Catastrophic Injury

Defending Single Claims and Mass Litigation

Wrongful death, brain injury, quadriplegia, amputation, and persistent vegetative state are conditions commonly encountered by members of the Catastrophic Injury Practice Group. Cases range from a single injury to mass litigation.

Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial’s trial attorneys argue before juries in the toughest jurisdictions with the most difficult sets of facts and vigorously seek the most favorable verdict or outcome under the circumstances. The Firm has helped limit damage awards for clients even in cases where liability defense options were at best significantly limited. 

The Firm has defended clients involved in transportation, construction, product manufacturing, the medical profession, education, childcare and the hospitality industry.

Early involvement by counsel allows the identification and preservation of critical evidence in catastrophic injury cases. The Firm’s litigators have the contacts and ability to find the most qualified experts to examine these cases and provide the most beneficial testimony on liability, causation and damages.

Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial is often called in immediately or soon after a catastrophic event. Prior to any claims, the Catastrophic Injury Practice Group guides investigative and risk management activities. The Firm interacts with governmental and regulatory authorities to prepare for the litigation that is likely to result. The Firm’s trial attorneys in Atlanta, Miami and Las Vegas have litigated catastrophic cases in 40 states.

Clients of the Firm’s Catastrophic Injury Practice Group include: 

• Product manufacturers
• Trucking companies
• Bus companies
• Apartment complexes
• Hotels
• Day care centers
• Schools
• Nursing homes
• Hospitals
• Health care providers
• Physicians 

Recent Catastrophic Injury Cases  

• A physician and his wife, while guests at a Wyoming resort hotel, were asphyxiated by carbon monoxide. The physician died. His wife suffered brain damage. In a five-week trial, WWHGD achieved a favorable judgment for the defense. The award was millions less than the final settlement offer at trial.
• A Texas oil man died from yellow fever after returning from a company-sponsored peacock bass fishing trip to Brazil. Plaintiff's counsel sought $17 million, but WWHGD’s trial attorneys achieved a defense verdict.
• A woman claimed severe and debilitating injuries from an alleged assault by a Las Vegas casino employee in a ladies’ restroom. She sought more than $12 million in damages. WWHGD’s client was awarded a directed verdict in a trial that lasted just two days.
• A 10-year-old girl suffered paralysis in Florida, resulting in seven negligence claims against four physicians in a medical malpractice trial. The jury in Jacksonville returned a defense verdict in a three-week trial.

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