Results

Including ten unprecedented verdicts in excess of $100 million each and 35 in excess of $10 million, The Cochran Firm has secured over $30 billion in verdicts, settlements, and judgments for our clients. While claims and results may vary, we at The Cochran Firm Atlanta will fight tooth and nail, taking your case as far as necessary to ensure you are awarded every penny you are due.

We are proud of our service to our clients. We are also proud to know that much of our work both in and out of the court room has been integral in changing corporate and government policy for the better. We set precedent when we can, but always set out to obtain justice. We are prepared to do whatever it takes to see that justice is served for you and your family.

The attorneys with The Cochran Firm Atlanta have extensive experience in trying personal injury cases in states across the country. The results obtained in numerous cases have made a significant impact on clients’ lives, communities, and industry practices. We have highlighted some of the remarkable case results on the Results & Verdicts pages of our website. The facts and circumstances of your case may be different and must be evaluated on its own merit. The case results on these pages represent the full award of the case before expenses and fees were deducted.

If you are in need of proven and results-driven legal representation, please call (404) 222-9922 today or click below to schedule a free consultation.
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Auto, Truck and Vehicle Accidents

$20.2 JURY VERDICT

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$20.2 JURY VERDICT

$20.2 JURY VERDICT awarded to the family of a 62-year-old school teacher who suffered injuries when his car was struck from behind by a truck. The driver of the truck worked two jobs, resulting in a severe lack of sleep. The defendant company violated transportation regulations by failing to ask their employee about second jobs which would impede his performance. This is the largest verdict in the history of Clayton County, Georgia and the largest verdict in a wrongful death case with a female and an African American as lead attorneys.

$197 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$197 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$197 MILLION JURY VERDICT on behalf of plaintiffs injured when their rented car, insufficiently equipped with seatbelts, collided with a disabled tractor trailer truck. This was the largest personal injury verdict of any kind in the history of the state of New York.

$100 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$100 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$100 MILLION JURY VERDICT in a pedestrian knockdown case when a mother and child were struck by a car.

$51.4 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$51.4 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$51.4 MILLION JURY VERDICT for a young girl whose right forearm was crushed when she fell beneath the wheels of a streetcar in New Orleans during a birthday party.

$33.5 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$33.5 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$33.5 MILLION JURY VERDICT against the City of New York for a wrongful death suit resulting from negligent highway design and maintenance.

$14.4 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$14.4 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$14.4 MILLION JURY VERDICT when an asphalt truck, improperly serviced and inspected by the driver and asphalt company, caused a chain collision. The crash resulted in brain damage to a nephrology surgeon and the deaths of her husband and 81 year old mother who were passengers in the vehicle.

$32.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT

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$32.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$32.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT for passengers in a van hit by a bus. One female client sustained severe internal injuries which resulted in seven reconstructive surgeries and TPN intravenous nutrition for the remainder of her life.

$25 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$25 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$25 MILLION JURY VERDICT against a drunk driver and a bar for the wrongful death of a jogger struck and killed by the drunk driver. This case was a dram shop action against the bar that served the drunk driver and against the driver whose blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.

$23.5 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$23.5 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$23.5 MILLION JURY VERDICT on behalf of a young woman who suffered severe brain injury after a tractor-trailer collided with the van in which she was a passenger. The client was rendered totally dependent on others for her care and would need lifetime nursing care as a result of this collision.

Aviation Litigation

$15 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$15 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$15 MILLION JURY VERDICT in a wrongful death lawsuit against Singapore Airlines by adult children whose parents were killed when SAL Flight SQ006 crashed before takeoff at Chiang Kai Shek International Airport.

CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENTS

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CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENTS

CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENTS against Alaska Airlines and Boeing for admitted aircraft defective design which resulted in an airline crash off the coast of California.

Class Action/Mass Torts/Pharmaceutical Litigation

OVER $1 BILLION IN RECOVERIES

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OVER $1 BILLION IN RECOVERIES

OVER $1 BILLION IN RECOVERIES against American Home Products, the manufacturer of the weight loss drug Fen-Phen.

$42 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$42 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$42 MILLION JURY VERDICT against Pfizer, parent company of Warner Lambert Company, when a client suffered side effects from using the diabetes drug Rezulin.

