grandson, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in the same crash.

A Linn County jury returned a $9 million verdict for Audrey Ford, a motorcycle passenger whose right leg was amputated above the knee after a driver pulled into the path of the bike at a rural Missouri intersection.

A Jackson County jury awarded fired sheriff's deputy Doug Caster nearly $7 million for age and disability discrimination and retaliation, and the county later settled the case on appeal for $5.3 million.

A Platte County jury returned an $8 million verdict for Jeff Bash, who suffered third-degree burns over nearly a quarter of his body when an antique car ignited while he was pouring fuel into the carburetor; after a 20% comparative-fault reduction the net judgment came to $6.4 million.

Tom Porto of The Popham Law Firm secured a $5 million settlement, approved by a Jackson County judge in April 2023 and reported as the largest in Kansas City Police Department history, for the family of Terrence Bridges Jr., an unarmed man fatally shot by Officer Dylan Pifer during a foot chase in 2019.