JANE DOE v. WATERPARK
Sep 21, 2010OUTCOME: Settlement of $850,000.00
Attorney Willis played a pivotal role in helping to secure a nearly seven figure recovery for a local teen who was injured in a water park accident.
Matthew Evers Willis's Legal Cases (3)
Vernon Rockville, CT
Personal injury Lawyer at Vernon Rockville, CT
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Criminal Defense ... +4 more
CARMEN L. C., ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATATE OF WILLIAM C. v. JENNIFER MARCHAND, ET AL
Aug 12, 2010OUTCOME: Settlement of $742,500.00
On January 13, 2007 at 2:54 a.m., William C., age 33, a married father of two, was a passenger in a vehicle operated by his 26 year old cousin. William and his cousin were traveling east on I-84 in Ea ... st Hartford, Connecticut when a vehicle operated by a twenty year old woman was traveling in the wrong direction. The vehicles hit head-on, causing the vehicle William was traveling in to catch fire. The vehicle was quickly engulfed in flames and both William and his cousin were killed. Blood tests revealed that the woman was operating her vehicle under the influence of alcohol and narcotics. She was ultimately convicted of two counts of negligent homicide. At first, it appeared that only minimal insurance coverage was available. The William C. Estate collected policy limits of $20,000 for the vehicle the woman was operating, and $40,000 from the Estate of William C.’s cousin, the owner of the vehicle in which William was a passenger. Through the use of their private investigator, Attorneys Kopsick and Willis determined where the woman purchased the alcohol she consumed the night of the accident. The Estate filed a claim against the package store for “negligence per se” as the sale of alcohol to a minor violated a specific Connecticut statute. Through a methodical approach to building William’s case, a settlement was achieved in July 2010 for a total of $742,500, with the Estate of William C. receiving $424,375 and the Estate of William’s cousin receiving $318,125.
SUSAN T. v. CHURCH
May 11, 2010OUTCOME: Settlement of $400,000.00
On January 17, 2006, at approximately 4:00 p.m., our client, a 42 year old woman, pulled into what she believed to be the parking lot of a local jewelry store. (It was later determined that this parki ... ng lot was owned by the adjacent property owner). As our client exited her vehicle, she shut the door, took one step before her feet came out from under her, and fell due to an accumulation of ice in the parking lot. As a result of the fall, our client sustained a fractured ankle, fractured wrist, and a shoulder injury, all three of which required surgical repair and resulted in permanent injuries. The adjacent property owner claimed they were not responsible for our client’s injuries because she was a “trespasser”. Through the careful use of depositions and onsite investigations, Attorney Kopsick and Attorney Willis were able to demonstrate that payments were solicited from the adjacent property owner in exchange for the use of the parking lot in question. Attorney Willis and Attorney Kopsick were able to demonstrate how this revelation changed our client’s legal status on the land from “trespasser” to “business invitee”, and the result was a mediated settlement of $400,000.
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