Atlanta, GA
Litigation Lawyer at Atlanta, GA
Practice Areas: Litigation, Probate
OUTCOME: Partial Summary Judgment for sister affirmed.
Represented sister in claims against her lawyer/brother who breached his fiduciary duties by transferring $1 million from their mother's trust to Reinhardt University.
OUTCOME: Supreme Court affirmed
Obtained ruling that in some cases a no contest clause in a will may be applied to disinherit a person who assisted in the filing of a will contest.
OUTCOME: Won favorable opinion in Georgia Supreme Court
Represented executors of estate in defeating claim filed by woman claiming to be child of testator born out of wedlock. The Georgia Supreme Court (5-2) reversed the Probate Court of Hall County, holdi ... ng that as a matter of law the testator’s will excluded the purported child. The will specifically identified the executors as his only children and defined the term “children” as “lawful blood descendants.” The majority opinion rejected the contention advanced by the woman (which was accepted by the dissent) that all biological children qualify as “lawful” due to changes in the law regarding the rights of inheritance of illegitimate children. The majority held that the testator was free to dispose of his property in his will as he wished and the language of the will demonstrated his intention to exclude the woman claiming to be an illegitimate child.
OUTCOME: $1.8 million verdict affirmed on appeal
Obtained largest verdict in history of Lowndes County--$1.87 million--on behalf of minority shareholder in closely held corporation who was excluded from participation in profits from a $1.1 million la ... nd sale and income from billboard advertising business. The verdict included $1.2 million in punitive damages against the controlling shareholders, officers, and directors. Judgment affirmed by Georgia Court of Appeals.
OUTCOME: $1.5 million verdict affirmed on appeal
Obtained affirmance of $1.5 million award to decedent’s daughter entered in probate court action against decedent’s sons arising out of the sons’ breach of fiduciary duties to daughter in administratio ... n of the estate. Case is first probate court action in which punitive damages were awarded, although amount of punitives was capped at $250,000.
OUTCOME: Favorable Settlement following verdict
Obtained $1.8 million verdict for Otwell family for losses caused by bank’s breach of fiduciary duties in administration of Estate. Hall County’s longest civil jury trial (5 weeks) and largest damage ... award
OUTCOME: Settled favorably
Represented minority shareholder in claims against controlling shareholder of West Lumber Company; after 4 1/2 years of litigation, forced multimillion dollar settlement on the eve of trial in January ... 1993
OUTCOME: $9.3 Million Jury Verdict Affirmed
Obtained affirmance of $9.3 million jury verdict in wrongful death action against Ford Motor Co. arising out of defective design of the fuel system of the Mustang II; verdict included $8 million in pun ... itive damages (Foy R. Devine, Esq., Albert Sidney Johnson, Esq., Irwin W. Stolz, Esq., Seaton D. Purdom, Esq., co-counsel).
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