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Litigation
Carl
Adams has tried state and federal cases in Texas and other states in
professional negligence, fraud, contract and other forms of tort and
business litigation. He also handles appeals in state and federal cases.
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Gas
Explosion:
A multimillion dollar jury verdict, including punitive damages, in state
court in Denver, Colorado arising out of a propane gas explosion in
Crested Butte, Colorado. Adams was selected lead attorney for the trial
of 6 weeks and with multiple victims and statewide coverage.
Fraud
and Deceptive Trade:
A unanimous million dollar jury verdict, including punitive damages,
for a small business client against its real estate agent for fraud
and deceptive trade in a lease dispute.
Life
Insurance:
A million dollar recovery for bad faith against a life insurance company
for efforts to deny the family benefits of a life insurance policy.
This case was selected for national coverage by the American Trial Lawyers
Association as its Spotlight feature in Law Reporter.
Legal
Malpractice:
A million dollar settlement obtained for an oil and gas client against
its prior attorneys for legal malpractice in a take-or-pay case.
Legal
Malpractice:
A unanimous jury verdict for a client against its prior corporate law
firm. After the appellate court upheld the jury verdict, the paties
settled the case for approximately $1.5 million.
Fiduciary
Duty and Constructive Fraud:
A jury verdict for corporate stock of several million dollars in favor
of a client against her
ex-husband corporate founder. The legal opinion of the Dallas Court
of Appeals is a leading Texas case on fiduciary duty and constructive
fraud.
Lost
Records:
A million dollar settlement for the family of a man whose medical records
were lost by the hospital after his death in day surgery.
Legal
Malpractice:
A unanimous jury verdict for a client against its prior corporate law
firm. After the appellate court upheld the jury verdict, the paties
settled the case for approximately $1.5 million.
Real
Estate Fraud:
A unanimous jury verdict for clients (husband and wife) for fraud, breach
of trust and punitive damages against their real estate agent for knowingly
allowing them to be defrauded by the seller of a one-half million dollar
"dream home." The parties settled before any appeal of the
verdict.
Medical
Malpractice:
A multimillion dollar settlement in favor of a brain damaged infant
and his parents for negligent management of labor and delivery.
A medical malpractice jury verdict in favor of a patient against her
plastic surgeon for
negligent conduct and breach of trust for engaging in a sexual relationship.
This case
was the subject of a national article in Trial, published by the ATLA
(American Trial Lawyers Association).
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