Bill Smith (Birmingham, AL) (Auto Liability) tried the office’s 8th jury trial of 2019 during the week of June 24th. Bill was assisted by Chelsey Edgerly. After a 3 day trial, the jury returned a defense verdict against both plaintiffs, a driver and passenger who claimed they were rear-ended by the Allstate-insured defendant, who claimed… Read More
Anthony Osude v. Patricia Cadogan and Paul Schmidt
Ken Amos and William Gula (St. Petersburg, FL) (Auto Liability) obtained a defense verdict in Pinellas County, in the defense of a GEICO insured. The Plaintiff was represented by a Board Certified Trial Lawyer who has been trying cases in Florida for more than 39 years. The case involved a Plaintiff who was injured in… Read More
Stephanie Jones v. Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.
Laura Robinson and Joseph Bias (Columbia, SC) (Automobile Liability) obtained a Motion for Summary Judgment for Allstate Insurance Company. Plaintiff was involved in an automobile accident, sustaining injuries and medical costs. After obtaining the policy limits from the Defendant’s liability policy, Plaintiff made a claim for underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits under the policy, claiming status… Read More
Salahutdin v. Smith
Ken Amos and William Gula (St. Petersburg, FL) (Automobile Liability) obtained its second zero verdict in two months in a rear-end collision auto accident. The four day trial was held in Tampa, Hillsborough County before judge Herbert Baumann, Jr. It took the jury one hour to deliberate before returning a zero verdict in favor of… Read More
Rierson v. David Deveau, Latrice Pla and Abraham Baker
Scott Black and Matthew Francis (Florida Keys) (Auto Liability) obtained a defense verdict after a three week jury trial against Progressive insureds in Monroe County, Florida. Plaintiff, a 19 year old local female, sought $37 million dollars in damages as the result of being struck by two Progressive insureds while crossing US-1 at night in… Read More