January 8, 2021
Excess Verdict Against State Farm Note: This article originally appeared on law.com. Following a day-and-a-half trial, a Fulton County Georgia jury delivered a post-apportionment award of $2.8 million, but deemed the plaintiff 25 percent liable for his injuries. A Jane Doe defendant was cleared of liability. The plaintiff was injured… Continue reading $2.8 Million Excess Verdict for Broken Ankle in Atlanta
READ ARTICLEAugust 6, 2019
This article is about Matt Wetherington’s efforts to get a catastrophic car wreck to trial as quickly as possible. It is also about a corporation and its insurance company’s efforts to delay trial by any means necessary. These tactics include backing out of signed agreements, late disclosure of evidence, and… Continue reading Car Wreck Results in Confidential Settlement Over Policy Limits at Trial
READ ARTICLEAugust 5, 2019
Matt Wetherington served as associate counsel on a six week trial that resulted in a 24.8 million verdict. The lawsuit alleged that hospital staff failed to take action in 2003 when a 6 year-old boy was taken to the hospital with injuries that showed he was abused. The boy was… Continue reading $24+ Million Verdict for Failing to Recognize and Report Child Abuse
READ ARTICLEAugust 2, 2019
$3 Million Settlement For Recalled Tire A final, confidential settlement with Ford Motor Co. has ended a multidefendant suit involving a woman injured when a tire that was supposed to have been recalled nearly 12 years earlier blew out, sending the Ford Explorer she was driving tumbling on I-85.… Continue reading $3 Million Settles Portion of Tire Failure Case
READ ARTICLEAugust 1, 2019
Rejecting $2 Million Offer Pays Off in Rome, Georgia A Floyd hospital employee who rejected a $2 million offer to settle his suit after losing his leg when a hospital vehicle collided with his motorcycle was awarded $8.6 million last week by a jury in Rome. Matt Wetherington… Continue reading 8.5 Million Verdict for Motorcycle Wreck
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