We settled a case today for a young lady that was hit in the middle of an intersection when another car failed to yield and made a left turn in front of her. The other driver denied it was his fault. The family hired us to investigate the crash and file an insurance claim against the other driver. We settled the case for $30,000 for the young lady.
The insurance company tried to deny the claim. The insurance company defended the claim and said it was not worth a lot of money. The insurance company offered $1,500 to settle the claim. According to the insurance company, the young lady only went to the emergency room and was placed in a walking boot so there is not a lot of value in the case besides her medical bills. We argued the case was worth a lot more because of the inconvenience of wearing a walking boot and using crutches for 4 weeks. The insurance company did everything they could to delay and keep from paying this claim. We filed suit in court in order to take a powerful position and show the insurance company we mean business. The case settled within a few months after filing suit for $30,000.
Our client was extremely happy with the result and wanted to settle. We fought for justice and held the insurance company accountable.
If you or a loved one was injured due to another driver’s negligence, contact us today for a free consultation. The Sumner Law Group is here to help!
We were recently able to settle a case involving a rear-end motor vehicle collision for $60,000. Our client was sitting at a stop light, and she was hit from behind at a very low rate of speed, resulting in very little property damage to her truck. To further complicate matters, our client had a treatment history going back more than a decade that included surgery, injections, and pain medication on the exact same body part she injured in this collision. So often we deal with cases where a motor vehicle crash or other incident of trauma causes an exacerbation of a pre-existing injury. Insurance companies typically view these clients as “damaged goods,” and do everything they can to avoid compensating them for the exacerbations these incidents cause. This settlement represented a 4-fold increase in the insurance company’s pre-suit settlement offer that we were able to extract after taking their driver’s deposition and establishing the nature and extent of our client’s injuries.
We tried to settle the case without filing a lawsuit, but the insurance company offered little value because of the small amount of damage to the bumper and the prior medical history. We filed a lawsuit in order to show the insurance company that we were serious about this claim and representing our client. Please contact us if you are involved in a motor vehicle crash.
Nine day trial on behalf of a man who was beaten nearly to death at a fast food restaurant by eight customers. Theory of liability: negligent security & general negligence. 4thLargest Verdict in Missouri (Missouri Lawyers Weekly) and 82nd Nationally for 2013 (National Law Journal).
After a 9 day trial, Phelps County client awarded $14.2 million after suffering a traumatic brain injury due to a motorcycle crash. Learn More Here.
A worker injured during the partial collapse of an old building in St. Louis reached at least $6 million in combined settlements with help from Brent Sumner. Learn more about this case that was #21 in the State of Missouri for 2020.
A truck driver was not qualified to drive 18 wheelers and never received a post-a post-crash drug test after killing our client’s son in a crash. Brent Sumner’s client received a $6,000,000 Settlement for this negligence.
Eight day trial on behalf of a truck driver who was injured while attempting to unload cargo from his trailer. The cargo was loaded improperly within the trailer and it tumbled down onto his head causing a brain injury and orthopedic injuries.
Our client was driving a tractor-trailer on a two lane state highway in Perry County, Missouri when an oncoming semi-truck pulling an empty box trailer was blown over by extremely high winds in the area and crashed head-on into our client. We made a claim for negligence and ultimately filed suit against the at-fault driver and his trucking company employer for his failure to pull over and wait for the high wind conditions in the area to abate. The truck crash caused catastrophic damage to both 18 wheelers and the trailers they were pulling. Additionally, the crash caused significant injuries to our client that were life-changing. As a result of the collision, our client sustained a punctured lung, a mild traumatic brain injury, a fractured scapula, multiple fractured ribs, and injuries to his neck and shoulder. Our client underwent a shoulder surgery and numerous pain injections following the crash, and his ability to work as a truck driver was permanently compromised.
Three day jury trial on behalf of a man that was badly injured when the tractor trailer in front of him stopped suddenly. Our client suffered significant bodily injuries in the crash. We helped change how this trucking company inspects 18 wheelers for safety.
We filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the families of two men who were hit head on and killed by a drunk driver. The drunk driver had a blood alcohol content of .247 an hour after the crash. The drunk driver crossed the grass median on a highway and hit our clients head on at 96MPH.
