Member Firm Trial Successes

Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A. attorneys Mark Barrow, Richard McLawhorn, and Adam Crain recently obtained a defense verdict for a large national trucking company. It was alleged that a truck driver’s striking of a guy wire connected to a power pole was the proximate cause of catastrophic injuries suffered by a man who volunteered to help the responding fire department direct traffic to alternate routes and who was then struck by an oncoming pick-up truck.… Continue Reading

Rivkin Radler LLP (Albany, NY) John Queenan and Jeff Ehrhardt win motion for summary judgment in civil rights, Fourth Amendment case Rivkin Radler represented two New York State Troopers, who were individually sued via 42 U.S.C. 1983, in the Southern District of New York, for alleged violations of the plaintiff’s Fourth Amendment rights, including alleged wrongful seizure/excessive force, wrongful death, failure to intervene, and related state claims as a result of a fatal encounter. The… Continue Reading

The trial attorneys at Hanson Bridgett LLP have secured a major victory in a significant win for contractor client, Smith-Hyder, Inc. The complex dispute was against the owner and representative of a synagogue (Owner) in Palo Alto, California, over its $20 million construction and development. Following a two-week evidentiary arbitration hearing, Hanson Bridgett obtained a complete defense of the Owner's $4.9 million delay and defect claim and went on to achieve a $5.2 million award for Smith-Hyder… Continue Reading

Keely Duke and Marissa Brakes of Duke Evett PLLC prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment involving a claim for medical malpractice, where they argued that Plaintiff’s standard of care expert did not meet the statutory foundational requirements of Idaho Code §§ 6-1012 and 6-1013. The District Court agreed that Plaintiff’s expert witness testimony was inadmissible and dismissed Plaintiff’s action, with prejudice. Continue Reading

Christina Hesse and Chesney Arend of Duke Evett in Idaho prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment involving a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights claim alleging a medical provider acted with deliberate indifference to Plaintiff’s medical needs, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Hesse and Arend argued the defendant medical provider did not violate Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment right to adequate medical treatment because Plaintiff was, in fact, offered medical care that he declined, “to… Continue Reading

Pierce Couch partners Rusty Hendrickson (pictured right) and Jeffrey Hendrickson recently defended a local hospitalist team, including an internal medicine physician and nurse practitioner, in a medical-negligence jury trial in Oklahoma County District Court before Judge Aletia Haynes Timmons. Plaintiff alleged that the hospitalist team prematurely discharged a patient from the hospital, leading to the patient’s death several days later. During the seven-day jury trial, the defendants obtained directed verdicts on punitive damages, informed consent,… Continue Reading

Williams Kastner Seattle attorneys Kenna Duckworth and Eddy Silverman recently obtained a full defense arbitration ruling on a Lemon Law arbitration wherein a motor home was alleged to have eight defects and to have been out-of-service more than the statutory 60-day time period. Duckworth argued that the defects were not covered under the pro-consumer Lemon Laws because the defects pertained to the dwelling portion of the motor home. Duckworth and Silverman obtain this victory on… Continue Reading

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="100"] Rod Umberger[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4669730" align="alignleft" width="108"] Ryan Vollans[/caption] Williams Kastner attorneys Rodney Umberger and Ryan Vollans recently obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial that lasted nearly four weeks. The case was one of admitted liability following a rear-end collision involving a commercial vehicle owned and operated by Williams Kastner’s client, a Fortune 200 company. The plaintiff, who was seeking millions of dollars, alleged that he sustained a life-altering traumatic… Continue Reading

Dan L. Longo and Kelsey L. Maxwell of Murchison & Cumming LLP successfully defended a Physician's Assistant in a case where the plaintiff claimed medical negligence and medical battery following a gym injury. The jury found in favor of the defense, determining that the Physician's Assistant was not negligent and had acted within the standard of care. The case began when the plaintiff tripped while walking up a flight of stairs at a gym, causing… Continue Reading

Dysart Taylor directors John Wilcox and Meghan Litecky obtained summary judgment in favor of a motor carrier and its driver in a negligence action in which Plaintiff claimed damages of $20M. In 2020, Plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her roommate (“Driver”). The two were traveling on I-70 from Colorado to their apartment in Wichita. Near Hays, Kansas, their vehicle was pulled over by a highway patrolman for suspected traffic violations. During… Continue Reading

Wickers Smith (South Florida) Two summary judgments in one day in Lee County, Florida (Premises Liability) Wicker Smith partner Drew Vogt argued Motions for Summary Judgment in two separate matters on the same day in Lee County, Florida, and won them both. In the first case, a slip and fall case on behalf of Publix Supermarkets, evidence showed that the plaintiff walked over the incident area three times in a matter of moments before slipping… Continue Reading

Wicker Smith (Central Florida) Rick Ramsey and Kyle Schmitt secure defense verdict in medical malpractice case Wicker Smith partner Rick Ramsey and associate Kyle Schmitt secured defense verdicts on behalf of three doctors in a medical malpractice trial in Flagler County, Florida. The plaintiff sued the firm's clients, alleging failure to diagnose and treat an aspirated iron pill. The plaintiff allegedly aspirated the pill, spent 11 days in the hospital under the firm's client's care,… Continue Reading

