Kala Sellers

In a groundbreaking Georgia trial, Attorneys Kyle Findley, Noah Wexler, and our trial team secured a $2.065 billion verdict for John Barnes, a man who spent 20 years using Roundup at his home—only to be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2020. Despite relying on the product’s reputation as “safe” and “environmentally friendly,” Mr. Barnes was unknowingly exposing himself to a known carcinogen.

Our team uncovered internal Monsanto documents proving the company knew of the cancer risks tied to glyphosate as early as the 1980s. Instead of warning consumers, they manipulated science, pressured regulators, and denied accountability. We presented this evidence to a Georgia jury, which responded with a powerful verdict: $2.065 billion in damages to reflect the harm done and to punish Monsanto for its reckless, calculated deception. This case marks the first Roundup trial in Georgia and sets a national precedent in holding chemical giants responsible for the devastation they cause.

Attorney Kyle Findley and our team represented a grievously injured woman who was struck by train operators working for Union Pacific.

On March 5, 2016, our client took a brief rest next to some railroad tracks after losing her friends during a night out. Minutes later, train operators spotted her unmoving body on the tracks, identifying her as a person. Despite the life-threatening consequences an impact would have, the train operators didn’t stop or even slow down the train. As a result, our client suffered life-changing harm.

After seven years of delays, Union Pacific was forced to finally meet us in court. Because our firm proved the train operators might have avoided impact with our client, the jury awarded her a historic $557 million verdict. This money will go toward ensuring she gets the medical care and financial security she needs.

Attorney Kyle Findley won a nine-figure verdict against five defendants, none of whom took responsibility for what they did to our clients. Kyle Findley and his trial team brought this case on behalf of nine plaintiffs who survived a paper mill explosion in Deridder, Louisiana.

All our clients were working at the plant during a shutdown where “hot work,” or work involving cutters, grinders, and welders, was being done. This work was conducted near storage tanks, where management knew flammable gases were emitted. Despite the risk, management ordered our clients to work near the storage tanks. The resulting explosion took three lives and grievously injured several more.

Typical plant procedure requires that hot work near potential fuel sources be done with extreme caution and minimal staff. It also requires monitoring to ensure there are no flammable gases concentrated in the air around the hot tools, which can trigger an explosion. While most competent management knows this, the defendants in this case should have been especially cautious; in 2008, the defendants oversaw a storage tank explosion that was eerily similar to this one at a paper mill in Wisconsin.

The defendants allowed litigation to stretch for seven years, and even then, only offered our clients a fraction of what they needed to survive. Even without the results of a government investigation, it was clear to the jury that the defendants didn’t learn their lesson and should have known better.

In the end, they awarded our clients more than 10 times what the defendants offered.

The verdict will take care of our clients for the rest of their lives; equally important, the verdict will also drive home the lesson these defendants should have learned over a decade ago.

Attorneys Kurt Arnold and Kyle Findley represented three Jones Act seamen who had been severely injured in a vessel collision. Their injuries were catastrophic in nature—leaving them unable to continue working and unable to care for their families. Our firm took on the case and worked tirelessly to prove that the defendant’s management failures were the direct cause of the accident. Despite this, the defendants went on to minimize our clients’ injuries. We continued to develop evidence and prepare for trial, and after several days in court, we were able to successfully reach a $40 million settlement on behalf of our clients.

Attorneys Kurt Arnold and Kyle Findley took on the case of a Jones Act seaman who injured his head after being involved in a vessel collision. Despite the gravity of his injuries, the defendants denied all responsibility for the incident. They also tried to limit their own liability by blaming other parties involved. We refused to back down or accept their excuses—fighting to protect our clients’ rights. After just one week of trial, we were able to reach a settlement of $31 million.