Highlights

• Alabama trial counsel for Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts (KKR) in private equity litigation involving subordinated notes and the leveraged recapitalization of Bruno’s, Inc.
• Alabama trial counsel for Citigroup in FDIC litigation involving mortgage-backed securities.
• Alabama trial counsel for Eton Park Capital Management in hedge fund/private equity litigation involving Latin American energy assets.
• Obtained  defense verdict in behalf of an emergency medicine physician in a wrongful death case alleging failure to order CT scan to rule out impending aortic dissection.
• Obtained defense verdict in favor of an obstetrician in a case alleging misapplication of forceps resulting in parietal skull fracture, subdural and epidural hemorrhage, subsequent neurosurgery, and alleged cognitive deficits.
• Obtained defense verdict for two obstetricians in a case alleging failure to timely diagnose preeclampsia, resulting in the complication of Purtscher’s-like Retinopathy and maternal blindness following cesarean section.
• Obtained defense verdict for an anesthesiologist in a wrongful death case involving extubation of a 42 year old patient with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and a difficult airway.

• Obtained defense for a neurosurgeon in a wrongful death action involving rupture and hemorrhage of a cerebral aneurysm of the left internal carotid artery.
• Obtained dismissal without settlement of clients at the close of all evidence in a wrongful death case involving medication error that resulted in a verdict of $140 Million against co-defendants.
• Obtained judgment as a matter of law at the close of evidence at trial on behalf of defendant obstetrician in a maternal/fetal death case.
• Obtained defense verdict for a family practice physician in a case involving death of a 12 year old girl from acute viral myocarditis.
• Obtained defense verdict for a pulmonary and critical care physician in a case alleging negligent evaluation and treatment of acute respiratory failure and hyperkalemia, resulting in death of the patient after transfer from another hospital.
• Obtained defense verdict for a family practice physician in a case alleging wrongful death of a patient due to overprescription of pain medication, resulting in death due to mixed drug intoxication.
• Obtained defense verdict for a pediatric anesthesiologist in a wrongful death case alleging negligent failure to recognize and treat malignant hyperthermia in a 14 year old patient.
• Obtained defense verdict for a cardiologist in a case alleging negligent failure to diagnose coronary artery disease, resulting in death of a 43 year old anesthesiologist.
• Obtained defense verdict for an Internal Medicine Physician in a case alleging improper discontinuation of diuretic medication, resulting in acute pulmonary edema, brain damage and death of a 50 year old woman.
• Obtained defense verdict for an obstetrician in a case involving uterine rupture and permanent hypoxic brain injury during labor of a VBAC patient.
• Obtained defense verdict for a pediatric anesthesiologist in a brain injury and wrongful death case involving intubation and ventilation issues in a child with Goldenhar Syndrome.
• Obtained defense verdict for a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon in a complex medical liability case involving coronary artery bypass surgery.
• Obtained defense verdict for an emergency room physician in a death case involving epiglottitis and cricothyrotomy.
• Obtained defense verdict for an ophthalmologist in a case involving a rare melanoma of the ciliary body of the eye.
• Obtained defense verdict for a surgeon in a death case involving complex lumbar interbody fusion spine surgery.
• Obtained defense verdict for a urologist in a case involving diagnosis of choriocarcinoma of the testicle.
• Obtained defense verdict for two vascular surgeons in a death case involving repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, including medical device issues for endograft design and development.
• Obtained defense verdict for an obstetrician in a case of maternal/twin death involving acute fatty liver of pregnancy.
• Obtained defense verdict for an obstetrician in a case involving disability from peripartum cardiomyopathy in a twin pregnancy.

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