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Charleston, WV Accident and Injury Settlements

Truck Accidents

  • Driver of tractor trailer disregarded traffic light crashing into vehicle causing occupant to be paralyzed. Confidential Settlement.
  • Trucking Accident resulting in the death of two children and serious injury to father. The three were walking along the road when a truck, improperly loaded with scrap metal, turned over on them.  We were successful in making claims against the trucking company as well the company that improperly loaded the truck.  The total settlement $7,000,000.00.
  • A drunk driver in a driving company truck strikes and kills a man in a parked car. Settlement $2,300,000.00.
  • Coal truck crossed centerline striking car causing serious injuries. Settlement $1,300,000.00.
  • Logging truck crosses centerline causing an accident resulting in injuries. Jury verdict $400,000.00.

Mining Accidents

  • Settlement in mining explosion resulting in death. Settlement $2,750,000.00.
  • Mining accident – miner pinned by improperly maintained and operated continuous miner – settlement $1,400,000.00.

Auto Accidents

  • Out of control driver failed to yield right-of-way causing serious and permanent injuries to pedestrian. Settlement $850,000.00.
  • Automobile crash caused by driver texting. Settlement $250,000.00.
  • Chain reaction automobile crash involving four vehicles resulted in serious injuries. Confidential settlements with all three of the other drivers.
  • Settlement in wrongful death where an at-fault party of test driving a vehicle – collected from driver and car dealer.  Settlement $2,500,000.00.

Premises Liability

  • Slip and fall incident at an arena. When the patron was leaving they fell on an uneven surface in a parking garage. Settlement $600,000.00.
  • Dog bite of a postal worker performing duties – permanent scarring. Settlement $225,000.00.
  • Settlement against grocery store where security failed to stop a fight from breaking out. Settlement $200,000.00.

Drunk Driving Accidents

  • A drunk driver in a driving company truck strikes and kills a man in a parked car. Settlement $2,300,000.00.
  • Settlement against drunk driver and restaurant/bar which served an underage patron. Settlement $1,250,000.00.

Medical Malpractice

  • Medical negligence – hospital failed to raise rails on a bed to make sure patient would not fall – fall from bed striking head resulting in death. Settlement $1,000,000.00.
  • Medical malpractice settlement – podiatrist botched surgery – We also recovered from the hospital for negligent hiring. Settlement $1,000,000.00.

Construction Accidents

  • Confidential settlement for defective guardrail – guardrail failed to keep vehicle from traveling into opposite side of highway resulting in multiple deaths. Confidential Settlement.
  • Dump truck lost control and crashed into parked van resulting in quadriplegia of driver. Settlement $3,000,000.00.
  • Jury verdict – construction defect case – successfully obtained jury verdict against construction owner and its engineer for serious injuries. Verdict $4,300,000.00.

Bicycle Crashes

  • Bicyclist struck by hit and run driver. Settlement $250,000.00.
  • Bicyclist struck by car. Settlement $1,250,000.00.

Motorcycle Accidents

  • Motorcyclist killed by speeding vehicle. Settlement $1,450,000.00.
  • Distracted driver fails to yield right-of-way crashing into motorcycle. Settlement $375,000.00.

Hundreds of additional settlements/verdicts in automobile accidents with injuries ranging from soft tissue/whiplash to broken bones to head injuries, etc. Verdicts/settlements ranging from $10,000.00 to $1,000,000.00.


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