Automobile Accident

Head-On Automobile Accident
The driver of a large truck crossed the centerline and hit a young mother of three head-on causing significant injuries. She ultimately had surgery on both shoulders. The case was tried before the court resulting in a judgment of $375,000.

Exterminator Causes Head-On Collision While Looking For Residence
We represented a real estate agent out on a call when a negligent worker for an extermination company hit her head-on while he was looking for a residential address. The collision caused substantial injuries to our client's neck and back resulting in a cervical fusion to repair the damage. A lawsuit was filed and this matter proceeded to trial. A verdict was entered by the jury in the amount of $265,000.

Police Officer T-Boned
A motorist approaching a police vehicle with his lights and sirens activated failed to yield the right-of-way and t-boned the police cruiser. The police officer hired our law firm to help him recover for a severe head injury resulting from the accident. The insurance company for the motorist originally disputed that their driver was negligent. Shortly after filing suit, this matter was resolved for policy limits.

Passenger Killed in Accident in Louisiana
The family of a young man working construction in Louisiana hired our law firm to represent them in a wrongful death action. Their son had been a passenger in a vehicle driven by a coworker involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle. Both drivers survived the accident and claimed that the other vehicle crossed the centerline. After significant investigation into the details and facts of the accident, claims were made against both drivers and policy limit settlements were obtained from each insurance carrier before filing suit. An underinsured motorist claim was also pursued resulting in further recovery for the family.

Pedestrian Struck in Crosswalk by Turning Vehicle
Elderly gentleman returning from a walk to the store was crossing a city street with the light when the driver of a turning vehicle did not see him and struck him. The elderly gentleman sustained a broken arm, clavicle and leg, requiring surgery. The insurance company for the negligent driver settled for its policy limits $100,000.

Drunk Driver Strikes Casino Worker Head-On
A young female casino worker leaving her job late at night was struck head-on by a drunk driver going to the casino. The young lady sustained fractures to her leg and foot. The insurance company for the drunk driver paid their policy limits of $100,000, and the driver contributed a sum of money from his own personal assets which was confidential.

Phantom Vehicle Runs Young Driver Off the Road
An unidentified and unknown driver of a vehicle came up behind a young lady driving on a twolane state highway, clipping her vehicle and causing her to leave the roadway. She sustained multiple injuries, including compression fractures in her vertebrae. We filed suit against the young lady's own insurance company for uninsured motorist benefits and collected the maximum coverage.

Racing Automobiles Result in Death of Unborn Child
The mother of an unborn child was a passenger in a vehicle that was racing another vehicle on a two-lane blacktop when the vehicle in which she was riding lost control and overturned. As a result, she lost her unborn baby. A death claim was brought against the drivers of both vehicles, resulting in payment by their insurance companies of the maximum coverage before trial.

Highway Employee Severely Injured When his Vehicle is Struck by a Truck Running a Stop Sign
A highway employee who was a passenger in a MoDot truck was broadsided by another truck which ran a stop sign in rural Missouri resulting in severe injuries to the highway worker. He sustained multiple broken bones requiring surgeries, lost time from work and disability. This case is pending.