Verdicts and Settlements

The following verdicts and settlements represent some of the results we’ve achieved for our clients in a number of courts and over a variety of practice areas. Please remember that the facts of each case are different, and you should always discuss your potential claim with a qualified professional before taking legal action.

2010

$400,000 Settlement - Negligence
State Court of Chatham County, negligence, respiratory disease after occupational exposure to burned freon

$210,000 Verdict – Negligence
State Court of Bibb County, negligence, reactive airway disease after customer’s exposure to isocyante

2007

$1 Million Verdict - Medical Malpractice
State Court Cherokee County, GA.; wrongful death from methadone overdose

2006

$950,000 Settlement - Medical Malpractice
Superior Court Division, Guilford County, N.C.; wrongful death from methadone overdose

2005

$500,000 Settlement - Tractor Trailer Collision
Bryan County Superior Court; Back injury to highway worker

2003

$1 Million Settlement during Trial - On the Job Personal Injury
U.S. Chatham County Superior Court; Crushed right foot causing permanent disability

2002

$500,000 Verdict – Defective Construction
State Court of Chatham County; building damaged by improperly installed synthetic stucco

2001

$600,000 Settlement - Pharmaceutical Injury
U.S. District Court; Savannah Division; heart damage from diet drugs

$201,000 Verdict – Property Damage
Superior Court of Chatham County; residential termite damage – fraud

2000

$230,000 Settlement - Product Liability / Defective Construction
State Court of Chatham County; wrongly applied exterior insulation and finishing system and defective construction

1999

$1.325 Million Settlement - Tractor-Trailer Collision
U.S. District Court, Savannah Division; wrongful death from tractor trailer

1997

$850,000 Settlement - Pharmaceutical Product Liability
U.S. District Court; Brunswick Division; partial paralysis of the leg caused by antibiotic that was removed from market

1995

$300,000 Settlement - Product Liability / Auto
Chatham County Superior Court; reactive airways disease caused by inhalation injury

1993

$1.25 Million Settlement - Pharmaceutical Product Liability
U.S. District Court, Savannah Division; permanent injury caused by contaminated L-tryptophan, a food supplement

$230,000 Settlement – Lead Poisoning
Superior Court of Chatham County; two brothers poisoned by lead dust from lead paint in rental unit

 

Attorney Eugene C. Brooks is a certified trial specialist who has both lectured and written extensively on toxic exposures and other personal injury topics.  Mr. Brooks has practiced law in Georgia for more than 25 years and has represented clients in Savannah, throughout Chatham County and Coastal Georgia and around the state.

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