Cases handled by R. Tucker Yance:
STEIB V. CHEATWOOD - $11,600,000.00
Baldwin County, Alabama Circuit Court - 11.6 Million Dollar jury verdict for a vacationer severely injured after diving into extraordinarily shallow water at a rental property. The jury reached this verdict following a one week trial.
SCHEURER V TARGET CORPORATION - $10,250,000.00
Mobile County, Alabama Circuit Court - 10.25 Million Dollar jury verdict for worker severely injured when his extended scissor lift was struck by a motorized stock picker at a Target distribution center in Huntsville, Alabama, causing him to fall 17 feet to the concrete floor below. The jury reached this verdict following a one week trial.ANONYMOUS V. ANONYMOUS - $7,100,000.00
7.1 Million Dollar confidential settlement of a personal injury case arising out of an airplane crash and involving serious permanent injuries to the plaintiff.ANONYMOUS V. ANONYMOUS - $3,000,000.00
3 Million Dollar confidential settlement of a wrongful death case arising out of an airplane crash.ANONYMOUS V. ANONYMOUS - $2,300,000.00
2.3 Million Dollar settlement of a group of product liability cases involving a defective building material.
ANONYMOUS V. ANONYMOUS - $1,200,000.00
1.2 Million Dollar confidential settlement of a medical malpractice/ wrongful death case.ANONYMOUS V. ANONYMOUS - $1,130,000.00
1.13 Million Dollar confidential settlement of a product liability/ industrial accident case arising out of the amputation of the worker’s limb while working on a piece of machinery.PHILLIPS V. FUJI COLOR PROCESSING INC. - $300,000.00
Mobile County, Alabama Circuit Court - Jury verdict for driver that was injured when his vehicle was rear-ended by a van owned by Fuji and operated by a Fuji employee.ANONYMOUS V. ANONYMOUS - $550,000.00
Confidential settlement of a case arising out of a serious automobile collision.ANONYMOUS V. ANONYMOUS - $375,000.00
Confidential settlement of a medical malpractice case involving the alleged unreasonably excessive prescribing of corticosteroids by the defendant doctor resulting in severe permanent injury to the patient.ANONYMOUS V. ANONYMOUS - $345,000.00
Confidential settlement of a medical malpractice case arising out of serious injuries sustained by a high fall risk patient as a result of the alleged failure by the medical facility to follow its own fall prevention protocol as well as the national standard of care.ANONYMOUS V. ANONYMOUS - $950,000.00
Confidential settlement of a case arising out of serious permanent injuries sustained by the plaintiff in the collapse of a structure.ANONYMOUS V. ANONYMOUS - $1,000,000.00
Confidential settlement of a group of invasion of privacy cases.ANONYMOUS V. ANONYMOUS - $1,200,000.00
Confidential settlement of a product liability/ industrial accident case involving a severe back injury to the client requiring multi-level surgical spinal fusion and permanent physical impairment.
Cases handled by James A. Yance:
LILLIAN WEST V. MONTROSE BAY HEALTH - $65,000,000.00
Baldwin County, Alabama Circuit Court - 65 Million Dollar jury verdict following a 10 day trial in a Medical Malpractice action against a nursing home for negligent, wanton and abusive care provided to a resident of the facility.OWEN GEORGE GILLAM, SR. V FMC CORPORATION - $25,300,000.00
Mobile County, Alabama Circuit Court - 25.3 Million Dollar jury verdict following a 4 day trial in a product liability action arising out of a rollover of a defective tractor.RAYMOND OVERSTREET, ET AL. V. THE DOUG RUEDLINGER CO. - $10,000,000.00
Mobile County, Alabama Circuit Court - 10 Million Dollar jury verdict following a 3 day trial in a fraud action involving a student medical policy for a seriously injured high school football player.JAMES J. MCMILLAN V. MASSEY FERGUSON - $10,584,000.00
Mobile County, Alabama Circuit Court - 10.5 Million Dollar jury verdict following a 5 day trial in a product liability action against a tractor company arising out of a defective piece of farm equipment (corn header) that caused catastrophic injuries to the plaintiff.ANONYMOUS V. ANONYMOUS - $8,600,000.00
Choctaw County, Alabama Circuit Court - 8.6 Million Dollar settlement of a group of cases arising out of a hydrogen sulfide gas release occurring at an industrial complex resulting in multiple serious injuries and death of multiple victims.AMANDA LYNN ARD V. SOUTH BALDWIN HOSPITAL, ET AL. - $5,500,000.00
Baldwin County, Alabama Circuit Court - 5.5 Million Dollar jury verdict against anesthesiologists following a 5 day trial in a Medical Malpractice action for use of inappropriate anesthesia equipment and technique during a simple tonsillectomy resulting in severe anoxia and brain damage to a young child.BLUBAUGH V. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION - 5,007,000.00
Baldwin County, Alabama Circuit Court - 5 Million Dollar jury verdict following a 5 day trial in a personal injury action arising out of the wanton conduct of the defendant in backing a delivery truck into the plaintiff resulting in severe, life altering injuries to her.
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