CClaimWatch
Plaintiff counsel in 6 cases

H. Clay Barnett , III

Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis and Miles PC

Address of record
272 Commerce Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-269-2343
Email
Clay.Barnett@Beasleyallen.com
Phone
(334) 269-2343
Fax
Fax 334-954-7555

Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.

6
Cases tracked
3 active · 3 settled
$212M
Plaintiff-side recovery
Disclosed settlement funds
—
Defense-side exposure
Resolved in settlements
2
Cases with values
of 6 tracked

Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Regent, L.P. Personal Injury Class Action

A proposed class action was filed by Uzodinma Ugoala against Regent, L.P. and International Data Group, Inc. The docket indicates a personal injury (other) nature of suit, but does not specify the underlying allegations. The case was later voluntarily dismissed.

Filed
April 18, 2025
Represents
Uzodinma Ugoala
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Toyota Motor Sales Fraud Class Action

A proposed class action against Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., apparently concerning allegations of fraud. The specific claims are not detailed in the provided docket text.

Filed
September 13, 2024
Represents
Abdul Syed
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Mazda Motor of America Fraud Class Action

A proposed class action against Mazda Motor of America, Inc., apparently concerning allegations of fraud under the federal Other Fraud nature-of-suit category. The plaintiff, Matt Cauller, appears to claim that consumers were misled or deceived, though specific details are unavailable from the docket text. These are allegations in a newly filed case, not proven facts.

Filed
August 16, 2024
Represents
Matt Cauller
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Settlement

Consumer plaintiffs allege that defective Airbag Control Units in approximately 12.3 million vehicles may cause airbags to fail to inflate in the event of a crash. Settlements have been reached with multiple vehicle manufacturers including Toyota, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, and Kia.

Settlement fund
$62M
Claim deadline
Represents
Sigfredo Rubio, Andrea Shields, Xin Wang, Laura Shimko, Jami S Oliver, Margaret Rizzo
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

Hyundai/Kia Engine Fires Class Action Settlement

Hyundai and Kia vehicles allegedly had defective engines that were prone to fires and failure. The manufacturers have agreed to settle claims related to these engine defects through this class action settlement.

Claim deadline
Represents
Brian Frazier, Jeannett Smith, William Pressley
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

GM Engine Litigation Settlement

General Motors sold 2011-2014 Chevrolet and GMC pickup trucks and SUVs with LC9 5.3-liter V8 engines that allegedly contain a defective piston assembly. The defect causes excessive engine wear, oil consumption, spark plug fouling, rough idling, check engine lights, and potential engine damage. GM denies any wrongdoing or that the vehicles are defective.

Settlement fund
$150M
Claim deadline
Represents
Gabriel Del Valle, Larry Goodwin, Jill Cralley, William Davis, Jr., Garet Tarvin, Alice Graziano, Manuel Fernandez, Monteville Sloan, Jr., Raul Siqueiros, Joseph Brannan, Donald Ludington, Thomas Shorter, Gail Lannom, Bradley K. Zierke, Ross Dahl, Drew Peterson, Barbara Molina, Steven Ehrke, Bill Mauch, Thomas Gulling, Ronald Jones, John Graziano, Rudy Sanchez, Mike Warpinski, Marc Perkins, Joseph Olivier, Christopher Thacker, Derick Bradford, James Robertson, Joshua Byrge, Randy Clausen, Steve Kitchen, Ted Edgecomb, Kevin Hanneken, Michael Ware, Scott Smith, Jonas Bednarek, John Neubauer, James Faulkner, Dan Madson, Katelyn Doepel, Todd Cralley, Dennis Vita, Edwin Doepel, Kelly Harris, William Martell, John Knoll, Thomas Szep, Robert May

“Recovery” and “exposure” refer to total disclosed settlement funds in associated cases, not money personally won or lost by an attorney. Settlements generally resolve disputed allegations without a finding that either side won. Data comes from public court dockets and may be incomplete.