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$12,000,000 | Product Liability/ Negligence/ Construction Defect/ Corporate Liability/ Wrongful Death

Cash Settlement - 10/11/05. Fowler v. Phoenix Structures and Services, Inc., Sun Capital Partners, Inc., and Trinity Outdoor, LLC, State Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia. Brothers Joshua (23 years-old) and Anthony Fowler (21 years- old) were killed when a billboard on which they were working suddenly collapsed, throwing them 40 feet to the ground. The steel beams of the billboard fell on top of them. Evidence clearly established that the billboard collapsed because of faulty welds and substandard steel used in its manufacture. After Sun Capital Partners, Inc. ("Sun Capital") bought Phoenix (the billboard manufacturer), its management of the business caused the prior owners to all leave. At the time of the billboard's manufacture, Phoenix had no quality control at the plant. Sun Capital caused Phoenix to lay off experienced welders and required workers at the plant to work extensive overtime. There was no inspection of the billboard after it was built and before it was shipped to Snellville, Georgia. The case was settled during mediation, less than two weeks prior to trial.


Construction Site Accident / Wrongful Death
$ 6,920,783 Cash and Structured Settlement

A 35-year-old husband and father of two young children was killed when a crane collapsed on the job site.

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Construction Accident / Wrongful Death
$925,000 Cash and Structured Settlement (estimated payout)

A 50-year-old man was struck by a falling steel beam at a construction site. He sustained massive head injuries and died the following day. His widow brought claims on behalf of her deceased husband against the subcontractor. Widow v. Unnamed Construction Subcontractor, State Court of Fulton County, Georgia. (7/31/96)


Workplace Accident
$775,000 FELA Verdict (Settled after verdict.)

Back and neck injuries to trainman suffered in fall caused by oil on running board of defective locomotive. 10/19/89. Bowles v. Central of Georgia Railroad Co., State Court of Muscogee County, Georgia. FELA.


Workplace Injury
$875,000 FELA Verdict (reversed on appeal; case retried; and settled)

Workplace accident resulting in shoulder and neck injury. Proved Defendant conducted investigation to try to prove this exemplary employee had falsified accident report - but failed and then withheld results of that investigation. 8/3/88. Swindle v. Central of Georgia Railroad, State Court of Muscogee County, Georgia. FELA.

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$17,716,401 Verdict / Auto Product Liability / Ford Explorer Rear Restraint System / Lap Only Seat Belt

12/18/2009 Wheeler v. Ford Motor Company, et al., State Court, Clayton County, Georgia.

Plaintiffs Lynn and Douglas Wheeler won their design defect and failure to warn claims against Ford Motor Company relating to the 2002 Ford Explorer. On Christmas morning 2005, 58 year old Lynn Wheeler was on her way to church with her family. Lynn Wheeler was seated in the rear center seat of her son’s 2002 Ford Explorer, wearing the lap-only seat belt Ford installed for that seating position. Two of Lynn Wheeler’s grandchildren were in child seats on either side of her. As they entered a curve on Noah’s Ark Road, a 2-door Eagle Talon coupe driven by John C. Stanley crossed the centerline and struck the Explorer head-on.

$5,470,000 Verdict/Wrongful Death

10/23/09 Pitts v. A&G Trucking. Inc., et al., State Court of DeKalb County, Georgia.

Plaintiffs, four minor children, recovered for the death of their father, who was killed by a dump truck driver while the decedent was working as a "spotter" or "flag man" on the runway expansion at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. According to eye-witnesses, the driver of the dump truck was talking on her cell phone or CB radio and was given a stop signal by the deceased.

$45,000,000 Settlement | Credit Insurance/Consumer Rights Class Action

10/31/07 Toole v. J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company, Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia

Plaintiff Toole represented a class of people who prepaid J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company premiums for credit life and disability insurance policies when they purchased vehicles. J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company contractually promised to refund any unearned premium if class members paid off the insured loans before the five-year term had expired, but failed to do so when they paid off the insured loans early.

$105,500,000 Verdict | Defective Automobile

11/23/04 Flax v. Daimler Chrysler Corporation and Louis A. Stockell, Jr., Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee

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