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The Cochran Firm Receives National Recognition
The Cochran Firm has been selected by The National Law Journal as one of the top plaintiffs' law firms in the country. As part of The 2008 Plaintiffs' Hot List, The Cochran Firm is one of 15 firms recognized in the annual survey of the country's most impressive plaintiffs' law firms. The National Law Journal is one of the most respected national legal trade periodicals.
Sam Cherry, a Senior Partner with The Cochran Firm, said, "It's such an honor to once again be recognized in The Plaintiffs' Hot List. This is a reflection of the accomplishments of our attorneys and their dedication to bringing about change for our clients."
A survey of the year's litigation scene, The National Law Journal looked at U.S. firms that did "exemplary, cutting-edge work" for the plaintiffs' side. To be selected to the Hot List, firms must devote at least half of their resources to plaintiff’s work, have a significant verdict or settlement in the past year, and have established an impressive track record in the past three to five years.
According to The National Law Journal, a significant case means prevailing in a bench or jury trial when the stakes are high or the case can impact the litigation strategy or outcome of similar case in the future. The 2008 Plaintiffs' Hot List highlighted a number of noteworthy cases of the attorneys of The Cochran Firm including the following:
- Perrine v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Co-lead counsel Farrest Taylor, Joe Lane, Keith Givens and Angela Mason. The plaintiffs won a $381 million jury verdict against DuPont for negligence in creating a West Virginia zinc waste site that put neighbors at risk of cancer, heart disease and lead poisoning. This was the fifth largest verdict in the country in 2007 and the largest civil plaintiff verdict in 2007. The attorneys of this case were finalists for Trial Lawyer of the Year (Public Justice Foundation).
- Grant v. 69 W. Washington Mgmt. Co., Counsel James D. Montgomery and James D. Montgomery Jr. The firm won a $9.6 million settlement from a building management company for the estate of an attorney who was among five people killed in an October 2003 high-rise office building fire in Chicago. The plaintiffs sued the building management company for improperly evacuating occupants of the building, failing to inform firefighters of the evacuation plan and ignoring security console signals that the evacuees were trapped in this high profile premise liability case.
- Gandy v. Thomas, Counsel Jane Sams, Shean Williams and Kenneth Lester. The accident lawyers with The Cochran Firm won a jury verdict of $20.2 million in the death of a 62-year-old teacher killed when a truck driven by a sleep-deprived driver hit his car. The firm argued that the company violated regulations by failing to ask their employees about second jobs that might impede their performance. This is the largest verdict in the history of Clayton County, Georgia and the largest verdict in a wrongful death case with a female and an African American as lead attorneys.
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