Results

The following are a sample of some of the settlements and verdicts we have obtained for our clients.

$2,726,000 Verdict - Sexual Battery. (Cobb County State Court, 2007). Client was victim of molestation and sexual battery. The case was tried in Cobb State Court and the verdict reflected the significant emotional injury suffered by the client.

$1,245,000 Verdict - Auto Accident. (Cobb County State Court, 2009). Client fractured both femurs and suffered other serious injuries following a rollover auto accident on the interstate.

$1,000,000 Settlement – Premises Liability - Wrongful Death. (Fulton County, 2009). Wrongful death of a young father at the workplace.  Case settled for the full insurance policy limits of the property owner.

Confidential Settlement - Trucking Accident. (Hall County, 2008).  Tractor-trailer driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into three cars on the interstate.  Several people were seriously injured in the collision.  "Black box" data downloaded from the vehicle's electronic control module helped prove the driver was asleep.

Confidential Settlement - Medical Malpractice. (DeKalb County State Court, 2009). Following abdominal plastic surgery, the doctor failed to diagnose and treat a post-surgical infection. The abdominal infection progressed to necrotizing fasciitis.  Untreated, the necrotizing fasciitis caused extensive tissue destruction. The infection was diagnosed when the client obtained a second opinion and the client required two months of hospitalization and over a dozen surgeries and was left with disfiguring scars.

Confidential Settlement - Medical Malpractice - Wrongful Death. (Rockdale County State Court, 2008). Negligent failure to monitor and treat a bed sore on an elderly patient resulting in death.

$100,000 Settlement - Auto Accident. (Cobb County, 2010) Pedestrian fractured both legs due to the negligence of an inexperienced driver. Case settled for the full insurance policy limits of the driver.

$61,000 Settlement - Auto Accident. (DeKalb County State Court, 2009). Chest pain and low back sprain due to head on collision. Complicated collision involving eight vehicles. All insurance companies completely denied liability. During litigation two of the drivers admitted fault under cross-examination and case settled with all three Defendants' insurance companies.

$60,000 Settlement - Auto Accident. (Fulton County State Court, 2009). Fractured sternum caused by negligent driver at intersection. Insurance company initially denied liability and ultimately paid after proving our case in litigation.

$47,500 Settlement - Auto Accident. (Gwinnett County State Court, 2009). Back injury as a result of Defendant running a red light and colliding with client's truck. Insurance company denied liability until our expert accident reconstruction engineer proved Defendant's version of events was impossible.

$25,000 Settlement - Auto Accident. (Cobb County, 2010) Neck sprain following head-on collision with teenage driver that was texting at the time of the collision. Case settled for the full insurance policy limits of the driver.

Confidential Settlement - Premises Liability - Wrongful Death. (Carroll County State Court, 2009). Wrongful death drowning at a home swimming pool. Insurance company strongly disputed liability. Case settled after all the parties and multiple witnesses were deposed.

Confidential Settlement - Premises Liability. (U.S. District Court, Atlanta Division, 2009). A large national bank failed to repair or replace a chair it knew was broken at one of it's Atlanta locations. Our client was injured by the broken chair and as a result had her left index finger amputated. 

Confidential Settlement - Premises Liability, Trip & Fall. (Fulton County Superior Court, 2008). Our client tripped and fell on a raised three inch concrete lip in the parking deck of an Atlanta hospital fracturing her ankle. Our architectural expert determined the raised concrete lip and the lighting violated the mandatory building and safety codes. The hospital initially denied any liability, but ultimately settled for a confidential sum after we prepared our case for trial.

Confidential Settlement – Premises Liability, Slip & Fall. (Cobb County State Court, 2010). Client slipped on water at a national supermarket chain suffering an acute compression fracture of her spine in the middle of her back. During the litigation we learned the entire incident was recorded by video surveillance and the case settled for a confidential sum after we confirmed the important video evidence of the incident was lost or destroyed by risk management.   

$50,000 Settlement - Premises Liability. (Cobb County State Court, 2010). Client injured his back in a fall at an apartment complex as a result of a third floor balcony collapsing. Our architectural expert determined the balcony that collapsed violated multiple building codes and that routine apartment inspections would have discovered the wooden balcony floor was rotten.

$66,155 Settlement - Property Damage Insurance Claim. (Cobb County, 2008). Insurance company offered only $20,000 on a home owner's claim that was worth $66,000. Case settled after our expert appraiser issued his report.


*These prior case results are not representative of the value of any other cases and no case results are guaranteed. Each case is different and the results differ based on the facts of the individual case. Also, some of the above referenced cases were handled with the assistance of co-counsel.