Settlements
Premises Liability at Store
$350,000
- Client was severely injured from a slip and fall on company grounds
- Client became a surgical candidate due to slip and fall
- After a lawsuit was filed, MFG discovered the company employees created a hazardous condition
- Company employees did not receive proper training and supervision
- Company negligently retained employees after multiple reprimands prior to client’s slip and fall
- Case successfully settled prior to trial
Car Crash
$450,000
- Client was severely injured in a multiple car collision caused by a company vehicle
- Client obtained necessary surgery due to severe collision
- MFG filed a lawsuit and discovered driver violated multiple company policies that contributed to collision
- Case successfully settled prior to trial.
Auto-Pedestrian Collision involving 18-Wheeler
$775,000
- Client suffered life threatening injuries while walking near a roadway at night
- Liability was disputed as driver claimed to not see client before impact
- Trucking company violated multiple laws as required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration immediately before impact
- Truck driver was over his permitted hours of service and operated a tractor-trailer while severely fatigued
- Trucking company had a history of violations pursuant to Federal Regulations (FMCSA)
- After a lawsuit was filed, MFG obtained a favorable settlement despite the contributory negligence argument.
Trucking Settlement
$1,950,000
- Client suffered severe injuries that required multiple surgeries
- Client was in the scope of employment in company vehicle when it became disabled on a highway
- Investigating officer said client was at fault for wreck
- Truck driver did not wear his required corrective lenses and was using his phone at time of wreck
- Trucking company had a no cell phone policy but knew truck driver was using phone while driving
- Trucking company knew truck driver violated Federal law by not logging required on duty hours prior to wreck
- After expert depositions, MFG obtained a favorable settlement.
Trucking Settlement
$2,100,000
- Client suffered severe injuries that required multiple surgeries
- Truck driver and trucking company were from a foreign country
- Truck driver claimed to not have seen client’s vehicle
- After wreck truck driver fled back to his home country
- Shortly after wreck, trucking company changed their company name
- By using international law, MFG managed to litigate client’s case against the truck driver and trucking company
- MFG discovered the foreign trucking company violated United States law and failed to properly hire, retain, train, and supervise its truck drivers
- MFG managed to obtain a favorable settlement prior to trial.
Premises Liability at Apartment Complex
$3,800,000
- Client sustained severe injuries that required multiple surgeries and suffered from life long impairments
- While climbing up stairs to a unit, a step collapsed and caused client to fall several feet
- After a lawsuit was filed against multiple parties, MFG discovered the owners of the complex and property management company knew several stairs needed to be replaced prior to client’s fall
- After engineer reports were produced and multiple depositions, MFG obtained a favorable settlement.
Construction Zone Car Collision with Heavy Earth Moving Equipment
$3,000,000
- Client was traveling at night when truck driver and heavy equipment operator did not erect proper signage and lighting near work zone
- Client struck heavy equipment at high rate of speed and suffered life threatening injuries requiring multiple surgeries
- MFG discovered in lawsuit the heavy equipment operator was not properly trained on how to operate heavy equipment
- Construction/trucking company, truck driver, and heavy equipment operator did not follow traffic laws, OSHA laws, and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSA)
- Construction/trucking company violated its own company policies
- After several expert depositions, MFG obtained a successful settlement.