A Chattanooga jury unanimously found Witherspoon Law Group, its owner, and agents liable for consumer protection violations and the unauthorized practice of law arising out of their actions in soliciting families of the fatal 2016 school bus crash in Chattanooga.
In November, the jury found that non-licensed attorneys from the Texas law firm solicited parents whose children had died in accidents.
The defendants were also found to have violated the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act for causing confusion about their services, their association with lenders, and for contacting consumers at a funeral home while they were making final arrangements for their children.
For these violations, the jury ordered Witherspoon Law Group and its associates ordered to pay $96,000 in civil penalties. The State has also filed a motion for permanent injunction and a motion for attorney’s fees.