THE COCHRAN FIRM

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THE COCHRAN FIRM

THE COCHRAN FIRM is involved in a number of significant class actions against large corporations that have caused harm to consumers. The Firm is also active in handling numerous types of cases against pharmaceutical manufacturers selling drugs that are dangerous and harmful to consumers. The talent and resources of The Cochran Firm have made it a national leader in Mass Tort litigation.

Commercial and Complex Litigation

OVER $35 BILLION

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OVER $35 BILLION

OVER $35 BILLION recovered in settlements from the tobacco industry, drug companies, and product manufacturers.

$240 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$240 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$240 MILLION JURY VERDICT against The Walt Disney Company for breaching a confidential relationship, stealing trade secrets, and breaking an implied contract.

OVER $200 MILLION

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OVER $200 MILLION

OVER $200 MILLION in added shareholder value recovered in a shareholder derivative and breach of contract suit on behalf of a speedway corporation's shareholders against NASCAR. The plaintiff claimed that NASCAR had conspired with its sister corporation to illegally restrain trade.

$27 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$27 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$27 MILLION JURY VERDICT against The Republic of Cuba when a Cuban spy falsely married a South Florida woman in order infiltrate the Miami exile community and subsequently report local Cuban affairs to Cuban intelligence.

RECORD $67 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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RECORD $67 MILLION JURY VERDICT

RECORD $67 MILLION JURY VERDICT awarded to the family of the victim of unlawful torture and execution by The Republic of Cuba.

$9 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$9 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$9 MILLION JURY VERDICT against an equipment lease/ brokerage firm when the original terms of an equipment lease/purchase agreement were not honored, resulting in higher payments and interest rates for the plaintiff.

THE FIRM

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THE FIRM

THE FIRM handles other significant commercial litigation for businesses and corporations with claims against insurance companies and other business entities. The nature of this work and the results obtained are kept confidential at the request of our client.

Consumer Fraud

$1.6 BILLION JURY VERDICT

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$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

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$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.

The attorneys of The Cochran Firm have over 30 years of experience in criminal defense law. Our attorneys aggressively defend those clients charged with criminal offenses in Federal, State, Juvenile and Military courts. Attorneys with The Cochran Firm Criminal Defense Section have handled thousands of criminal cases with positive results in a wide range of criminal charges.

Successful representation of numerous high-profile clients, including Sean "Puffy" Combs, O.J. Simpson, Snoop Dogg, Michael Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Todd Bridges, Riddick Bowe, Jim Brown, and Latrell Sprewell.

Criminal Defense

OVERTURNED MURDER CONVICTION

OVERTURNED MURDER CONVICTION

OVERTURNED MURDER CONVICTION of Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt who was wrongly jailed for over 20 years for a murder he did not commit.

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ACQUITTAL

ACQUITTAL

ACQUITTAL of former HealthSouth CEO, Richard Scrushy of all white collar charges involved in allegedly directing a massive $2.7 Billion earnings overstatement, the only successful defense of a defendant charged under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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NOT GUILTY VERDICT

NOT GUILTY VERDICT

NOT GUILTY VERDICT of continuing criminal enterprise for the alleged leader of a Tucson drug ring who purportedly used his Tucson-based trucking company in an interstate drug distribution ring.

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REPRESENTATION OF "THE FERRARI GUY"

REPRESENTATION OF "THE FERRARI GUY"

REPRESENTATION OF "THE FERRARI GUY" Stefan Eriksson, the Swedish business man who allegedly crashed a Ferrari Enzo on Pacific Coast Highway along the Malibu coast in 2006, which resulted in a hung-jury and received extensive media coverage.

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Employment Discrimination and Civil Rights

RECORD $192.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT

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RECORD $192.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT

RECORD $192.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT against the Coca-Cola Company. This is the largest settlement of a racial discrimination case against a private employer.

CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

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CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT against the John Deere Company when a 30-year employee was twice denied ownership of a dealership. As a result of this highly publicized case, the John Deere Company was ordered to create at least 20 African-American owned dealerships by 2014.

Environmental Litigation

$700 MILLION JUDGEMENT AND SETTLEMENT

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$700 MILLION JUDGEMENT AND SETTLEMENT

$700 MILLION JUDGEMENT AND SETTLEMENT for individuals receiving property damage and personal injuries from exposure to the chemical PCB when the chemical was allowed to migrate offsite from a chemical plant.

