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I. In 1989 Mr. Parker and his partner, James W. McConkie, litigated the personal injury case Atwood v. Harsco, Inc. Plaintiff Atwood had injured his knee in a truck accident and incurred in excess of $3,000 in medical bills. Prior to this accident Atwood had injured the same knee in a baseball game. Mr. Atwood's doctor testified that in 10-15 years Plaintiff would most probably require a knee replacement. Defendant offered to settle the case for $30,000.00. Settlement negotiations were unsuccessful. A Utah County jury subsequently awarded Mr. Atwood $325,000.00. II. In 1992 Mr. Parker and Mr. McConkie were counsel in Allred v. Chynoweth, a case tried before U.S. District Court Judge Aldon J. Anderson. This case involved the wrongful death of a prominent polygamous leader in Utah. Although a two-year statute of limitations existed, the appellate court held that the statute had been tolled. The case went to trial and the jury awarded just over 52 million dollars in damages, the largest wrongful death verdict in the history of the State of Utah. III. In 1995 Mr. Parker and Mr. McConkie were counsel in United States v. John T. Dunlop (Bonneville Pacific), a complex fraud case involving millions of dollars. As part of the negotiated plea bargain Mr. Dunlop agreed to testify against other defendants in the case. He served less than two years in prison. IV. In 1995 Rachel Bauchman, a high school student at West High School in Salt Lake City, Utah claimed that the singing of the song "Friends" at her high school graduation was a violation of the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution and brought a law suit in the United States District Court. One of the defendants, high school student Will Badger, was included in the law suit because he had helped to organize the singing of this song contrary to a court order. Mr. Parker and Mr. McConkie represented Will Badger and other West High students who believed that the singing of "Friends" was a constitutionally permitted practice. Rachel Bauchman was ultimately unsuccessful in the prosecution of her case against Mr. Badger. Coverage of this case appeared on the television news program. V. In 1995 Mr. Parker and Mr. McConkie litigated and settled on the eve of trial a significant damaged baby case (Price v. Cottonwood Hospital et al.) for a confidential amount. The case alleged that during the delivery of infant Jessica Price the doctor and hospital malpracticed. As a result of the malpractice, Jessica Price suffered from brain damage, cerebral palsy, paralysis, and was confined to a wheel chair. The case involved complex expert testimony and sophisticated medical issues. A special trust was set up for infant Jessica Price under the supervision of the court. VI. Salt Lake County Attorney, Doug Short, searched the business offices of governmental employee Charles Gibbs, an employee at Hansen Planetarium. Short, in a failed and misguided criminal investigation, failed to obtain a search warrant for Mr. Gibbs' offices. Mr. Parker and Mr. McConkie represented Mr. Gibbs in the civil rights law suit, Gibbs v. Salt Lake County and Doug Short. The case settled with Salt Lake County for $107,000.00. VII. In January 2000 Mr. Parker and Mr. McConkie represented the Williams family in the medical malpractice case. Williams v. IHC. Gar and Shauna Williams claimed that their OBGYN and IHC misread tests that caused their baby, Deserae, to have cerebral palsy. After two weeks of trial, the jury, in just three hours awarded the family nine million seven hundred thousand dollars (9,700,000), the largest medical malpractice verdict in the history of the state of Utah. VIII. In December of 2000, Mr. Parker and Mr. McConkie represented Athan Montgomery in a medical malpractice case against physician Gregory Drezga. Athan Montgomery presented evidence at the trial that Dr. Drezga had fractured his skull at birth, causing mild brain injury. The jury in the Mongomery case awarded Arthan two million, two hundred seventy two thousand dollars ($2,272,000.00). IX. In February of 2001, Mr. Parker and Mr. McConkie, settled the claim of a four year old boy who suffered a traumatic brain injury when the passenger side airbag deployed in the automobile in which he was riding. The claim was settled for a confidential amount. |
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