Notable Cases

The firm’s extensive experience in the field of civil trial practice has resulted in the following noteworthy verdicts and settlements.  All results are reported in present day dollars, rather than future payments that some clients elect to receive.  Since each case stands on its own merits, the results reported should not be interpreted as likely results in any other cases.

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$14 Million – Recovered

Brain Damage / Railroad-Truck Intersection Collision

A husband/father received severe brain injuries while he was driving home from work.  While he was stopped at a railroad crossing, the oncoming train crashed into a tractor-trailer which was blocking the crossing.  Flying debris from the collision struck the man, resulting in severe brain injury. Mr. Harp served as lead counsel with a Florida firm.

$7.5 Million – Recovered

Brain Damage / Intersection Collision

A 50-year-old man suffered severe brain injuries in an intersection collision when a corporate truck made an improper turn.  Prior counsel had advised the clients that a recovery could never exceed $1 Million. Mr. Harp was lead counsel with a Florida firm.

$350,000.00 – Verdict & Recovery

Railroad/Crossing Collision

A locomotive engineer suffered a back injury in a crossing collision, resulting in low back surgery and a limitation on future employment. Mr. Harp served as lead counsel

$300,000.00 – Recovered

Truck Wreck/Back Injury

A tractor trailer driver with a lengthy history of prior back injuries was rear ended on an interstate highway by another tractor trailer truck, resulting in an additional back surgery.

$600,000.00 – Recovered

Railroad/Shoulder Injury

A railroad worker suffered a shoulder injury and stress disorder when his locomotive was hit by another locomotive.

Aviation Liability / Brain Damage-Verdict

A Nashville music industry executive suffered brain damage during a flight when items fell from the overhead bin.  The case helped prompt safer airline procedures regarding storage of items during flight.  Witnesses for the plaintiff included Tammy Wynette, Charlie Daniels, and Ricky Skaggs.

$800,000.00 – Recovered

Truck Wreck / Wrongful Death

A tractor-trailer truck driver was killed when the load in the trailer shifted in a turn.  The outcome was particularly good since the law of the state of occurrence is that any contributing negligence by the driver precludes a recovery. Mr. Harp served as lead counsel.

$4 Million – Recovered

Medical Malpractice / Spinal Cord Injury

In this Illinois case, a child received a spinal cord injury during birth.

$1.8 Million – Recovered

Intersection Collision / Brain Damage

A woman suffered severe brain injury in an intersection collision.  As the car in which she was a passenger left an apartment complex, the driver’s view was obscured by a sign that had been erected near the intersection.  The sign violated the governing sign ordinance and had been reported as dangerous.

$900,000.00 – Recovered

Railroad / Wrongful Death

A railroad worker suffered an on the job back injury.  Several years later he died on the operating table while undergoing back surgery. Mr. Harp served as lead counsel.

$750,000.00 – Verdict

Railroad / Back Injury

A railroad worker injured his back while attempting to open a defective window on the locomotive. Mr. Harp served as lead counsel.

$740,000.00 – Verdict

Railroad / Back Injury

A railroad worker injured his back when a stanchion broke loose as he was attempting to climb onto a flat car. Mr. Harp served as lead counsel.

$750,000.00 – Recovered

Railroad / Back Injury

A railroad worker suffered a back injury when a railroad “cab” driver was involved in a rear-end collision. Mr. Harp served as lead counsel.

$540,000.00 – Recovered

Railroad / Back Injury

An engineer suffered a back injury when, due to a defective locomotive, he was unable to see and struck a standing car. Mr. Harp served as lead counsel.

$400,000.00 – Recovered

Railroad / Back Injury

A railroad worker was injured when his train crossed a negligently maintained grade crossing. Mr. Harp served as lead counsel.

$450,000.00 – Recovered

Railroad / Shoulder Injury

A railroad trainman suffered a shoulder injury when his locomotive turned over on an area of track flooded by recent rains. Mr. Harp served as lead counsel.

$217,000.00 – Recovered

Railroad / Heat Stroke

A railroad worker suffered a heat stroke while working a local job during the middle of July.  Although there are several instances in which railroads have been found liable for failing to protect workers against extreme cold in northern states, we believe this may be the first instance in which a railroad has paid damages for “too hot to work” conditions in the deep South. Mr. Harp served as lead counsel. Mr. Harp served as lead counsel.

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