$381 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$381 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$381 MILLION JURY VERDICT against E.I. DuPont for negligence in creating a 112-acre zinc waste site in Spelter, West Virginia, putting area residents at risk of cancer, heart disease, and lead poisoning. DuPont was ordered to pay for property clean-up and provide medical monitoring for community residents.

$55 MILLION RECOVERY

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$55 MILLION RECOVERY

$55 MILLION RECOVERY for property damage and personal injury to victims of a corporation's toxic pollution. An entire neighborhood was contaminated from exposure to the chemical creosote.

$70 MILLION SETTLEMENT

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$70 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$70 MILLION SETTLEMENT with Conoco Phillips who agreed to pay Florida residents whose property was contaminated by a toxic plume that spread from an old Agrico Chemical Company fertilizer plant.

Maritime

$5.98 MILLION VERDICT

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$5.98 MILLION VERDICT

$5.98 MILLION VERDICT against Xcaret, an eco-archeological park in Cancun, Mexico on behalf of the family and estate of a passenger aboard a Carnival Cruise Line ship. The park was part of a cruise line sponsored, shoreside excursion. A significant, ground-breaking Maritime case where the plaintiff was able to bring legal action against a foreign company in a U.S. court in an effort to collect the awarded judgment. A confidential settlement was reached with the cruise line as well.

$1.7 MILLION VERDICT

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$1.7 MILLION VERDICT

$1.7 MILLION VERDICT against a drilling rig and an oil company when a Jones Act seaman fell from an elevated platform of a semi-submersible drilling rig. The 46 year-old plaintiff was restricted to sedentary activities after undergoing multiple surgeries on his wrist and arthroscopic surgery on both knees.

Medical Malpractice/ Professional Negligence

$32.9 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$32.9 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$32.9 MILLION JURY VERDICT for an infant who suffered brain damage after an unnecessary premature delivery. The mother received improper medical procedures after a cancer diagnosis during her pregnancy. The infant suffered from respiratory distress and required mechanical ventilation.

$12 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$12 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$12 MILLION JURY VERDICT awarded to the family of an infant when a medical resident failed to seek the attending doctor's advice and delayed a cesarean section birth. The infant suffered meconium aspiration and required placement on a heart lung machine before dying due to infection.

$45.6 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$45.6 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$45.6 MILLION JURY VERDICT for legal malpractice, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty involving concealment of conflict of interest in a real estate transaction. A confidential settlement was reached before the punitive damage phase of the trial.

Nursing Home Negligence

CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENTS

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CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENTS

CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENTS to the families of two victims who died in the disastrous NHC Nursing Home fire which ultimately killed 20 residents. One of the victims died tragically in her bed. As a result of this lawsuit, the state of Tennessee passed a law mandating that all nursing homes in Tennessee must have smoke detectors in each room.

$2.35 MILLION SETTLEMENT

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$2.35 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$2.35 MILLION SETTLEMENT for the family of an 83 year-old nursing home resident who was neglected for months, resulting in bed sores which ultimately caused her death. Additionally, the nursing home chart continued to state the patient was doing well one week after her death.

$3.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT

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$3.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$3.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT for the family of a 79 year-old nursing home resident who was neglected and developed multiple deep bed sores, resulting in the amputation of both legs. The victim ultimately died from these injuries.

Police Misconduct and Municipal Liability

$76 MILLION VERDICT

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$76 MILLION VERDICT

$76 MILLION VERDICT against New York City. NYPD undercover officers stopped a car with two male passengers. Officers mistakenly thought that the occupants of the car might have drugs. Both were severely and unjustifiably beaten with one client receiving brain damage. No weapons or drugs were in the vehicle.

$33 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$33 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$33 MILLION JURY VERDICT against Budget Rent-A-Car and the City of Los Angeles Police Department when switched license plates led to a traffic stop and subsequent police misconduct that caused permanent injuries to a Miami surgeon.

RECORD $104 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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RECORD $104 MILLION JURY VERDICT

RECORD $104 MILLION JURY VERDICT for two brothers rendered quadriplegic when diving off a city pier into shallow water. The beach was unattended by a life guard, and the pier did not have an adequate warning of danger.

