Notable Achivements

LWDN attorneys Chris Brown and Adam Russell secured a successful appellate victory in a recent case. (Read More)

A favorable verdict was obtained by Molly Glover and Nicole Grida on May 27, 2010, following a two week trial involving a Plaintiff with multiple sclerosis who slipped and fell in a restaurant fracturing her hip.  Plaintiff, a nurse who had been diagnosed with MS in 1998, alleged that a floor mat in a self-service drink area was unnecessary and was too large for the space .  Five non-medical experts testified regarding restaurant design/floor mat safety.  The Plaintiff, who was permanently wheel chair ridden at the time of trial due to MS and allegedly the hip fracture, asked for $5M plus p (Read More)

A defense verdict obtained by Molly Glover and Steven Synder following a three week jury trial on behalf of vehicle manufacturer, Metrotrans Corporation, has been reviewed by the Tennessee Court of Appeals.  On March 15, 2010, the intermediate appellate court found that Plaintiffs Clifton and Charleen Lake’s negligence and products liability claims, premised upon the alleged defective design of an airport shuttle bus were federally preempted by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards . The case was originally tried in Memphis, Tennessee in the summer of 2008, with Ms. Glover and Mr. (Read More)

LWDN Attorneys Dana Holloway and David Chapman obtained a defense win recently for a package car company they defended. A package car driver was driving in Roane County on a 4 lane highway with a grass median with the usual cross over points allowing vehicles to turn left.  The package driver was in the left lane.  He said a car turned left into one of the cross overs abruptly from the right lane causing him to slam on his brakes and veer left to try and avoid hitting the car.  He went into the median, crossed over, and struck the car.  Driver and passenger of the car (passenger was p (Read More)

On April 30, 2010, LWDN attorneys Chris Brown and Brad Burnette successfully defended a third party assault case before a jury of twelve in Union County (TN) Circuit Court.  The plaintiff alleged that he was assaulted by an unidentified customer in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant.  The customer followed the plaintiff out of the restaurant into the parking lot after hearing the plaintiff "having words with" one of the restaurant's employees about his order.  The plaintiff claimed that the restaurant, through its employees, negligently failed to protect him from the assaul (Read More)

LWDN attorneys Jay Atkins and Paul Blake obtained a directed verdict from Judge Lackey in Marshall County, Mississippi on May 12, 2010.  The case involved allegations of intention tort, negligence and sought compensatory and punitive damages as a result of a verbal and physical altercation between an employee and two customers at a fast food restaurant in Holly Springs, Mississippi.  After two days of trial before jury and eight (8) witnesses presented by the plaintiff, the defense moved for a directed verdict, which was granted.

Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC is pleased to announce that they have been named the most prolific trial law firm in Tennessee for 2009, according to “The Tennessee Jury Verdict Reporter”.  The Tennessee Jury Verdict Reporter editorial staff is comprised entirely of attorneys who do nothing but study, review and write about civil jury verdict results.  They estimate that they cover more than 95% of the trial results in Tennessee, with a particular focus on tort cases. (Read More)

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Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC is pleased to announce the opening of our Oxford, Mississippi office.  The firm’s expansion into Oxford further strengthens our foothold in the Southeast and our ability to offer service which is economic and efficient. (Read More)

By: Jamie Satterfield
Knoxnews.com

Can a purveyor of alcohol who pays a cab to take a drunken patron home be held responsible when the trip goes awry and the patron winds up dead?

A state appellate court used the case of a Gatlinburg restaurant to test that notion for the first time. Late last week, the state Court of Appeals opined that the law governing liability for the actions of inebriated patrons protects the innocent, not the imbiber. (Read More)