On January 7, 2010, Carmody MacDonald obtained a $525,000 verdict in its client’s favor after a jury trial in Joplin, Missouri. Carmody MacDonald attorneys Jerry Carmody, Dave Luce, and Andrew Lamb represented a building supply company that was defrauded by a former employee and a roofing contractor through a warranty claim and kickback scheme. At the close of the evidence, the Court granted Carmody MacDonald’s motion for directed verdict on both liability and damages for $251,525.65. The jury then awarded Carmody MacDonald’s client $150,000 in punitive damages against its former employee and $125,000 in punitive damages against the roofing contractor.