Results
Below are several recent examples of results we have obtained on behalf of our personal injury clients:
Note: In each of these cases, our law firm paid all costs associated with bringing the case to a settlement or jury verdict upfront. We were reimbursed from the proceeds of the settlement or jury verdict. Had we been unsuccessful, our clients would not have owed any money to our firm.
Burress Law wins $174,678 Stowers Verdict in Dallas District Court.
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Verdict: $174,678
Injury: Neck & Back Injuries
Case Description:
Dallas County, Texas
MOTOR VEHICLE
Stop Sign – Motor Vehicle – Intersection – Motor Vehicle – Broadside
Plaintiff claimed neck and back injuries from wreck
Verdict $174,678 verdict for Plaintiff
Agreed Judgment $194,293 ($174,678 + $17,604 pre-judgment interest + 2,011 court costs)
Case Anissa Williams v. Seyed Mostafa Farnia, No. DC-15-12324
Court Dallas County District Court, 116th
Judge Tonya Parker
Date 5/30/2018
Plaintiff Attorney(s)
Jason K. Burress, Burress Law, PLLC, McKinney, TX
Kyle R. Hejl, Burress Law, PLLC, McKinney, TX
Defense Attorney(s)
Rachel L. Wright, Susan L. Florence & Associates, Dallas, TX
Sapna Perera, Susan L. Florence & Associates, Dallas, TX
Facts & Allegations
On May 9, 2014, plaintiff Anissa Williams, 43, an assistant to a university vice president, was driving a Toyota Prius west on Lake Park Way in Richardson. Seyed Mostafa Farnia, in a Toyota Corolla, was on a cross street and stopped at a stop sign at Lake Park Way. Williams did not have a stop sign. Farnia pulled out in front of Williams, who broadsided him. Williams claimed multiple injuries. Williams sued Farnia for negligently disregarding a stop sign, failing to yield the right of way and failing to keep a proper lookout. Farnia stipulated to liability 5 days before trial.
Injuries/Damages
At the emergency room, Williams was diagnosed with a cervical strain only. On November 17, 2014, she saw an orthopedist and a chiropractor and began physical therapy. She was diagnosed with cervical and lumbar strain, and MRIs showed small cervical and lumbar disc bulges and degenerative conditions. She started treating with a chiropractor after the crash but had a gap in treatment from late November until December 19th, 2014. After restarting her chiropractic treatment, she continued until being released in early February 2015. Williams returned to the chiropractor again in late May. She told him that her neck felt better but that her lower back pain was significant. He treated her lower back through April 26, 2016.
Williams’ chiropractor opined that all of the treatment and charges were reasonable and necessary and that the claimed injuries were caused by the crash. He also recommended that Williams undergo additional future chiropractic treatment.
Williams testified that the injuries required her to get a new chair at work so that she could sit for longer periods, as well as a table that went up and down. It was difficult to sit for long periods, which made it hard to enjoy watching her son’s football games. It was hard to stand for long periods, which made it difficult to go shopping and antiquing with her daughter. She also could not work out as before, she said.
Williams sought $36,738.18 for past medical expenses and a little less than $50,000 for future medical expenses. She also sought past lost earning capacity, past and future physical pain, past and future mental anguish and past and future physical impairment. Plaintiff’s counsel asked for a total of $210,000.
The defense highlighted the multiple gaps in treatment. The defense expert, a chiropractor, opined that, based on the gap in chiropractic care after Nov. 25, 2014, the subsequent neck and back treatment was unreasonable and unnecessary. The defense also argued that Williams had degenerative disc disease; that her neck and back injuries from the accident were minor sprains and strains only; and that her mental health problems were entirely pre-existing and unrelated to the accident.
Defense counsel suggested that the jury should award Williams less than $25,000.
Result
The jury awarded Williams $174,678.40 (with interest and recoverable costs, the Agreed Judgment was $194,293 with post-judgment interest accumulating and also a separate motion for costs for more than $9,000).
The verdict was 10 to 2. Both of the dissenting jurors, one of whom was the presiding juror, held out because they wanted Williams to be awarded an even higher amount.
