Based in Mobile, Alabama, the trial attorneys at Taylor • Martino • Kuykendall have successfully obtained millions of dollars of compensation for hundreds of injured clients throughout the Gulf Coast, including Alabama and Florida.

We are providing a small sample of some of the cases we have handled below for the purpose of providing you with information regarding the types of cases we handle and some of the successes we have enjoyed. Please contact one of our experienced litigators if you have any questions or wish to discuss the facts of your case.

Recently Settled Cases

$2.8 million settlement -  class action - Johnson, et al. v. Texaco, Inc. , case involving underpayment of royalty payments on natural gas and gas substances; settlement represented $1.6 million paid to class members for past royalty payments, plus future relief in the form of deductions from future cost of treatment of gas;

Confidential Settlement - medical malpractice - Settlement after mediation.   Kenneth Howard died of complications arising from a heart attack several weeks after he presented to a local Hospital’s Emergency Department and Chest Pain Center.   The emergency department performed triage on Mr. Howard within minutes of his arrival, and noted that his chief complaint was “chest pain”.   However, he was sent to the waiting room and was neither seen by the emergency physician nor placed on an EKG for almost two hours.  When he was finally placed on the EKG, the reading indicated an “acute MI” (heart attack).  Experts employed by Mr. Howard’s Estate determined that the damage caused to Mr. Howard’s heart muscle because of the delay ultimately resulted in his death.   The Hospital’s experts contended that Mr. Howard seemed to be suffering from mere indigestion, and that his death was more likely caused by an adverse reaction to the heart/lung machine used during his emergency by-pass surgery.

Confidential pro tanto settlement - law enforcement officer unintentionally discharged Glock pistol killing plaintiff during routine traffic stop; remaining product liability case against Glock manufacturer is pending;

Confidential settlement - wrongful death - infant died due to heat-related injuries received after being left in a daycare van; this was a policy-limits settlement made under defendant’s automobile and the general liability insurance policies;

Confidential settlement - breach of contract - dispute arising as to terms of previous agreement between plaintiff and the Archdiocese of Mobile;

$225,000 settlement - personal injury  - case involved severe injury to plaintiff’s dominant hand after being asked to assist in the loading of a newly purchased appliance;

$50,000 jury verdict - car accident - plaintiff suffered back injury after being hit from rear while attempting to make lefthand turn.

Class Actions

$275 million dollar settlement – class action – Hunter v. Bank One – a case involving consumer fraud with respect to the financing of home satellite systems;

$33 million dollar settlement – class action – Nealy v. Woodman of the World – a Mississippi case involving racial discrimination in the sale of life insurance policies; and

$10.5 million dollar settlement – class action – Moye v. Exxon/Mobil Corp. – a class action suit involving the underpayment of royalties from a natural gas field in Alabama.

Individual Cases

$20 million dollar settlement – insurance fraud – for multiple plaintiffs in the fraudulent sale of life insurance as retirement accounts;

$8.75 million dollar settlement – insurance fraud – case involved racial discrimination on the premiums of burial insurance policies;

$3.5 million dollar jury verdict – bucket truck injury – case involved the collapse of lift bucket which resulted in injury to a tree trimmer;

$2.1 million dollar settlement – car accident – case involved a defectively designed roadway that left an accident victim quadriplegic;

$2.1 million dollar settlement – wrongful death – case involved the fire deaths of two children which involved improperly placed and maintained fire extinguishers at an apartment complex;

$2 million dollar settlement – wrongful death and product liability – case involving the death of a Mississippi man caused by the defective design of a cotton picker (no safety devices to prevent operator from becoming entangled in the machine);

$1.87 million dollar settlement – insurance fraud – case involved racial discrimination on the premiums of burial insurance policies;

$1.7 million dollar settlement – car accident – case involved an auto accident where the victim suffered a severe leg injury;

$1.7 million dollar settlement – wrongful death and trucking accident – case involved the death of a truck driver when a tanker truck overturned after a collision with another vehicle, the tank ruptured, caught fire, and the driver died from severe burns;

$1.55 million dollar settlement – premises liability – case involved a condominium guest who became a quadriplegic after diving into a swimming pool that did not have appropriate warning signs;

$1.5 million dollar settlement – bank fraud – case involving predatory lending practices;

$1.5 million settlement - financing litigation - case involved the deceptive sale of insurance products in order to obtain loans, otherwise known as predatory lending practices;

$1.4 million dollar settlement – construction accident – case involved serious injuries to victim in a scaffolding accident where the platform collapsed due to improper construction;

$1.25 million settlement - wrongful death case - case involved a death which occurred in an apartment fire which resulted in failure to properly maintain the premises and failure to properly construct the building;

$1.11 million dollar settlement – wrongful death and car accident – case involved two people killed when a 18-wheeler struck a third vehicle and propelled it into oncoming traffic;

$1 million dollar settlement – product liability – case where child was severely burned due to a water heater explosion.

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If you have been injured (physically or financially) or if you have lost a loved one by another’s negligence, recklessness, or by a defective product, we invite you to call 1-800-256-7728 or contact one of our experienced Alabama trial attorneys, and schedule a confidential consultation to discuss your case.

Taylor ◊ Martino serves clients along the entire Gulf Coast, including Mobile, Montgomery, Orange Beach, and Baldwin County, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.

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