Confidential Truck accident case
Apr 29, 2021OUTCOME: $1.75 Million settlement
Missouri
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Steven Gursten's Legal Cases (16)
Farmington Hills, MI
Personal injury Lawyer at Farmington Hills, MI
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Trucking Accident
Confidential Car Accident Case
Jan 20, 2021OUTCOME: $550,000 Settlement
Wayne County
Oakland County Car Accident
Mar 05, 2018OUTCOME: $3.5 million settlement
tire-separation, traumatic brain injury accident
Confidential
Jan 06, 2015OUTCOME: $7 million settlement
A $7 million settlement was secured for a third-party car accident case in Oakland County, resulting in the death of an adult male. The case did not include any claim for economic damages. The $7 ... million settlement was made on behalf of the plaintiff’s parents as the estate. The case settled for an amount that was significantly higher than the insurance policy limits for the defendant, and included a $3 million contribution from defendant over policy limits.
Confidential
Nov 13, 2014OUTCOME: $34 million settlement
A $34 million settlement was reached in the case of a serious truck accident in Ohio. Steven Gursten was asked to participate in the case by Ohio-based co-counsel. The case settled after the first day ... of trial.
Modzelewski-Shekoski, et al. v. Allied Excavation Inc., et al
Nov 15, 2012OUTCOME: Verdict $2.55 million
Third-party auto negligence - Macomb County
James William Fairley and Kim Fairley v. Schiber Truck et al
Dec 15, 2010OUTCOME: $3.5 million verdict
This verdict was only for the pain and suffering of a 56-year-old man involved in a truck accident, with a corporate defendant. It is said to be the highest Jackson County jury verdict for an auto acci ... dent case. Defendant insurance company Zurich took the position that the "conservative" Jackson, Michigan jury would not award significant pain and suffering damages, and essentially forced the case to trial. The highest defense offer was $1 million before and during trial. We argued “chronic pain syndrome” throughout the 1 ½ week trial, and tactically waived an excess economic loss claim, where the Plaintiff was on Social Security Disability, so there would be no collateral source reductions from the verdict amount. The parties agreed to waive appeal in exchange for plaintiffs agreement on the last day of trial to cap the verdict at the defendant's insurance policy limits. In the accident, the Plaintiff's mini-van was rear-ended by defendant truck and pushed into another oncoming truck, causing Plaintiff's injuries. The injuries sustained were traumatic brain injury, depression and two fractured vertebrae.
Anthony G. Broeren and Lisa Broeren v. Roy Bates II
Aug 13, 2008OUTCOME: $5.65 million verdict on initial offer of $600,000
The $5.65 million jury verdict in Macomb County Circuit Court was one of the largest awards ever for an automobile accident lawsuit in the area. My client Anthony Broeren was accidentally run over by a ... n acquaintances pick-up truck, propelled head-first into a log cabin and then dragged by the truck. Now he is unable to return to competitive employment, due to injuries from the accident including a slight traumatic brain injury and severe leg injuries. The stakes were significantly high in this case, as the defendant had insurance by Chrysler because he was leasing a Chrysler car under the company’s employee lease program. But the defendants attorneys were successful in removing Chrysler as a named defendant in the case. Behind the scenes, Chrysler took a low-ball settlement position, contending that a friend suing another friend would never get what his injuries were worth, especially in a conservative venue like Macomb County, Michigan. Chryslers offer the day before trial was $1 million.
Barnes, Shelly A., Carl L., Tai N. and Jason v. Cassens Transport Company and Michael Arthur-Joseph Bisson
Feb 22, 2007OUTCOME: $3.6 million arbitration award
In this case, three plaintiffs suffered mild traumatic brain injury and back, shoulder and carpal tunnel surgeries from a truck accident. The defendant alleged that there was very low vehicle damage an ... d that the injuries had no causal relationship to the accident. The defendant’s offer before the award was $250,000.
Christopher Norris v. Atsalis Brothers Painting Company
Jul 27, 2006OUTCOME: $9 million settlement
This was the largest pain and suffering settlement in Michigan in the preceding decade. The young plaintiff lost both legs in a car accident. His Saturn was split in half when it was rear-ended by an A ... tsalis Brothers truck.