RECENT CASE RESULTS:

• $69,250,000.00 jury verdict involving the death of a Texas A &M student who was walking home when she was hit and killed by an intoxicated driver.
• Jury verdict of $255,000.00, including medical expenses, in case involving animal attack.
• $600,000.00 settlement involving the death of an electrician as a result of a defective and dangerous ladder. The deceased man’s family received over $334,000.00 after deduction of attorney fees, expenses and payment of medical bills.
• $365,000.00 settlement in case involving a drunk driver that ran a red light and t-boned client. The client received $148,596.00 after payment of medical bills, attorney fees and expenses.
• $125,000.00 settlement in case where client was passenger in car hit from behind by a work truck and injured her neck and back. After payment of medical bills, attorney fees and expenses, the client’s net recovery was over $48,000.00. The firm also recovered $60,000.00 for the driver of the car vehicle who netted $26,466.00 in his pocket.
• Jury verdict of $5,200,000 for a client who suffered a below knee amputation of his right leg as a result of being struck and knocked off his motorcycle by an elderly woman driving the wrong way down the interstate in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas.
• $2,650,000.00 settlement in a case involving a truck driver who was crushed by a piece of oil field equipment that fell off a trailer due to the negligence of a forklift operator. The client’s net recovery was $1,221,852.20 after deduction of all attorneys fees, expenses and payment of workers compensation lien.
• $2,500,000 settlement for the family of a man who drowned in a poorly maintained apartment complex pool. After deducting attorneys’ fees and expenses, the clients’ net recovery was $1,440,017.80.
• $1,000,000 settlement for a female client who had to undergo multiple skin graft procedures after a home health nurse cut her first skin flap/graft off during what was supposed to be a routine wound cleaning/dressing replacement.  Net recovery for client after deducting attorneys’ fees, expenses, and repaying her health insurance provider for all of her medical expenses was $581,244.99.
• $750,000.00 settlement for family of a disabled woman who passed away after being thrown from her wheelchair due to the failure of a van driver to properly secure her during transport. Net recovery for clients after deducting attorneys’ fees, expenses, and repaying health insurance provider for all of her medical expenses was $421,260.70.
• $600,000 policy limits settlement involving a married couple who were crossing a street and in a crosswalk and were hit by a vehicle. The husband died and the wife fractured her hip. After deducting attorneys’ fees and expenses, the clients recovered over $400,000.00.
• $400,000.00 settlement on behalf of pipe fitter who suffered on the job injuries from defective hoist. After deducting attorneys’ fees, expenses and medical bills, the client’s net recovery was $217,496.60.
• Jury verdict of $372,896.27 in Tarrant County for a client who suffered a shoulder injury that required surgery after being involved in a motor vehicle collision in which she was hit from behind.
• $350,000 settlement for an Air Force pilot after he was severely injured in a rear impact auto collision. After deducting attorneys’ fees and expenses, the client’s net recovery was $196,165.11.
• $192,500 settlement for a client who broke his femur as a result of a fall in the convenience store. Net recovery for client after deducting attorneys’ fees and expenses was $109,544.71
• Jury verdict of $168,861 for a client who sustained a severe hand laceration requiring surgery as a result of falling on a freshly mopped floor in a liquor store.
• $153,750.00 settlement on behalf of woman injured when two pitbulls escaped from yard.  Net recovery for client after deduction of attorneys’ fees, expenses and medical bills was $66,011.75.
• $150,000 policy limits recovery in rear impact collision resulting in neck and knee injuries. Net recovery for client after deduction of attorneys fees and expenses was over $91,000.00.
• Third party and UIM policy limits settlement involving a man that was killed while crossing the street on his motorized scooter.

CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENTS

• Confidential settlement involving a boating accident on Lake Texoma seriously injuring two teenagers being pulled on an inflatable tube.
• A worker was seriously injured when a guard rail failed causing him to fall from the second floor of a home under construction
• A man suffered a crushed foot when his co-worker ran over his foot with a bobtail tractor
• A truck driver was seriously injured while picking up a load at a distribution center due to a hidden dangerous condition on the premises
• A young lady died when she hit the back of a 18 wheeler that was stranded on the shoulder of a highway.  The collision occurred at nighttime and the truck driver failed to place warning cones as required by federal law.
• Resolution of a claim involving the tragic death of a healthy young man after a dental procedure.
• Settlement of a claim involving severe facial/dental injuries from a fall at a downtown Dallas office building.
• A woman sustained a severe leg injury due to a slip and fall in a commercial building.
• A two-year-old boy sustained facial scars when an aquarium shattered and lacerated his face and stomach at a Montessori school holiday party.
• Two families suffered multiple deaths, and several others were seriously injured, in a rollover accident.
• A worker was killed when he was electrocuted on a jobsite.
• An elderly man died as the result of the administration of a chemical stress test.
• A young man lost his leg in the collision of two personal watercrafts.
• A young girl was rendered a quadriplegic as the result of a one vehicle rollover accident.
• A man committed suicide in a psychiatric hospital while he was allegedly on suicide precautions.
• A man was killed in the collision of two personal watercrafts.
• A woman died when the truck she was in went off road and the roof crushed in.
• A man was seriously injured when he was hit from behind by a drunk driver doing over 100 mph.
• A school girl was seriously burned while doing a science project.
• Two women died as the result of bariatric surgery.
• A man suffered a serious impaling injury to his groin while using a riding mower.
• A girl tragically committed suicide after her ear was left deformed from a retail store ear piercing.
• A woman suffered injuries that required a complete hip replacement after tripping at a retail store.
• A man died after falling from his wheel chair while in transport without being secured.
• An electrical apprentice was electrocuted and died while working to install an air conditioning unit.
• A geriatric patient died after falling and suffering a hip fracture at a senior living facility.
• A suicidal man hung himself in a psychiatric hospital, using his belt that the hospital failed to remove.
• A woman sustained permanent damage to an eye due to a defective contact lens solution.
• A man was seriously injured in an oilfield accident in west Texas pressuring up a line.
• An elderly woman was sexually assaulted in a nursing home by an employee.
• A man died from complications related to slipping and falling at a retail store.
• An elderly woman died after being mistreated and ignored and becoming septic at a nursing home.