Notable Results By Our Team At The Finley Firm, P.C.

• Represented one of the world’s largest insurance companies in a complex multi-party case in Georgia state court;
• Successfully obtained a defense verdict in favor of hotel owner in a negligent security premises liability case;
• Successfully negotiated confidential settlement for insurance company accused of the bad faith handling of a claim;
• Successfully represented state agency accused of various constitutional violations at trial and before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals;
• Successfully resolved case on behalf of large governmental entity in a large multi-party construction defect wrongful death action for 1/10th of its overall exposure;
• Negotiated confidential settlement for large insurance company in a high-risk personal injury action that was in permanent default in Georgia state court;
• Successfully defended a Fortune 500 insurance broker in a claim with over $700 million in exposure;
• Successfully obtained a judgment notwithstanding the verdict at trial for a commercial developer in a multi-million-dollar dispute resulting in the client paying no money to the opposing party;
• Successfully defended Fortune 100 insurance company and obtained summary judgment, resulting in the case being disposed as a matter of law;
• Successfully represented minority business owner in arbitration resulting in successful recovery for client and opposing party paying all of our client’s attorney’s fees;
• Represented one of the largest real estate developers in the Southeastern United States and successfully obtained summary judgment resulting in no money paid to opposing party;
• Successfully defended major hotel client in arbitration resulting in a successful recovery and attorney’s fees being paid by opposing party;
• Successfully defended major airline client and obtained summary judgment in the client’s favor; and
• Successfully defended one of the largest temporary employment companies in the United States in a lawsuit seeking $50 million.  Plaintiff received nothing.

Businesses:

• Represented over 300 businesses on a contingency fee basis against a Fortune 500 company. Case values exceeded $30,000,000.

Personal Injury:

• $25,000,000 product liability bench verdict;
• $10,000,000 personal injury settlement automobile accident involving a tractor trailer;
• $5,000,000 wrongful death/negligent security bench verdict;
• $4,200,000 personal injury product liability settlement;
• $2,600,000 personal injury automobile accident settlement;
• $2,400,000 wrongful death case settlement;
• $2,000,000 wrongful death/negligent security settlement
• $1,800,000 personal injury settlement involving product liability;
• $1,000,000 wrongful death/negligent security settlement involving hotel;
• $1,000,000 wrongful death/negligent security settlement involving strip mall;
• $1,000,000 personal injury settlement involving product liability;
• $1,300,000 settlement involving personal injury accident;
• $850,000 settlement involving personal injury automobile accident;
• $750,000 settlement involving personal injury automobile accident;
• $650,000 settlement involving product liability;
• $450,000 personal injury slip and fall settlement; and
• $350,000 personal injury slip and fall settlement.

Class Actions:

• Dickman, et al. v Banner Insurance Co., et al., United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Judge Richard Bennett, a class action on behalf of life insurance policy holders regarding wrongful cost of insurance increases, $40,749,525 settlement;
• Griner v. Synovus Bank, State Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia, a class action on behalf of bank customers related to overdraft fees, $34,000,000 settlement;
• Martin and Wicker v. Government Employees Insurance Company, et al., Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia, a diminished value class action of Georgia insureds resulting in $21,800,000 cash settlement;
• Walton v. United Services Automobile Association, et al., Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia, a diminished value class action of Georgia insureds resulting in $17,200,000 cash settlement;
• Oldham v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia, class action settlement on behalf of Georgia insureds $13,000,000 cash settlement;
• Hyatt v. Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company, Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia, a diminished value class action of Georgia insureds resulting in $10,000,000 settlement;
• Miller v. Travelers Insurance Company, Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia, class action settlement on behalf of Georgia insureds $5,400,000 cash settlement;
• Oldham v. Kemper, Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia, class action settlement on behalf of Georgia insureds $4,500,000 cash settlement; and
• Bickerstaff v. ALFA, Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia, class action settlement on behalf of Georgia insureds $2,700,000 cash settlement.

• Regularly serves as a court appointed mediator for the Hon. Zac Collins of the Circuit Court of Russell County, Alabama;
• Mediated complex wrongful death case that resulted in a $30 million+ settlement;
• Successfully mediated bad faith insurance exposure in multi-party case;
• Mediated negligent security action that resulted in confidential settlement;
• Successfully mediated products liability action that resulted in $10 million+ settlement; and
• Mediated high six-figure slip and fall action in Alabama state court.