Plaintiff(s)
Anissa Williams
$36,738 past medical cost
$40,000 future medical cost
$20,000 past physical impairment
$15,000 future physical impairment
$25,000 past mental anguish
$22,500 past physical pain
$10,000 future physical pain
$5,440 past lost earning capacity
$174,678 plaintiff’s total award
Demand $50,000 (Stowers)
Offer $24,000 during trial ($17,000 before trial)
Insurer(s)
Allstate Insurance Co.
Plaintiff Expert(s)
Robert Justin Turner, D.C., chiropractic, Richardson, TX
Defense Expert(s)
Nicholas Cantrelle, D.C., chiropractic, Arlington, TX
Plaintiff(s) Demographics
Anissa Williams
Age: 43 Years
Occupation: assistant to a university vice president
Gender: Female
Settlement: $1,202,500.00
Injury: Fracture to facial bone requiring surgery.
Case Description: Burress Law recovers $1,202,500 from three insurance companies after our client suffered facial injuries from a crash on 121. The insurance companies denied responsibility and made no settlement offers, thus requiring us to file a lawsuit. Instead of accepting responsibility, they blamed ice for the crash (as opposed to their insured’s negligent driving behavior) and also asserted a plethora of legal defenses including (1) contributory negligence; (2) Pre-existing injury; (3) Subsequent Injury; (4) Failure to Mitigate Damages; and (5) sudden emergency. The insurance companies lost every hearing before the court. In the final hearing just a couple of weeks before the scheduled trial, as part of her Order in favor of Plaintiff, the Judge noted that the Defendants had misled Plaintiff’s counsel. This case was not without risk, and we were incredibly grateful that the insurance companies finally did the right thing and paid very full value on the claim, albeit after they were completely out of options.
After litigation, our clients were awarded a total of $1,202,500.00. After costs and expenses, the client’s net recovery was $893,408.59.
We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the settlement.
Settlement: $1,257,500.00
Injury: Fracture to leg requiring two surgeries.
Burress Law recovers $1,257,500 from two insurance companies after our client suffered a fractured leg requiring two surgeries from a vehicular crash. The responsible party disregarded a stop sign and “T-boned” our client. The accident caused our client’s vehicle to become engulfed in flames but despite his broken leg, our client was able to safely exit his vehicle. While the insurance companies did not explicitly deny liability, they continuously challenged causation, essentially trying to disprove that the crash caused our client’s injuries. More specifically, the client was impacted on his driver’s side but yet his right leg suffered the fracture. It was truly incredulous for an insurance company to assume with no evidence whatsoever that a person had perhaps just fractured his leg (there was no dispute the fracture was acute) and was driving his vehicle when he was involved in a significant crash, but both insurance companies did exactly that. When the case was pre-suit, the total settlement amount offered was less than one million dollars. Our law firm insists on recovering full value for our clients’ injury claims and thus we filed suit to force the insurance companies to pay every dollar they should. Our client, who has become a terrific friend of the firm, was very pleased with the outcome.
After litigation, our clients were awarded a total of $1,257,500.00. After costs and expenses, the client’s net recovery was $853,260.50.
Settlement: $342,500.00
Injury: involving disc bulge, mild grade concussion and lumbar and cervical sprains.
Burress laws earns $342,500.00 on case involving disc bulge, mild grade concussion and lumbar and cervical sprains due to a rear end collision with substantial property damage. Fortunately, there were no surgeries or broken bones from this crash. Prior to filing suit, Federated Insurance offered only $90,600.00. Our team put an incredible amount of pressure on the Defendant company and its insurance company and forced a very full value settlement on the eve of conducting the deposition of Defendant’s Corporate Representative.
After litigation, our clients were awarded a total of $342,500.00. After attorney fees and case expenses totaling $138,873.00, the remaining portion was forwarded to the client.
Settlement: $1,192,500
Injury: Death of Mother of two children
Case Description: Burress Law recovers $1,192,500.00 from a fatality car crash in which the vehicle our client was riding in as a front seat passenger struck a disabled utility trailer and then continued under the trailer until striking the left rear tandem axle under the trailer. Plaintiffs (minor children of the deceased mother), as wrongful death beneficiaries, sued alleging negligence claims against the trucking company. After litigation, our clients were awarded a total of $1,192,500.00. Attorneys fees were $390,138.53 and litigation costs were $43,895.20.
