Head-On Crash with Arm Surgeries Settles for Over $1M Before Trial
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OUTCOME: $1,010,000
Our client was driving when another vehicle pulled out in front of her. As a result, the front ends of both vehicles collided. Our client’s vehicle was totaled, exceeding $20,300 in damages. She initia...lly had pain in her chest and bruising and pain in her right leg. During the course of years of treatment, our client underwent three surgeries to her arms and hand. The initial offer from the insurance company was $162,000. One month before a jury trial, our office was able to get the insurance company to pay $1,000,000 to compensate our client for her severe injuries.
Personal injury
High-Speed Crash During Pregnancy Leads to Emergency C-Section and $700K Recovery
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OUTCOME: $700,000
Our clients, a married couple, were involved in a high-speed, head-on collision that deployed the airbags in their vehicle. The at-fault driver was found to be 100% responsible. At the time of the cras...h, the wife was 39 weeks pregnant. The trauma from the collision triggered sudden contractions on the side of the interstate, and she was rushed by ambulance to the hospital, where doctors performed an emergency C-section due to complications involving the unborn child. Fortunately, the baby was delivered safely.
Despite the outcome, both clients suffered ongoing spinal injuries, and the mother endured a deeply traumatic birth experience. The insurance company initially offered just $10,000 to the wife and $8,000 to the husband — failing to recognize the severity of what they endured. After filing a lawsuit and aggressively litigating the case, Roman Austin secured a combined $700,000 settlement — 35 times the original offer.
Personal injury
Spinal Fusion After Stop Sign Crash Leads to $1.4 Million Settlement
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OUTCOME: $1,400,000
The at fault party ran a stop sign and side swiped our client in his vehicle. This impact resulted in severe injuries to our client’s spine which he received over two years of medical care for. Ultimat...ely, after all other measures of care were exhausted, the client underwent a fusion surgery to spine. Initially, the insurance company offered $13,220. After filing a lawsuit and aggressively pursuing the insurance company in litigation, our office was able to recover $1.4 million on behalf of our client.
Personal injury
Hidden Vehicle Collision Causes Traumatic Brain Injury, Resulting in $2.25 Million Settlement
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OUTCOME: $2,250,000
$0 Offer Becomes $2.25 Million Recovery in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Case An event occurred which resulted in our client’s head hitting the pavement on a quiet, residential street outside of his ...home. That day, he ended up unconscious, in a pool of his own blood on the roadway. First responders took him to the hospital, where he was found to have hemorrhaging in his brain from a skull fracture. From there he spent 2.5 weeks in a drug induced coma to help him heal from the injury to his brain. It was found by medical personnel that the client had suffered a severe traumatic brain injury that took years for the client to recover from. Unfortunately, for the client, he never fully recovered and still has ongoing permanent cognitive difficulties.
The only person to witness this incident was a delivery driver who called in the event to the police. For four years, the Defendants in this case stated that they did nothing wrong to cause this severe injury and that our client had tripped over himself causing him to fall on the ground. The police officers in the case believed the Defendants and did nothing to investigate the case further. The insurance company offered $0.00 during those four years and pointed the finger at our client as the cause of his own injuries.
After pouring hundreds of hours of legal work into the case, our team was able to find that the story of the Defendants was far from the truth. It was found that the story changed over the years, from the original 911 call, to body worn camera, to the answers to interrogatories, and to the sworn deposition testimony of the driver of the van. After attorney Miles Hickman put all the evidence together in the case, the insurance company realized that they were on the wrong side of the coin, as it was clear that their own insured was hiding the truth of what happened. It was clear that the vehicle driven by the defendant had struck our client, causing him to fall and hit his head.
On the eve of trial, the insurance company for the first time acknowledged the severity of the injury caused by their insured and settled the case for over $2 million.
