Lunt v. Sears Roebuck and Co.
$3,500,000 settlement for brain injured 18 year old.
We represented Melissa Lunt, age 18, after a Sears delivery truck broadsided her vehicle at 45 miles per hour. The Sears driver was talking on his cell phone when he ran a red light. Melissa sustained brain injury that caused memory loss and cognitive dysfunction.
Quinnan v. New Hampshire Insurance Co.
$890,000 settlement of uninsured motorist claim.
There was no insurance for the wrongdoer who ran Roger Quinnan's pickup truck off the road while he was on a business trip. He sustained head and internal injuries. We collected $250,000 from his own uninsured motorist carrier on his personal pickup truck. We then collected an additional $890,000 from his employer's uninsured motorist coverage after a successful appeal to the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the ruling of the trial judge who had dismissed his coverage case in favor of the insurance company. This was a significant victory because the employer's policy contained $1,000,000 worth of liability coverage, but no uninsured coverage. Nevertheless, we were successful in showing that Arizona law required that an equal amount of uninsured motorist coverage be provided in addition to the liability coverage, where Roger was driving his own pickup truck on company business with the permission of his employer.
Wall v. Noblitt
Phoenix jury decides motocross track was negligent, awards $300,000.
We represented Tim Wall in a case against a Casa Grande motocross track. Both of Tim's legs were badly broken when he crashed his bike into a front-end loader the track owner had parked underneath one of the track's designed jumps. The owner was planning on doing some track maintenance but had not closed the track or put out any warnings to riders. A Maricopa County jury returned a $300,000 verdict in favor of our client.
Ill-designed BMX track puts boy in wheelchair.
Our client, a teenage boy, was paralyzed after a bicycle crash on a BMX track. We argued that the track was negligently designed in that the obstacles on the track were placed too close together. Our settlement enabled our client to not only obtain the necessary therapies and treatment he requires for the rest of his life, but also to begin a very rewarding business working with others with similar disabilities.
Those responsible for attorney's death recognize their mistakes and change business practices.
We recovered all available insurance proceeds for the wrongful death of a beloved Tucson attorney, who was killed while riding his bicycle when a negligent driver turned into his path. This is one of a number of bicycle and motorcycle accident cases we have handled over the years. As part of this settlement, the defendant rental truck agency changed the way it does business.
City pays for failing to trim tree blocking stop sign.
We represented the families of four girls who were killed or seriously injured while driving to run an errand, did not see a stop sign and were hit by an eighteen-wheeler. We were successful in obtaining a settlement against Chino Valley for failing to properly maintain the roadway and trim tree limbs growing in front of the stop sign.
Drunk driver held accountable for actions.
We represented a railroad engineer who was broadsided by a drunk driver who ran a red light early one morning while our client was returning home from work. We received full compensation for our client's injuries.
Underinsured Motorist Policy Pays Full Value for Back Surgery.
Our client was a college student who was home for the winter break when she was rear ended by a speeding driver who was under the influence of alcohol. Police estimates put the at fault driver's speed at approximately 100mph. Our client was a ballet dancer who was performing and studying dance. As a result of the collision she suffered a severe neurological injury and required neurosurgery. She continues to have limitations, and her career as a performer has been ended. The at fault driver had insufficient insurance. After settling with his carrier for the policy limits, we commenced litigation against our client's own UIM carrier, who initially refused to resolve this claim. Soon after our client's deposition, we were able to negotiate a confidential full value settlement that will pay for her medical bills, allow her to get the future therapy and care she needs and reflects a reasonable amount for her pain and loss.
