Jury verdict in Rabun County, Georgia over defective 2000 Malibu Response LX ski boat that tragically killed a 7 year-old boy. The highest pre-trial offer was $2,000,000, and the highest jury verdict i...n the rural county was $1,300,000.
Personal injury
Multi-Vehicle Pileup
Mar 13, 2020
OUTCOME: 2,775,000
A Sheriff's Deputy was rear-ended by a commercial vehicle on the highway when a van two vehicles ahead of him came to a near-stop in the middle of the interstate to make an illegal u-turn across a gras...s median. My co-counsel settled with the commercial vehicle company, and we tried the case against the van making the illegal u-turn. The highest pre-trial offer was $25,000.
Personal injury
Industrial Chemical Spill
Jul 25, 2019
OUTCOME: $13,358,417.13 verdict
A young man was badly burned on his torso and legs during a chemical spill at an industrial facility. The mill was held accountable, despite its claims that my client was completely responsible.
Personal injury
Industrial Equipment Causes Paralysis
Jan 25, 2019
OUTCOME: $8,350,000
A piece of industrial equipment failed, causing my client to suffer permanent paralysis from the chest down.
Personal injury
Broken Nose and Bruising
N/A
OUTCOME: $100,000
A mother and her daughter were stopped at an intersection when a tractor-trailer ran a red light, swerved to avoid hitting other cars, and collided into the side of their car. The mother suffered some ...contusions and bruising, and the 15 yr old daughter suffered a broken nose. They were trapped in the car for about an hour.
Contracts and agreements
Breach of Home Purchase Contract
N/A
OUTCOME: $75,000
A buyer backed out of a home purchase contract after the family had already moved out of their high-end home. We sued for breach of contract and recovered damages for time lost putting the house on the... market and moving expenses (moving out and back in).
Wrongful death
Death from Food Served at Restaurant
N/A
OUTCOME: $2,485,000
A man died shortly after eating food served at a restaurant. The food was a strong contributing factor in his death.
Wrongful death
Complex Multi-Vehicle Pileup
N/A
OUTCOME: $3,200,000
Smoke, fog, and driver negligence caused a 10 vehicle pileup on I-75 outside of Gainesville, FL. A Marietta pastor, his wife, his 17-yr old daughter, and his 15-yr old daughter were in the last vehicle... to enter the pileup. Only the 15 yr old survived. There were claims against the state, the local authorities, and every other driver in the pileup. The pileup killed 7 people and injured 22 (most severely). The insurance funds were limited, but we recovered just less than 40% of all available funds. In addition to litigating this matter, we managed all probate and estate matters to ease our client's burden.
Wrongful death
Collision Causing Wrongful Death
N/A
OUTCOME: $3,500,000
A limo driver crossed over a center grass median, collided head-on into my client's wife, and the collision killed both drivers. The limo company's insurance policy was $1m.
Wrongful death
Car defect killed mother and injured child
N/A
OUTCOME: $4,200,000
A car defect caused a mother to lose control and wreck her car, killing herself and injuring her child in the back seat.