A $5 million jury verdict for the death of a truck driver who was killed when his vehicle came in contact with a utility power line
An iron worker who suffered severe brain injury in a fall on a construction site
A significant settlement against the manufacturer of a dump truck when a sanitation worker was killed
A large settlement for a long-haul trucker killed when her truck caught fire after an accident
A large settlement for a 20-year-old who fell while performing work at a paper mill and suffered a severe brain injury
A large settlement for the widow of an electrician killed by electrocution while working on a job site.
The case involved novel theories against the land owner and general contractor.
Product Liability
A child suffering brain injuries as the result of automobile seatback failure in a collision
An individual badly burned while using a home welding kit
The wrongful death of a child in a defectively designed baby crib
A $1 million jury verdict for a child killed on an off-road motorcycle
A $600,000 jury verdict for defective stucco material placed on a new home
Settlement of a claim against a major drug manufacturer for failure to warn of the dangers of using an arthritis medicine
Settlement for the family of a dialysis patient who died during treatment. The claim was successfully litigated against three international medical device manufacturers and a nationwide dialysis clinic chain.
Settlement of a claim against the manufacturer of a commercial truck for failure to install a safety device to protect in front-end collisions. The claim was the first of its kind.
Numerous settlements against automobile manufacturers for rollovers of SUVs or trucks
Settlement of a claim for the death of a long-haul trucker against a national manufacturer for an electrical fire after a collision
A life-changing settlement against a major automobile manufacturer for two young children badly brain injured in an automobile collision
Business Litigation
A $55 million settlement for a group of individuals alleging fraud against a company selling cancer insurance policies
A $50 million settlement for a group of individuals who claimed they were overcharged in their purchase of hearing aids
A $30 million settlement for a group of employees who suffered financial losses resulting from antitrust activities of major workers compensation insurance companies
A substantial settlement for the State of Alabama which claimed major oil companies were overcharging for gasoline during the Middle East oil embargo
A multimillion-dollar settlement for shareholders claiming breach of a contract to purchase their company
Defense of a major Wall Street brokerage house in a federal securities class action
Defense of an apartment property manager in a claim arising from a child’s death in swimming pool
Defense of a property management company for a claim by an individual paralyzed in a diving accident
Defense of a large agricultural cooperative in a claim that its products caused extensive damage to a competitor’s cropsSuccessful settlement on behalf of minority shareholders alleging oppression and seeking to force a buyout
Successful defense of a motel developer against a large claimed efficiency by its banker
Successful prosecution of a claim by a hotel and conference center developer against an international bank for wrongdoing in connection with a multimillion-dollar loan
Significant settlement, including punitive damages, for a small trucking firm for wrongful failure to pay a claim by its international insurance carrier
Investigation and negotiation of a multimillion-dollar class action against an agricultural cooperative by a national class action law firm. As a result, the claimants decided not to pursue their claims.
Appointment by the District Court as liaison counsel (Mashburn v. National Healthcare, Inc., 684 F. Supp. 660 (M.D. Ala. Mar 08, 1988))
Participation in multi-district litigation including In Re: Taxable Municipal Bond Litigation where appointed by the trial court as liaison counsel for numerous individual cases
