Sample Results
Automobile Negligence / Multiple Vehicles $8,000,000
We won a record $8,000,000 wrongful death verdict in Gwinnett County on behalf of a woman whose husband was killed while driving to pick up their son's birthday cake. At the time, this was the largest recorded wrongful death verdict in Gwinnett County that had not been overturned on appeal.
Trucking Accident / Negligent Operation $8,000,000
A tractor-trailer paralyzed our client. We obtained a settlement on his behalf.
Employment / Constitutional Rights Violations $5,000,000
Mr. Sams represented an private university employee whose employer unlawfully used campus police officers to have him sign a “resignation” while implying he would be arrested on trumped up charges unless he signed it.
Trucking Wreck Fatality and Spinal Injury
We represented the family of a man who was killed when a truck crossed the centerline and killed him. The colliding vehicles hit a third vehicle; the driver of that car required fusion of several bones in her neck due to the crash. We settled both cases for confidential amounts on the eve of trial.
Construction Arbitration / Contractor Award
In our most recent construction trial/arbitration, we represented a general contractor seeking payment of its contract balance. The owner counterclaimed for alleged overbilling and defective work. The arbitrator awarded our contract balance, plus attorney's fees and litigation expenses.
Wrongful Death/$1,350,000
Our clients’ mother died from injuries she sustained in a car wreck. We settled her case without having to file suit for the total amount of insurance coverage available.
Medical Malpractice / Lack of Consent $1,250,000
We settled cases totaling $1,250,000 for several patients who were mistakenly subjected to surgeries they neither requested nor needed.
Negligence / Federal Bureau of Prisons $1,000,000
We recovered $1,000,000 on behalf of a federal prisoner who was injured when he had a seizure and fell off of his top bunk. Prison officials had failed to follow his doctor's orders restricting him to a bottom bunk.
Unsafe Property/Confidential Amount
Our client tripped on a hazard in his hotel room, fell, and broke his neck. He became paralyzed from the neck down. We settled his case for a confidential amount.
Trucking Negligence / Construction Site $750,000
An asphalt spray truck negligently backed over our client, injuring his pelvis. We obtained a settlement on his behalf.
Trucking Negligence / Negligent Operation $450,000
A delivery van hit our client, breaking his femur. We obtained a settlement on his behalf.
Trucking Negligence / Negligent Operation $450,000
Our client's car received a low impact hit from a tractor-trailer that caused her to need surgery on a pre-existing neck condition. The defendant questioned the damages because her car incurred less than $900 damage in the collision. The defendant ultimately paid $300,000 to resolve the case.
Medical Malpractice / Retained Objects $500,000
We settled cases totaling $500,000 for several clients who had to undergo additional surgeries to remove sponges and other surgical objects left by negligent medical providers.
Hidden Steps at the Georgia Dome $550,000
A step hidden by a shadow caused our client to stumble and rupture his patellar tendon. We obtained a $550,000 settlement on his behalf.
Medical Malpractice / Delayed Disclosure of Test Results $775,000
For over a year, a doctor delayed telling our client about test results that indicated he had cancer. The delay in telling our client about the test results allowed the cancer to spread before it was discovered. We settled the case for a confidential amount.
Medical Malpractice / Botched Surgery $750,000
A surgeon damaged our client's vocal cords during a surgery. We obtained a settlement that compensated our client for her injury.
Unsafe Housing
When two gang members fought each other and injured an innocent bystander, The Sams Law Firm collected almost $300,000 from a property owner because the owner has not been taking proper steps to keep gangs off the property.