SUMMARY OF REPRESENTATIVE VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS

As part of an evaluation process, we believe it reasonable and prudent for anyone searching for a law firm to look at the kinds of cases that the law firm has handled in the past and its track record of verdicts and settlements in those prior cases. While we cannot and do not guarantee a recovery or a successful result in any case, we provide this summary of representative cases in which CONLEY GRIGGS LLP lawyers have been directly involved in a verdict or settlement so that you can see the kinds of cases we have handled and some of the results we have been able to obtain for previous clients. Please note that for many of the representative settlements below, we can only provide summary information because the cases are subject to private agreements and in many cases, the Defendants insisted upon confidentiality of terms as a condition of the settlement. Also, understand this is by no means a complete listing of every case which we have handled, but is a summary to provide some tangible examples of how our dedication, integrity, courage and compassion has led to successful outcomes for previous clients we have represented.

AT CONLEY GRIGGS, LLP (March 2004-present)

JURY VERDICTS

Romeo v. AHD International, LLC – January 11, 2005 – $1,768,458.75 Judgment

Conley Griggs LLP served as lead trial counsel in this business torts case involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and punitive damages, which was tried in Fulton County (Ga.) Superior Court. The jury rendered verdict in favor of our clients in the amount of $1,472,478 (plus attorneys fees and expenses awarded by the Court in the amount of $295,972.75), for a total judgment of $1,768,458.75.

Taylor v. D.A. Edwards & Co., Inc., et. al. – October 1, 2004 – $260,000 Judgment

Conley Griggs LLP served as lead trial counsel in this case involving a serious motor vehicle collision that resulted in severe leg injuries to our client and nearly $50,000 in past and future medical expenses, which was tried in Fulton County (Ga.) State Court. The jury rendered a verdict against the striking driver, Fidel Borja, in the amount of $260,000. A trial court ruling on a directed verdict in favor of the other defendants is presently on appeal.

SETTLEMENTS

Examples of recent settlements include:

• a $900,000 settlement in a case arising from a construction site accident in which a large piece of machinery tipped over and fell on our client’s foot, ultimately resulting in a below-the-knee amputation. (October 2004)



• a confidential settlement of a wrongful death and personal injury case arising from allegations that the negligent design of a hotel stair system caused our client’s decedent to fall and suffer fatal injuries and also caused his wife, who also fell at the same time and location, to suffer serious personal injuries. (December 2004)



• a confidential settlement of a products liability case involving a Ford Explorer rollover that occurred after our client swerved to avoid a bedliner on a paved road, resulting in serious orthopedic injuries. (March 2005)



• a confidential settlement of a wrongful death case arising from a motor vehicle collision involving allegations that negligent maintenance/repairs by a tire retailer and negligent driving after the consumption of alcohol by the driver of another vehicle combined to cause the death of our client’s teenage daughter. (March 2005)



• a $550,000 settlement in a case arising from a motor vehicle collision in which the Defendant’s son crossed the center line and struck our client’s vehicle head-on, causing serious orthopedic injuries. (June 2004)



• a confidential settlement of wrongful death case arising from a collision between a tractor-trailer and a vehicle in which our client was a passenger. (April 2004)

AT CONLEY, SACKS & GRIGGS, LLP (March 2001-March 2004)

VERDICTS

Hansen v. W.A. Craft Corp. – February 2003 -- $337,000 Judgment

Richard Griggs served as lead trial counsel in this case arising from a collision between a commercial van and our client, a pedestrian, which resulted in orthopedic injuries. The case was tried to a bench verdict in Gwinnett County State Court.

Marte v. United Waste – October 2002 -- $1,298,696 Jury Verdict

Cale Conley and Richard Griggs served as co-lead counsel in this case arising from a collision between a garbage truck and a vehicle in which their clients were traveling, which resulted in injuries to all occupants and serious head and facial injuries to an adolescent child. The case was tried in Dekalb County (Ga.) State Court and was settled after the jury’s verdict pursuant to a high-low agreement entered into by the parties.

Norton v. Architectural Stone, Inc. – April 2002 – $1,824,916.44 Judgment

Cale Conley served as lead trial counsel in this case, which involved serious orthopedic injuries suffered by a client after a piece of granite fell on him at a jobsite. The case was tried to a bench verdict before the Honorable Hugh Lawson, District Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Athens).

SUMMARY OF SETTLEMENTS

• A $2,650,000 settlement of a commercial vehicle case in West Virginia involving a collision between a flat bed tractor-trailer and our client’s vehicle, which resulted in a brain injury and permanent injury and disfigurement to our client.



• A $1,500,000 settlement of a commercial vehicle, wrongful death case against a trucking company which involved a collision between a tractor-trailer and our client’s decedent’s vehicle, which resulted in the death of a fifty-six year old woman.



