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Past Veredicts and Settlements |
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| Defective Product | |||||||||
| Reid v. Ford Motor Company. A confidential settlement was reached with the Ford Motor Company arising from a case in which a young girl was catastrophically injured by a defective seat belt. The case settled after extensive pre-trial discovery | |||||||||
| Wrongful Death | |||||||||
| Cadle v. Southbridge Development, Fulton County Superior Court (2005) – Nicholas Cadle was killed by a drunk driver while walking on the side of a country road in Effingham County. Upon investigation it was determined that the intoxicated driver was a manager of a restaurant where he drank between 10 and 15 beers while working. It was also found that it was not an isolated incident as there had been many occasions when employees of the bar and restaurant drank and became intoxicated. Two weeks prior to proceeding to trial the case resolved for a confidential amount at mediation. | |||||||||
| Jones v. Red Roof Inns | |||||||||
| Boprey v. Bull Dog Trucking | |||||||||
| Defective Roadway | |||||||||
| Milton v. The City of Sylvester, Georgia, Superior Court of Worth County - A city work crew failed to adequately mark a manhole which was repaired that day. Johnny Milton an Albany State University police Corporal was driving to his fiancées house when he hit the manhole and run off the road. His truck went into a ditch and hit a driveway causing the truck to be vaulted into the air. Johnny was ejected out of the truck and the truck landed on top of him causing his eventual death. The case was resolved for a confidential amount at mediation. | |||||||||
| Truck Accidents | |||||||||
| Emilio v. Elderth Construction Co. et al., U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia (2005) - Two sisters, their parents and a young child were returning home from a Florida Vacation on I-95. Upon stopping for traffic their vehicle was rear ended by a tractor trailer. The investigation of the case revealed that within the month prior to the collision the truck driver had multiple hours of service violations, causing him to drive excessive amounts of time without adequate rest. The case resolved at mediation prior to trial for a confidential settlement amount. | |||||||||
| Recovery for a man who received a severe brain injury when his SUV was T-boned by linen delivery truck. The evidence showed that the company failed to follow federal regulations when hiring and employing this truck driver. The truck driver also failed the vision test in his physical exam and had a prior criminal record involving the use and sale of narcotics.edical Malpractice | |||||||||
| Medical Malpractice | |||||||||
| Britos v. Sterling Medical Corp. et al., Liberty County Superior Court (2005) - Alport's Syndrome - Ms. Britos was diagnosed with Alport's Syndrome a hereditary chronic kidney disease. Since it is passed on the X Chromosome Alport's syndrome is mild in women. Ms. Britos mother was in her 60s with no adverse consequences to her kidneys and her grandmother did not lose kidney function until her 80s. Ms. Britos had maintained stable kidney function with proper medication, diet, exercise and regular check ups of her kidney function. While in Liberty County, Ms. Britos was treated by the defendants who failed to monitor her kidney function, prescribed medications which damaged the kidneys and allowed her blood pressure to rise without control, which is detrimental to kidney function. These actions caused Ms. Britos to spiral into end stage renal disease which was diagnosed by a different doctor. Ms. Britos had to have a kidney transplant. Her case resolved at mediation prior to trial for a confidential settlement amount. | |||||||||
| Industrial Site and Construction Accidents | |||||||||
| Wallace v. Triangle Construction Company and Carroll & Carroll, Superior Court of Chatham County (2005) - Road Defect - A road construction company and a paver failed to adequately mark a raised median which was a known hazard. The failures included several violations of DOT regulations. During the litigation, plaintiffs were able to identify six similar accidents in a span of 24 hours on a rainy day. Several individuals were injured including a compression fracture of the lumbar spine. The cases were resolved at mediation prior to trial for a confidential settlement amount. | |||||||||
| Recovery for a man who lost half of his foot due to a defective bucket locking device on a front end loader. | |||||||||
| Auto Accidents | |||||||||
| Negligent Driving - Multi-million dollar settlement for a man that was hit by a speeding SUV while changing a tire on the side of a road. He sustained serious life threatening injuries including a traumatic brain injury. The case was settled prior to filing a lawsuit. (2005). | |||||||||
| Hogan v. Phillips, Chatham County Superior Court $4 million verdict obtained for a permanently disabled police officer who suffered a broken neck after being run off the road by a fleeing suspect. | |||||||||
| Auto Defects | |||||||||
| Cameron v. Isuzu, Fulton County State Court (2001) - Recovery for the family of a wife and mother, who was crushed when her SUV rolled over as a result of a defective suspension system. The case proceeded against the manufacturer for a manufacturing defect in the welds and the suspension system and a design defect for the roof crush of the Isuzu Trooper. | |||||||||
