Over $100,000,000 in Verdicts & Settlements Won for Our Clients

Our attorneys in Huntsville, Alabama have recovered over $100 million in verdicts & settlements for our clients. Whether it is a case of personal injury, wrongful death, defective products liability, insurance disputes, business litigation, insurance bad faith, a distracted driving accident, or an 18-wheeler accident, Morris, King, & Hodge, P.C. has gained knowledge and experience from its long history of representing the injured.

The following are some of the notable verdicts and settlements Morris, King and Hodge have obtained for our clients:

• $17,000,000 Business Litigation – Fraud/Breach of Warranty
  Jury verdict for an Alabama logging business against a national engine manufacturer and a local logging equipment company. The defendants secretly sold the business a prototype log skidder with an incompatible engine that would not perform. The jury returned a verdict which included $15,000,000 in punitive damages.
• $8,000,000 Product Liability – Defective Hips
  Settlements recovered for clients injured by defective metal on metal hip implants involving several manufacturers.
• $7,000,000 Business Litigation – Fraud/Breach of Warranty
  Settlement for an Alabama small business that lost income due to faulty products.
• $6,400,000 Business Litigation – Shareholder Dispute
  Settlement on behalf of Shareholders in a business purchase dispute.
• $5,100,000 Automobile – Wrongful Death – Intoxication
  $5,100,000 Automobile – Wrongful Death – Intoxication
• $5,000,000 Automobile – Injury
  Settlement for a client who was permanently injured when a utilities truck collided with his vehicle.
• $5,000,000 Negligence – Wrongful Death
  Settlement as a result of electrocution.
• $4,900,000 Automobile – Injury
  Settlement for Georgia resident who suffered a permanent injury as a result of a negligent driver.
• $3,200,000 Business Litigation – Breach of Warranty/Interference with Business Relations
  Verdict for DeKalb County, Alabama farmer who received hundreds of sick pigs from a national livestock broker. The jury awarded over $2,000,000 in punitive damages in one of the largest verdicts in Dekalb County history.
• $3,100,000 Automobile – Wrongful Death
  Federal court jury verdict for the family of a teenager killed by a speeding ambulance. The ambulance was traveling 81 mph in a 60 mph speed zone on a non-emergency run without any flashing lights or sirens, when it ran a red light at an intersection and struck the teenager’s vehicle. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the verdict on appeal, following oral argument.
• $3,100,000 Product Liability – Wrongful Death
  Settlement resulting from the negligent installation of a faulty tire.
• $2,500,000 Automobile – Wrongful Death
  Settlement against driver who struck decedent’s vehicle.
• $2,400,000 Product Liability – Injury
  Settlement against a manufacturer regarding the design of a recreational vehicle.
• $2,000,000 Business Litigation – Shareholder Dispute
  $2,000,000 Business Litigation – Shareholder Dispute
• $2,000,000 Insurance – Bad Faith/Breach of Contract
  Settlement for an individual wrongly accused of arson by insurance company after the loss of plaintiff’s home.
• $2,000,000 Insurance – Bad Faith/Breach of Contract
  Settlement on behalf of farmer when insurance company refused to cover a claim.
• $1,775,000 Business Litigation – Fraud/Financial Malpractice
  Settlement on behalf of a business client, an attorney, who was the victim of an inappropriate and illegal tax shelter.
• $1,500,000 Insurance – Bad Faith/Breach of Contract
  Settlement on behalf of farmer when insurance company refused to cover a claim.
• $1,300,000 Business Litigation – Breach of Contract
  Settlement of a business dispute regarding the sale of a tech company.
• $1,200,000 Medical Malpractice – Wrongful Death
  Settlement against a medical provider for the wrongful death of a patient.
• $1,000,000 Premises Liability – Wrongful Death
  Settlement with a franchisor and franchisee of a restaurant whose failure to implement and enforce adequate safety and security measures resulted in the death of a patron.
• $1,000,000 Automobile – Wrongful Death -Tractor Trailer
  Settlement against trucking company for causing the death of a motorist in Atlanta Georgia.
• $1,000,000 Automobile – Wrongful Death -Tractor Trailer
  Settlement against trucking company when a tractor trailer blocked the roadway causing a fatal accident
• $935,000 Product Liability – Wrongful Death
  Settlement for decedent killed by a product explosion.
• $925,000 Product Liability – Injury
  Settlement for defective household product which blinded the owner.
• $925,000 Product Liability – Amputation
  Settlement against manufacturer of utility equipment for defective design.
• $925,000 Negligence – Work Related Injury
  Lauderdale County jury verdict for truck driver injured as a result of faulty loading. One of the highest personal injury verdicts in the history of Lauderdale County.
• $750,000 Product Liability – Amputation
  Settlement against lawnmower manufacturer for a minor’s amputation injury.
• $750,000 Outrage
  Settlement against workers compensation insurers who refused to provide necessary medical benefits.
• $600,000 Business Litigation – Breach of Contract/Fraud
  Settlement for the seller of a radio station against buyer who refused to honor agreement.
• $575,000 Medical Malpractice – Injury:
  Jury verdict for Limestone County, Alabama man who suffered a stroke as a result of improper chiropractic treatment to his neck.
• $550,000 Automobile – Injury -Tractor Trailer
  Settlement of a Mississippi case of a hit and run accident with a tractor trailer.
• $500,000 Product Liability – Wrongful Death
  Settlement against lawnmower manufacturer and the resulting death of a minor.
• $500,000 Business Litigation – Breach of Contract/Fraud
  Settlement for breach of contract for lobbying services when defendant refused to honor an agreement.

In addition to the above verdicts and settlements, the following cases resulted in reported decisions in appellate courts:
• Ex Parte Edgetech I.G., Inc., 159 So. 3d 629 (2014)
• Alabama Powersport Auction, LLC v. Wiese, 143 So. 3d 713 (2013)
• Ex parte U.S. Innovations Grp., Inc., 141 So. 3d 459 (2013)
• Morton v. Kirkwood, 707 F. 3d 1236 11th Cir. (2013)
• Weaver v. Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 106 So.3d 417 Ala. Civ. App. (2012)
• Allsopp v. Bolding, 86 So.3d 952 (2011)
• In re Bill Heard Enterprises, Inc., 400 B.R. 795 (2009)
• Ex parte W.L. Halsey Grocery Co., 897 So.2d 1028 (Ala. 2004)