Settlements

Work-Related

• 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