PERSONAL INJURY VERDICT REVIEWS
Aug 26, 1998
Employer Negligence: Service Employee $2,000,000 Verdict: Gunshot Wound To Chest
A 34-year-old male suffered a gunshot wound to the chest when he was shot
while under the security of the defendant security company. The plaintiff
contended that the defendant failed to provide necessary security. The
defendant denied negligence. This case also involved another plaintiff
who was awarded $2,400,000.
Johnson v. Kirkland Investigation & Security Inc of Saraland (Circuit
CV 97 3091)
State/County: AL/Mobile. Plaintiff Attorney: Joseph Brown, Jr, Cunningham
Bounds et al, Mobile, AL. Defense Attorney: Morris Lloyd Roebuck, Kilborn
Roebuck & Kilborn, Mobile, AL. Total Award: $2,000,000. Compensatory
Damages: $2,000,000. Incident Date: July 1997. Filing Date: September
1997. Trial Date: August 1998. JV Number: 351552.