Case Results

Our firm represented the devastated families of a young couple who were prematurely taken from this world as the result of tire and vehicle design and manufacturing defects which abruptly ended their lives. The couple was on their way to obtain a marriage license when the vehicle in which they were passengers — without any warning — flipped and rolled uncontrollably, crushing the roof of the vehicle and killing the engaged couple. Lawsuits based on defective product liability and negligence were filed on behalf of each of the families. Each of the cases was settled. Each settled for an amount in excess of $5,000,000.

Our firm was contacted 10 months following a single vehicle rollover accident. The police attributed fault for the accident to our client. Her vehicle was a total loss and had been disposed of by her insurance company and sold for salvage over six months before she contacted our office. Our initial investigation began in Memphis and quickly moved to other states in an effort to locate the salvage vehicle or determine if it had already been shredded at a scrap yard. When we finally tracked the vehicle down, we found it in an out-of-state junk yard hundreds of miles from Memphis. Three of the four tires were missing and had been sold without record. However, the critical piece of evidence — the defective tire — was still inside what remained of the vehicle. With this evidence, we were able to file suit and establish negligent/defective design of both the vehicle and tire. The case was settled for an amount in excess of $1,750,000.

In a tragic case involving improper signage and barriers in a construction zone on an interstate highway, our client was struck from behind and knocked into opposing traffic. Since she expired instantly, state law did not allow the jury to award any money as compensation for her pain and suffering, which typically accounts for the largest single element of damages in a vehicular accident case. Even faced with this state law obstacle, we were nonetheless able to obtain a settlement in excess of $1,000,000 for the benefit of the family.

An accident at a 4 way stop at a rural intersection resulted in the death of our 19-year-old client. Although liability was hotly disputed and our client was not wearing a seat belt, the case was resolved for the defendant’s policy limits in excess of $1,000,000.

Our client suffered severe injuries, including the loss of his leg, when the defendant’s trailer detached from a pickup truck and came across the center line and struck his vehicle head on. The at-fault pickup truck was being driven by a driver who was specifically excluded from coverage under the owner’s insurance policy. After we filed suit on behalf of our client, the insurance company denied liability and filed a separate lawsuit to enforce the policy exclusion and deny any insurance coverage for our client’s injuries. Even though the defendant driver was specifically excluded, the court refused to enforce the exclusion and the case was settled for the defendant’s policy limits of $1,000,000.

Our firm represented a 17-year-old female who was a passenger driven by an individual who negligently lost control and struck a tree. Our client sustained a severe head injury that required multiple surgeries, as well as injuries to her neck and back. The client had medical bills in excess of $300,000, which we were able to get significantly reduced. Suit was filed and the case was subsequently settled for $865,000.

The firm represented an elderly man who was being transported by an ambulance when he became involved in a motor vehicle accident with a vehicle that failed to yield to the ambulance as required by state law. The client suffered multiple rib fractures, a collapsed lung, and multiple lacerations to his hands, back, and head; but he fully recovered after incurring medical bills in excess of $27,000. The case was settled at mediation for $750,000.

Our firm represented a 32-year-old passenger who was severely injured in a motor vehicle collision when struck by the defendant who ran a stop sign. Our client sustained fractures to her femur and humerus, abrasions, and numerous bruises and contusions. After filing suit and engaging in extensive discovery, the firm was able to successfully settle the case for $750,000 after negotiating substantial reductions with all healthcare providers, substantially increasing the amount of the recovery paid to the client.

The firm represented a 36-year-old passenger involved in an auto accident when her vehicle was struck on the side by the defendant driver who ran a stop sign. After being removed from the vehicle by the “jaws of life,” she underwent surgery for her crushed right elbow and multiple fractures to her forearm. The firm was able to significantly reduce her medical bills through negotiations, litigate her case, and settle for $700,000.

Our client sustained back and neck injuries when her vehicle left the highway after striking a vehicle involved in a prior accident. Suit was filed and after extensive discovery, the case was resolved before trial for $495,000.

The firm represented a 48-year-old welder who was rear ended on I240 while in stop-and-go traffic. The property damage to the client’s truck was extremely light and barely visible, but the client’s head struck the back window out of his truck. Initially, it was thought to be a soft tissue injury in nature but was soon discovered by MRI the client had a ruptured disk in his neck. Surgery was performed and the client was assigned a 28 percent permanent anatomic rating. Medical bills exceeded $90.000. The case was fought by the defense every step of the way. Mediation was unsuccessful due to the liability carrier’s reluctance to accept full responsibility for the plaintiff’s injuries. Trial was had in Shelby County Tennessee before a jury over three days. That jury unanimously awarded the plaintiff $385,000. Defendant tried to overturn the verdict by post-trial motion which was denied. The firm sought and received post-judgment interest, collecting the judgement of over $400,000 for our client.

Our firm represented a middle-aged man who received perforation of the proximal ileum, resulting in permanent scarring, as a result of the defendant running a red light. Our client sustained perforation of the proximal ileum, resulting in permanent scarring. His medical bills exceeded $50,000, and the firm was able to successfully settle the case for $250,000.

After admittedly engaging in drinking activity for most of the day, our client was thrown from the bed of a friend’s moving pickup in which he was a passenger, sustaining facial lacerations and fractures. The case was settled for insurance policy limits of $105,000.

The firm represented two brothers who were in high school who were involved in a motor vehicle accident. The younger brother sustained a laceration to his forehead, requiring sutures, the other brother sustained a frontal head brain contusion. Neither brother was wearing his seat belt. Fortunately, the two young men did not require extensive medical treatment and only followed up with medical treatment one time after going to the emergency room. The claims were successfully settled for a total amount of $100,000. The firm obtained substantial reductions in the emergency room/hospital bills, resulting in more money paid to the young men to compensate them for their injuries.

Our firm represented a 52-year-old male who was in the middle of a four-car chain reaction auto accident. He suffered from extreme pain to his lower back, neck, right shoulder, and was bruised all over. His vehicle was totaled out. He underwent extensive physical therapy, including occupational therapy. He also had two cervical epidural blocks. We were able to get the at-fault party’s insurance company to pay all medicals, current and future earnings, as well as pain and suffering. We were able to resolve the case for $100,000.

The firm represented a young man who was struck by a drunk driver who was speeding and swerving between vehicles. Defendant left 40 feet of skid marks on the roadway before striking our client’s vehicle. As a result of the impact, the client suffered a broken collar bone and four broken ribs. Surgery was performed on his collarbone and over $14,000 in medical bills were incurred. A lawsuit was filed but after intense negotiations, a settlement of $80,000 was secured for the client.

The firm represented a 22-year-old woman who was a passenger in a parked vehicle that was struck when a negligent driver lost control and left the roadway. The client sustained injuries to her chest and neck. She accumulated medical bills of $3,347. The firm was able to settle her claim for $75,000.

The firm represented a 22-year-old female college student who was a passenger in a motor vehicle accident that occurred in Mississippi. The young lady sustained a chest contusion and small herniated disc in her mid-back. The client received minimal medical treatment, no permanent injury, and incurred medical bills totaling less than $3,400. We were able to successfully mediate and settle the case for $75,000.

The firm represented a 35-year-old man who was involved in a motor vehicle accident when the defendant driver made a left turn in front of him on a questionable yellow light. The client sustained muscle strains to his neck, back, and a knee contusion and incurred medical bills totaling less than $3,000. After rejecting the insurance company’s offer to settle his injury claim for $3,758, a lawsuit was filed and tried before a jury, which returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $20,085.