Hoover v. EWES
On October 20, 2004, Mr. Hoover was working as a water extraction technician at Emergency Water Extraction Services ("EWES") when he fell from a collapsed ladder and was catastrophic injury. The case went to trial and a judgment was entered against EWES in the amount of $16,456,501.60.
Bomfim v. BRP
On July 1, 2007, Aminne Bomfim was a passenger on a Sea-Doo being driven by Edmilson Galvao, on Lake Lanier in Georgia. Ms. Bomfim was wearing only a bikini while riding on the Sea-Doo. Ms. Bomfim was riding on the Sea-Doo when Mr. Galvao made a turn which resulted in Ms. Bomfim falling off the Sea-Doo and into the water. When Ms. Bomfim fell off of the Sea-Doo, a stream of water from the jet pump thrust penetrated her orifices causing her to suffer severe and permanent injuries.
The Sea-Doo was purchased on May 26, 2007 by Leonardo Carvalho. At the time of sale, Bombardier Recreational Products, U.S., Inc. and JOA Marine provided Mr. Carvalho with a DVD titled, "Sea-Doo Safety Video." The DVD was provided for Mr. Carvalho to understand how to operate the Sea-Doo in a reasonable and safe manner. Mr. Carvalho reviewed the DVD before operating the Sea-Doo. The "Sea-Doo Safety Video" DVD showed women driving and riding on the Sea-Doo in their bathing suits. The DVD led Mr. Carvalho to believe that it was reasonable and safe to drive and/or ride on the Sea-Doo in a bathing suit without any additional protective gear.
In January, 2011, the case was tried in Fulton County State Court. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Ms. Bomfim, finding that BRP failed to adequately warn Ms. Bomfim of the danger of riding on a Sea-Doo wearing only a bathing suit.
Reider v. Cherokee County Board of Education
Josh Reider was a baseball player at Cherokee County High School. At an unauthorized practice, the baseball coach asked the players to move some lockers. Neither the coach nor any other adult supervised the players. While transporting the lockers, Josh fell from a truck and suffered a fatal head injury. The school district claimed immunity from suit, but the firm uncovered facts supporting the Reiders' claim that the district had waived its immunity. The defendants ultimately agreed to pay the Reider family $675,000.
Cone et al. v. Schlotzsky's
The firm represented over twenty individuals who contracted hepatitis A in the spring of 1997. Through its investigation, the firm proved that they had all contracted the disease from eating contaminated food at a Schlotzsky's Deli. The cases made statewide headlines and forced the closure of the subject deli. The evidence the firm uncovered allowed us to negotiate significant confidential settlements for all of our clients.
Crine-Johnson v. ValueMark
Jennifer Crine-Johnson was a patient at ValueMark Behavioral Centers, Inc. when she was raped by one of the managers at ValueMark. We represented Ms. Crine-Johnson and sued ValueMark, alleging that they had negligently hired and retained the manager and had failed to provide adequate safety and supervision for its patients. After significant litigation, in which we defeated ValueMark's motion for summary judgment, ValueMark agreed to pay Ms. Crine-Johnson a substantial sum to compensate her for the horrific ordeal.
