Attorneys

Mark Andrews was born and raised in Dothan, Houston County, Alabama. Mark is a graduate of the University of Alabama, and of Jones School of Law in Montgomery, Alabama.

Mark is a partner in the law firm of Morris, Cary, Andrews, Talmadge, Jones & Driggers, LLC. His practice is limited to cases involving serious injury and wrongful death as a result of defective products, automobile accidents, and on the job injuries.

Mark has been involved in many cases involving serious injury or death which have resulted in substantial verdicts and settlements. His most recent success resulted from a trial in Anniston, Alabama, where a worker fell through an unguarded skylight while installing a satellite communications system on the roof of a Federal Express freight terminal. One worker fell through the skylight landing on a co-worker, and both workers received substantial injuries. The jury returned a verdict of $4,200,000.00. The case was settled on appeal. Mark has also been involved in many other cases involving workers falling through unguarded skylights which have settled without the need for trial.

During a recent trial, Mark was involved in a confidential, Multi-Million dollar settlement after 2 days of trial involving the death of a lady receiving dialysis treatment who was not properly cared for and died after being turned over to her family for care instead of the local hospital.

Another recent result involving a confidential multi-million dollar settlement came as a result of a home health care agency failed to train its employee who allowed a quadriplegic with limited use of one arm to fall out of his bed and suffer a severe break in his arm to lose all use of his arm.

Other substantial results have come from cases involving:

The death of a worker who drowned as a result of defective grating over raw sewage at a wastewater facility,
The death of a father and son who were electrocuted while operating an uninsulated bucket upon contact with an overhead power line;
Severe and permanent injuries to a worker who suffered facial burns as a result of a defective lawnmower's exhaust system;
Severe injuries to workers involved in a multi-car pile up as a result of a salvage yard burning scrap illegally causing smoke to cover a four lane highway;
Serious injuries to minor sisters as a result of unlawful sale of alcohol;
Serious injuries to hunters as a result of defective tree stands and climbing devices;
Serious injuries as a result of defective all terrain vehicles;
Serious injuries as a result of improperly filled prescriptions;
Severe and permanent injuries to a minor who suffered severely broken legs and ankles as a result of a defective swing set at a State Recreational Park; and
Severe and permanent broken bones and injuries to a hunter whose defective tree stand malfunctioned, broke and caused he and the stand to fall from a substantial height.

Mark has developed a particular interest into cases involving workers who have suffered severe injuries and amputations as a result of defective and unguarded machinery. Some of these cases have involved:

A partial hand amputation from an unguarded concrete block splitting machine,
Severe injuries to a worker who became entangled in an unguarded tractor PTO shaft;
Several cases involving entanglement in unguarded conveyor systems;
Multiple finger amputations and serious hand and arm injuries as a result of machinery, such as

Unguarded and defectively designed machinery used in the manufacturing of Styrofoam products;
Unguarded conveyor machinery;
Unguarded trim saws in lumber operations;
Defective wood planer machinery;
Defective farm trailers and farm implements;
Unguarded table saws in cabinet shop operations;
Unguarded skill saws;
Unguarded and defectively designed hand held grinders;
Unguarded box manufacturing machinery;
Unguarded chicken processing machinery;
Unguarded punch press machinery; and
Unguarded saw mill machinery

Leg crush injuries as a result of unguarded fork lift machines, and sod installing machinery.

Mark is licensed to practice in all federal and state courts in the state of Alabama, as well as the United States Supreme Court.

Mark is married to Wendy Sorrells of Dothan. They have three children: Brooks, Cooper, and Rosemary.