Attorney Perry Allan Craft's Legal Cases

Government contracts

United States ex rel. Wall v. Circle C Constr., LLC, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117211, 1, 43 F. Supp. 3d 853 (M.D. Tenn. 2014)

Aug 26, 2014

OUTCOME: Court awarded $762,894.54 in damage, on appeal

False Claims Act. Government contract required payment of prevailing wage rates. By the contractor not complying with requirement, it was charged with violating the False Claims Act,

Criminal defense

State v. Jackson, Williamson Co. Tenn. Circuit Court

Jul 03, 2014

OUTCOME: Defendant found not guilty on felony counts

Jury found naturist (individual who goes naked in his own home) innocent of two counts of aggravated stalking of teenage girl, but guilty on misdemeanor contributing to delinquency of minor. Trial las ... ted six days and State dropped coercion of witness count during trial.

Discrimination

Barker v. Prof'l Educators of Tenn., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145162

Oct 09, 2012

OUTCOME: Attorney disqualified

Attorney for other party disqualified from continuing representing his client.

Contracts and agreements

City Sec. & Safety, Inc. v. River Chase Apts., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57522

May 25, 2011

OUTCOME: Apartment complex (my client) won, case dismissed.

Security firm sued apartment complex on a contract for monies owed for services. I represented the apartment complex in federal and state court and security's firm suit was dismissed.

Constitutional

Perez v. Wade, 652 F. Supp. 2d 901

Aug 19, 2009

OUTCOME: After this ruling jury awarded plaintiff $75,000 and state previously had returned the nearly $15,000 to her.

Hispanic female and her then 10 year old son stopped on interstate. Mother spent nearly four hours on side of road in summer separated from her son. Drug task force seized nearly $15,000 in cash fro ... m her. Civil rights case.

Class action

Bass v. Schell & Kampeter, Inc., d/b/a Diamond Pet Foods Inc. and Diamond Pet Foods

Jan 02, 2008

OUTCOME: Settlement of $3,100,000.00

Class action for contaminated pet food on behalf of pet owners in several states

Credit repair

Wolfe v. MBNA Am. Bank, 485 F. Supp. 2d 874

Apr 25, 2007

OUTCOME: After this ruling, a confidential settlement was reached satisfactory to client,

Another person falsely completed credit card application and made charges on it. When charges were not paid, bank reported it to credit agencies. Suit filed for damages and to correct credit report.

Insurance

Carlson v. World Trucking, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19407 (E.D. Tenn. 2006)

Apr 13, 2006

OUTCOME: Case settled and subrogation issues resolved.

Complex Insurance subrogation issue.

Consumer protection

Avery v. State Farm

Oct 04, 1999

OUTCOME: Illinois Court of Appeals largely affirmed the trial court and jury verdict but seven years later, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed.

In 1999, a jury awarded a verdict of $456 million and the Court imposed another $600 million for insurer's repairing wrecked vehicles with non-factory parts. I was one of the lawyers for the plaintiff ... s in this class action case.

Antitrust and trade law

Jenkins v. Waste Mgmt., 709 So. 2d 848 (La. Ct. App. 1998)

Feb 26, 1998

OUTCOME: Settlememt of Class action

Broadly construed Louisiana's state antitrust law on legal question central to class action lawsuit.

Perry Allan Craft's Legal Cases (20)