Plaintiffs lawyer Matt Wetherington has parted ways with his law partner, Mike Werner, to venture out on his own.

Wetherington is pursuing a variety of class actions and multiplaintiff cases—including suits against the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel over the recent outbreak of Legionnaire's disease—while Werner is sticking with single-plaintiff, high-stakes, catastrophic vehicular injury cases. 

Wetherington, 34, said that, after five years working with Werner at their firm, Werner Wetherington, he was ready to run his own shop. He started working for Werner as an associate, and two years ago Werner made him a name partner at their firm.