our results

Achieving the approval of a jury in the form of a verdict is the greatest professional achievement of any trial lawyer. Obtaining substantial verdicts to provide just compensation for the injuries and harms suffered by victims of negligence is a cornerstone of the Malone Law practice.

Tommy Malone and Adam Malone have fostered a reputation among insurance companies and defense firms who know that every case taken by Malone Law is carefully and thoroughly prepared for trial. As a result, most insurance companies and defendants elect to settle prior to confronting the Malone Law team in the courtroom. Over the years, Malone Law has obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements for its clients, which include single settlements that have exceeded $20 million.

Since each case is prepared for trial from its inception, the verdicts Malone Law obtains are significant and often unprecedented. Below is a list of verdicts Tommy and Adam have obtained against defendants who took the risk of going to trial against them.

$45,000,000.00 representing the parents’ claims for medical expenses for their child until age 18 and for loss of services and the minor’s claims for future medical expenses, pain and suffering, and lost income. James Don Adams, Jr. and Lamona K. Adams, et al. v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. State Court of Fulton County, C.A.F. 93VS79895 (1995).

$24,529,286.00 representing compensatory damages for claims against an orthopedic physician, the physician’s group and a hospital for the actions of its nurses that led to the amputation of a 14-year-old young man’s right leg. Reginald B. Harris, Jr., a Minor, et al. vs. Sumter Regional Hospital, Inc., Albany Orthopaedic Clinic, Inc., Duncan R. Marsh, Superior Court of Dougherty County; Civil Action File No. 06CV2533-1 (2008).

$25,000,000.00 representing compensatory damages for a 38 year old man’s claims of medical malpractice against a doctor and two hospitals for injuries suffered as a result of an untimely diagnosis of a stroke plus $1,035,616.50 in prejudgment interest. The verdict included $1,000,000.00 for a loss of consortium claim. Rex Leroy Jones, et al. v. Robert Glenn Bashuk et al., C.A.F. 98VS0137930C Fulton State Court, Atlanta, Georgia (1999).

$22,800,000.00 representing compensatory damages for a severely brain damaged 51 year old who was struck in the crosswalk by a tour bus making an illegal left turn. Xiu Jin Shi, individually and by and through her Guardian Ad Litem Rachel Deist, v. Coach USA, Inc., et al., Case Number CGC-05-444417, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco (2007).

$16,500,000.00 representing compensatory damages for minor child who suffered liver failure requiring a liver transplant at age 4 months caused by a failure of her health care providers to follow-up on an abdominal cyst detected on ultrasound in utereo. Brooke Yamada, A Minor, by and through her Guardian, Mina Leigh Yamada, and Takahiro Yamada and Mina Leigh Yamada, Individually vs. Northside Hospital, Inc., Northside Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, P.C. and Women’s Health Associates, P.C., State Court of Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia C.A.F. 2005VS076354G (2006).

$12,000,000.00 representing compensatory damages for a severely brain injured child who suffers from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, including cerebral palsy, seizure disorders, and global developmental delays as a result of an untimely cesarean section and mismanagement of labor by a nurse midwife and an obstetrician. Tate v. Clark-Holder Clinic et al., C.A.F. SU01CV2528 Muscogee County Superior Court, Columbus, Georgia (2002) $7,828,455.30 representing compensatory damages for the wrongful death of 31 year old mother of two who died from being crushed between two tractor-trailers while performing her duties as a security guard for Kmart Distribution Center in Newnan, Georgia. Kierra Elaine Garrett and Davante Rashad Purdy by and through their guardian and next friends Betty Garrett and Charles Keith, et al. v. MVT Services, et al., C.A.F. 04-SV-381 State Court of Coweta County, Newnan, Georgia (2006).

$7,828,455.30 representing compensatory damages for the wrongful death of 31 year old mother of two who died from being crushed between two tractor-trailers while performing her duties as a security guard for Kmart Distribution Center in Newnan, Georgia. Kierra Elaine Garrett and Davante Rashad Purdy by and through their guardian and next friends Betty Garrett and Charles Keith, et al. v. MVT Services, et al., C.A.F. 04-SV-381 State Court of Coweta County, Newnan, Georgia (2006).

