Michelle Hendrix and Gregory Harris (Mobile, AL) (Commercial Auto) recently tried the case of Mitchell v. Childress and Walley Electric Company in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama. Childress was driving a Walley Electric Company vehicle for a personal mission when he ran a red light at 50 mph (five mph over the posted speed limit of 45… Read More
Schmidt v. Associates Asset Recovery, LLC
James Merritt (Atlanta, GA) (Commercial Auto) obtained a Defense Verdict on behalf of the Defendant towing company after a 3-day jury trial in a personal injury case in Glynn County. The Plaintiff claimed that the defendant tow operator had improperly connected the Plaintiff’s vehicle to the tow truck, causing the Plaintiff’s vehicle to suddenly shift to one… Read More
Smith v. Cornelius, et. al.
Kimberly Sheridan and Michael Becker (Atlanta, GA) (Commercial Auto) obtained Summary Judgment for an employer in a commercial automobile claim. Following a serious motor vehicle accident, Plaintiff/passenger Kelsey Smith filed a lawsuit against the driver of her vehicle, Keegan Lenderman, and the driver of the other involved vehicle, George Cornelius. Smith and Lenderman both alleged… Read More
Cooks v. Holt, et. al.
Kimberly Sheridan and Michael Becker (Atlanta, GA) (Commercial Auto) obtained a Dismissal for youth group Young Life in a bus crash case. Plaintiff Medgar Cooks was driving Young Life Campers in a chartered bus when it broke down. His chartering company sent a relief driver from a separate bus chartering company, Travis Holt, who picked… Read More
Dycus v. Member Select Insurance Company
Kimberly Sheridan and Michael Becker (Atlanta, GA) (Commercial Auto/Coverage) obtained Dismissal of a direct action against MemberSelect Insurance Company in a commercial motor vehicle claim. Plaintiff alleged he was injured by Reverend Gaines, who was returning from a religious conference and pulling a trailer of parishioners’ luggage and insured by an MSIC personal lines policy…. Read More