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Chris Schnieders is a skilled trial lawyer devoted to representing individuals and families in complex civil litigation — with a focus on catastrophic injury, occupational exposure, and wrongful death 个案。
Chris has successfully tried and resolved cases across the country, including:
- 一种 $21.8 million verdict in a Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) case in Norfolk, Virginia;
- 一种 $2.575 million verdict 在一个 Wichita, Kansas medical-malpractice case involving a fatal opioid overdose;
- 一种 $3.9 million settlement 在 Warren County, Illinois — the largest settlement in the county’s history — arising from a catastrophic wrongful-death case; and
- 一种 $2.4 million settlement 在 Cook County, Illinois in a psychiatric-malpractice case involving the suicide of a hospitalized patient.
In addition to his courtroom victories, Chris has consistently helped achieve successful resolutions for thousands of clients in national mass-tort litigations, including those involving 围捕 和 Avandia. His work in these and other pharmaceutical and medical-device cases has led to over a billion dollars in recoveries for injured individuals and their families.
Chris has also served in significant leadership positions in national multidistrict litigations (MDLs)， 包括：
- Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee 在 关于：Uloric 产品责任协调审前程序, Case No. 20 C 623 (N.D. Ill.);
- Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee 和 Chair of the Discovery Committee 在 In re: Zofran (Ondansetron) Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2657 (D. Mass.);
- Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee 在 In Re: Cordis IVC Filter Cases, JCCP 4977, Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda;和
- Chair of the Discovery Committee 在 In re: Zoloft (Sertraline Hydrochloride) Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2342 (E.D. Pa.).
Over his career, Chris has built a reputation for holding Fortune 500 corporations and institutions accountable in some of the nation’s most challenging litigation. He has represented clients harmed by toxic exposures, defective medical devices, dangerous pharmaceuticals, and professional negligence, and continues to take on cases involving diesel-exhaust, benzene, and PFAS (“forever-chemical”) contamination.
Regularly recognized by his peers for both skill and integrity, Chris has received numerous honors, including:
- Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year” (2025) 为了 Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs 在 Kansas City;
- Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year” (2023) 为了 Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs 在 Kansas City;
- designation as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer 经过 国家审判律师;
- recognition in Kansas Super Lawyers® since 2013; and
- an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards.
An active member of the legal community, Chris belongs to the 美国司法协会， 这 Missouri, Illinois, and Kansas Bar Associations， 这 National Trial Lawyers, 和 堪萨斯城大都会律师协会, where he has served in the past as Vice Chair of the Civil Practices Committee. He is a graduate of the KCMBA Bar Leadership Academy 和 Ross T. Roberts 法院程序.
Outside the courtroom, Chris volunteers within the community and devotes pro bono time to assisting individuals facing family-court challenges.
Currently, Chris continues to lead litigation on behalf of railroad workers, farmers, and families affected by toxic and environmental exposures — including Roundup, PFAS and biosolids contamination, diesel-exhaust and benzene-related cancers, and other cases involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death. His work combines deep scientific understanding with relentless advocacy for those whose lives have been upended by corporate negligence.
在圣路易斯举行了一次新闻发布会，概述了向联邦法院提起的阻止拜耳-孟山都公司销售其除草剂产品 Roundup 的诉讼。
该行动详细说明了黑人农民如何被迫购买抗农达种子并依赖越来越高浓度的农达，这已成为非霍奇金淋巴瘤受害者提起的数千起诉讼的主题。由于一些黑人农民的识字率较低，很少接触互联网，因此他们不太可能了解风险，拜耳-孟山都公司也没有主动教育或警告他们，原告律师，包括本案的合伙人和协理律师克里斯托弗·施奈德斯说。
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