$25 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$25 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$25 MILLION JURY VERDICT to a 40 year old incomplete quadriplegic when he fell from his wheelchair on a lift because of the negligence of the driver of a paratransit bus. This was the largest verdict for a single personal injury claim in Nevada history.

$18 MILLION SETTLEMENT

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$18 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$18 MILLION SETTLEMENT awarded to the family of a victim who was pursued by a Chicago police officer. The victim was shot and killed when the police officer mistakenly assumed the victim had a gun. This case is reported to be the largest police misconduct/wrongful death settlement in Chicago.

$25.6 MILLION STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT

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$25.6 MILLION STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT

$25.6 MILLION STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT awarded to the victim whose legs were amputated above the knee as a result of the Staten Island Ferry accident. This was the second highest settlement ever paid by New York City.

$10.9 MILLION SETTLEMENT

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$10.9 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$10.9 MILLION SETTLEMENT against Oakland Police officers known as the Riders when 119 individuals were falsely arrested after drugs were planted on them and were subjected to excessive force. This case brought reforms to the Oakland Police Internal Affairs Department, use of force reports, and new tracking systems for officer data.

$6.9 MILLION SETTLEMENT

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$6.9 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$6.9 MILLION SETTLEMENT for the plaintiff who was sitting in a car parked on the side of a Los Angeles highway. The plaintiff’s vehicle was broadsided by a police vehicle driven by a LAPD officer. The police vehicle was traveling 51 miles per hour in a 35 miles per hour zone without sirens activated and had swerved to avoid a another moving vehicle.

Premises Liability

$40 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$40 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$40 MILLION JURY VERDICT for a worker paralyzed when he fell six floors through an open elevator shaft.

$20 MILLION JURY VERDICT

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$20 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$20 MILLION JURY VERDICT for a professional avocado picker electrocuted by hidden power lines while working. Injuries caused amputation of both arms and a portion of one leg. This is the largest judgment against Southern California Edison in a personal injury suit.

$75 MILLION SETTLEMENT

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$75 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$75 MILLION SETTLEMENT obtained on behalf of the victims in a wrongful death and personal injury suit when scaffolding fell from the John Hancock building in Chicago. The Firm's wrongful death client's amount represented 14.1% of the total $75 Million settlement amount in the case involving these death claims and eleven injury claims.

$13.75 MILLION SETTLEMENT

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$13.75 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$13.75 MILLION SETTLEMENT for a 6 year-old boy who was injured in the locker room of a community fitness center when a row of lockers, weighing approximately 400 pounds, fell on him.

$9.6 MILLION SETTLEMENT

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$9.6 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$9.6 MILLION SETTLEMENT from a building management company for the estate of an attorney who was among five people killed in an October 2003 high-rise office building fire in Chicago. The plaintiffs sued the building management company for improperly evacuating occupants of the building, failing to inform firefighters of the evacuation plan, and ignoring security console signals that the evacuees were trapped.

Product Liability

$40 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$40 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$40 MILLION JURY VERDICT for a worker paralyzed when he fell six floors through an open elevator shaft.

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$20 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$20 MILLION JURY VERDICT

$20 MILLION JURY VERDICT for a professional avocado picker electrocuted by hidden power lines while working. Injuries caused amputation of both arms and a portion of one leg. This is the largest judgment against Southern California Edison in a personal injury suit.

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$75 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$75 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$75 MILLION SETTLEMENT obtained on behalf of the victims in a wrongful death and personal injury suit when scaffolding fell from the John Hancock building in Chicago. The Firm's wrongful death client's amount represented 14.1% of the total $75 Million settlement amount in the case involving these death claims and eleven injury claims.

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$13.75 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$13.75 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$13.75 MILLION SETTLEMENT for a 6 year-old boy who was injured in the locker room of a community fitness center when a row of lockers, weighing approximately 400 pounds, fell on him.

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$9.6 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$9.6 MILLION SETTLEMENT

$9.6 MILLION SETTLEMENT from a building management company for the estate of an attorney who was among five people killed in an October 2003 high-rise office building fire in Chicago. The plaintiffs sued the building management company for improperly evacuating occupants of the building, failing to inform firefighters of the evacuation plan, and ignoring security console signals that the evacuees were trapped.

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