We represented a husband whose wife and two other women were killed in a tragic wreck. The case included claims against the driver of the vehicle, the manufacturer of the vehicle, an engineering firm who designed road construction at the scene, the paving company who performed work at the scene, the general contractor overseeing the work, and others. The case involved numerous complicated legal issues, which included a trip to the court of appeals during the case. Overall, after payment of attorneys’ fees and expenses, our client recovered $992,663.75. While the amounts of all settlements were confidential, we believe that this sum was much larger than the recovery made by the other two families, who were represented by another law firm.

We represented a woman whose husband was killed in a head-on collision by a drunk driver. We initially took the case thinking it would be a pro-bono case, but we soon discovered that the at fault driver had more insurance than suspected. Once this became known, various family members for the husband (many of whom the husband had not seen in years) started showing up and making claims, and the case soon became a fight about how to allocate the found insurance proceeds. We were ultimately able to obtain a significant recovery for the client.

We represented a wonderful young woman who sustained a brain injury following a wreck. Despite many complicating issues, including the fact that our client was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the wreck, we were able to reach a significant settlement that almost exhausted all of the available insurance. After payment of attorneys’ fees, expenses and reimbursement of the subrogation interest, our client netted $319,315.18. Most of these funds were used to purchase a structured settlement that this young woman has already used to help get her life back on track.

We represented an employee of an auto auction who was injured in an on the job injury. The auto auction had cars parked in a row. As our client was walking between cars, a temporary employee hired through a temp agency, hit our client, crushing his leg. Because our client had worker’s compensation insurance, we were unable to sue his employer. Instead, we sued the temp agency and the driver. This was a long, difficult case involving a number of highly technical legal arguments relating to worker’s compensation laws, borrowed servant doctrines, and more. When we initially agreed to represent the person, we were unsure whether there would ever be a recovery due to these very difficult legal issues. But ultimately, we were able to enter into a very substantial settlement to help our client. After attorneys’ fees and expenses, our client recovered $213,368.51.

Another lawyer asked for our help on a case involving a client who was injured when he was rear-ended by a concrete pumping truck. The client sustained some knee injuries, arm injuries, and neck injuries. But the real injury was a back injury, which required surgery. Before our law firm was brought in, the insurance company made an initial offer to settle the case for $13,334.12. We worked on the case, and we proved that the driver of the vehicle had violated his company’s safety procedures and trucking laws. We eventually entered into a substantial settlement. After payment of attorneys’ fees and expenses and reimbursement of a subrogation interest, our client netted $193,367.60.

We represented a driver who sustained a head injury in a car wreck after the other driver ran a red light. Upon our initial demand, the insurance adjuster offered $26,100.00 to settle the case. We promptly filed suit and began to get the case ready for trial. Before trial, we settled at a mediation for a confidential amount. After fees, expenses, and payment of outstanding medical bills, the client recovered $158,020.86, a far cry from the insurance company’s ridiculous starting offer.

We represented an individual who was injured in a wreck in Dallas, Texas. The case was complicated, involving claims against a number of insurance policies and issues regarding pre-existing health damages. This was also a case where the client was represented by another lawyer before becoming dissatisfied with the lawyer and coming to us. We were able to resolve the claims, and after paying attorneys’ fees, expenses, medical providers and reimbursing Medicare for payments it made, the client netted $95,820.97.

We represented a young woman who was riding her scooter when she was hit by a drunk driver. We settled for the driver’s policy limits. After payment of attorneys’ fees, expenses, and repayment of outstanding medical bills, our client netted $61,519.33.

We represented a college student who was hit while riding a bicycle on his college campus. The other side started by vehemently arguing that our client’s injuries were not related to the bike wreck. We ultimately reached a settlement that netted our client $40,923.66 after payment of attorneys’ fees, expenses, and a large subrogation interest.

We represented a musician in his claim arising from a collision at an intersection. While not the largest case, we’re proud of the work we did. This case was essentially a swearing match of who ran a red light at an intersection. While the investigating officers didn’t give anyone a citation, the officers made it clear that they thought our client ran the red light. With the client’s help, we did a lot of investigation work and were able to prove to the insurance company that our client did not run the red light. After payment of attorneys’ fees, expenses, and reimbursement of a large subrogation interest, our client netted $16,608.34.

We represented a bicyclist who was hit at an intersection. Again, while it isn’t the largest case, we’re proud of the work we did. In this case, the investigating police officers actually noted on the report that our client was the cause of the wreck. After a significant amount of investigation, including hiring a very good expert witness, we were able to convince the insurance adjuster that our client did not do anything wrong. After payment of attorneys’ fees and expenses and reimbursement of a subrogation interest, our client received a net recovery or $12,362.58.

We represented a mom who was rear-ended in a McDonald’s fast food line. Prior to filing suit and at mediation, the insurance company basically laughed at us for making a claim involving a slow-speed wreck in a fast food line with neither vehicle sustaining much, if any, damage. Shortly before trial, the insurance company offered to settle the case for $8,000.00, not even enough money to cover the expenses for getting the case ready for trial. We took the case to trial, ultimately receiving a judgment for an amount in excess of the defendant’s policy limits. After paying fees, expenses, and reimbursing the health insurance company for the amounts they paid for medical care, the client received over $9,000.00 in cash.

We represented a woman who was making a left hand turn into a local restaurant when she was hit by a driver who was driving on the opposite shoulder. The insurance company initially denied the claim saying that our client was turning from an improper turn lane and that their driver had the right to be driving on the shoulder. After filing suit and presenting expert testimony that our client’s turn was proper and that the other driver was improperly driving on a restricted shoulder, both the other driver’s insurance and our client’s underinsured motorist carrier tendered their policy limits. After paying attorneys’ fees, expenses, and significant medical expenses, our client netted over $30,000.00.