Case Settlements

Premises Liability

Client developed a nervous system disorder called Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (“CRPS”) after breaking his arm in a trip and fall in a rut at the track of a recreation center. The insurance company denied liability until we deposed the maintenance managers who asked, “which rut did he trip on.”

Auto Accident

Female client rear-ended by a Ford F350 Commercial Vehicle towing a trailer on I-20. Our client suffered a permanent injury to her lower right leg that led to extensive treatment including physical therapy, injections, and a spinal cord stimulator trial.

Premises Liability
Dekalb County

Client slipped and fell on a greasy and slippery floor in a restaurant shattering her elbow. As a result of her fall, our client had an open reduction internal fixation surgery and over six months of physical therapy.

Trucking Accident
Fulton County

Female client suffered an aggravation to pre-existing neck issues that required a cervical fusion neck surgery when rear-ended by a Tractor-Trailer on I-285 in Sandy Springs, Georgia. The Tractor-Trailer driver denied fault, but the trucking company‘s owner admitted at deposition his driver caused the wreck. The case settled after depositions.

Head on Auto Accident
Towns County

Client suffered a fracture pelvis which required an invasive surgery that involved multiple screws and rods in an accident where the at-fault driver turned left into the path of our client’s vehicle. We found three different insurance policies that applied to the wreck and compelled all three insurance companies to pay the full value of each policy.

Passenger v. Commercial Vehicle Accident
Clayton County

Client injured while riding in the back of an Uber on I-285. In the wreck, a tow-truck performed an erratic maneuver causing a Pickup Truck to collide with the Uber. Our client suffered back, neck and hip injuries that required physical therapy and injections, but no surgery. The case settled after extensive litigation.

Premises Liability
Dekalb County

Client slipped and fell at work as she walked from carpeted floor to tile floor after the cleaning company shampooed the carpet in the early morning hours but failed to notify anyone that the carpet was damp. Our client suffered a knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery as well as a shoulder injury and back injury. We settled after deposing the cleaning company’s owner who admitted at deposition that he should have notified someone of the damp carpet and set out wet floor signs.

Dog Attack
Coweta County

Dog attack case where real estate agent client was showing a house to her buyer. The dog appeared to be friendly, but then lunged and bit our client’s face requiring surgery. We settled after showing that the seller/dog owner knew that the dog was dangerous and crated the dog during showings (except for the showing involving our client).

Multiple Car Accident
Gwinnett County

Client suffered concussion and multiple post-concussion symptoms after being rear-ended on I-85 in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Other driver blamed “phantom” van and insurance company denied liability. Case settled for policy limits on the eve of trial.

Auto Accident
Fulton County

Red light accident in Atlanta, Georgia where the other driver ran a red-light t-boning our client’s Toyota Prius. Our client saw the impact coming and braced himself, squeezing the steering wheel with both hands. He suffered wrist injuries requiring surgery. The case settled for the full value of the at-fault driver’s insurance policy.

Pedestrian v. Auto Accident
Cobb County

Homeless client was hit by a car and killed while crossing a four-lane road at night. We used video to show that the area was well lit and the driver was distracted. The case settled for the full value of the driver’s insurance policy.

Auto Accident
Harris County

Client was rear-ended while stopped for traffic on I-85 South causing injuries to her back with pain radiating down her right leg. The case settled for the full liability policy limits of the at-fault driver with additional recovery from the client’s underinsured motorist policy.

Auto Accident
Whitfield County

Client injured both knees requiring surgery to her right knee as the result of a careless driver rear-ending her vehicle. The case settled for the full policy limits.

Auto Accident
Fulton County

Client was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his friend when his friend caused an accident resulting in injuries to client’s lower back. Client underwent extensive treatment including physical therapy and epidural steroid injections. The case settled for the full liability policy limits.

Auto Accident
Dekalb County

Client injured his lower back when the other driver inexplicably turned left from right lane into the client’s vehicle, which was in the left lane. The insurance company initially denied liability but ultimately paid after seeing we were ready for trial.

Auto v. Bicycle Accident
Fulton County

Client broke his leg when an unidentified driver knocked him off his bike. After extensive research, we found the unidentified driver and his insurance company settled for the full policy limits.