SUCCESS STORIES

Settlement: Ambergy, et. al. v. Cooper Industries, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, London Division; Amount: Confidential (see "Dayhoit" newspaper articles for details). Charlie Fell and Charlie Cunningham represented over 500 residents in Harlan County, Kentucky who were exposed to several toxic chemicals including Trichloroethylene, Vinyl Chloride, PCBs, and dioxin from a facility which refurbished electrical equipment.

Verdict: Kummer v. Triple M Land Farms Inc., Simpson Circuit Court, Franklin, Kentucky; January 14, 2000; $63,000.00. Charlie Cunningham and Charlie Fell along with the firm of English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley represented several farmers in a temporary nuisance action against a company which composted sewage sludge from the City of Nashville. 

Settlement:  Woodson and Beavers v. City of Bloomfield, 2010, Nelson Circuit Court, Bardstown, Kentucky;  Charlie Fell represented 2 children born with cleft lips and pallets from alleged contaminated drinking water.

Verdict: Houchens v. Rockwell International, Logan Circuit Court, Russellville, Kentucky; May 31, 1996; $217,712,180.00. Charlie Cunningham and Charlie Fell represented several dozen landowners on the Mud River which was contaminated with PCBs as a result of Rockwell International's operation of a die casting plant.

Settlement:  Charlie Fell has settled hundreds of automobile/car wrecks with more than $1,000,000.00 in settlements and verdicts over the past 25 years of his practice in Jefferson, Oldham, Spencer, Taylor,  and Bullitt Counties around the Louisville Area.

Verdict/Settlement:  Abernathy, et. al. v. Monsanto, et. al. Calhoun Circuit Court, Anniston, Alabama. Charles Cunningham and Charles Fell along with attorneys from Alabama, New York, Mississippi and Texas represent over 3500 plaintiffs who live near a Monsanto Chemical plant, which manufactured PCBs, in Anniston, Alabama These claims range from property damage due to PCB contamination to personal injury claims for persons with high body burdens of PCBs.