We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the settlement.
Verdict: $1,000,000
Injury: Pit Bull Dog Bite
Case Description: Burress Law recovers $1,000,000.00 in a serious pit bull dog bite case resulting in leg injuries and disfigurement. This was the second time the subject pit bull bit a Collin County, Tx resident.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $400,000.00 and $3,698.43 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the jury verdict.
Gross Settlement: $2,000,000
Injury: Minor Traumatic Brain Injury, Orthopedic Injuries (non-surgical)
Case Description: 18-wheeler to passenger car accident caused by distracted truck driver
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $800,000.00 and $32,136.00 in case costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the result.
Verdict: $3,655,130
Injury: Minor Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Case Description: February 4, 2015 Montoya v. Advanced Stimulation Technologies and Billy Duane Williams – An Ector County jury returned a $3,615,908 personal injury verdict in a side-impact crash against Billy Duane Williams and his employer, Advanced Stimulation Technologies, Inc.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $1,446,363.20 and $131,403.32 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the jury verdict.
Gross Settlement: $4,792,500
Injury: Death
Case Description: 18-wheeler fatality
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $1,914,000.00 and $42,054.00 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the jury verdict.
Gross Settlement: $1,102,500
Injury: Orthopedic Injuries (surgical)
Case Description: 18-wheeler wreck caused by careless truck driver
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $441,000.00 and $16,415.50 in case costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the result.
Gross Settlement: $410,000
Injury: Minor Traumatic Brain Injury, Orthopedic Injuries (non-surgical)
Case Description: T-bone collision caused by careless driver. Initial crash report was against our client and there was an eye-witness who testified against our client’s interest. When the client retained our services, the insurance company had denied liability.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $147,333.33 and $11,475.00 in case costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the result.
Gross Settlement: $1,105,000
Injury: Broken Leg (surgery)
Case Description: Car wreck caused by careless driver
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $386,750.00 and $6,238.00 in case costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the result.
Gross Settlement: $250,000
Injury: Bulging Disk, Concussion
Case Description: Car wreck caused by negligent driver
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $100,000.00 and $4,170.00 in case costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the result.
Gross settlement: $2,000,000
Injury: All Details of this case remain confidential
Case Description: Confidential
Our contingent fee with this client yielded attorney fees of $666,666.00 and $9,400.00 in litigation costs.
Gross Settlement: $1,010,000
Injury: Death
Case Description: Motorcycle wreck caused by careless driver
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $400,000.00 and $4,070.45 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the jury verdict.
Gross Settlement: $815,000
Injury: Traumatic Brain Injury
Case Description: Motorcycle wreck due to drunk driver
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $306,000 and $31,412 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $947,725
Injury: Multiple orthopedic injuries
Case Description: Head-on collision
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $329,795.00 and $13,202.90 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $550,000
Injury: Mild Traumatic Brain injury and orthopedic injuries
Case Description: Faulty equipment injury
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $200,000 and $9,286.21 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $725,000.00 (Settled after 3 days of Jury Trial; Defendant’s settlement offer before trial was $118,000)
Injury: Minor Traumatic Brain Injury
Case Description: T-Bone collision
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $291,093.75 and $123,206.19 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $205,000.00 (Settled on first day of Jury Trial; Defendant’s pre-trial settlement offer was $5,000)
Injury: Bulging Disc
Case Description: Vehicle Crash
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $90,000.00 and $9,699.42 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $432,500.00
Injury: Bulging Discs
Case Description: Vehicle Crash
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $148,750.00 and $657.30 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $355,000.00
Injury: Fractured Spine
Case Description: Bicycle crash
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $117,666.66 and $4,213.82 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $210,000.00
Injury: Non-surgical Orthopedic Injury
Case Description: T-bone collision
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $68,666.66 and $974.58 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $410,000.00
Injury: Orthopedic Injury (surgical)
Case Description: Frontal impact vehicular wreck
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $148,000.00 and $16,377.34 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $225,000.00
Injury: Muscle/Skin Disfigurement
Case Description: Dog bite
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $75,000.00 and $1,632.00 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $167,500.00
Injury: Broken Wrist
Case Description: T-bone collision
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $64,000.00 and $1,341.29 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $145,000
Injury: Fractured wrist
Case Description: Rear-end impact
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $48,333.33 and $1,536.64 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $102,500
