Benton v. UMB Bank

Summary

Via the WSJ: "The heirs of 20th-century American painter Thomas Hart Benton are suing a Kansas City bank, alleging it has mismanaged the multimillion-dollar estate of the influential artist, including hundreds of artworks."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/dispute-roils-estate-of-prominent-american-artist-11576691414

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Benton, Jessie
Defense: UMB Bank

Judge: Mark Styles
Jurisdiction: 16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri
Court: Jackson County Courthouse

Case Number: 19P8-PR01534
Industry
Practice Area

Plaintiff

Benton, Jessie

Defense

UMB Bank

Represented By:
Kenny, Patrick
Ruskamp, Todd (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP (Kansas City))
Martucci, William ()

Live Sessions

Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)

Session links become active around 15 minutes before scheduled start time

			Description	Start Time
			Benton v. UMB Bank 03/27/2023 PM	01:00 PM CDT
			Benton v. UMB Bank 03/27/2023 AM	08:30 AM CDT

MAR

			Description	Start Time
			Benton v. UMB Bank 03/24/2023 PM (NOT IN SESSION)	01:00 PM CDT

MAR

On Demand

Sessions are uploaded each evening and are available on demand the next morning

			Description	Start Time
		3h 44m 15s	Benton v. UMB Bank 03/24/2023 AM	08:42 AM CDT

MAR

			Description	Start Time
		4h 38m 49s	Benton v. UMB Bank 03/23/2023 PM	12:29 PM CDT
		3h 14m 40s	Benton v. UMB Bank 03/23/2023 AM	08:38 AM CDT

MAR

			Description	Start Time
		4h 14m 23s	Benton v. UMB Bank 03/22/2023 PM	12:51 PM CDT
		3h 18m 48s	Benton v. UMB Bank 03/22/2023 AM	08:43 AM CDT

MAR

			Description	Start Time
		1h 37m 20s	Benton v. UMB Bank 03/21/2023 PM	12:14 PM CDT
		3h 14m 32s	Benton v. UMB Bank 03/21/2023 AM	08:45 AM CDT

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Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:20	Opening Statement	Emison, J. Kent
01:37:05	Break
01:54:30	Opening Statement	Emison, J. Kent
03:15:34	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

FEB

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
00:57:29	Break
01:11:44	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
02:03:09	Break
02:18:21	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
03:05:35	Break
03:15:45	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
03:43:33	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
00:38:02	Break
00:59:44	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
02:10:36	Break
02:24:35	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
03:02:33	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
01:09:38	Break
01:27:52	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
02:30:29	Break
02:38:36	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
03:20:57	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Rancin, Charles	In Person
01:01:35	Break
01:12:05	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Rancin, Charles	In Person
02:06:54	Break
02:17:40	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Rancin, Charles	In Person
03:12:42	Break
03:20:53	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Rancin, Charles	In Person
04:22:36	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Rancin, Charles	In Person
00:45:31	Witness Cross Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Rancin, Charles	In Person
01:02:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Rancin, Charles	In Person
01:05:20	Break
01:18:47	Witness Direct Examination		Dietrich, Shiela	Video Recording
02:56:55	Break
03:13:21	Witness Direct Examination		Dietrich, Shiela	Video Recording
04:27:53	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
01:09:54	Break
01:27:33	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
02:18:07	Break
02:29:04	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
03:10:07	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
00:37:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
00:50:19	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
01:02:14	Witness Direct Examination	Langdon, Robert	Grutman, Bennet	In Person
00:55:12	Break
02:20:33	Break
02:32:45	Witness Direct Examination	Langdon, Robert	Grutman, Bennet	In Person
03:05:25	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Grutman, Bennet	In Person
04:04:35	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Anson, Weston	In Person
00:08:35	Break
01:21:53	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Anson, Weston	In Person
02:08:23	Break
02:20:27	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Anson, Weston	In Person
02:38:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Langdon, Robert	Anson, Weston	In Person
02:46:11	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Anson, Weston	In Person
02:50:06	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Pelosi, John	In Person
01:31:40	Break
01:49:49	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Pelosi, John	In Person
03:08:25	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAR

Benton v. UMB Bank

Summary

Live Sessions

Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)

