Robert Bennett and Andrew Noel represented the parents of Abigail Taylor in a wrongful death lawsuit arising out of Abigail's evisceration in the kiddie pool at the Minneapolis Golf Club on June 29, 2007. This historic result included both monetary and non-monetary components. The primary defendant, Minneapolis Golf Club, paid $8,000,000 and admitted that it was one of the parties responsible for Abigail's death. The club was also required to fire the two managers most responsible for this tragedy. The other defendant, Sta-Rite Industries, paid a confidential settlement amount to the Taylors.

In addition, Sta-Rite voluntarily contributed $2,000,000 to a foundation in Abigail's name. The foundation, called Abbey's Hope, will further two goals close to the Taylor family's heart - pool safety awareness and organ donation. Sta-Rite also agreed to redesign the drain cover at issue in the lawsuit and to provide additional warnings to further Abbey's wish that an incident like this never occurs again.

Click to read news coverage about the case from the Minneapolis Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press.