$2.6 Million
Nursing Home Abuse
Settlement for a nursing home resident who suffered serious injuries from abuse and neglect in a Memphis-area facility. Case resolved without trial through aggressive discovery and expert medical testimony.
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Wells & Associates has recovered over $25 million cumulatively for Memphis-area clients since 2002, with representative verdicts and settlements including a $2.6M nursing home abuse settlement, $2.1M tractor-trailer wrongful death, and not-guilty verdicts in first-degree murder and federal drug trafficking trials. All personal injury cases are handled on contingency — no fee unless we win. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Personal Injury & Civil Rights Results
Representative recoveries for injury victims, civil rights plaintiffs, and surviving families across Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas.
$2.1 Million
Tractor-Trailer Wrongful Death
Recovery for family of a Tennessee driver killed in a fatal tractor-trailer collision. Multi-party claim pursued under respondeat superior and FMCSA violation theories against driver, motor carrier, and insurer.
$1.8 Million
Catastrophic Automobile Accident
Settlement for catastrophic injuries sustained in a Memphis-area automobile collision. Included lifetime medical care, lost earning capacity, and non-economic damages within Tennessee's catastrophic-injury cap (Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-39-102).
Not-Guilty Verdicts & Acquittals
Trial results from state and federal criminal matters in the Western District of Tennessee and Shelby County.
Not Guilty
First-Degree Murder · Shelby County
Client acquitted of first-degree murder following a jury trial in Shelby County Criminal Court, Tennessee. Defense focused on witness credibility, forensic evidence challenges, and reasonable doubt.
Not Guilty
Federal Drug Trafficking · W.D. Tennessee
Full acquittal on all counts in a federal drug trafficking prosecution in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Defense tried through Murray Wells's Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel appointment.
§1983 and Police Misconduct
Representation in nationally covered civil rights actions under 42 U.S.C. §1983.
Ismael Lopez v. City of Southaven
§1983 Wrongful Death · National Coverage
Wrongful-death civil rights action against Mississippi police for the fatal shooting of Ismael Lopez at the wrong address. Covered extensively by CNN, Washington Post, and Fox News nationally.
Duanna Johnson v. City of Memphis
Police Brutality · Civil Rights
Civil rights action on behalf of the estate of Duanna Johnson following a beating by Memphis Police Department officers captured on jail surveillance video. High-profile local and national coverage.
Cypress Creek Class Action
Environmental · Velsicol Chemical
Class action representation arising from chemical contamination of the Cypress Creek corridor by Velsicol Chemical. Complex multi-plaintiff environmental litigation.
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