Client Victories

No case is too large or too protracted for The Cooper Firm in Marietta, Georgia.  Attorney Lance Cooper recently settled a case against an insurance carrier that began with a catastrophic injury in 2004.  The plaintiff fell from a rooftop sustaining horrific injuries while he was assisting another contractor on the job (NOT his employer and NOT at his emp...

Congratulations Christopher J. Brill of Newton, Pennsylvania for your victory in the Ashley McKean case.  Back in 2011, Ms. McKean a then Temple University student was riding her bicycle when she was involved in a horrific crash.  The incident happened at the corner of Broad and Brandywine streets in Philadelphia when she was doored by a Honda Accord and...

A 27 year old gas well worker was fatally pinned and crushed when unstable ground beneath the wheels of a rough terrain lift caused the lift to suddenly lurch into him.  The use of large wooden rig mats should have been used as a safety precaution to help stabilize the ground area on the site.  The site operator decided to cut costs by “getting by” using...

Bernard J. Hamill tried a case alleging nursing home sexual assault on behalf of his client against Kindred Healthcare, Inc. in front of a Middlesex County Massachusetts Jury in December 2013. The jury entered a verdict on Dec.17th, for $2,000,014, not including interest, against Kindred Healthcare, Inc. after a weeklong trial. The Plaintiff, "Marie" by h...

Congratulations to Roger Booth, his team and his clients on this outstanding settlement on a case for which there was no client to testify regarding the facts of the accident. The crash occurred when the decedent (a 73-year-old truck driver), traveling northbound on a small rural road, began a left turn at an intersection. The defendant, also traveling no...

Congratulations to L. Ray Maples, II and his entire team at Maples Law Firm on securing this $3,000,000 verdict for the wrongful death of their client, Betty Cushman, after severe nursing home neglect. After colostomy surgery and a 37 day stay at Chicksaw Nation Medical Center, 81 year old Betty Cushman was sent to Ballard Nursing Center in good physical...

Congratulations to John Steel, John Moss, their client and the entire team at the Atlanta firm of Steel & Moss, LLP on their recent settlement mid-trial on behalf of a railroad conductor who fell from a moving train. The Plaintiff was an inexperienced conductor and employee of CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) who was riding the side ladder of a rail ca...

A Federal Judge in Arkansas recently approved an $84.9M settlement in the Pilot Flying J scandal.   The case centered on more than 5,500 truckers who were promised rebates by Pilot Flying J, the nation’s largest retailer of diesel fuel, but never paid the promised rebates.    Owners of Pilot reportedly had no knowledge of the alleged scheme, and worked wi...

Congratulations to Attorneys Robert and Brad Simon, The Simon Law Group and their client on this outstanding jury verdict in the very conservative venue of Orange County, California. Plaintiff is a 72 year old Columbian non-English speaker who recently became a citizen.  He went to his doctor's office to pick up a letter saying he could take a portion of...

Attorney Lance Cooper and his team in Marietta, Georgia recently settled a case against GM on behalf of the estate of a young woman killed in a 2010 crash caused by a defective ignition switch in the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt she was driving.  The “black box” data recorder in the car showed that the car’s ignition switch was in the “accessory” position, not t...