White v. Nguyen, Superior Court Newton County, Georgia
Jan 14, 2025OUTCOME: 75000
Car wreck with 3 months of medical treatment. The insurance company refused to make a reasonable offer and the case went to trial on January 13, 2025.
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Patrick Arthur Cruise's Legal Cases (9)
Chattanooga, TN
Trucking accident Lawyer at Chattanooga, TN
Practice Areas: Trucking Accident, Car Accidents, Personal Injury
Helms v. Wal-Mart, No. 1:19-CV-185 (E.D.Tenn.)
Jul 20, 2021OUTCOME: $250,000.00 jury verdict
Slip and fall case against Wal-Mart.
Jones v. Swift Response, LLC et al., Case No. 1:19-cv-00248
Sep 30, 2020OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement
On April 15, 2019, Johnny Jones was outside of his house spraying a large flowerpot with Flex Seal. After a short period of time, there was a loud pop and a sudden flash of fire and flame, which burned ... his face, arms and hair. He was using the product in a well-ventilated area, with no source of flame or ignition nearby. The Hamilton Firm filed a product liability lawsuit on his behalf against the manufacturer and distributor of Flex Seal on September 26, 2019, in the Eastern District of Tennessee, Jones v. Swift Response, LLC et al, Case No. 1:19-cv-00248-JPM-CHS. Originally the claim was brought against Swift Response and PLZ Aeroscience. Subsequently, it was revealed that Apollo Aerosol Industries was the actual manufacturer of the Flex Seal aerosol product, and that K-G Spray-Pak, Inc. was the creator of the formula. Both companies were subsidiaries of PLZ Aeroscience, and were added to the lawsuit. After discovery, the claim was resolved for a confidential amount.
Sketekee v. Floyd Sellers and Driving Force Logistics, 1:18-cv-00104 (E.D.Tenn.)
Mar 10, 2020OUTCOME: Settlement
On May 23, 2017, Lisa Steketee was driving her tractor trailer east on I-24 in Marion County, Tennessee. Defendant Sellers was also operating a tractor trailer, for Driving Force, traveling behind the ... Plaintiff’s vehicle, when he suddenly crashed into the back of Ms. Steketee’s tractor trailer. Patrick A. Cruise served as co-counsel for the Plaintiff, along with Brad Bradshaw of Missouri, Sketekee v. Floyd Sellers and Driving Force Logistics, 1:18-cv-00104-RLJ-CHS, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Ms. Steketee sustained injury to her neck, back, and shoulder, and underwent a neck discectomy with fusion, and a lumbar discectomy. On behalf of the Plaintiff, counsel demanded settlement in the amount of the defendant’s policy limits, which was refused. Nearly a year later, early in 2020, the Defendant agreed to pay their limits as the matter was being prepared for trial.
Woodward v. Koch Foods, et al.
Mar 22, 2019OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement
Tractor-trailer hauling chickens pulled out in front of Plaintiff, resulting in severe injuries. The case was litigated in Walker County State Court in Georgia.
Marcus Black v. Jane Doe and American Reliable Insurance Company, Hamilton County Circuit Court, No. 11C474
Sep 07, 2012OUTCOME: Jury Verdict: $3.5 million minus 25% for comparative fault.
Unknown texting driver causes plaintiff on motorcycle to strike rear end of another vehicle, resulting in a horrific head injury. The claim proceeded to trial against the plaintiff's uninsured motoris ... t carrier. The jury found the texting motorist 75% at fault and assessed damages at $3.5 million.
O'Neal v. Nationwide Insuance Company, Hamilton County Circuit Court
Nov 09, 2011OUTCOME: Jury verdict for $784,676.65
Fire loss case involving homeowner. Despite the evidence of an electrical event at the receptacle adjacent to the Christmas tree, Nationwide continued to contend that the fire was intentionally set by ... a member of the family. After hearing all of the evidence, the jury concluded otherwise and returned a verdict for Mrs. O’Neal in the full amount submitted for the house, contents and additional living expenses. In addition, the jury found that Nationwide had acted in bad faith and awarded an extra 18% as a penalty, and included pre-judgment interest of 10%.
Currie v. Farmer, Case 08 CV 7097, Walker State Court, LaFayette, Georgia
Mar 11, 2010OUTCOME: Jury verdict for $792,500.00
On Thursday, March 11, 2010, a conscientious and hard working Walker County jury returned a verdict totaling $792,500 for a 39 year-old self-employed roofer/sheet metal fabricator injured in a bad wrec ... k two years ago. On a Sunday afternoon two years ago, the plaintiff took his Harley motorcycle out for a ride over to his mother’s house. As he cruised along Highway 341 near Chickamauga, Georgia at a safe speed, a Buick Skylark, driven by an 88 year-old man, suddenly turned left directly in front of him. The impact shattered the plaintiff’s left ankle. The orthopedic trauma surgeon was able to use steel plates and screws to put the bimalleolar ankle fracture dislocation back together, but the plaintiff was left with a painful arthritic ankle with limited mobility. We sought compensation in Walker State Court for the all harms and losses he sustained as a result of wreck. The jury provided $50,000 for medical expenses, $37,500 for lost earnings to date, $379,000 for future lost earnings, $20,000 for pain and suffering to date, plus $306,000 for future pain and suffering.
Sanchez v. Bolton, 19th JDC, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 17, 2003OUTCOME: Judgment: $726,308.70
Motor vehicle wreck with hip injury caused by DUI defendant