Morris Haynes Attorneys at Law

$1.3B

Class Action

The Class Action was certified by a group of cattlemen for violation of the 1921 Packers and Stockyard Act in the way it influenced the market price of cattle. Morris Haynes was a part of a group of lawyers from several firms that filed and prepared the case which was tried in Montgomery County, Alabama. The Jury returned a $1.26 Billion verdict.

$58M

Product Defect

The Estate of Vickie Mohr and Maurin Heathscott sued Daimler Chrysler in Tennessee for an inadequate structural design and a defective Gen-III seat belt latch. The safety design known as the ‘occupant cage’ combined with the defective seatbelt latch failed to protect Vickie and Maurin during an offset frontal collision which resulted in their death. The Jury returned a total verdict of $58 million.

$1.7M

Personal Injury

The victim, in this case, was an elderly retired gentleman that was walking down the sidewalk on his way to an appointment at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in downtown Birmingham. He was struck by a station wagon that backed out of a loading dock at the rear of the hospital and suffered catastrophic injuries. The driver of the delivery vehicle testified that he did not even look in the direction from which the victim was walking prior to backing out of the loading dock. The vehicle was driven by a subcontractor of a company that delivers radioactive materials. The corporate defendant denied that there was any liability insurance coverage except for the $20,000 afforded by the individual driver’s liability policy. Through discovery and the application of relevant federal statutes, it was determined that the company was responsible for the actions of its contractor because he was involved in the movement and delivery of hazardous, radioactive materials.

$1.7M

Boating Collision

An 11-year-old camper’s right leg was amputated below the knee when she was run over by a pontoon boat belonging to a summer camp as she and a counselor were waiting to be pulled on a large tube while on a lake outing. Her attorneys prepared an extensive life care plan detailing her medical treatment, including future medical procedures, prostheses, as well as the economic impact and vocational losses due to her injuries. The settlement included a $195,000 recovery for the 21-year-old counselor who suffered a broken jaw.

$2.7M

Personal Injury

After a control valve malfunctioned, a propane heater exploded results in third and second-degree burns, resulting in a $2.7 million dollar settlement in AL.

$16M

Product Defect

A church van overturned due to a design defect in the tires as well as with the van.