U.S. ex rel. Alicia Strickland and Paige Purcell v. Drayer Physical Therapy Institute
Oct 11, 2016OUTCOME: $7,000,000 Settlement
Case No. 9:13-cv-1781 Settlement of Qui Tam False Claims Act Case
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OUTCOME: $7,000,000 Settlement
Case No. 9:13-cv-1781 Settlement of Qui Tam False Claims Act Case
OUTCOME: $14,162,145 Verdict in Favor of Joe Griffith's Child Sex Abuse Client
Plaintiff alleged personal injury, child sexual assault, battery, breach of fiduciary duty, outrage/intentional infliction of emotional distress and gross negligence. After trial, the plaintiff was aw ... arded $14,162,145 in damages: $7,162,145 in actual damages, and $7,000,000 in punitive damages. This is the largest known trial award to a child sex abuse victim in South Carolina.
OUTCOME: $400,000 Settlement in Favor of Joe Griffith's Medical Malpractice Client
Plaintiff alleged that her husband was the victim of medical malpractice by getting him hooked on narcotic drugs to treat severe back pain and then cut him off of the drugs which caused severe emotiona ... l distress which led to his suicide. The subject addicting narcotics included demerol, percocet, phenergan, oxycodone, methadone, and dilaudid. The Charleston VA Hospital failed to provide transitional narcotics to the patient.
OUTCOME: Almost $4 Million Verdict for Griffith's Client for breach of fiduciary duty
Attorney Griffith and his client, Golf Trust of America, Inc., won a jury verdict in federal court in Florence, SC, in August 2007, for almost $4 Million. The Plaintiffs had sued Golf Trust for civil ... conspiracy to defraud. The Plaintiffs' complaint was dismissed by summary judgment. Golf Trust, as a counterclaimant, sued its former board member for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of confidentiality contract. There was a five-day trial which resulted in a verdict in favor of Golf Trust. The parties later settled the suit.
OUTCOME: $2,489,576 Judgment in Favor of Joe Griffith's Client
Plaintiff alleged premises liability and negligence against a restaurant/bar for allowing a patron to assault and batter the plaintiff with a knife causing severe personal injuries.