Trials
At Lightfoot, Franklin & White, we pride ourselves on being trial lawyers and not "litigators." Since 1987, our attorneys have tried over 100 jury cases to verdict. Our trials have covered the spectrum of the types of cases which we handle, including toxic torts, product liability, consumer fraud, business and communications cases and class actions. Over 88% of the verdicts were either outright defense verdicts or were for an amount more favorable than the plaintiffs' final pretrial settlement demand.
Some of our most recent trials include:
- Sasser v. Ford Motor Company
- McCord Properties, Ltd., et al. v. Orkin Exterminating Co.
- Thompson v. Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
- Perry v. Monsanto Company
- Watson & Hinely v. Fisher Controls International, LLC
- Clopton and Stinson v. Pharmacia Corporation
- Southwest Textiles v. Robin Lynn Mills
- Edmisten v. Ford Motor Company
- Amelia Boynton Robinson v. Walt Disney Pictures & Television
- Robinson and Lawson v. Xomox Corporation
- Long v. The Raymond Corporation
A complete list of our jury trials, including a description of each case and the result, is available to prospective clients upon request. Or, for more information on our trial experience, see our practice area profiles.
Appeals
We have been retained post-verdict over 35 times to handle post-trial motions and appeals of verdicts ranging from $500,000 to $3.5 billion. Many of our attorneys have extensive experience in appellate practice, and we regularly handle appeals to both the Alabama Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. For a more complete discussion of our appellate practice, click here.
- Blair v. Pro-Tech Industries, Inc.
- Jernigan vs. General Motors Corporation
- Joe and Darnell Sullivan vs. Avondale Mills
- USX vs. Tieco
- Schuerer v. Target Corporation
- Treibacher Industruie AG v. Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
- Lightsey v. Parker Building Services Co., Inc.
- Intergraph Corp. v. Bentley Systems, Inc.
- Abney v. Crosman Corporation
A complete list of cases in which we have been retained post-verdict, including a description of each appeal and the result, is available to prospective clients upon request.