Injury: Minor bulging disc injury
Case Description: Side impact car accident. UIM suit is still pending.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $35,500 and $764.79 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $100,000
Injury: Broken clavicle
Case Description: Driver of an SUV turned across a bicycle lane, causing a crash with a bicyclist and resulted in a broken clavicle. Defendant’s insurance company refused to provide any offer of settlement.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $40,000 and $6,012.21 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $205,000
Injury: Fractured ankle
Case Description: T-bone collision resulting in client fracturing his ankle.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $71,000 and $902.24 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $227,725
Injury: Rotator-cuff injury
Case Description: Car crash resulting in client undergoing arthroscopic rotator-cuff repair.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $79,295 and $580.19 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $177,500
Injury: Back injury
Case Description: Car wreck involving exacerbation of previous back condition.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $61,750 and $623.41 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Verdict: $36,073
Injury: Cervical and lumbar pain
Case Description: Rear-end crash causes cervical and lumbar pain for our client. Defendant State Farm Insurance refused to pay client’s medical bills and client retained Burress . State Farm offered $500.00 to settle the case two weeks before trial and $2,000.00 before trial. Jury returned a verdict of $35,000.00, plus interest and costs for a total of $36,073.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $14,320 and $3,113.35 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the jury verdict.
Gross Settlement: Confidential
Injury: Death
Case Description: Head-on collision
Gross Settlement: Confidential
Injury: Serious personal injuries.
Case Description: Automotive product defect lawsuit.
Gross Settlement: Confidential
Injury: Catastrophic injuries
Case Description: Personal injury case involving catastrophic damages to female client.
Gross Settlement: $450,000
Injury: Broken hip
Case Description: Premises liability case
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $180,000 and $5,148.53 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $250,000
Injury: Significant injuries
Case Description: Defective product case
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $100,000 and $10,688.92 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $205,055
Injury: Facial lacerations and pain throughout the back, neck and knees.
Case Description: Head-on collision. Burress Law PLLC pursued four separate insurance policies and obtained each policy’s limit.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $70,976.67 and $926.51 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $249,000
Injury: Hand injury
Case Description: Motorcycle crash resulting in hand surgery.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $87,150.00 and $2,023.42 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $175,000
Injury: Soft tissue injuries and a claim for bodily disfigurement.
Case Description: Car wreck.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $70,000.00 and $9,049.69 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $140,055
Injury: Minor bulging disc injury
Case Description: Rear-end car crash
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $52,022 and $1,751.85 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $127,500
Injury: Not applicable
Case Description: Insurance bad faith case.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $49,000.00 and $7,245.13 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $115,384
Injury: Broken wrist
Case Description: Motorcycle wreck
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $38,634.40 and $622.28 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $110,000
Injury: Leg and hand injuries
Case Description: Motorcycle crash resulting in leg and hand surgery. Burress Law PLLC was able to locate three separate insurance policies and obtained each policy’s limit for the client.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $37,163.84 and $497.17 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $107,500
Injury: Disc injury and leg contusion
Case Description: Rear-end impact
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $46,589.55 and $4,154.59 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $191,253
Injury: Shoulder Sprain and bulging disc
Case Description: Rear-end impact
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $65,250.60 and $1,207.28 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $600,000
Injury: Contusions, Lacerations and Emotional Trauma
Case Description: Assault
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $240,000 and $71,454.33 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $145,000
Injury: Orthopedic injuries
Case Description: Frontal collision
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $47,666.66 and $4 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $144,254.27
Injury: Mild Traumatic Brain injury and orthopedic injuries
Case Description: Rear-end collision
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $48,936.34 and $1,185.71 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $134,500
Injury: Mild Traumatic Brain injury and orthopedic injuries
Case Description: Rear-end collision
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $46,025 and $3,826.29 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $135,000
Injury: Collapsed lung and orthopedic injuries
Case Description: Rear-end impact
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $46,500 and $806.43 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Gross Settlement: $162,500
Injury: Traumatic Brain Injury
Case Description: Frontal collision
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $48,000 and $377.34 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the settlement.
