Attorney David Vance Oakes's Legal Cases

Litigation

Taylor v. King et al.

N/A

OUTCOME: Settled for $5,000,000.00

Nightclub served alcohol until patron was extremely intoxicated. Patron drove head-on into opposing traffic and killed mother with four young children.

Insurance

Nationwide v. McAllister

N/A

OUTCOME: Appeal dismissed.

Insurance bad faith case where insurance company objected to being brought into circuit court.

Spinal cord injury

Ohio Valley Bistros v. Clymer

N/A

OUTCOME: Appeal dismissed. Court Order compelling discovery upheld.

Nightclub served intoxicated patron, who later caused crash which paralyzed another person. Nightclub appealed Order compelling discovery in Dram Shop Case.

Insurance

Countryway Ins. Co. v. Oakes

N/A

OUTCOME: Judgment affirmed.

Underinsured motorist carrier appealed jury verdict in favor of insured.

Car accident

Tullar v. Jackson

N/A

OUTCOME: Court of Appeals reversed judgment as to punitive damages and sent case back for retrial.

Nightclub served patron well past point of being too drunk to drive. Patron/Drunk driver caused severe spine injury to plaintiff. Plaintiff sued nightclub and received jury verdict of $2,100,000.00 inc ... luding $500,000.00 in punitive damages.

Trucking accident

Allstate v. Riley

N/A

OUTCOME: Judgment affirmed.

OTR truck driver involved in crash with drunk driver sued underinsured motorist carrier. Insurance company appealed jury verdict in favor of OTR truck driver.

Workers compensation

Coca Cola Enterprises v. Richardson

N/A

OUTCOME: ALJ Opinion upheld.

Employer appealed Workers Compensation award to injured employee.

David Vance Oakes's Legal Cases (7)