Attorney George R. Thompson's Legal Cases

Personal injury

Garrisi v. Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department

Jul 19, 2004

OUTCOME: Multi-million dollar recovery for family.

Enforced responsibility of Fire Department and driver for motor vehicle intersectional collision resulting in deaths of mother and child. Reinforced public policy confirming that emergency vehicle's l ... ights and siren are not adequate to warn motorists of approaching vehicle and that vehicle driver remains responsible for safe operation. Avoided multiple immunity issues. More complete description of case can be found by accessing Traverse City Record Eagle and various national publications.

Personal injury

Brewer v. Payless Stations

N/A

OUTCOME: Michigan Supreme Court victory

Brewer was severely burned in a motor vehicle collision. The Defendant sought to offer into evidence the fact of his settlement with one of multiple defendants. We appealed and persuaded the Supreme ... Court to make the deduction of prior settlements a clerical matter, so that neither party would suffer prejudice as a result of the jury's knowledge of the settlement amount.

Personal injury

Downey v. Charlevoix County Road Commission

N/A

OUTCOME: Court of Appeals overturned trial court dismissal

The Estate sued, alleging that age discrimination at the hands of the husband's employer had caused Downey's suicide. The Trial Court ruled that the Road Commission employer was relieved of any respon ... sibility for Downey's death because it was intentional. We persuaded the Court of Appeals to overturn this decision and leave it to the jury to determine whether the suicide resulted from illegal discrimination.

Personal injury

MacDonald v. State Farm

N/A

OUTCOME: Lost Supreme Court challenge

We maintained that an auto injury victim should continue to recover scheduled benefits under Michigan's [then] new no fault compensation scheme, even after suffering an unrelated disability. We were s ... uccessful in the lower courts, but the Supreme Court ultimately concluded that in Michigan, no fault wage loss would be computed based on the wages which the victim "would have earned, but for his auto-related disability."

Medical malpractice

Knapp v. John Doe

N/A

OUTCOME: Recovery for brain damage to child

We successfully held the hospital and caregivers responsible for the brain injury suffered by a young child when her endotracheal tube was not properly maintained while she was hospitalized for croup. ... The child's lifetime recovery has now exceeded two million dollars and continues monthly.

Personal injury

Doe v. Roe

N/A

OUTCOME: Confidential recovery

We recovered 1.5 million dollars for a housewife on a motorcycle who was killed when a motorist failed to yield the right-of-way.

Personal injury

Bruski v. Cherryland Rural Electrical Cooperative

N/A

OUTCOME: Jury verdict

Mr. Bruski was involved in a minor collision during a heavy downpour. He was then struck by a second motorist after leaving his car, and suffered the amputation of a leg. His economic damages were fu ... lly covered by no fault PIP benefits, and we achieved a verdict for $875,000.00 for his non-econmic damages (i.e., pain and suffering, loss of mobility, loss of enjoyment of life, etc.).

George R. Thompson's Legal Cases (7)

Garrisi v. Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department

Brewer v. Payless Stations

Downey v. Charlevoix County Road Commission

MacDonald v. State Farm

Knapp v. John Doe

Doe v. Roe

Bruski v. Cherryland Rural Electrical Cooperative