Attorney Craig T. Jones's Legal Cases

Litigation

Robinson v. Williams

Aug 06, 2014

OUTCOME: $450,000 verdict

Medical malpractice for failure to treat inmate's staph infection - this is just one recent verdict; note that all cases are different and must be evaluated on their own merits.

Litigation

Connie June Daniel v. Republic Services

May 15, 2014

OUTCOME: $1.6 million verdict

Pedestrian struck by car and truck killed; jury found that the pedestrian and two drivers were all partly at fault - this is just one recent verdict; note that all cases are different and must be evalu ... ated on their own merits.

Medical malpractice

D. P., Jr. v. Sonyika, et al.,

Jul 27, 2009

OUTCOME: Jury verdict for 2.3 million dollars

Plaintiffs alleged Infant lost significant portion of glans penis in a Mogen clamp circumcision shortly after birth. Plaintiffs alleged that circumcising doctor was negligent in performing the circumc ... ision and in her follow-up care, that hospital personnel were negligent in failing to obtain proper care for the infant, and that the child's pediatrician was negligent for failing to come into the hospital to examine the child when she was informed by the hospital nurse of the problem. Nurse had retained severed portion of glans penis, which was allowed to die. Plaintiffs alleged that pediatric urologist should have been consulted and that reattachment should have been attempted with likely excellent results. Claims were for permanent disfigurement and psychiatric counseling necessary to allow the child to have as normal a life as possible. Verdict in favor of the plaintiffs against the circumcising doctor, the pediatrician, and their professional corporations. Hospital was found not liable. Jury awarded the child $1,800,000 and the mother $500,000 for psychiatric care while the child is a minor. The court reduced the award to the mother by $45,000 to conform to the evidence. NOTE: This is just one recent verdict; all cases are different and must be evaluated on their own merits.

Personal injury

Whitwell v. Shakur

N/A

OUTCOME: jury verdict for $210,000

Off-duty police officer shot in the buttocks while running away from a road rage incident involving Tupac Shakur. Plaintiff fortunately suffered only minor injuries and returned to work after a few da ... ys in the hospital. The award was compensatory only because the court ruled that punitive damages could not be recovered from the estate of a dead person, since the case did not go to trial until after Tupac's death. Keep in mind that all cases are different and your case could be worth more or less, depending upon the unique circumstances, the degree of liability, the severity of the injuries, and the amount of insurance or assets available to pay the claim.

Personal injury

Bumgardner v. Velasquez

N/A

OUTCOME: $675,000 jury verdict

Client was struck broadside while turning left on a green light. There was a dispute as to whether he had a turn arrow or a solid green light, plus he pled guilty to driving under the influence of alc ... ohol and cocaine. But an independent witness verified his account and he had a serious head injury.

Civil rights

Sammons v. McDonald

N/A

OUTCOME: $500,000 jury verdict

Plaintiff was shot by a deputy sheriff in front of his home in a rural area. He thought the deputy was a trespasser and fired warning shots to run him off. The deputy shot him after he put down his g ... un and was no longer a threat. I have handled many police shootings - they are all different and they are all very difficult cases to win, so the outcome of this case is not typical.