Consumer Fraud

$1.6 Billion Jury Verdict

$1.6 Billion Jury Verdict against Southwestern Life Insurance Company for defrauding the plaintiff by breaching their insurance contract, stealing the insurance premiums, and allowing several insurance policies of family members to lapse. This verdict was the largest civil verdict in the United States for the year 2004.

$80 Million Jury Verdict

$80 Million Jury Verdict against Orkin for a woman whose home was destroyed by termites after she was defrauded by the company. This verdict was the largest civil verdict in the history of Macon County, Alabama.