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$1,145,000 Settlement – Tractor-trailer Crash
Shiver Hamilton Campbell’s client was injured when a tractor-trailer negligently collided with her vehicle at low speed while attempting to make a left turn. The truck driver denied fault, claiming our client collided with his vehicle. Once in litigation, the defense claimed our client was not injured and contended her back problems were due… Read More »
$1,750,000 Settlement – Truck Accident
Shiver Hamilton Campbell successfully represented a man who was badly injured when a truck, owned by a prominent national corporation, rear-ended the car he was driving. Our client suffered a badly damaged disc in his back which required a difficult and expensive surgery. Our client’s medical bills were approximately $170,000 and he struggled with… Read More »
$1,470,000 Settlement – Motor Vehicle Collision Involving A Commercial Vehicle
Shiver Hamilton Campbell reached a confidential settlement for the family of a cyclist who was killed after being struck by a commercial vehicle. The defendant claimed the decedent was to blame but our firm uncovered documents that showed the truck’s safety equipment was out of service on the date of the wreck. Even though… Read More »
$1,200,000 Jury Verdict – Wrongful Death Motor Vehicle Collision
Shiver Hamilton Campbell’s client was killed when a Comcast cable driver ran a stop sign in Augusta, Georgia and struck his vehicle. Initially, the Defendants denied that they were responsible and even denied that the driver was their employee. We found several former employees who testified that the driver was on the clock when… Read More »
$1,150,000 Settlement – Tractor Trailer Striking Motorcycle
Shiver Hamilton Campbell’s 19-year-old client was riding a motorcycle to work in Gwinnett County, Georgia when a tractor-trailer pulled out in front of him. Our client was unable to stop and collided with the trailer, suffering a brain injury as well as arm fractures. Because our client was riding a racing style motorcycle, the… Read More »
$9,500,000 Settlement – Motel Shooting
A construction worker staying at an Atlanta area motel was the victim of a robbery and shooting that left him with a permanent brain injury. Shiver Hamilton Campbell investigated the case and uncovered evidence establishing the owners and operators of the motel had reason to anticipate the incident and had multiple opportunities to intervene… Read More »
$5,250,000 Settlement – Apartment Complex Shooting Victim
A confidential settlement involving the death of a young man at an Atlanta area apartment complex.
$525,000 Jury Verdict – Escalator Injury
Our client suffered a whiplash type neck injury requiring surgery when descending an escalator at the Peachtree Center MARTA station. MARTA denied liability; denied the escalator was defective; and denied the injury even occurred. A Fulton County jury awarded our clients $525,000.
$4,500,000 Jury Verdict – Atlanta Premises Liability
Shiver Hamilton Campbell recently obtained a $4.5 million jury verdict for the family of a young man shot and killed at a late night party on the premises of a Columbus Georgia apartment complex. The complex was owned and managed by McCorlew Realty, Inc., a company that owns and manages roughly 800 units in… Read More »
$4,000,000 Settlement – Scald Burns from a Dangerously Hot Apartment Shower
A young woman was scalded in her apartment shower by unreasonably hot water flowing from the hot water heater. The woman, a young professional in Atlanta, suffered second and third degree burns and was hospitalized for several weeks, receiving skin grafts. She was left with thick scars covering her back, arm and neck. Shiver… Read More »
