Unanimous defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a seat belt case. The case was tried in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in July and August of 2021.
Greg Schuck
Partner
Greg Schuck
Direct
Phone
205.297.8833
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205.251.1256
Email
gschuck@huielaw.com
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Kelly Nielsen
Asst Email
knielsen@huielaw.com
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Bio
Greg Schuck is driven to see justice served. Life may not always be fair, but there is a right side and wrong side to every argument, and Greg’s clients can always count on him to do what’s right on their behalf. Concentrating on product liability, trucking, medical device, complex/class action litigation and electronic discovery, Greg brings an engineering expertise that few attorneys can claim. In addition to serving clients primarily in the Southeastern United States, Greg is admitted to practice throughout the State of Alabama as well as before the United States Supreme Court.
Since joining the firm in 1994, Greg has tried over 44 cases to verdict, handling matters in State and Federal courts in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. For every client and each case, Greg is prepared, competitive and committed. By providing big picture, strategic thinking and dedicated personal attention, Greg becomes more than his client’s lawyer, he becomes their partner.
When he’s not working, Greg enjoys playing golf, hunting and spending most of his free time with his wife and children.
Greg earned his BS from The University of Alabama and his JD from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.
Bar & Court Admissions
Alabama State Bar
United States Supreme Court
United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama
Memberships
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association
American Bar Association
Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
Birmingham Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Lawyers for Civil Justice
Society of Automotive Engineers
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Representative Experience
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Arbitration defense verdict for Ford Motor Company in July 2017
03Defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a case involving handling and stability allegations following a tread separation. The crash resulted in one death. The case was tried in the Circuit Court for Seminole County, FL in February 2017.
04Favorable settlement for automotive manufacturer during trial in a case involving handling, stability, and seat belt allegations. The crash resulted in one death and one serious injury. The case was tried in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in May 2013.
05Defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a case involving handling, stability and glazing allegations. The crash resulted in one death. The case was tried in the Circuit Court for Jefferson County, Kentucky in March 2013.
06Adverse verdict, favorably settled on appeal, representing automotive manufacturer in a case involving handling, stability, and seat belt allegations against an automotive manufacturer. The crash resulted in one death. The case was tried in the Circuit Court for Dade County, Florida in January 2013.
07Favorable settlement for automotive manufacturer during trial in a case involving handling and stability allegations. The crash resulted in a traumatic amputation. The case was tried in the Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama in October 2012.
08Defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a case involving the rollover of a pick-up truck. Plaintiff alleged the vehicle should have been equipped with rollover side curtain restraint to prevent partial ejection. The crash resulted in one death. The case was tried in the Circuit Court for Houston County, Alabama in August 2012.
09Mistrial representing automotive manufacturer in a case involving handling, stability, and seat belt allegations. The crash resulted in one death. The case was tried in the Circuit Court for Dade County, Florida in June 2012.
10Mistrial representing automotive manufacturer following 4-week trial in a case involving handling, stability, and seat belt allegations. The crash resulted in one death. The case was tried in the Circuit Court for Dade County, Florida in October 2011.
11Defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a case involving handling and stability allegations following a tread separation. The crash resulted in one death. The case was tried in the Circuit Court for Duval County, Florida in February 2011.
12Defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a case involving handling and stability allegations following a road rage incident. The crash resulted in a traumatic brain injury. The case was tried in the Superior Court of Middlesex County, New Jersey in August 2010.
13Adverse verdict, subsequently reversed on appeal (70 So.3d 1177 (Ala. 2011)), in a case involving handling and stability allegations. The crash resulted in a traumatic amputation. The case was tried in the Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama in September and October 2009.
14Defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a case involving manufacturing and stability allegations arising from an intersectional crash that resulted in a traumatic brain injury. The case was tried in the Circuit Court for Dade County, Florida in October 2008.
15Defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a case involving handling, stability, and roof structure allegations. The crash resulted in one death. The case was tried in the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, Florida in February and March 2008.
16Defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a case involving handling and stability allegations following a tread separation. The crash resulted in two injuries and one death. The case was tried in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi in September 2007.
17Mistrial representing automotive manufacturer in a case involving manufacturing and stability allegations arising from an intersectional crash that resulted in a traumatic brain injury. The case was tried in the Circuit Court for Dade County, Florida in November 2006.
18Defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a case involving handling and stability allegations. The crash resulted in four deaths and one personal injury. The case was tried in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in December 2005.
19Adverse verdict, subsequently reversed and settled on appeal, representing automotive manufacturer in a case involving handling, stability, and side window glazing allegations. The crash resulted in two deaths and one personal injury. The case was tried in the District Court of Zavala County, Texas in February 2005.
20Defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a case involving handling and stability allegations. The crash resulted in two deaths and one traumatic brain injury. The case was tried in the Circuit Court of Pickens County, Alabama in June 2004.
