William L. Davis
MEDICAL & HEALTH CARE LITIGATION
William L. Davis has been a principal with Moser and Marsalek, P.C. from 1972 to 2004 and is now Of Counsel. He joined the firm in 1965 following graduation from the University of Missouri School of Law, where he also obtained his undergraduate degree. Since joining the firm, Mr. Davis has primarily concentrated on trial practice. For over 30 years he has specialized in defending health care providers and institutions.
He has defended hundreds of professional liability suits on behalf of our clients. In the past twenty-five years he has been lead counsel in more than one hundred jury trials. He has lectured on risk management and legal matters for several institutions, various bar associations and health care provider organizations. He co-authored an article on defense of the medical malpractice case which was published in the St. Louis Bar Journal.
Mr. Davis is also a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers which accepts about one percent of trial lawyers across the country based on trial experience and excellence. He has tried a wide variety of malpractice cases in virtually every medical specialty.
Trials:
175-200 Jury trials to verdict
Missouri State Courts
St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, Lincoln County, Crawford County
United States District Court
Eastern District of Missouri
Martindale-Hubbell Ratings Info
Areas of Practice
- Medical & Health Care Litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1965
- Colorado, 1970
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
- J.D. - 1965
- Honors: Phi Delta Phi
- University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- B.A. - 1963
Published Works
- Preparation of the Defense of a Medical Malpractice Case, St. Louis Bar Journal, Spring, 1991
Representative Cases
- Sosna v. Binnington, 321 F.3d 742, 60 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. (8th Cir. (Mo.) 2003)
- Lane v. Tandy Corp., 8 S.W.3d 190 (Mo.App.E.D. 1999)
- Vilcek v. Lee, 982 S.W.2d 758 (Mo.App.E.D. 1998)
- Harris-Laboy v. Blessing Hosp, Inc., 972 S.W.2d 522 (Mo.App. E.D. 1998)
- State ex rel, Stecher v. Dowd, 912 S.W.2d 462 (Mo. 1995)
- Callahan v. Cardinal Glennon Children's Hosp., 901 S.W.2d 270 (Mo.App. E.D. 1995)
- Poluski v. Richardson Transp., 877 S.W.2d 709 (Mo.App. E.D. 1994)
- Roesch v. Ryan, 841 F.Supp. 288 (E.D.Mo. 1993)
- Callahan v. Cardinal Glennon Hosp., 863 S.W.2d 852 (Mo. 1993)
- Childress v. St. John's Mercy Medical Center, 849 S.W.2d 616 (Mo.App. E.D. 1993)
- Insurance Co. of State of Pennsylvania v. Syntex Corp., 964 F.2d 829 (8th Cir. (Mo.) 1992)
- Moore v. Jackson, 812 S.W.2d 240 (Mo.App. E.D. 1991)
- Bottger v. Cheek, 815 S.W.2d 76 (Mo.App. E.D. 1991)
- Kelly by Kelly v. Jackson, 798 S.W.2d 699 (Mo. 1990)
- Shurn v. Monteleone, 769 S.W.2d 199 (Mo.App. E.D. 1989)
- Green v. Washington University Medical Center, 761 S.W.2d 688 (Mo.App. E.D. 1988)
- Voepel by Voepel v. Cardinal Glennon Memorial Hospital, 743 S.W.2d 600 (Mo.App. E.D. 1988)
- Noble v. Lansche, 735 S.W.2d 63 (Mo. App. E.D. 1987)
- Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Weber, 701 S.W.2d 588 (Mo.App. S.D. 1985)
- Petersen v. Farberman, 698 S.W.2d 554 (Mo.App. E.D. 1985)
- Lewis v. Envirotech Corp., 674 S.W.2d 105 (Mo.App. E.D. 1984)
- Young v. Stensrude, 664 S.W.2d 263 (Mo.App. E.D. 1984)
- Thurman v. Crawford, 652 S.W.2d 240 (Mo.App. E.D. 1983)
- Meder v. Everest & Jennings, Inc., 553 F. Supp. 149 (E.D. MO. 1982)
- Brock v. Fireman's Fund of America Ins. Co., 637 S.W.2d 824 (Mo.App. E.D. 1982)
- Hudson v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 545 F.Supp. 209 (E.D. Mo. 1982)
- Childers v. Town & Country Suzuki Sales Ltd., 624 S.W.2d 863 (Mo. App. E.D. 1981)
- Sedmak v. Charlie's Chevrolet, Inc., 622 S.W.2d 694 (Mo.App. E.D. 1981)
- Meder v. Everest & Jennings, Inc., 637 F.2d 1182 ((8th Cir. (Mo.) 1981)
- Revelle v. Mehlville School Dist. R-9, 562 S.W.2d 175 (Mo.App. 1978)
- Hladyshewski v. Robinson, 557 F.2d 1251 (8th Cir. (Mo.) 1977)
- Lindbergh School Dist. v. Syrewicz, 516 S.W.2d 507 (Mo.App. 1974)
- Aluma Kraft Mfg. Co. v. Elmer Fox & Co, 493 S.W.2d 378 (Mo. App. 1973)
- State Ex rel Apco Oil Corp. v. Turpin, 490 S.W. 2d 400 (Mo. App. 1973)
- Adamick v. Ferguson-Florissant School Dist., 483 S.W. 2d 629 (Mo.App. 1972)
- Harrison v. Harrison, 417 S.W.2d 39 (Mo.App. 1967)
Classes/Seminars
- Lecturer, Medical Malpractice, University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
- Lecturer, Update of Loss of Chance in Missouri, Medical Defense Associates Seminar
- Lecturer, Pre-trial and Trial Strategies and Tips, University of Missouri - Kansas City
- Lecturer, Civil Jury Trial Demonstration, University of Missouri - Kansas City Attorneys
- Lecturer, Effective Use of Experts in Civil Litigation Seminar, University of Missouri - Kansas City
- Lecturer, Medical Malpractice - Achieving the Best Defense, St. John's Mercy Medical Center
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Missouri Bar Association
- Colorado Bar Association
- American Bar Associations
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
- Defense Research Institute
- Missouri Society of Health Care Attorneys
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
