Dutt Wagers, Jr. v. CertainTeed
May 27, 2011OUTCOME: Defense verdict
Court: Court of Common Pleas, Greenville County.
Atlanta, GA
Nursing home abuse and neglect Lawyer at Atlanta, GA
Practice Areas: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Consumer Protection
OUTCOME: Defense verdict
Court: Court of Common Pleas, Greenville County.
OUTCOME:
Court: Magistrate Court of Cobb County, Georgia David C Marshall and William T. Wood, III successfully defended an automobile manufacturer and dealer in a breach of warranty action in Cobb County, Geo ... rgia. Plaintiff alleged that the manufacturer and dealer breached an express warranty and implied warranty of merchantability in connection with the purchase and installation of a new transmission. Following the presentation of Plaintiff's case, which included the testimony on five witnesses, the court granted the defendants' motion for a directed verdict based upon several legal grounds, including Plaintiff's failure to prove the existence and terms of an express warranty covering the new transmission.
OUTCOME: Favorable settlement for client.
Court: Superior Court of Cobb County.
OUTCOME: Favorable settlement for client.
Court: State Court of DeKalb County.
OUTCOME: Favorable settlement for client.
Court: State Court of Rockdale County.
OUTCOME: Defense Verdict
Court: New Castle County David Marshall obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a national building products manufacturer of asbestos cement pipe in a wrongful death case. The plaintiff alleged house ... hold asbestos exposure from his father, a pipe layer at an Army ammunition plant in Kansas. The plaintiff developed peritoneal mesothelioma and died at the age of 38. There were no other defendants remaining in the case at the time of trial. The defendant presented evidence that the pipe used by the plaintiff's father was that of another manufacturer and also presented evidence that the mesothelioma was idiopathic in nature and was not related to any asbestos exposure. The case was tried over a two-week period in Wilmington, Delaware before the Honorable Mary Johnston. This was only the second case to go to verdict in Delaware since the recent dramatic increase in filings there. The first verdict yielded an award of over $2 million.
OUTCOME: Defense Verdict
Court: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles David Marshall, Peter York and Erin Hayner obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a national furnace manufacturer in a living mesothelioma c ... ase. The plaintiff alleged direct exposure from installing and servicing the defendant's furnaces from 1949-1959. Prior to trial, the defendant was able to establish that the plaintiff's exposure to the defendant's furnaces were limited to after-market, third-party manufactured affixed parts and not to the internal working components of the defendant's furnaces. There were four remaining defendants at trial. This case began in November 23, 2009 and concluded on January 19, 2010 in Los Angeles, California before the Honorable Teresa Sanchez-Gordon.
OUTCOME: Defense Verdict
Court: State Court of Gwinnett County. Case No. 06C-10822-2; Premises Liability.
OUTCOME: Settled
Mesothelioma; Product Liability, Third Party Responsibility.
OUTCOME: Case settled after multiple days of trial.
Court: District Court of Dallas County.