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Verdicts & Settlements

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Phillip Duncan was the lead trial lawyer and counsel of record in each of these cases. Phillip worked each case from the investigation all the way through to trial or settlement. Each of these cases took years and involved the experience of a lawyer willing to go to trial to get just results for the client. The information shared about past verdicts and settlements is not, nor should not, suggest that the same or similar results are available in all cases. Please call, email, or visit us at our office if you have questions about Phillip's experience in these cases.

$20M - Lutz and Morris v. Club 616

Lutz and Morris v. Club 616 and Amoco Oil Company, No. CV-98-304 -- $20 Million Default Judgment Dram Shop/Illegal Sale of Alcohol to minors

$8M - Morris v. UP

Train Injury Jury Verdict awarding $8,000,000 USDC, No. 00-1133 Read about the Morris Case

$4.0M - Page v. Suitt Construction Co., Inc. et al.

Personal injury - Paraplegic Jury Verdict awarding $4,000,000 USDC, Eastern District, Jonesboro Division, No. 84-295

$3.73M - Shelton, et al. v. Little John Trucks, Inc.

18-wheeler/Auto Accident Settlement of $3,732,321.13 LR-C-97-0523

$2.9M - Anderson v. Dallas Airmotive

Helicopter crash Jury Verdict awarding $2,900,000 USDC, No. 98-5143

$2.35M - Dees v. Allied Fidelity Insurance Co.

Insurance denial issued in bad faith; Jury Verdict awarding $2,350,000 655 F. Supp. 10. $750,000 for compensatory award and $1.6 million in punitive award

$1.09M - Sanders v. Arkansas Missouri Power Co.

Personal injury - Amputee/contract remedy; Jury Verdict awarding $1,099,043.77 267 Ark. 1009

$900K - Bryant v. Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company

Personal injury - On-the-job accident Jury Verdict awarding $900,000 USDC, Eastern District, Pine Bluff Division, No. PB-C-83-165
Admiralty case involving Jones Act

Tappin v. Union Pacific, Harmon Industries,
GE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS GLOBAL SIGNALING,
Case No.: 03CV233377

Wrongful Death at crossing due to malfunctioning gate system (PMD2 signal system)
Co-lead Lawyer with Thomas Jones
Confidential Settlement

Metheny v. Dr. Badih Adada et. al., Case No. CV 05-9572

Wrong-sided Brain Surgeries on 15 year old Child; 
Arkansas Children's Hospital never informed parents that wrong-sided surgery occurred on their child;
Hospital never reported incident to JCAHO per advice of lawyers
Confidential Settlement with Insurance Carrier for Dr. Adada's Responsibility

Brunst v. Alltel, Case No. 02-CV-132750

Class Action for deceptive advertising in Alltel advertisements offering a cellular calling plan with unlimited minutes in a certain calling area for a set price for life
Duncan Firm served as Local Counsel In Arkansas
Confidential Settlement

Grayson, Carter, et, al. v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.,
Cook County, Illinois Case No. 2003 L 008184

15 passenger Van Rollover -- 2001 Dodge Ram Van, two passengers wrongful death; one seriously injured passenger
Defective and Unreasonably Dangerous Vehicle (Products Liability)
Confidential Settlement with Chrysler

Campbell, et. al, v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.,
Cook County, Illinois -- Case No. 2003 L 008415

15 passenger Van Rollover -- 2001 Dodge Ram Van, three seriously injured passengers
Defective and Unreasonably Dangerous Vehicle (Products Liability)
Confidential Settlement with Chrysler

Mull v. Graco Children's Products, Inc.
U.S. District for the Western District of Tennessee, W. Div., 
Case No. 2:06-cv-2157

18 month old child strangled to death from Graco Neat Seat High Chair Belt System
Defective and Unreasonably Dangerous High Chair, Failure to Warn
Confidential Settlement with Graco Children's Products

Wade v. General Motors Corporation
U.S. District for the Eastern District of Arkansas, W. Div.,
Case No. 4-06-CV-0168 JLH

Rollover of 1997 GMC Jimmy, serious injuries to driver (ejected)
Defective and Unreasonably Dangerous Vehicle (Products Liability)
Confidential Settlement with General Motors

Markland v. General Motors Corporation
U.S. District for the Eastern District of Tennessee,
Case No.: 3:05-CV-64

Crashworthiness of 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier, serious injuries to driver
Defective and Unreasonably Dangerous Vehicle (Products Liability)
Confidential Settlement with General Motors

