 Eugene C. Brooks IV Esq.
Savannah, Georgia
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Mr. Brooks is an undergraduate and a 1982 law school graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is a member of the Savannah Trial Lawyers Association (Past President -1989-90), Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (President -2001-2002 and past editor of The Verdict), a member of the State Bar of Georgia (past member, Uniform Rules Committee, 1997-98; past member of the Judicial and Administrative Procedure Committee, 1990-1993; past District 1 Representative to General Practice and Trial Section, 1993-1995); American Association for Justice (former co-chairman of Formaldehyde Litigation Group); Savannah Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar and he is authorized to practice in all state and federal courts in Georgia and has appeared numerous times in Georgia and Federal appellate courts. He published "Neurotoxicity and Formaldehyde," American Association for Justice, 1986. He is the author of "How to Handle a Formaldehyde Case," published as a chapter in Plaintiff's Guide to Toxic Torts, Matthew Bender, 1987; "Use of Learned Treatises at Trial", The Verdict, August 1988; "Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome Claims", American Association for Justice Seminar 1990; "Direct Examination of a Treating Doctor", Calendar Call, December 1992; "Screening the Toxic Tort Case", The Verdict, April, 1993; "Epidemiology for the Trial Lawyer", The Verdict, December 1998.
Mr. Brooks' focus is in the areas of negligence, product liability, personal injury, wrongful death, workers' compensation, construction litigation, property damage, toxic torts, and maritime torts. He has developed an expertise in the field of toxic torts, and has handled actions including exposure to asbestos, lead, pesticides, solvents, breast implantsm and Fen-Phen. He has also represented homeowners in construction litigation for defective building materials including exterior insulation and finishing systems (EIFS).
Recently, he has begun representing breast cancer victims who have taken Prempro and other hormone-containing drugs
- Personal Injury
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Product Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Toxic Torts
- Workers' Compensation
- Negligence
- Wrongful Death
- Property Damage
- Maritime Torts
- Truck & Auto Accidents
- Pharmaceutical Injuries
- Occupational Disease
- Chemical Exposure Injuries
- Board Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1994
- North Carolina, 1982
- Georgia, 1983
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
1982
J.D.
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
1977
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Major: Economics
- "Neurotoxicity and Formaldehyde", American Association for Justice Seminar, July, 1986
- "How to Handle a Formaldehyde Case" Chapter: Plaintiffs' Guide to Toxic Torts, Matthew Bender, 1987
- "The Use of Learned Treatises", The Verdict, August, 1988
- "Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome Claims", American Association for Justice Seminar, 1990
- "Direct Examination of the Treating Doctor", Calendar Call, December, 1992
- "Screening the Toxic Tort Case", The Verdict, April, 1993
- "Epidemiology for the Trial Lawyer", The Verdict, December, 1998
- "Discovering Cause of a Drug Defect", Trial, 46, 2008
- Southern Guaranty Insurance Company v. Dowse, Official Citation: 278 Ga. 674, 605 S.E. 2d 27
(Georgia Supreme Court 2004)
- Colormatch Exteriors, Inc. v. Hickey, 275 Ga. 249, 569 S.E. 2d 495
( 2002)
- Georgia Power Co. v. Falagan, 281 Ga. 41, 402 S.E.2d 269
( 1991)
- Carey Canada, Inc. v. Hinely, 257 Ga. 150, 356 S.E.2d. 202
( 1987)
- Clark v. Prison Health Services, 257 Ga. App. 787, 572 S.E. 2d 342
(Georgia Court of Appeals 2002)
- Mitchell v. Jones, 247 Ga. App. 113, 541 S.E. 2d 103
( 2000)
- Vincent v. Longwater,
( 2000)
- Bays v. River Oaks, 244 Ga.App. 401
( 2000)
- Dayoub v. Yates-Astro Termite Pest Control, 239 Ga.App. 578, 521 S.E.2d. 600
(Georgia Court of Appeals 1999)
- Duke v. Union Camp, 217 Ga.App. 95, 456 S.E.2d. 645
(Georgia Court of Appeals 1995)
- Moore v. Savannah Cocoa, 217 Ga.App. 869, 459 S.E.2d 580
(Georgia Court of Appeals 1995)
- Orkin Extermination Co. v. McIntosh, 215 Ga.App. 587, 452 S.E.2d. 159
(Georgia Court of Appeals 1994)
- Lorie v. Standard Oil, 186 Ga.App. 753, 368 S.E.2d 765
(Georgia Court of Appeals 1988)
- Savannah Trial Lawyers Association,
1985
- Present
- Member (Past President 1989-1990)
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association,
1982
- Present
- (Past President 2001 - 2002), (Past Editor 1997 - 1998)
- State Bar of Georgia,
1993
- Present
- Member
- American Association for Justice, Formaldehyde Litigation Group
- Former Co-Chairman
- Savannah Bar Association,
1982
- Present
- Member
- North Carolina State Bar,
1982
- Present
- Member
- American Association for Justice, President's Club
- Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Past Member
- Georgia Consumer Justice Foundation,
2005
- Present
- (President 2005 - present)
- Georgia Civil Justice Foundation,
2004
- Present
- Board of Directors
- Middleton & Anderson, P.C.,
1982
-
1992
- Brooks Law Firm, Eugene C. Brooks, IV, P.C.,
1993
- Present
- Kappa Alpha Order
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