On Demand

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Tyner, John
00:34:49	Opening Statement	Langdon, Robert
01:10:31	Break
01:25:38	Opening Statement	Langdon, Robert
01:39:41	General Case Activities
01:43:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:07	Witness Direct Examination	Tyner, John	Sitkoff, Robert	In Person
01:28:31	Break
01:45:38	Witness Direct Examination	Tyner, John	Sitkoff, Robert	In Person
03:01:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:23	Witness Direct Examination	Tyner, John	Sitkoff, Robert	In Person
01:14:49	Break
01:29:18	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Sitkoff, Robert	In Person
02:25:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:10	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Whitman, Jeff	In Person
00:50:16	Witness Cross Examination	Martucci, William	Whitman, Jeff	In Person
01:35:27	Break
01:50:35	Witness Cross Examination	Martucci, William	Whitman, Jeff	In Person
02:24:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Whitman, Jeff	In Person
02:41:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Martucci, William	Whitman, Jeff	In Person
02:47:01	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Sitkoff, Robert	In Person
03:09:40	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:02	Witness Direct Examination	Bjorklund, Deborah	Transcript Reading
00:26:49	Witness Direct Examination	Toburen, Marshall	Video Recording
01:09:28	Witness Direct Examination	Warren, Carton	Video Recording
02:06:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:45	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Rancin, Charles	In Person
01:09:50	Break
01:27:09	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Rancin, Charles	In Person
02:31:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:48	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Rancin, Charles	In Person
00:52:00	Break
01:00:57	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Rancin, Charles	In Person
01:55:15	Break
02:07:30	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Rancin, Charles	In Person
02:49:16	Break
03:00:09	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Rancin, Charles	In Person
04:04:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:23	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Rancin, Charles	In Person
00:50:55	Break
01:03:50	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Rancin, Charles	In Person
01:55:10	Break
02:08:02	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Rancin, Charles	In Person
02:48:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:56	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Rancin, Charles	In Person
00:51:03	Break
01:03:15	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Rancin, Charles	In Person
02:06:33	Break
02:14:43	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Rancin, Charles	In Person
03:06:38	Break
03:16:05	General Case Activities
03:44:05	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:40	Witness Direct Examination	Leonard, Jan	Video Recording
01:35:45	General Case Activities
01:52:35	Break
02:13:02	General Case Activities
02:19:01	Witness Direct Examination	Tjaden, Earl	Video Recording
03:29:54	General Case Activities
03:34:45	Break
03:55:16	Witness Direct Examination	McShane, Ed Jr.	Video Recording
04:18:22	Witness Direct Examination	Kemper, John	Video Recording
05:09:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:31	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
01:13:30	Break
01:32:47	General Case Activities
01:55:00	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
02:47:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:45	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
01:39:46	Break
01:58:01	General Case Activities
02:00:39	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
03:59:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:50	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
01:19:29	Break
01:35:19	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
02:29:21	Break
02:41:04	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
03:30:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:31	General Case Activities	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
01:00:00	Break
01:15:58	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
02:03:10	Break
02:17:22	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
03:00:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:29	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
01:11:29	Break
01:26:17	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
02:51:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:05	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Rancin, Charles	In Person
00:46:18	Break
00:56:25	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Rancin, Charles	In Person
01:53:56	Break
02:04:30	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Rancin, Charles	In Person
03:05:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:26	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Rancin, Charles	In Person
01:16:04	Break
01:28:22	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Rancin, Charles	In Person
02:12:28	Break
02:26:27	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Rancin, Charles	In Person
03:08:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:21	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
01:16:33	Break
01:31:17	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
02:57:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:48	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
01:33:07	Break
01:50:16	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Von Hasburg, Elizabeth	In Person
03:22:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:49	General Case Activities
00:07:12	Witness Direct Examination		Panzer, Robert	Video Recording
01:15:34	Break
01:24:42	Witness Direct Examination	Langdon, Robert	Anson, Weston	In Person
02:17:32	Break
02:29:53	Witness Direct Examination	Langdon, Robert	Anson, Weston	In Person
03:23:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:53	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Anson, Weston	In Person
01:22:24	Break
01:42:09	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Anson, Weston	In Person
02:49:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:18	Witness Direct Examination	Tyner, John	Gude, Anthony	In Person
00:58:27	Break
01:15:39	Witness Direct Examination	Tyner, John	Gude, Anthony	In Person
02:04:48	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Gude, Anthony	In Person
03:02:27	General Case Activities
03:06:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:13	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Gude, Anthony	In Person
01:20:06	Break
01:37:22	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Gude, Anthony	In Person
02:30:28	Break
02:37:53	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Gude, Anthony	In Person
03:15:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:40	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Gude, Anthony	In Person
01:21:39	Break
01:39:35	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Gude, Anthony	In Person
03:02:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:51	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Gude, Anthony	In Person
01:23:48	Break
01:41:56	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Gude, Anthony	In Person
02:48:33	Break
02:59:44	Witness Cross Examination	Ruskamp, Todd	Gude, Anthony	In Person
04:06:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tyner, John	Gude, Anthony	In Person
04:16:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:30	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Pelosi, John	In Person
01:22:07	Break
01:39:00	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Pelosi, John	In Person
02:57:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:32	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Pelosi, John	In Person
00:29:11	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Pelosi, John	In Person
01:26:38	Break
01:44:29	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Pelosi, John	In Person
03:40:41	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:37	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Pelosi, John	In Person
01:27:29	Break
01:46:50	General Case Activities
01:47:52	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Pelosi, John	In Person
03:08:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:37	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Pelosi, John	In Person
01:26:12	Break
01:51:18	Witness Cross Examination	Kenny, Patrick	Pelosi, John	In Person
02:14:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Pelosi, John	In Person
02:44:30	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:52	Witness Direct Examination	Albano, Patrick	Video Recording
01:25:57	Break
01:43:32	Witness Direct Examination	Albano, Patrick	Video Recording
02:54:19	General Case Activities
03:07:34	End of Session