Representative Cases
| $3,500,000.00 | Pharmacy Error/Misfilled Prescription: Client received a misfilled prescription of Coumadin (a blood thinner) which resulted in her body hemorrhaging and ultimately resulting in a stroke. Due to the pharmacy error, Client was left in an incapacitated state, and ultimately, the pharmacy settled on the eve of trial resulting in a settlement figure to compensate for her pain and suffering, as well as provided assistance for her care for the remainder of her life. |
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$1,875,000.00 |
Trucking case/Moving Company: Client sustained spinal cord injuries when a moving company allowed and encouraged him to drive his motorcycle up a ramp into the moving van. While doing so, the ramp slipped underneath the motorcycle causing the Client to fall backward on his neck. This case settled for substantially more than the policy limits of insurance for the defendants. |
| $1,500,000.00 | Tractor-Trailer Wreck: This was a tractor-trailer versus pedestrian case that occurred on I-26 in Calhoun County. A driver of a tanker truck fell asleep, veered off the side of the road, lost control of his tanker and struck the client's vehicle which struck the client. It was learned through discovery that the tanker driver had an ongoing history of sleep apnea and narcolepsy and that he had been in a prior wreck thirty days before striking our client. Through the retention of experts, including an accident reconstructionist and a trucking safety expert, we were able to prove that the tanker driver was operating his truck in violation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and that his employer was aware of his disabling conditions. The driver was dismissed from employment after this wreck. The case was settled prior to trial. |
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$1,035,000.00 |
Forklift/Tractor trailer case: Client was operating a forklift across a loading dock into the back of the tractor-trailer. While operating her forklift into the back of the trailer, the tractor trailer pulled away from the docking plate wherein the Client crashed to the ground, while still belted in to the forklift. The Client sustained significant spinal cord injuries. The settlement figure in this case represents the combined figures between the allocation of the Workers' Compensation award and the third-party negligence case against the trucking company. |
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$1,028,844.00 |
Premises Liability/Parking lot design defect: Client was standing outside of a drugstore when a vehicle jumped out of gear and rolled down the hill of the parking lot and crashed into the Client pinning her against the wall of the drugstore. The client suffered crush injuries to both legs and hips requiring many surgeries and extensive physical therapy. An action was filed alleging faulty design of the parking lot, as well as failure to provide bollards and/or any type of barrier to prevent any type of vehicles from encroaching upon the sidewalk where customers and patrons of the drugstore walked. It was able to be determined, through the discovery of the case that this type of incident happened twice before placing the property owner on notice of a defect, which they failed to remedy. The settlement figure represents a total for Workers' Compensation, as well as the design defect case against the property owner. |
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Tire Defect / Product Liability: Patricia Dubberly, as PR of the Estate of Samantha Ferris v. Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC, Warren M. Pendry d/b/a Matt's Texaco and American Tire Distributors, Inc. |
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Ford Explorer Rollover / Roof Crush / Partial Ejectment / Occupant Restraint (Settled) / Product Liability: |
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Tractor-Trailer Wreck: |
| $500,000.00 | Tractor Trailer wreck: Case involves a tractor trailer that was left partially extended into the roadway. Due to the lack of lighting on the roadway and the trailer partially extended into the roadway, the Client struck the trailer causing his death. Through the discovery of the case, it was determined that trailers were dropped in this area on many occasions, without permission to do so, and were left extended into the roadway many times. This case was taken to trial and settled on the third day of trial. As a result of this settlement, trailers no longer park where this accident occurred making the roadways safer for the motoring public. |
| $500,000.00 | False Imprisonment/Slander: Case involves the false arrest of a nurse while shopping at a retail store. Client was charged with shoplifting, handcuffed, paraded through the store, publicly ridiculed and embarrassed in front of the patrons at the store and was thrown in jail. Due to the Client's incarceration, she suffered a myocardial infarction (heart attack). Criminal charges were handled by Lanier & Burroughs, LLC, and were dismissed. During discovery of the case, it was determined that the retail store had a common practice of arrest first, question later in efforts to reduce the loss of profits due to theft in the store. The case settled prior to trial and due to the settlement, as well as other cases against the retailer handled by Lanier & Burroughs, LLC, the arrest policies and procedures have changed when confronting individuals thought to have shoplifted. |
| $500,000.00 | Delivery Truck wreck: A delivery truck, at a high rate of speed, "T-Boned" the client who was in his driveway after coming home from work. Through the discovery of the case, it was determined that the delivery company placed mandates on drivers for fast delivery and return of their trucks; thus, putting profits in front of safety of others. This settlement was reached prior to trial. |
| $705,000.00 | Slip and Fall/Insurance Bad Faith: Client slipped and fell at a truck stop, while working as a truck driver. Client sustained significant and debilitating back injuries. Workers' compensation and bad faith cases were commenced against the insurance company for the client's employer for selling an occupational disability policy in lieu of workers' compensation to this Client and wrongfully denying coverage. |
| $341,000.00 | Tractor Trailer wreck: The client, a tractor trailer driver, wrecked while traveling on the interstate causing his tractor trailer to overturn and resulting in his untimely death. This settlement exceeded the policy limits due to a declaratory judgment being filed on behalf of the Plaintiff to reform the underinsured (UIM) policy, due to the insurance company failing to make a meaningful offer. |
| $230,000.00 | Repetitive use trauma/Worker's Compensation: Client worked as a mechanic for many years doing repetitive lifting, bending and stooping resulting in a disabling back injury. The case was denied by the insurance carrier for the employer and successfully tried before the Workers Compensation Commission. The case settled for permanent and total disability. |
| $355,000.00 | Tractor Trailer wreck: Head-on collision involving a tractor-trailer. Client, while on the job, suffered severe back injuries in the wreck. A workers' compensation claim, as well as a negligence claim, against the at-fault party, was filed. This settlement for the negligence claim exceeded the policy limits due to a declaratory judgment being filed on behalf of the Plaintiff to reform the underinsured (UIM) policy, due to the insurance company failing to make a meaningful offer. |
| $345,000.00 | Slip and Fall/Workers Compensation: Client slipped and fell while at work resulting in a shoulder injury. After the settlement of the worker's compensation claim, a negligence claim was filed against a construction company who left oil on the floor of the plant where the client worked causing him to slip and fall. |
| $300,000.00 | Tractor Trailer Wreck: Our client was side-swiped by a tractor-trailer on I-26 and what initially appeared to be soft-tissue injuries, resulted in the client having a cervical fusion. Although the client had a preexisting neck condition, the wreck exacerbated or worsened his preexisting cervical condition to the point that it had to be surgically repaired. The client had a good recovery from the surgery and is back working, yet was compensated for his medical expenses, lost wages, and his pain and suffering. |
| $200,000.00 | Legal Malpractice/Professional negligence: This was a legal malpractice case for failing to file a medical malpractice within the applicable statute of limitations. Case settled prior to trial. |
| $200,000.00 | Tractor Trailer Wreck: This was a tractor-trailer wreck involving soft-tissue injuries to the neck and back. Plaintiff had less than $25,000.00 in medical expenses. |
Numerous other substantial verdicts for Clients ranging from automobile wrecks to product liability to misfilled prescriptions to medical malpractice.
DISCLAIMER
Lanier & Burroughs, LLC, does not offer any guarantee of case results. The cases mentioned in this site are illustrative of some of the matters previously handled by the firm involving various areas of personal injury law. These illustrations, though based upon cases handled by this office, are representative only and should not be viewed as an assurance of a particular result in your case. Each case must stand on its own fact and circumstances.