Roetzel & Andress, LPA (Ohio) Lidia Ebersole and Chris Cotter of Roetzel & Andress, LPA obtain unanimous defense verdict Lidia Ebersole and Chris Cotter of Roetzel & Andress, LPA obtained a unanimous defense verdict following a jury trial in the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas (Toledo, Ohio) on behalf of a regional transit authority in a case involving two events related to bus operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first incident, Plaintiff alleged… Continue Reading

Rivkin Radler LLP (Uniondale, NY) Jeremy Honig and Henry Mascia victorious at Appellate Division, Second Department; Glenn Egor and Chris Mango secure favorable order for insurance carrier Jeremy Honig and Henry Mascia represented a commercial tenant in a landlord-tenant dispute. The landlord tried to terminate the client's long-term lease with below-market rent when the client exercised its right to extend the term until 2033. The landlord claimed the client, an LLC, had no rights under… Continue Reading

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC (Little Rock, AR) Firm wins reversal of $34 million ruling and was successful in regulatory matter Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC attorneys E. B. (Chip) Chiles IV, Steven W. Quattlebaum, R. Ryan Younger, and S. Katie Calvert represented a group of online travel companies appealing from a $34 million judgment for state and local gross receipts and tourism taxes. Two weeks after oral argument, the Arkansas Supreme Court unanimously held… Continue Reading

Murchison & Cumming LLP (Los Angeles, CA) Jury awards $1.6 million verdict after $37 million demand After a 17-day trial, a Los Angeles County jury reached a verdict in a case involving a self-employed compound pharmacist who was injured during a yoga class when a stretch band detached from the wall and some metal pieces of the band struck the base of her skull. Scott L. Hengesbach of Murchison & Cumming represented the yoga studio.… Continue Reading

Copeland, Cook, Taylor and Bush, P.A.  (Ridgeland, MS) Jim Moore, Rebecca Blunden, and Jason Marsh of Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush obtained a defense verdict in an employment case on behalf of one of Mississippi’s most prominent insurers. The case was brought in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and involved numerous state and federal employment law claims.  Specifically, a former insurance agent for the company brought Title VII sex discrimination and whistleblower… Continue Reading

Carr Allison (Northwest Florida) Carr Allison shareholders Kyle Weaver and Chris Barkas in Tallahassee, Florida, obtained a favorable verdict after a four-day jury trial in an automobile liability case. The issues of fault for the accident and permanency of the plaintiff's injuries were hotly contested. In closing, the plaintiff asked for roughly $2,000,000, but the jury returned a verdict of $37,000, which was reduced to slightly more than $2,000 by the Court after the trial.… Continue Reading

Carr Allison (Birmingham, AL) Carr Allison shareholders Tom Oliver (Birmingham) and Glenn Smith (Mobile) successfully tried a serious injury case in Mobile, Alabama, for one of the firm’s longstanding motor carrier clients. The case was tried against the top plaintiff firm in South Alabama. Continue Reading

Amundsen Davis LLC (Chicago, IL) Attorneys obtained dismissal and compelled arbitration for nursing home consultant and facility operator Betsy Ballek and Moses Suarez of Amundsen Davis obtained dismissal on behalf of a nursing home consulting company, showing it did not have significant control of the nursing home operations. They also successfully obtained dismissal on behalf of the nursing home operator and compelled arbitration pursuant to a bona fide arbitration agreement. For more information, click here. Continue Reading

  Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A. (Columbia, SC) attorneys Ryan Holt and Grace Brown recently obtained a defense verdict for a regional grocery store. Plaintiff alleged that a grocery store employee was pushing a cart too quickly, startling the plaintiff and causing him to fall and break his wrist. His attorney asked the jury for $385,000. The jury found the store and the employee not negligent and placed 100% liability on the plaintiff. Continue Reading

Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin (Atlanta, GA) On June 26, 2024, Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin partner Wayne S. Tartline, working with associate Chang Zhou, obtained a defense verdict in an auto collision case in the State Court of Gwinnett County after three days of trial. At trial in Gwinnett County State Court, the plaintiffs testified that their life activities were significantly limited due to the injuries sustained in the collision. Plaintiffs asked for an… Continue Reading

Lashly & Baer, P.C. (St. Louis, MO) Stephen Beimdiek obtains defense verdict for trucking client In a multi-vehicle transportation case tried in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, where the plaintiff last made a settlement demand of $4.1M and asked the jury for an award of $6M to $9M during closing arguments, Stephen L. Beimdiek of Lashly & Baer, P.C. in St. Louis, Missouri obtained a verdict where the plaintiff was found to… Continue Reading

A Wyoming Federal Court ruled in favor of a Williams, Porter, Day, and Neville (WPDN) client represented by attorneys Erica Day, Stuart Day, and Keith Dodson. WPDN represented an insurance company sued by a client who said that the company failed to make appropriate payments under an uninsured motorist coverage provision. The plaintiff asserted breach of contract claims and bad faith claims. The plaintiff argued that they had underinsured motorist coverage, and the insurer breached… Continue Reading

Attorney Eddy Silverman of Williams Kastner in Washington successfully prevailed on a motion to recover attorneys' fees and costs, recovering nearly $400,000 for his client as a sanction for opposing counsel's bad faith litigation tactics. This award is currently among the largest of such in Washington state history. Continue Reading