21Favorable settlement for automotive manufacturer during trial in a case involving handling and stability allegations. The crash resulted in one death and one serious injury. The case was tried in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina in August 2003.
22Defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a case involving handling and stability allegations. The crash resulted in two deaths. The case was tried in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in June 2003.
23Defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a case involving alleged brake failure. The incident resulted in personal injuries and significant property damage. The case was tried in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Alabama in November 2001.
24Defense verdict for lift truck manufacturer in a case alleging lack of back-up warning devices. The incident resulted in a traumatic amputation and related injuries. The case tried in the Circuit Court of Coweta County, Georgia in July 2001.
25Defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a case involving a fan blade failure. The incident resulted in severe personal injuries. The case was tried in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in January 2001.
26Defense verdict for automotive manufacturer in a case involving sudden acceleration allegations. The plaintiff, a police officer, allegedly suffered from major depression and post‑traumatic stress disorder as the result of an accident involving his police cruiser. The case was tried in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, Alabama in November 2000.
27Defense verdict for trucking company in side-swipe collision. The plaintiff suffered severe injuries because of the crash. The case was tried in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama in May 2000.
28Mistrial representing lift truck manufacturer in a case alleging lack of back-up warning devices. The incident resulted in a traumatic amputation and related injuries. The case tried in the Circuit Court of Coweta County, Georgia in September 1999.
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Greg Schuck and Phil Collins Named BBJ Best of the Bar 2021
We are pleased to announce that Huie partners Greg Schuck and Phil Collins are among the outstanding legal talent featured in the Birmingham Business Journal’s (BBJ) Best of the Bar...
02Defense Verdict for Greg Schuck and Tom Bazemore in Ford Case
...of any rollover deployed airbag system. Greg Schuck and Tom Bazemore of Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, Taylor Flowers of Lewis, Brackin, Flowers & Johnson, and Madeline Haikala of Lightfoot, Franklin...
03Huie Obtains Unanimous Defense Verdict in Seat Belt Case
Huie trial lawyers Greg Schuck and Elizabeth Davis McCoy tried a case for Ford Motor Company to a unanimous defense verdict on August 3, 2021, in the United States District...
04Defense Verdict for Ford Motor Company in Florida
Huie attorney Greg Schuck secured a defense verdict for Ford Motor Company on March 2, 2017, in Seminole County, Florida. In June 2010, the 19-year-old Plaintiff’s decedent was involved in...
05Partners Testify Regarding Proposed Amendment to Civil Rules
Huie partner John Isaac Southerland testified on January 4, 2019, in Phoenix, AZ, and partner Greg Schuck will testify February 8, 2019, in Washington D.C. regarding a proposed amendment to...
06Huie wins defense verdict in Ford case
Greg Schuck, Paul Malek and Jennifer Reid of Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart successfully defended Ford Motor Company in a wrongful death product liability case involving the death of a passenger...
0716 Huie Attorneys Named As The Best Lawyers in America©
...Walt Price Insurance Law Litigation – Health Care Litigation – Insurance Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants Greg Schuck Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Jennifer Segers Insurance Law Litigation – Insurance...
08Huie Attorneys Successful in Defending Ford Motor Company
On July 24, 2017, Elizabeth Davis and Greg Schuck were successful in defending Ford Motor Company in an arbitration proceeding pending before the American Arbitration Association. The action involved a...
09Huie Attorneys Published in American Journal of Trial Advocacy
“Stop the Madness: Making Reasonable Amendments to Rule 30(b)(6) Once and for All” American Journal of Trial Advocacy Spring 2019 Volume 42, Number 2 By: Greg Schuck John Isaac...
1011 Huie Attorneys Recognized in 2020 Super Lawyers Listings
...in the 2020 listings include the following: Mid-South Super Lawyers Tom Bazemore Jimmy Brady (new to listing) De Martenson Greg Schuck (new to listing) John Isaac Southerland Gordon Sproule Alan...
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Distinctions & Contributions
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Listed by The Best Lawyers in America since 2016 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
02Listed by Super Lawyers (2020-2022)
03Award Winner, Birmingham Business Journal Best of the Bar for 2021
04Co-Author, “Stop the Madness: Making Reasonable Amendments to Rule 30(b)(6) Once and for All”, American Journal of Trial Advocacy
05Testified on February 8, 2019, in Washington D.C. regarding a proposed amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6)
06Presenter, American Bar Association 2018 TIPS Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation Conference; "Lessons Learned From Recent High Profile Recalls: Litigation Fallout And Challenges To Scope And Efficacy Of Automotive Recalls"
07Co-author of “The Application of Seat Belt Laws in Automotive Trials”, For the Defense (DRI), December 2009
08Frequently lectures in the areas of trial skills, product liability and electronic discovery