Clockwise from top left: Daniel J. Moriarty of Moriarty Injury Lawyer; C. Andrew Childers of Childers, Schlueter & Smith; former state Sen. Jen Jordan of The Summerville Firm; and Daphne S. Withrow of Olivetti, McCray & Withrow. Courtesy photos Lawyers Outdo Themselves, Getting $50M After Court Vacates $10M Award
"They offered one one-hundredth of the verdict," said prevailing plaintiff counsel Daniel J. Moriarty of Moriarty Injury Law. "That's important because everyone talks about verdicts in Georgia, but what people need to talk about is the fact that these verdicts happen because these insurance companies don't protect their insureds, and they lowball plaintiffs even in strong cases."
October 16, 2024 at 12:33 PM
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What You Need to Know
- DeKalb County State Court jury returns $50 million verdict in retrial of dental-malpractice dispute.
- Collaborating plaintiff counsel with Moriarty Injury Law, Childers, Schlueter & Smith, Withrow of Olivetti, McCray & Withrow and The Summerville Firm quintupled previously vacated verdict.
- Plaintiff counsel argued opposite collaborating defense counsel with Coles Barton and Huff Powell & Bailey.
A group of Atlanta litigators topped their own record-setting dental-malpractice award after quintupling a vacated $10 million verdict.
Plaintiff counsel with Moriarty Injury Law, Childers, Schlueter & Smith, Withrow of Olivetti, McCray & Withrow and The Summerville Firm teamed to secure the $50 million outcome for a Henry County woman permanently injured during a root canal.
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