Settlement: $375,000
Injury: Vehicle/Pedestrian collision
Case Description: Burress Law recovers $375,000.00 in a case where a negligent driver of a vehicle hit our client, who was a pedestrian in a parking garage. The collision caused orthopedic injuries to our client resulting in $25,783.00 of medical expenses.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $168,750.00 and $3,265.73 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the jury verdict.
Settlement: $ 347,500
Injury: Vehicle collision
Case Description: Burress Law recovers $347,500.00 from a crash due to a negligent driver of a van rear-ending our client. The Defendant’s insurance company in a case where a negligent driver of a vehicle hit our client, who was a pedestrian in a parking garage. The collision caused orthopedic injuries to our client resulting in $25,783.00 of medical expenses.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $168,750.00 and $3,265.73 in litigation costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the jury verdict.
Settlement: $202,500.00
Injury: Neck, back and shoulder soft tissue injuries and 7 stitches.
We are extremely proud of this case not just because of the settlement amount, but because of the circumstances of the case. First, this case was a referral from a former client of Burress Law, which is the ultimate testimonial. Second,
The responsible party was not paying attention and crossed the center line on a two lane Farm To Market road in Prosper. This caused our client to exit the roadway into a bar ditch to avoid a head-on collision. As our client tried to re-enter the roadway from the bar ditch, his SUV overturned. The Defendant driver stopped but denied liability. Our team sprang into action and Jason K. Burress had his boots on the ground at the crash scene with his crash reconstruction expert just two days after the crash (and hours after being retained). We were able to preserve existing evidence and develop additional evidence from the scene and the vehicles involved in the incident. The Defendant driver later denied several self-incriminating statements she had made on the officer’s body cam video which our team obtained. When the Defendant denied making these incriminating statements under oath, she had no idea that her conversations on the day of the crash were all recorded by law enforcement, and provided to Burress Personal Injury Law prior to Defendant’s deposition. Most importantly, the Defendant’s insurance company denied liability and offered $0.00 and invited us to file suit. Turning a denial of liability into a $202,500.00 result made us, and especially the client, very happy.
After litigation, our client was awarded a total of $202,500. After attorney fees of $81,000.00 and case expenses totaling $2,593.72, the remainder was forwarded to the client.
Result: $90,000.00
Injury: Mild disc bulge, Soft tissue elbow sprain
We are very pleased with this result in one of our smaller cases. Our client suffered relatively minor injuries in a rear end collision. The property damage from this motor vehicle accident was nonexistent (see the photo below). Prior to filing a lawsuit, we received a $44,000.00 settlement offer. We filed suit and put a tremendous amount of pressure on the Defendant’s insurance company, forcing them to offer more than full value after multiple depositions in the amount of $90,000.00. We spent almost 4 days preparing our client for her deposition and we believe our philosophy of spending more time focusing on fewer cases shone through in this case.
After attorney fees of $36,000.00, case expenses of $2,794.86 and repayment of reduced medical expenses, the net settlement proceeds in the client’s pocket totaled $36,183.54.
Result: $152,500.00
Injury: Mild concussion, left knee strain, left shoulder strain
This case was meaningful to our Burress Law team for multiple reasons, not the least of which was that an insurance adjuster adversary retained us to handle the injury claim on behalf of his wife. This is not uncommon but we take great pride when the other side retains us to represent their own family against another insurance company. In this case, we insisted upon and obtained very full value for our clients harms and losses which were caused by a negligent driver.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $53,375.00 and $618.01 in case costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the settlement.
Result: $75,000.00
Injury: Laceration on finger
In this case, our client was bitten by a dog on her finger and suffered a significant laceration. Although it always helps the value of the claim when we are retained right away, in this case the client tried to handle her claim with the insurance company on her own before becoming frustrated and turning to Burress Law. Shortly after our arrival, the insurance company was singing a different tune and almost tripled its initial offer to peacefully settle the claim.
Our contingent fee arrangement with this client yielded attorneys’ fees of $25,000.00 and $454.62 in case costs. We forwarded these costs and were reimbursed from the proceeds of the settlement.