Lance Cooper Listed As Number 5 In Top Verdicts of 2012
This past year, attorney Lance Cooper from The Cooper Firm was honored by being named number 5 in The Top 25 Verdicts of 2012 covered by The Daily Report. Not only was the case in the Top 25 Verdicts, but Lance was also listed as number one in his category. The Daily Report combines and critiques the top cases that were covered in the past year and creates a list of those verdicts according to their ranking.
Lance Cooper was featured for the auto accident – wrongful death case he won on June 12, 2012. The case was named Mark and Renee Williamson v. Dylan Turner and the verdict was $5,670,943. Lance Cooper represented Mark Williamson and Renee Williamson the parents of a Zachary Williamson a 15-year-old boy who was killed in a motor vehicle accident. Zachary was in the back seat of a Jeep Wrangler driven by Tanner Field. Zachary’s girlfriend was riding in the front seat of the Wrangler as they were driving down Old Cartersville Road. The defendant, Dylan Turner, was driving a 2005 Dodge Neon and crossed the center line and struck the Jeep head on. The impact caused the Jeep to roll and Zachary suffered injuries to his chest and died minutes later. Dylan Turner tested positive for marijuana, Oxycodone, and Xanax. Ultimately, the jury returned verdicts in favor of the Williamsons and against Mr. Turner.
In arriving in this decision, the jury recognized the value of Zachary Williamson’s life and the devastating impact that his death had on Mark and Renee. Mark and Renee are hopeful that the jury’s decision will deter other young men and women from driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
For more information on the case and to see the full list of the Top 25 Verdicts of 2012 you can visit http://multimedia.da ilyreportonline.com/Flipbooks/TopVerdicts/index.html.