Case Results Highlights

When you hire a personal injury law firm, you want to know it has the experience needed to get you the compensation you need to put your life back in order, to the extent that’s possible.

While every case is different, and you cannot infer what we can do for you from what we’ve obtained for previous clients, we feel our accomplishments show how hard we work to get the best results possible for everyone we try to help:

Defective Drug Death

• Obtained the maximum six-figure settlement amounts from insurance carriers and a drug manufacturer for the family of a motorcycle rider injured in a motorcycle accident who later died as a result of an allegedly defective drug.

Car and Truck Accidents

• Obtained settlement in excess of $600,000 for a man suffering multiple fractures following a collision with a semi-truck.
• Negotiated a settlement totaling over $800,000 for a forklift operator who suffered a fractured leg when struck by a commercial delivery truck.

Motorcycle Accidents

• Negotiated a confidential wrongful death settlement of over $1,000,000 on behalf of the family of a motorcycle rider involved in a collision with a tractor-trailer.
• Negotiated a wrongful death settlement in excess of $1,200,000 for the family of a motorcycle rider killed near MountainFest.

Oil and Gas Injuries

• Obtained settlements from well services company and employer (deliberate intent) in excess of $200,000 for truck driver injured on oil and gas drilling site.
• Obtained settlement in excess of $150,000 for an oilfield worker suffering a broken arm in a drilling accident.
• Obtained confidential settlements in excess of $200,000 for oilfield worker suffering back injury on rig site.

Employment Litigation

• Obtained a six-figure jury verdict at trial equal to around four year’s salary in favor of a former employee in breach of employment contract lawsuit.
• Obtained a confidential settlement against oil and gas services provider on behalf of a minority client who was terminated after an altercation with a white employee who was allowed to continue employment.
• Recovered retirement benefits for retired coal mining engineers from a coal company that attempted to shield prior debts in spin-off through bankruptcy.
• Successfully appealed the denial of UMWA survivor benefits on behalf of the widow of a deceased miner.
• Successfully recovered pension benefits under a self-funded ERISA plan for a retired worker in the metals industry.

Sexual Harassment

• Negotiated confidential settlements in excess of $500,000 on behalf of several employees of a local restaurant chain harassed by a manager.
• Obtained a confidential settlement against a hospital in sexual harassment and gender discrimination claim where an employee was terminated after reporting alleged sexual harassment.
• Negotiated a confidential settlement against a fast-food chain in sexual harassment and gender discrimination claim where an employee was forced to resign after repeated unwanted sexual advances by a coworker.
• Obtained verdict over $100,000 for government employee terminated in violation of contract. Prior to trial, the defendant had failed to offer $60,000.

ATV/Off-Road Vehicle Accidents

• Obtained wrongful death settlements totaling over $1.8 million on behalf of the family of a boy killed in a tractor accident at a summer camp.
• Negotiated favorable settlements in products liability cases involving ATV/four-wheeler and motorcycle accidents.

Slip and Fall Accidents/Premises Liability

• Obtained settlement in excess of $150,000 for a client who suffered a shoulder injury after slipping on ice at a restaurant.
• Obtained settlement of over $210,000 for a client who suffered ankle injury due to a poorly maintained apartment parking area.
• Obtained settlement of $200,000 for a client who slipped and injured her back due to negligence of contractor at hotel.
• Obtained settlements in excess of $550,000 for college student who suffered burns to hand and chest following cooking fire in college rental.

Oil and Gas Litigation/Lease Negotiation

• Obtained total settlements in excess of $240,000 on behalf of minor interest holders in a mineral trespass action.
• Obtained summary judgment entitling client to over $270,000 in a mineral royalty dispute.
• Obtained settlement, enforced on appeal, resulting in clients receiving mineral interests valued in excess of $500,000.
• Obtained lease bonus in excess of $140,000 for client who had been told his interests were without value.
• Negotiated lease bonus for mineral owner in excess of $250,000 after she was told by various producers that her property was held by production.

Medical Malpractice/Nursing Home Abuse

• Obtained settlements of nearly $300,000 from the hospital and nursing home on behalf of the family of an elderly woman who developed pressure ulcers while a patient in the hospital.
• Negotiated a settlement of over $600,000 from a hospital chain for the family of an elderly woman who developed pressure ulcers while a rehabilitation patient in the hospital.
• Obtained confidential six-figure settlement for a family of a woman killed as a result of negligent heart surgery.
• Obtained confidential six-figure settlement on behalf of gentleman who developed infections as a result of unsanitary wound vac care.

Commercial Litigation

• Negotiated a settlement for our client for the full insurance policy limits of over $400,000 in an accounting malpractice and fraud case.
• Obtained a high five-figure settlement for client in breach of coal consulting agreement.
• Successfully defended a client from collection efforts of major banks due to fraudulently obtained commercial loans.