• A $1,200,000 settlement of a commercial vehicle, brain injury case against a trucking company which involved a collision between a tractor-trailer and our client’s vehicle, resulting in brain injury and serious personal injury.



• A confidential settlement of a products liability case against Kia Motor Company on behalf of a woman and her family who suffered severe injuries as the result of a collision alleged to be caused by defects in the components related to the fuel pump electrical circuitry system in a Kia Sephia.



• A confidential settlement of a products liability case against Ford Motor Company and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company on behalf of a passenger who suffered serious orthopedic injuries after a tire separated and the Ford Explorer in which she was a passenger rolled over.



• A confidential settlement of a products liability case against Mitsubishi Motors Company on behalf of a driver involved in a rollover of a Mitsubishi Montero Sport who suffered serious injuries to her head and arm;
  
  
• A confidential settlement of a construction site incident, wrongful death case against a local crane company in which our client’s decedent died after a long metal beam was dropped and struck him in the head.



• A confidential settlement of a premises liability, wrongful death case involving the shooting death of our client’s son at the hands of the manager of a local convenience store/gas station.



• A confidential settlement of a personal injury case in New Mexico against a railroad company for alleged negligence causing a severe, multi-vehicle collision that resulted in serious leg injuries to our client.



• A confidential settlement of a products liability case against Ford Motor Company, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., and Bridgestone Corporation in West Virginia, arising from a tire failure and rollover involving a Ford Explorer, which resulted in a brain injury and serious internal injuries to our client.

PRIOR TO FORMING THEIR OWN FIRM (1995-2001)

Prior to beginning their practice together, Cale Conley and Richard Griggs were also directly involved in a number of significant matters that provided them valuable experience that they bring with them to cases today.

While an associate at Butler, Wooten, Overby & Cheeley (now Butler, Wooten, Fryhofer, Daughtery & Crawford), Cale Conley was directly involved in a number of significant cases, including:

• The trial and appellate briefing in Six Flags v. Time Warner et. al., a business torts/breach of fiduciary duty case tried in Gwinnett County, Georgia, which resulted in a Georgia record $454 million jury verdict for the Plaintiffs he helped represent and became the largest verdict ever affirmed by a Georgia appellate court;



• The trial of Rodriguez v. Suzuki Motor Co., a products liability case tried in St. Louis, Missouri, which resulted in a $36.9 million jury verdict on behalf of a passenger who was rendered a quadriplegic in a Suzuki Samurai rollover;



• The trial of Maucere v. Thompson Trucking, a commercial vehicle collision case tried by Cale Conley and Richard Griggs in Fayette County State Court, which resulted in a $190,000 verdict for their client – a verdict which, at the time, was the largest verdict ever rendered in that court;



• The lead role in the investigation and litigation of Caraway v. Turner Sports, a construction site incident, wrongful death case which arose from a death during the construction of Phillips Arena and resulted in a confidential settlement;



• An active role in the investigation, litigation and settlement of multiple automobile products liability cases involving vehicle rollovers, seat belt failures, lack of crashworthiness, and other component defects.

While an associate at Downey & Cleveland and then as a senior associate at Butler Wooten, Richard Griggs was also directly involved in many significant cases, including:

• At Downey & Cleveland, where he practiced for over four years, the defense of approximately 25 cases tried to jury verdict involving motor vehicle collisions, allegations of medical malpractice or other allegations of negligence;



• At Butler Wooten, the trial of Maucere v. Thompson Trucking, a commercial vehicle collision case tried by Cale Conley and Richard Griggs in Fayette County State Court, which resulted in a $190,000 verdict for their client – a verdict which, at the time, was the largest verdict ever rendered in that court;



• At Butler Wooten, an active role in the investigation and litigation of a case against Isuzu Motor Company involving a seat belt failure that resulted in a driver being transected in a rollover incident, which case was later resolved by a confidential settlement;



• At Butler Wooten, an active role in the investigation and litigation of a seat back failure case against DaimlerChrysler resulting in serious, profound and permanent brain injuries to a young girl, which case was later resolved by a confidential settlement;



• At Butler Wooten, an active role in the investigation and litigation of a tractor-trailer wreck that resulted in the death of a Midwestern woman and serious injuries to her husband as they were traveling through Georgia on their way to Florida, which case was resolved by a confidential settlement;



• At Butler Wooten, an active role in the investigation and litigation of a case involving claims of sexual and physical abuse of an adolescent boy at an all-boys military academy, which case was resolved by a confidential settlement;



• At Butler Wooten, an active role in the investigation and litigation of a case where an elderly woman received life-threatening injuries after being given the wrong medication at a local pharmacy, which case was resolved by a confidential settlement;