Category Archives: Personal Injury

Personal Injury

Resolved claim post trial involving 8-figure verdict in favor of driver severely injured when struck by semi.

Personal Injury

Resolved claims against casino hotel by patron alleging serious injuries from accident in hotel room.

Personal Injury

Mediation involving electric shock injury during construction of race course.

Personal Injury

Resolved claim of man who lost arm in accident when government worker went wrong way down one-way street.

Personal Injury

Resolved personal injury claims related to school bus crash

Personal Injury

Resolved claims for severe injuries resulting from accident with county snow plow after it failed to yield at stop sign

Personal Injury

Resolved 8-figure personal injury claim where young man was trapped in burning vehicle after being hit by truck at 55 mph while stopped at traffic light.  Significant injuries included 2nd and 3rd degree burns to 35% of his body, arachnoiditis, and depression, as well as scores of follow up surgeries throughout his lifetime.

Personal Injury

Resolved multi-million dollar claim of worker severely burned in explosion at steel mill.

Personal Injury

Resolved claim against hardware store by elderly man who fell and sustained broken leg and eventual amputation of leg above knee.

Personal Injury

Resolved suit against State Police by motorist who was struck and seriously injured when suspect’s car swerved to avoid police blockade and stop sticks

Personal Injury

Resolved claim involving severe injuries to Harley rider resulting from intersection collision.

Product Liability

Infant suffered severe and permanent cerebral palsy and spastic quadriplegia as a result of the alleged defective design of the ventilator. A multi-million dollar structured settlement was proposed. Dispute centered both on liability and reasonable cost of life care plan.

Personal Injury (Vehicles)

Injuries include cervical radiculopathy, herniated disc, bilateral hand pain, and a fractured elbow. The case involves some chiropractic care. The defendant retains an IME and the plaintiff retains a vocational rehabilitation expert.

Personal Injury (Vehicles)

A UIM claim over $25,000 limits previously tendered. The issues and injuries discussed were: significant worker’s compensation lien, myofacial pain syndrome, trigger point cortisone injections, joint dysfunction, emotional overlay-adjustment disorder, anxiety and depression.

Personal Injury (Trucking)

Semi rearends second semi on interstate in Tennessee. Indiana and Arkansas drivers involved. Defendant trucking company in bankruptcy. Issues included compromise of a workers comp lien and the future loss of wages of a partial permanently impaired owner/operator. Structured settlement used to replace future income.

Personal Injury (Tort Claim Against Government Entity)

A private agency recommends reconciliation of molester with his family. Multiple molestations occur thereafter. The State claims immunity. and does not participate, case proceeds against placement subcontractor and other individuals in this multiple party case.

Personal Injury (Tort Claim Against Government Entity)

Negligent road design is a factor in a multiple fatality case. Rural road has a sharp, hidden turn and signage was hidden by vegetation. Landowner present to confirm multiple accidents at this location and his complaints to highway officials because he had to fix his fence so often.

Personal Injury (Tainted Food)

The plaintiff encounters degreaser in dinner roll and claims respiratory problems. The claimant has a preexisting condition of asthma. The defendant denies any permanent injuries.

Personal Injury (Sexual Abuse)

A family friend has sex with his friend’s wife. The issue is whether or not consent was given. This case involved a Chinese couple that spoke limited English and the cultural stigma of the occurrence was a difficult factor in the settlement efforts.

Personal Injury (Premises)

A child is hurt by construction material outside a hospital, negligent supervision alleged, tort claims case involving contributory negligence defense. Medicaid paid over $18,000 in medical expenses.

Personal Injury (Premises)

An automatic door was malfunctioning for 2 weeks prior to this injury. There was no evidence of an attempt to repair in the interim. The plaintiff has a 10%PPI of the upper extremity. Her rotator cuff is torn resulting in over $12,000 in medicals. The manufactured was joined in this action on a products liability […]

Personal Injury (Pedestrian)

Trainee driver runs over pedestrian, balatable leg tumor, scarring from surgery, residual pain, and $19,000 in medical liens, fractured ankle and femur, pre-suit mediation.

Personal Injury (Negligent Supervision)

An experienced 7-year-old rider thrown by ill-tempered horse. His mom said no to this horse, but owners let her ride anyway. The child has $16,000 in medical expenses for a severely broken leg. The insurance company is denying coverage because stirrup covers, tapaderos and breast collar were not used as required by the policy.

Personal Injury (Negligent Hiring)

An employee with known seizure disorder has wreck during seizure. The plaintiff has a head injury, chronic pain, amnesia, scars, and $52,000 in medicals.

Personal Injury

Mediation of natural gas explosion in housing development which destroyed 7 homes and damaged 60 others.

Personal Injury

Resolved claims resulting from accident where plaintiff’s minivan stalled on interstate and was struck by 18 wheeler, killing plaintiff’s 8-year-old son and rendering mother a paraplegic.

Personal Injury (Falls)

The plaintiff suffers a fractured patella and an arthroscopic surgery was required. She has a subsequent fall, but claims no aggravation of the prior injuries in the later fall. There is $12,000 in medicals.

Personal Injury (Falls)

A renter falls on basement stairs. He fractured his ankle. At issue is: $13,000 medicals, $3,000 in wage loss, water on stairs, absence of handrail, open and obvious condition and comparative fault defenses.

Personal Injury (Falls)

Woman has a brain injury, nasal reconstruction and broken sternum resulting from a misleveling elevator. At issue is the elevator company’s liability pursuant to a preventative maintenance agreement and the permanent nature of the traumatic brain injury.

Personal Injury (Dog Bites)

A 4-year-old bit by unleashed dog taken to work site by employee. Versed trances used to erase the memory of the child of this traumatic event. The employer denies there was any authority for the worker to have his dog on the work site.

Personal Injury (Construction Zones)

An on duty motorcycle officer in pursuit falls on uneven pavement left by road construction company. She fractured her thumb, shoulder and ankle. The dip was greater than 1″, violating an accepted industry standard.

Personal Injury (Closed Head Injury)

Allegation of closed head injury from ejection from vehicle in roll-over accident where defense argued plaintiff’s condition pre-dated accident due to significant cocaine abuse and other factors.