WRONGFUL DEATH- FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($5,000,000.00) A 36 year old mother of six was struck and killed by a truck delivering beer to its vendors. We filed a wrongful death action on behalf of the estate and her six children. After an all day mediation, the case settled for the total sum of five million ($5,000,000.00) dollars.
AUTO ACCIDENT-THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($300,000.00) Client was injured in an automobile accident after he was struck from behind while stopped at a traffic signal. He underwent a three level cervical diskectomy and fusion. The defendant settled for policy limits of $100,000.00. Client had uninsured motorist coverage of $200,000.00. Insurance company initially denied coverage and asserted that the policy had been cancelled just days before the accident. After discovery it was determined that the carrier had not terminated the policy properly. The carrier finally paid policy limits of $200,000.00.
WRONGFUL DEATH-FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($575,000.00) An 80 year old resident of nursing home choked on a piece of candy after having dinner with her daughter. Her daughter pulled the emergency response cord in her room. No one from the nursing home responded. The 80 year old resident passed away before emergency medical personnel arrived. We filed a wrongful death action on behalf of the estate and surviving daughter. After extensive discovery the case was settled for five Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand ($575,000) dollars.
AUTO ACCIDENT-FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($475,000.00) Client was in the parking lot of a bar at closing talking to two female patrons of the bar who were sitting in their vehicle. Defendant, obviously intoxicated, struck the parked vehicle in which the female patrons were sitting. Client was also struck by the defendant's vehicle knocking him to the ground causing a herniated cervical disk. He eventually had to undergo a cervical diskectomy and fusion as a result of this accident. The case settled at mediation for four hundred seventy five thousand ($475,000.00) dollars.
