Atlanta, GA
Personal injury Lawyer at Atlanta, GA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Appeals ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Court of Appeals reversed trial court in favor of client
Trial court dismissed case involving alleged employee of defendant that had caused wreck resulting in catastrophic injuries to client, finding that the individual was not, in fact, an employee.
OUTCOME: Trial court affirmed (in favor of client)
Represented innocent pedestrian in claim against City for injuries sustained during the course of a police chase
OUTCOME: Trial court order in favor of client affirmed
Scott was injured in an automobile collision while on-the-job, and received approximately $60,000 in workers compensation benefits. He then brought claim against the at-fault driver, and reached a set ... tlement. The workers' compensation insurer attempted to seek reimbursement out of that settlement. The trial court held that the insurer was unable to prove that Scott was made whole and fully compensated for his damages in the settlement, and therefore dismissed the insurer's reimbursement claim.
OUTCOME: Settled for $150,000 prior to trial
Plaintiff slipped and fell on the premises of an upscale national steakhouse franchise. Although she was unable to identify the cause of her fall, we were able to successfully defeat a summary judgmen ... t motion at oral argument, which led to settlement. Medical bills totalled $23,000.
OUTCOME: Settled for $45,000
Plaintiff sustained knee injury when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was rear-ended by a tractor trailer. Medical bills totaled approximately $6,000. Case settled pre-trial.
OUTCOME: Settled for $250,000
Plaintiff sustained back injury after falling into hole dug on property she rented by landowner without her knowledge. Sustained back ankle injuries requiring extended treatment. Case settled before ... trial
OUTCOME: Judgment for Plaintiff including punitive damages
Plaintiff music promoter filed suit alleging fraud, RICO, and breach of contract claims against talent agency that was under contract to provide nationally-known performers at his club. Performers did ... not ultimately appear after plaintiff had entered into contract and paid half of the appearance fee, approximately $12,000. Judgment totalled $36,000, including $24,000 in punitive damages.
OUTCOME: Settled for 5X prior attorney's top offer
Plaintiff was injured in auto accident in 2003, sustaining alleged neck injury. After the plaintiff's initial attorney could only obtain a relatively low offer to settle, that attorney dismissed the c ... ase. Plaintiff then hired Turkheimer & Hadden, who immediately refiled suit and obtained a significant settlement at mediation that was five times the top offer obtained by the prior attorney.
OUTCOME: Settled before trial.
Plaintiff was run off the road by a tractor-trailer operated by defendant. Defendant's vehicle was a wide-load, and the evidence indicated a lack of training on the part of its driver for such loads. ... Driver had also received numerous warnings for past safety violations. Suit was filed after no significant offer was made by defendant, but settled shortly before trial for the amount of plaintiff's initial demand.
OUTCOME: Overturned insurer's denial of benefits to client
Client had been on long-term disability through policy issued by employer for approximately eight years. In 2008, MetLife suddenly made an administrative determination that client was no longer disabl ... ed under the terms of the insurance contract and suspended her benefits. We prepared a detailed appeal of the insurer's determination as provided by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), citing the deficiencies in the conclusions made by MetLife based on the administrative record. The appeals panel agreed with our position and reinstated client's benefits, including back-payments for the period during which benefits were suspended.
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