Honeycutt v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
U.S. District for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Ashland Div.,
Case No. 6:06-CV-74-DCR

Wrongful Death and Serious Injuries - Train Struck two brothers walking near railroad track/private crossing
Failure to Maintain Railroad Cross Ties, Slow Orders not Issued
Confidential Settlement with CSX
Local Counsel with Hughes & Coleman

Williams v. Union Pacific Railroad Company and Dominic Sharkey Crittenden

County Circuit Court No. CV-2003-234 Wrongful death action in a vehicle railroad crossing collision with a Union Pacific train. Settlement with Union Pacific

Smith v. General Motors

U.S.D.C. Western District of Tennessee, Western Division Case No. 03-2651-MIP Wrongful death and products liability action arising from defective 1998 Chevrolet S-10 truck. Confidential Settlement with General Motors

Sadler, et al v. CNN/Time Warner, Inc., et al.

Case No. C99-20902 - MDL Case No. 1257 Defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress/outrage causes of action.
Confidential Settlement with CNN/Time Warner

Hickey, et al. v. Ford Motor Company

Case No. 300CV1879L, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division

Wrongful death and products liability action arising from the death of police officer while operating a Ford Police Cruiser in a collision with another vehicle.
Confidential Settlement with Ford

Beach, et al. v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation U.S.D.C., Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division (Case No. 504 CV 97)

Wrongful death and products liability action arising from defective Dodge Ram pick-up truck that caught on fire.
Confidential Settlement with DaimlerChrysler

Brady v. Honda and Union Pacific Railroad Company

Wrongful death and products liability claim in when defective vehicle stalled on a railroad crossing and driver was hit by a Union Pacific train.
Confidential settlements with both Honda Motor Company and Union Pacific

Mediation Settlement - Burris v. Cogswell Motors and Stephan Schwartz

Personal injury - Auto Accident Settled in mediation (no trial)

Confidential Settlement - Pope v. Stallion Transportation, et al U.S.D.C., Tadeusz Mirek, et al

No.2:03CV00037 JMM Big Truck collision with automobile, catastrophic injuries as well as serious brain injury. Settlement with Stallion Transportation

Confidential Settlement - Mathis v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., et al

Case No. CV-03-50-2 Wrongful death action arising from vehicle railroad crossing collision with a Union Pacific train.
Confidential Settlement with Union Pacific

Confidential Settlement - Barnett, et al. v. General Motors

Class action certified - consumer fraud Multi-district litigation pending in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee USDC, Western District of Tennessee, Western Division, 95-2215-TU, 95-2133-TU, and 96-2284-TU Confidential Settlement (over 600 plaintiffs). This was the largest per capita settlement for property damage in the history of General Motors at the time. Read More about Barnett v. General Motors

Confidential Settlement - Wood v. Burns

Personal injury - Amputee Settled before trial; Confidential Settlement U.S.D.C., Eastern District, Western Division No. LR-C-98-673

Confidential Settlement - Walker v. General Motors

Personal injury - Burn Confidential settlement U.S.D.C., Eastern Dist., Western Div.LR-C-96-223

Confidential Settlement - Tappin v. ASPD

Class action certified USDC, Eastern District of Arkansas, No. LR-C-91-627 Confidential settlement

Confidential Settlement - Baranowski v. General Motors

Defective Product - Paraplegic; door latch/seatbelt failure Confidential settlement USDC, Eastern District, Western Division, No. LR-C-96-922

Confidential Settlement - Clower v. Nissan

Defective Product - Paraplegic; seatbelt failure Confidential settlement USDC, Northern District of Mississippi, No. 94CV-172-S-D

Confidential Settlement - Clay v. Southern Pacific Railway Co.

Train Injury/Auto Accident Confidential settlement USDC, Western District, El Dorado Division, No. 94-118

Confidential Settlement - Baker, et al. v. GM a/k/a Johnson, et al. v. General Motors

Consumer fraud Confidential settlement (55 named plaintiffs) USDC, Eastern District, Western Division, No. 89-238

Confidential Settlement - Cobb v. General Motors

Defective Product
(GM Blazer Rollover -- Seat belt failed to restrain “fifth-percentile” driver.)
Confidential settlement
U.S. District Court, Little Rock Division, No.

Confidential Settlement - Bolding v. Ford Motor Company

Ford Explorer Rollover -- defective product confidential settlement

The information shared about past verdicts is not, nor should it, suggest that the same results are available in all cases. We work hard to provide each client with the remedy they need to assure they have been justly compensated for the harm caused them.

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