Anonymous v. Anonymous

Settlement of $9,000,000.00 (Cullman County Circuit Court). An RV was traveling on I-65 towing a pick-up truck. The pick-up truck separated from the RV, traveled off the road and hit a truck parked off the road which then impacted an innocent bystander who was standing off the road. This impact resulted in the amputation of both of the bystander’s legs.

Anonymous v. Landscaping Company, et al.

Settlement of $750,000.00 (United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Eastern Division). The plaintiffs’ vehicle was attempting to make a turn when the defendants’ vehicle failed to stop at a red light and collided with their vehicle resulting in the death of one plaintiff and the serious personal injury of the other.

Anonymous v. Anonymous

Settlement of $1,120,000.00 (Chambers County Circuit Court). The case stemmed from a fatal traffic collision which occurred in Chambers County, Alabama. The driver of a vehicle owned by an automotive dealership apparently fell asleep at the wheel while traveling along I-85. The vehicle crossed the median and collided head-on into the plaintiff’s vehicle.

Anonymous v. Anonymous Automobile Manufacturer

Confidential settlement. A wrongful death, crashworthiness case against an automobile manufacturer.

Est. of Michael Ross v. J & N Construction, Inc., et al.

Settlement of $1,000,000.00 (Jefferson County Circuit Court). The lawsuit stemmed from an automobile wreck that occurred when a dump truck crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the vehicle containing Mr. Ross, his daughter and his girlfriend, causing it to spin out of control. As a result of this incident, Mr. Ross was killed and his daughter suffered various injuries and emotional distress.

Anonymous v. Anonymous Trucking Company, et al.

Settlement of $4,500,000.00 (Federal Court). The victims in this case were driving southbound on the interstate when a tractor trailer driven by the defendant collided with their vehicle resulting in their deaths.

Est. of Dorothy Hodge v. MHF Logistical Solutions

Settlement of $1,000,000.00 (Tallapoosa County Circuit Court). The case arose from a collision at the intersection of Highway 280 and Lafayette Street in Dadeville. On October 8, 2008, a tractor trailer operated by Thomas Lee Stephens of Jacksonville, Florida ran the red light on 280 as Dorothy Hodge attempted to cross 280 along Lafayette Street. As a result of this collision, Dorothy Hodge lost her life. Attorneys for Stephens and MHF repeatedly denied liability, claiming Mrs. Hodge was the one who ran the traffic light and that she was at fault. However, the existence of video evidence that demonstrated that Hodge had the green light and Stephens had indeed run through his red light was uncovered.

Jerry Lee Holt, et alv. Anonymous Defendant, the City of Huntsville and Madison County.

Settlement of $750,000 (Madison County Circuit Court). Mr. Jerry Lee Holt was seriously injured in a vehicular accident when the Ford Explorer he was operating was hit by a utility truck driven by Darius Jones, a City of Huntsville employee. Mr. Jones had driven his bucket-truck partially off of the road, encountered a steep drop-off between the asphalt and the shoulder of the road, lost control of his truck and then shot over into the opposing lane of traffic, hitting Mr. Holt and his passenger. The Defendant had recently repaved that particular section of road, leaving a drop-off between the shoulder and the edge of the road. Madison County had overseen the work performed by the Defendant and authorized the Defendant to leave the job without repairing the shoulders or placing warning signs or cones. Recovery was obtained against Madison County, Shelby, the City of Huntsville and Jones.

Anonymous Estate Case

Settlement of $1,058,000 (Randolph County Circuit Court). This firm represented an anonymous couple who were neighbors and long time friends of the deceased, and who were bequeathed the majority of her estate, as well as gifts prior to her death. Relative A and other relatives of the deceased contested the Last Will and Testament which left the majority of her estate to the anonymous couple based on undue influence and lack of testamentary capacity. We were able to prove that the Will in question was carefully prepared according to the deceased instructions, without undue influence by the anonymous couple and that the deceased had the mental capacity to decide how to arrange her affairs.

Linda Real, as personal representative of the Estate of Michael D. Real v. Cole Logging, et al.

Settlement of $775,000 (Wilcox County Circuit Court). The firm represented Linda Real, widow of Michael Real in this wrongful death case. Mr. Real was operating his motorcycle stopped at an intersection waiting to make a left turn from Highway 41 onto Dallas County Road 38 when he was struck from behind by the logging tractor trailer operated by Carl Clancy and owned by Cole Logging. A witness testified that Mr. Real had more than ample time to complete his turn but discovery proved that Mr. Clancy was traveling above the speed limit, failed to keep the tractor trailer under sufficient control and had faulty brakes on the trailer. Recovery was obtained against Cole Logging and the driver Carl Clancy.


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