Verdicts and Settlements

Accident and injury in Alabama, Georgia and nationwide

Wyatt v. Raleigh Villa Apartments, et al.—Mr. Wyatt suffered a permanent knee injury when he fell from his apartment balcony.  Wyatt claimed the balcony rail was defective while the defendant claimed Wyatt caused the rail to break.  Jury verdict for $350,000.

Auto accident

Wilson v. Allstate Insurance Company—Mrs. Wilson suffered a disc injury in her neck requiring surgery.  Allstate claimed Mrs. Wilson’s neck injury resulted from another accident three months prior.  Allstate also argued that Mrs. Wilson could not have suffered a disc injury because the accident occurred at a low speed.  Jury verdict for $120,000.

Civil rights

Konz, et al. v. Warren, et al.—Plaintiffs filed suit against Georgia’s governor along with two judges and two sheriff deputies from Georgia for civil rights violations.  Our firm successfully defended the Georgia judges and deputies achieving dismissal of all claims.

Construction accident

Woodward v. Georgia Pacific Corp., et al.—Mr. Woodward was hospitalized because of severe life-threatening injuries to his head, neck and legs when a jib from a National Crane fell from the crane boom at a construction site.  Settled for a confidential amount.

Mass tort

In re: Primerica—400 plaintiffs claimed Primerica misled them in the sale of life insurance.  Settled for a confidential amount.

Guy, et al. v. Bayer Corporation—Plaintiffs claimed that Bayer’s drug, Baycol, was defective and that Baycol caused severe muscle damage.  Several plaintiffs successfully recovered against Bayer.  Settled for a confidential amount.

Nursing home abuse and neglect

Przedwojewski v. NHS Management—Ms. Przedwojewski suffered a fractured vertebrae when she fell from a bed at the defendant’s nursing home.  Plaintiff claimed the nursing home failed to adequately address plaintiff’s risk for falling.  Arbitration award of $65,000.

Products liability

Byrd v. Deere & Co., et al.—Ms. Byrd was riding as a passenger in a John Deere Gator which rolled over causing Ms. Byrd to be hospitalized and suffer severe permanent injuries.  Ms. Byrd alleged that John Deere should have put rollover protections (ROPS) on the Gator and that the driver should have been properly trained and supervised.  Settled for a confidential amount with the driver’s employer and Deere & Co.

Abernathy v. Ford Motor Company—Two plaintiffs were killed and one was severely injured when the door on a Ford F250 truck opened during an automobile accident.  Plaintiffs claimed that the door latch on the F250 was defective in design.  Settled for a confidential amount.

Wrongful death

Estate of Thompson v. Beverly Healthcare—Ms. Thompson was placed in a nursing home for long-term care.  She died of sepsis from an improperly placed percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding tube which caused food to leak into her abdomen.  Ms. Thompson’s family claimed the nursing home negligently failed to provide nursing home care.  Settled for a confidential amount.

Estate of Julian v. Miles College—Mr. Julian was shot and killed by a non-student who entered Miles College campus through a gap in the security fence around the campus.  Miles College security reported they knew the non-student had been in an altercation earlier on campus and claimed they were on the lookout for the non-student’s return.  The person who shot Mr. Julian reported he was just trying to scare the students.  Mrs. Julian’s family proved Miles College knew about the gap for years having caught people sneaking onto campus.  The case was dismissed based on Alabama’s archaic law that third-party criminal acts are not ever foreseeable as a matter of law.  Mr. Julian’s family appealed and the case was settled for a substantial sum.  Settled for a confidential amount.

Estate of Causey v. Lucas—Mrs. Causey died as a result of not receiving medical care.  She was riding in the car with the defendant as passenger when she fell unconscious.  The defendant was alleged to have driven for several hours without calling for medical help and without assisting Mrs. Causey.  Settled for a confidential amount.

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