Chamberlain, Hrdlicka v. Karam et al.

Summary

Plaintiff is a law firm that specializes in commercial law. They represented defendants, who were the owners of a men's clothing store whose business suffered when it was forced to relocate across the street when the Department of Transportation widened the road and demolished their former strip mall location. Chamberlain Hrdlicka obtained a multimillion dollar settlement from the DOT, but the defendants are disputing the amount of attorney's fees owed.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff on the contract as presented.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Chamberlain, Hrdlicka
Defense: Karam, Elie
Verdict: $749,776

Judge: Craig Schwall
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Georgia, Fulton County
Court: Justice Center Tower

Case Number: 2014CV242261
Industry: Legal, Real Estate
Practice Area: Commercial Law

Plaintiff

Chamberlain, Hrdlicka

Represented By:
Howell, Hollis (Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP)

Defense

Karam, Elie

Represented By:
Anton, David (David A. Anton PC)

Expert Witnesses

Pursley, Charles

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Howell, Hollis
00:25:18	Opening Statement	Anton, David
00:35:18	Break
00:46:14	Witness Direct Examination	Howell, Hollis	Papleacos, Nicholas	In Person
01:40:08	Break
01:53:37	Witness Direct Examination	Howell, Hollis	Papleacos, Nicholas	In Person
02:04:40	Witness Cross Examination	Anton, David	Papleacos, Nicholas	In Person
02:20:23	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Howell, Hollis	Karam, Elie	In Person
00:53:13	Break
01:10:43	Witness Direct Examination	Howell, Hollis	Karam, Elie	In Person
01:34:58	Witness Direct Examination	Howell, Hollis	Hubert, Richard	In Person
02:31:04	Break
02:52:10	Witness Direct Examination	Howell, Hollis	Hubert, Richard	In Person
02:54:37	Witness Cross Examination	Anton, David	Hubert, Richard	In Person
03:08:58	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Howell, Hollis	Levy, Kenneth	In Person
00:36:34	Break
00:44:02	Witness Direct Examination	Howell, Hollis	Levy, Kenneth	In Person
01:09:40	Break
01:26:10	Witness Cross Examination	Anton, David	Levy, Kenneth	In Person
01:37:40	Witness Direct Examination	Howell, Hollis	Pursley, Charles	In Person
02:20:40	Witness Cross Examination	Anton, David	Pursley, Charles	In Person
02:29:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Howell, Hollis	Pursley, Charles	In Person
02:30:25	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Chamberlain, Hrdlicka v. Karam et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Anton, David
00:14:55	Closing Statement	Howell, Hollis
00:44:10	Break
00:51:26	Closing Statement	Howell, Hollis
01:05:33	Closing Statement	Anton, David
01:26:29	Break
01:34:22	General Case Activities
01:49:37	End of Session