$6,250,000.00 representing 32 year old male who suffered loss of 70% of his abdominal wall. Physicians performed colostomy stapling digestive tract shut bringing the distal end of the colon to the colostomy bag. After seven days, the colon exploded spilling digestive product resulting in massive infection. Result, he was rendered permanently physically incapacitated. Krenson Edward Kniphfer and Jennifer Harry Kniphfer v. Memorial Health University Medical Center, Inc., and MPPG, Inc., C.A.F. 1010574F State Court of Chatham County (2001).

$6,177,454.00 representing the parents’ claims for medical expenses for their child until age 18 and the minor’s claims for future medical expenses, pain and suffering, and lost income. Jennifer and Gerald Garland, et al. v. Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Inc., Dougherty Superior Court, C.A.F. 92-CV-4038 (1993).

$5,537,420.00 representing compensatory damages for a brain damaged 49-year-old retired U.S. Marine Corps master gunnery sergeant plus $623,000.00 in prejudgment interest, Baker v. Brown Transport Co., et al., Fulton Superior Court, Atlanta, Georgia (1986).

$5,250,000.00 representing compensatory damages for the wrongful death of three children who burned in a propane explosion due to the negligence of an agent for Blossman Gas, Inc. in illegally filling an out-of-date 100 pound propane tank with a defective valve. Ginger Evans v. Blossman Gas, Inc., Blossman Gas, Inc. of Georgia, and H&H Shoppette, Inc., C.A.F. 03-VS-050554 Fulton County State Court, Atlanta, Georgia (2004).

$3,003,000.00 representing a 76-year-old woman’s claims of medical malpractice against a thoracic surgeon for injuries she suffered as a result of the surgeon’s severing her esophagus during surgery, leaving her struggling to swallow and eat solid foods, and requiring repeated procedures to expand the scar tissue to reopen the esophagus. Nina K. Spurlock v. James M. Freeman and Cardiovascular Surgery Associates, P.C., Dougherty County Superior Court, C.A.F. 97-CV-1083-1 (1998).

$3,000,000.00 wrongful death award for NFL Rookie of the Year and two young boys, Carolyn Delaney, et al. v. City of Monroe, Louisiana, et al. State of Louisiana, Parish of Ouachita, 4th District Court (1987).

$2,250,000.00 wrongful death of a 41-year-old automobile mechanic, father of three, Davis v. Cooper, et al., Fulton Superior Court (1991).

$1,950,000.00 award for a 73-year-old lady who suffered paralysis due to a failure to promptly diagnose and treat an epidural hematoma following withdrawal of an epidural catheter. Roe v. Heidary, et al., Chatham Superior Court (1992).

$l,625,000.00 wrongful death of 37-year-old single mother of two, plus prejudgment interest of $198,700.84. Wainwright v. Wendell E. Phillips, M.D., Fulton Superior Court (1992).

$1,250,000.00 wrongful death of a 60-year-old wife and mother, Austin v. Kaufman et al., Fulton Superior Court (1990).

$1,200,000.00 representing the full value of the life of a seven-year-old child, Avant, et al. v. Bridges, et al. 168 Ga. App. 874 (1984).

$1,015,538.20 representing compensatory damages equaling the full value of the life of 43 year old male who was killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer carrying a load of logs. Leslie Phillips, et al. v. Meeks Logging Co., Inc., C.A.F. 01-CV-211 Emanuel County Superior Court, (2002).

$926,000.00 representing the wife's claims of medial malpractice against a neurosurgeon and hospital for brain injury suffered by her husband as a result of post-operative bleeding in the neck. The verdict was against the Defendant Hospital only. Debra Avant v. Fred Achecar, Fred Achecar, M.D., P.C., and Southern Regional Medical Center, Inc., Superior Court of Fulton County, E-35510 (1995).

$800,000.00 wrongful death award for a 26-year-old husband and father, Vickie Ray, et al. v. Summerford Truck Line, Inc., et al., United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia, Albany- Americus Division (1988)

$700,000.00 wrongful death of a 26-year-old man, Irish et al. v. Lane et al.., Dougherty Superior Court, Albany, Georgia (1988).

$600,000.00 representing the full value of the life of a four-month-old infant, Kisner v. Saucier, et al., Sumter Superior Court, Americus, Georgia (1987).

$575,000.00 representing compensatory damages for a 28-year-old female whose great left toe had to be amputated after being hit by a MARTA bus while crossing the street in a crosswalk. Gaffron v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, d/b/a MARTA, Fulton Superior Court, C.F.A. E-32365, Atlanta, Georgia (1999).