Kyle Findley

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.

Attorneys Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin, and Kyle Findley secured $357.7 million in a confidential settlement on behalf of several injured employees. A workplace accident led to the injury of numerous workers, each of whom turned to Arnold & Itkin for help. Our firm was able to secure record settlements for each of them, collectively obtaining the largest workplace accident settlement in state history. Kurt, Jason, and the rest of the team were able to achieve this result within only 16 months of the date of injury.

Our team, led by Kurt Arnold and Kyle Findley, successfully settled a case for victims of a tragic plant explosion that left dozens of workers injured. The incident, caused by a petrochemical company prioritizing profits over safety, had devastating consequences for the more than 30 workers we represented. Arnold & Itkin aggressively litigated the case, taking over 30 depositions and holding those responsible fully accountable. With a history of achieving exceptional results in plant explosion cases, we are proud to have delivered this outcome in under two years, ensuring justice for our clients.

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, Jason Itkin, and Kyle Findley secured a settlement of $92.7 million for a worker who was severely burned while on the job. The size of the settlement set a statewide record for personal injury settlements for people in similar situations, breaking a previous record of $87 million that was also set by our firm. Arnold & Itkin is proud to have represented our client, and we’re thrilled that his settlement will allow him to provide for his family for the rest of his life.

Our team, led by Kurt Arnold and Kyle Findley, achieved a $90 million settlement for an East Texas truck driver who was burned in a fire and explosion at a petrochemical facility. The accident occurred due to equipment failure while our client was working as a contractor at the site. Despite attempts by global energy corporations to deny responsibility, we aggressively litigated the case, conducting numerous depositions and holding the defendants accountable. This settlement, achieved in under two years, reflects our dedication to fighting for victims of industrial accidents and ensuring they receive the justice they deserve.

Attorney Jason Itkin and the team of lawyers from Arnold & Itkin won an impressive $76.6 million jury verdict on behalf of a boy who suffered gynecomastia, or irregular female breast growth. The verdict came against Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceutical for their drug, Risperdal. The team was also assisted by Cory Itkin and Santana McMurrey from the firm. Both Jason and Kyle provided representation for the boy’s family, bringing a lawsuit against J&J for failing to provide a proper warning that their antipsychotic medicine, Risperdal, could lead to the development of female breasts. This verdict will help ensure that J&J is held accountable for causing such devastating disfigurement to Arnold & Itkin’s client.

J&J and Janssen Pharmaceuticals tried to argue that because their drug was the only drug that worked for the boy, he continued to stay on the drug—even though he was informed of the potential risks. They also tried to argue that Risperdal does not even cause gynecomastia, despite significant evidence that shows otherwise. Our team discovered pivotal evidence through careful cross-examination that was known in the case as “Tab 4.” It became crucial to our case and had never become public until the trial. This included scientific data that showed a clear link between Risperdal and the condition known as gynecomastia. Even though they had this information, J&J knowingly kept this evidence secret, hiding it from the FDA and burying it from scientific studies.