Weaponizing the Adult Abuse Act: Anthony Friedman d/b/a v Albert B. Pepper Jr. (case 2611-PN00554)

# The $48.1 Million Ghost Verdict: How a Secret Text Message & Statutory Caps Exposed the "Big Law" PR Machine In early 2025, regional headlines and law firm press releases proclaimed a historical milestone in Missouri civil litigation: a **$48.1 million birth injury verdict** awarded to the Anyan family against Mercy Hospital St. Louis and Dr. Daniel McNeive. Promoted heavily across social media, firm websites, and legacy news outlets by plaintiff counsel at **The Simon Law Firm, P.C.** and **Gunn | Slater Law Firm**, the staggering figure was presented to the public as a triumphant victory for medical malpractice accountability. The publicized narrative omitted a crucial detail. **Over 62% of that $48.1 million award was contractually eliminated nine minutes before the jury ever returned to the courtroom.** Investigative reporting by consumer advocate Albert B. Pepper Jr. (*Phoenix Rising Productions LLC*) revealed that plaintiff and defense counsel signed a secret ...

  Exposed - The 48.1 Million Dollar Personal Injury Verdict of The Simon Law Firm P.C. | Public Deception and Misrepresentation of the facts.  In 2025 The Simon Law Firm P.C. and Gunn Slater Law Firm did press releases and prolific advertisements with regard to the R.A., Sarah, Blake Anyan v Mercy Hospital - Dr. Daniel McNeive birth injury jury verdict that rendered a 48.1 million dollar award. - However, what neither Simon Law nor Gunn Slater revealed to the public was that the total gross recovery amount was capped at 18 million dollars through a pre-verdict "high - low" agreement. - this was a 30.1 million dollar omission of fact perpetrated upon the public for over 12 months until Albert B. Pepper Jr. d/b/a Phoenix Rising Productions LLC exposed the deception. R.A. Sarah, Blake Anyan v Mercy Hospital East | Dr. Daniel McNeive (Case #21SL-CC03944) Case.net: 21SL-CC03944 - Case Header The preceding was the summary. What proceeds is the details, the deep dive for those who m...