Arnold Young is a Partner in the Savannah office and has a general trial practice. Mr. Young has experience in major defense cases involving products liability, medical malpractice, and truck and crane casualties. He also has extensive experience in insurance law. Mr. Young is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia and a former lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps.

Mr. Young is admitted to practice in all Georgia courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th and 5th Circuits, the U.S. Court of Claims, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Georgia, the U.S. Court of Military Appeals, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Savannah Bar Association, the American Bar Association, as well as the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, the Maritime Law Association of the United States, and Georgia Defense Lawyers.

Mr. Young is the author of articles on various legal topics, including "Inflation, Taxes and Other Games of Chance", published in the Georgia Defense Lawyers Journal. He has also spoken at numerous continuing legal education seminars on a variety of legal topics, including indemnity, motion practice and legal ethics.

Mr. Young received his B.B.A. in 1963 and his LL.B. in 1965 from the University of Georgia. As an undergraduate at Georgia, he was a member of Phi Alpha Delta.

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  Albert Hamm. et al. v. Toyota Motor Manufacturing USA
   
  Atlantic Wood Industries. Inc. v. Numerous insurance companies, 187 Ga. App 477, 370 SE 2d 765; 187 Ga. App. 477, 370 S.E. 2d 770; 190 Ga. App. 814, 380 S.E. 2d 504; 258 Ga. 800, 375 S.E. 2d 221; 196 Ga. App. 503, 396 S.E. 2d 541; 207 Ga. App. 392, 427 S.E. 2d 861
   
  Atlantic Wood Industries. Inc. v. U.S.A. (Dept. of Navy) (not reported)
   
  Baker v. Bonny (Not reported)
   
  Benton v. Hardaway Constructors, Inc., 1985 AMC 1506 (1985)
   
  Bowden v. Thurston Motor Liens
   
  Brown v. SCL v. Union Camp, 554 F.2d 1299 (certiorari denied) U.S. District Court.
   
  Causey v. Dico, Inc. (Not reported)
   
  Chatham Steel Corporation v. Liberty Mutual (Not reported) U.S. District Court.
   
  Cotton v. Smart Professional Photos, 221 Ga. App. 609, 472 S.E. 2d 92
   
  Cranford v. IBM (Not reported)
   
  CSXT v. Levant, 262 Ga. 313, 417 S.E. 2d 320; 200 Ga. App. 856
   
  Curl v. IBM, 517 F.2d 212
   
  Deering v. Scarvalone
   
  Drew v. PPM Cranes, Inc., et al. (Suit 1996-Resolved 2002) (Not reported)
   
  Ervin v. National Union Fire Insurance and Tarmac. 56 F.3d 1391
   
  Eva Hargrove v. Toyota, U.S. District Court (1999)
   
  Gardino v. Caribbean Lumber Co., 447 F.Supp. 1337; 587 F.2d 209. U.S. District Court
   
  Gary v. Smith v. Hagin's Appliances (Not reported)
   
  Green v. Vintage Enterprises, Inc. (Not reported)
   
  Groover v. Employer & Legion Indemnity (Not reported)
   
  Helmly v. Union Camp and CSX Railroad, 849 F.2d 1479; 258 Ga. 263, 367 S.E. 2d 796
   
  Jeffers v. Estate of Fritch (Not reported)
   
  Kline v. P.R. Newswire, Dow Jones, et al. 176 F.3d 495; 207 F.3d 664; 213 F.3d 650 (certiorari denied)
   
  Memorial Medical Center v. Royal Insurance Company (1999)
   
  Miller v. Orthologic/Sutter Corp, 218 F.3d 748
   
  Numerous Plaintiffs v. Baxter Healthcare (1994-2000) (Not reported)
   
  Overstreet v. Memorial Medical Center (Not reported)
   
  Parents of Deceased v. Automobile Manufacturer
   
  Purcell v. Joyner, Gay & Taylor, 231 Ga. 85, 200 S.E. 2d 363. Superior Court, Chatham County
   
  Saint Joseph's Hospital v. Norair, 147 Ga. App. 595, 249 S.E. 2d 642
   
  Save the Bay v. City of Savannah and Dunn, 227 Ga. 436, 181 S.E. 2d 351
   
  SCL Railroad (now CSXT) (Most not reported)
   
  SCL v. Union Camp Corporation and Pacific Carrier, 465 F. Supp. 1050; 489 F. 2d 152 (1974). U.S. District Court
   
  Scott V. Memorial Medical Center (Not reported)
   
  Smart Professional Photocopy Corporation v. Dixon, 216 Ga. App. 825, 456 S.E. 2d 233
   
  Springfield Plantation Homeowners Association v. Floyd, 245 Ga. App. 535, 538 S.E. 2d 455
   
  Tanya Welch v. Holiday Inns
   
  Two jury trials v. Georgia-Pacific (Not reported)
   
  U.S.A. ex rel Jeff Cox v. Memorial Medical Center (Not reported)
   
  Union Carbide v. Thiokol, 890 F.Supp. 1035
   
  Van Etten v. Ford Motor Co. and Firestone
   
  Various Pharmacies v. Systemed Pharmacy, Inc., Blue Cross, et al. (part of Merck Medco)

   

• Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
    
  • Best Lawyers in America: 2007
    
  • Defense Research Institute
    
  • Georgia Defense Lawyers
    
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States
    
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
    
  • Savannah Bar Association