James Merritt, Jr. (Atlanta, GA) (Trucking) obtained a Dismissal in a commercial vehicle claim. Plaintiff Julia Lawson filed a personal injury lawsuit, claiming that she sustained injuries when the vehicle being driven by her husband in which she was a passenger was allegedly hit by a commercial cotton truck, causing the crash. Ms. Lawson’s Complaint… Read More
Hilzinger v. Rite Tire of Okeechobee, et al.
Matthew S. Garnett (Miami, FL) (Trucking) obtained a Defense Verdict in a two-week jury trial in Miami-Dade County before Judge Thomas Rebull. The Plaintiffs, Stephanie Hilzinger and Dr. Fernando Munoz, were seriously injured when a 200 pound wheel detached from a tractor-trailer on the Rickenbacker Causeway. Our client was Rite Tire of Okeechobee, the company… Read More
George “Rusty” King v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc.,
T. Daniel Webb and Lori C. Scott (North Florida/Jacksonville) (Trucking) received a defense verdict in the case of George Rusty” King v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc., Duval County Circuit Court. Plaintiff driver alleged that his tractor-trailer rolled over due to a negligently blocked and braced container of coffee which shifted inside the trailer. The container… Read More
Plaintiff v Hasberry and Tri-County Trucking
William Smith (Birmingham, AL) (Trucking) obtained a defense verdict in a trucking negligence claim. Heather Marley, Phyllis Goats, Nancy Rogers and Patsey Burnett were traveling through Macon County, Alabama on Highway 80 eastbound. Traveling eastbound ahead of the Chrysler was a tri-axle dump truck owned by Tri-County Trucking, LLC and operated by Joe Hasberry, an… Read More