On January 9, 2013, the widow of a 74-year-old man killed in a Sandy Springs house fire accepted $1 million to settle his wrongful death case. It was the third anniversary of his death. Lidia Darnell is a 74-year-old woman who at the time of the fire worked as a live-in housekeeper for a wealthy…
DetailsOn November 11, 2011, a jury in DeKalb County, attorneys Michael Neff, Dwayne Adams, and Shane Peagler obtained an $8.6 million verdict for our client in her suit against Monitronics – her security alarm monitoring company. The verdict was the largest for a civil rape case in Georgia history. The tragic story begins on the…
DetailsOn Thursday, August 23rd Michael Neff spoke to a group of approximately 70 lawyers about his law firm’s latest verdict – a $2.79 million verdict against Kroger in Gwinnett County stemming from a slip and fall in Kroger’s Fayetteville, Georgia store. Our client developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – a frequently permanent form of nerve…
DetailsOn August 10, 2012 a Gwinnett County Jury compensated a woman and her family a record $2,790,000 as a result of a fall in a Kroger store in Fayetteville, Georgia. The $2.79 million verdict was the largest verdict against a grocery store for a fall case in Georgia history, according to CaseMetrix. The fall occurred on…
DetailsMichael Neff and Shane Peagler, along with co-counsel Brian Spears, recently obtained victories at the Georgia Court of Appeals in Glass v. Gates, 311 Ga.App. 563 (2011) and then in Gates v. Glass, S12G0133 (July 2, 2012). The cases addressed situations when a county waives sovereign immunity through the purchase of insurance. In writing the unanimous decision…
DetailsOn June 30, 2012, Michael Neff spoke at the “Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway, and Premises Liability” Seminar in Chicago, Illinois. Mike’s presentation was entitled “Effective Voir Dire for Today’s Jurors.” Mike is an experienced trial attorney who has done significant research on both the legal and practical issues in selecting an unbiased jury
On May 18, 2012, MLN Law hosted a “Lunch & Learn” seminar with Dekalb State Court Judge Dax Lopez. Judge Lopez discussed Discovery Disputes, Voir Dire, and Common Mistakes Made by Younger Lawyers while participants enjoyed lunch at The Square Pub at the Decatur Square. The MLN Law team is excited to host events where…
DetailsOn May 18, 2012, Michael Neff lectured on voir dire at a “Lunch & Learn” seminar with Dekalb State Court Judge Dax Lopez. Mike’s presentation was “Voir Dire for the New Trial Lawyer” and was geared towards best practices in the art of jury selection. Mike enjoys using his years of trial experience and his…
DetailsOn May 18, 2012, Dwayne Adams lectured on voir dire at a “Lunch & Learn” seminar with Dekalb State Court Judge Dax Lopez. Dwayne’s presentation was “A Primer on 6.4 Letters” and was geared towards best practices new trial attorneys can use to resolve discovery disputes. Dwayne’s expertise on discovery issues has led to the…
DetailsOn May 11, Michael Neff lectured at the Annual Convention for the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, held in Atlanta. Mike gave two presentations: one on how trial lawyers can best prepare themselves to ask a jury for money, and another on best practices for opening statements in premises liability cases. As an experienced trial attorney,…
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