Note: The following cases are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the attorney’s or law firm’s complete track record. Each case is unique and should be evaluated individually. Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes in future cases.
Trucking
Case 1
Lead counsel for a motor carrier and the estate of a tractor-trailer driver in a motor vehicle collision. The accident involved three tractor trailers and three passenger vehicles, resulting in four fatalities and four personal injuries.
Case 2
Lead counsel for a motor carrier and a tractor-trailer driver in a wrongful death lawsuit. The case arose after the defendant driver, without a valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate, allegedly ran a stop sign.
Case 3
Lead counsel for a motor carrier and a tractor-trailer driver in a wrongful death lawsuit. The case arose after the defendant driver collided with a disabled tractor-trailer that was blocking both lanes of travel at night, as directed by the defendant driver, on a highway divided by a grass median.
Case 4
Lead counsel for a motor carrier and the estate of a tractor-trailer driver in a motor vehicle collision. The accident involved three tractor trailers and three passenger vehicles, resulting in four fatalities and four personal injuries.
Motor Vehicle Negligence
Case 5
Lead counsel in a rear-end collision case. The defendant was operating a pickup truck pulling a trailer with landscaping equipment, and the plaintiffs were in a Jeep stopped for traffic. The plaintiff father/husband and plaintiff daughter claimed post-concussive syndrome, while the plaintiff wife pursued a claim for loss of consortium. The defendant driver and employer admitted negligence but denied causation between the accident and the alleged injuries. The jury answered “no” to the questions “Was the plaintiff injured by the negligence of the defendant?”.
Products
Case 6
Co-lead counsel for the manufacturer of a mobile (manufactured) home in a lawsuit that arose after a fire. The home had 12 occupants, and the case included 7 claims for wrongful death and 3 claims for traumatic brain injury and smoke inhalation injuries by minors.
Case 7
Lead counsel for the distributor of light bulbs for use with aquariums in a lawsuit following a home fire.
Case 8
Lead counsel for the distributor of plastic pipe in a lawsuit filed by a homeowner for water damage after a pipe failure.
Case 9
Lead counsel for the distributor of valves for a fire sprinkler system in a lawsuit for water damage following a leak in a gymnasium.
Case 10
Lead counsel for the manufacturer of service saddles (or taps) for water lines in a lawsuit filed by a residential real estate developer after parts of the service saddles corroded, causing leaks to develop in the water line.
Construction
Case 11
Lead counsel for the distributor of windows in a lawsuit filed by a beachfront condominium owners association and individual owners for water damage.
Case 12
Lead counsel for the distributor of valves for a fire sprinkler system in a lawsuit for water damage following a leak in a gymnasium.
Case 13
Lead counsel for an electrical contractor in lawsuits filed after utility cables were cut during the underground installation of electrical lines.
Case 14
Lead counsel for a utility company in a lawsuit filed by an employee of an electrical contractor who was shocked during the repair of a transformer and underground cable.
Case 15
Lead counsel for the distributor of plastic pipe in a lawsuit filed by a homeowner for water damage after a pipe failure.
Case 16
Lead counsel for the manufacturer of service saddles (or taps) for water lines in a lawsuit filed by a residential real estate developer after parts of the service saddles corroded, causing leaks to develop in the water line.
Retail, Restaurant, and Hospitality
Case 17
Obtained summary judgment for a national retailer in a slip and fall case by proving to the court that the plaintiff could not establish the existence of a dangerous condition.
Case 18
Represented a national restaurant chain in claims involving adulterated food.
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