| Johnson v. Nissan, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia (2003) - A passenger seated behind the driver and wearing a lap belt only was paralyzed in a frontal collision. The paralysis was caused by the lap belt sliding up to the abdominal area during the collision and causing excessive loads on the spinal column. This phenomenon is known as submarining and is well known to automotive industry. It is caused by defective design in the seat and seatbelt which do not allow the belt to fit properly and to stay on the hips during a collision. The case resolved prior to trial. | |||||||||
| Maddox v. Toyota, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia (2003) - Recovery for the family of a woman killed in a low speed frontal collision due to the lack of structural crashworthiness. During the minor collision, the steering wheel moved rearward and upward causing the 53 year old woman to break her neck. | |||||||||
| Wright v. General Motors , Superior Court of Richmond County (2004) - Class action based on excessive and dangerous vibration in pick up trucks. The case was resolved prior to the class being certified by the court. | |||||||||
| Product Liability | |||||||||
| Recovery for the family of a man, who died from third degree burns on over 80% of his body when a door on a boiler at a chicken processing plant was opened due to a defective locking mechanism, and he was sprayed with scalding chicken remains. | |||||||||
| Premises Liability | |||||||||
| Recovery for an elderly couple that were physically attacked while staying at a Savannah motel. During the discovery phase, it was learned that not only had many instances of criminal activity occurred prior to this attack but that the owners knew of this activity and permitted it on their property. The case was resolved prior to trial. (2005) | |||||||||
| Case Studies | |||||||||
| Child Permanently Brain Damaged Due to Doctor's Negligence During Delivery | |||||||||
Brad and Jean were excited to learn that Jean was pregnant with twins. However, they did not know that their doctor had never delivered twins before. During the delivery, Brad and Jean's doctor failed to properly monitor the second twin after delivering the first. The baby went into fetal distress due to a lack of oxygen and was permanently brain damaged. Sadly, Brad and Jean were left with one child that is health and playful, while the other is motionless and expressionless. The professionals at Tate Law Firm, LLC. undertook this sad and difficult case. After battling for over a year, Tate Law Group, LLC. recovered the largest award in South Carolina history for similar cases. The money recovered will provide Jenny with the best medical care and accommodations available, for the rest of her life. |
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| Defective Fuel System Causes a Wife and Three Children to be Burned Alive | |||||||||
The team at Tate Law Firm, LLC. successfully recovered a multi-million dollar settlement for a Husband and Father who lost his entire family when they were burned alive after a low speed car collision. Tate Law Firm, LLC. discovered the cause of the fire which took the lives of this loving family. The car manufacturer used mesh fuel lines, instead of steel braided, which were easily severed during collision. The car manufacturer also failed to provide any anti-siphoning devises in the fuel tank, even though there were several devices available. After the fuel lines were severed, the entire contents of the fuel tank siphoned out, feeding the fire. Autopsies found that all occupants survived the initial impact with no major injuries. The mother's charred body was found spread across her three children who were belted in the rear seat. Internal documents of the car manufacturer revealed that is was aware of the likelihood of post-collision fires, and that “no occupant should be burned after surviving a collision.” In spite of these documents, the car manufacturer failed to take any action to protect the car's occupants from post-collision fires. |
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| Other Successful Cases | |||||||||
| Multi-Million dollar settlement against a trucking company whose negligent driver ran into the rear of a mini-van. The van was crushed as it tumbled off the highway. The collision killed an elderly couple seated in the rear and severely injured their daughter and son-in-law who were seated in the front of the mini-van. Recovery for the death of a mother and her three children who were burned alive as a result of a defective fuel system. A verdict in excess of $5 million dollars, in federal district court, for a man killed because a truck manufacturer failed to use anti-lock brakes which caused the truck to jack-knife and lose control. This case was appealed on a separate issue to the United States Supreme Court and the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff with all nine justices agreeing. A verdict in excess of $11 million dollars in state court for an inadequate and defective occupant restraint system which resulted in the death of a young woman. Recovery for the family of a wife and mother, who was crushed when her SUV rolled over as a result of a defective suspension system. Recovery for the family of a college student, who was killed in a low speed collision due to faulty welding in her car. Recovery for the family of a man, who died from third degree burns on over 80% of his body when a door on a boiler at a chicken processing plant was opened due to a defective locking mechanism, and he was sprayed with scalding chicken remains. Recovery for a man who lost half of his foot due to a defective bucket locking device on a front end loader. |
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