Attorney Christopher Taulbee's Legal Cases

Personal injury

Barge Explosion - Upper Extremity Amputation

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OUTCOME: Settlement - $6,000,000

We represented a deckhand who was injured while working on a barge in Louisiana waters in an explosion which resulted in a catastrophic injury to his right hand requiring surgical amputation. His injur ... ies had a permanent affect on his ability to earn a living and required extensive future medical treatment, including state of the art prosthetic devices. We litigated the suit in the United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana against the barge owner and successfully gained a settlement for him in the amount of $6,000,000.00.

Personal injury

Construction Site Accident - Knee & Low Back Injury

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OUTCOME: Jury Trial & Defended Verdict on Appeal - $4,100,478.30

We represented a telecommunications worker who injured his knee and low back in a construction site accident when he fell into a hidden cavern caused by a broken sewer line. The defendant drilling com ... pany that broke the sewer line failed to report the incident, inadequately attempted a covert repair, and as a result created the underground hidden cavern. Our client suffered severe and permanent injuries that required multiple knee surgeries, caused chronic knee and low back pain, and had a permanent effect on his ability to earn a living. After years of litigation, we tried the case before a jury in state court in Louisiana and obtained a verdict in the amount of $4,100,478.30.

Personal injury

18 Wheeler Accident - Upper Extremity CRPS/RSD

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OUTCOME: Settlement - $2,553,438.12

We represented a young mother and her father who were injured when their car was broadsided by an 18 Wheeler who ran a stop sign in New Iberia. The young mother received significant injuries and was di ... agnosed by her team of doctors with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (otherwise known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy). Her injuries had a permanent affect on her ability to return to work and required extensive future medical treatment, including multiple future surgeries associated with her Spinal Cord Stimulator. We litigated the suit in the 16 th Judicial District Court in Iberia Parish against the truck driver, the trucking company and its insurers and successfully gained a settlement for them in the amount of $2,553,438.12.

Personal injury

Auto Accident - Back Injuries

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OUTCOME: Settlement - $1,323,000

We represented an older couple who were injured when their vehicle was struck on its side by an inattentive driver who failed to stop before entering the roadway from a private parking lot. Although th ... e accident involved a low speed impact, both of them sustained injuries as a result of the accident. Her injuries required surgery on her lumbar spine and limited her ability to return to work. His injuries were primarily to his low back and lower extremities. Although he had been declared to be physically disabled before this accident, his treating physician recommended a surgery to his lumbar spine following this accident. We litigated the suit in the 16 th Judicial District Court in Iberia Parish against the other driver and his insurance companies and successfully gained a settlement for the couple in the amount of $1,325,000.

Christopher Taulbee's Legal Cases (4)

Barge Explosion - Upper Extremity Amputation

Construction Site Accident - Knee & Low Back Injury

18 Wheeler Accident - Upper Extremity CRPS/RSD

Auto Accident - Back Injuries