(l-r) Jeb Butler and Matt Kahn of Butler Kahn and Ronnie Mabra of Mabra Law Firm. Courtesy photos$6M Settlement: Litigators Circumvent Insurers' Exclusion
Less than two years after a stray bullet killed a sleeping child inside her Griffin apartment, plaintiff counsel with Butler Kahn and Mabra Law and defense counsel with Drew Eckl & Farnham negotiated a $6 million wrongful-death settlement.
January 14, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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What You Need to Know
- Collaborating plaintiff counsel with Butler Kahn and Mabra Law Firm resolve $6 million settlement opposite defense counsel with Drew Eckl & Farnham in wrongful-death complaint.
- Settlement resolves March 14, 2023, shooting death of 11-year-old killed by stray bullet at Northside Hills Apartments, commonly known as Spalding Heights apartments, in Griffin.
- Plaintiff counsel leveraged existing apartment communications with tenants to overcome defendant insurers' assault and battery exclusions.
Less than two years after a stray bullet killed a sleeping child inside her Griffin apartment, plaintiff counsel for the 11-year-old's mother and defense counsel for the Northside Hills Apartment complex have negotiated a $6 million wrongful-death settlement.
Having worked opposite Drew Eckl & Farnham defense counsel, collaborating plaintiff counsel with Butler Kahn and Mabra Law credit the seven-figure resolution to their ability to establish liability.
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