$900,000
A 41 year old man on a casing crew was killed instantly when equipment malfunctioned on an offshore rig. Defendants were the rig owner, manufacturer of the equipment and designer of the equipment. Recovery was limited to loss of future wages by the Death on the High Seas Act. Plaintiff's economist calculated future wage at $800,000 to $1,000,000.
$450,000
A 22 year old woman suffered a broken ankle when an 18-wheeler made a left-turn in front of her vehicle. The 22 year old woman had three ankle surgeries. She was the driver of her vehicle, yet she had never obtained a driver's license in her life. The vehicle she was driving was uninsured.
$450,000
A 24 year old man and his 52 year old father were injured when a commercial vehicle made a left turn in front of their vehicle as they approached an intersection. The 24 year old man underwent a lumbar fusion. He had no provable work history or past income. The 52 year old father had soft tissue injuries.
$375,000
A 45 year old man was injured when the door of a roll-off container came unhinged at the Parish Dump. The roll-off container was on a Parish truck being emptied by a Parish employee. Plaintiff was knocked twenty (20) feet upon impact. Plaintiff underwent a cervical fusion. Plaintiff had undergone a lumbar fusion 15 years prior and had been undergoing pain management treatment for several years. In addition, Plaintiff had a disability claim on appeal prior to the accident.
$350,000
A 36 year old woman was fatally injured when she rear-ended a van on Interstate 10. The impact created an explosion surrounding her car in fire. The claim was denied because State Police determined Plaintiff was entirely at fault for the accident. Plaintiff's expert determined that the van had pulled out from the shoulder and was doing less than twenty (20) miles per hour at the time of impact. Recovery was limited to policy limits of the illegal aliens in the van.
$325,000
A 35 year old man was injured when a commercial vehicle made a left turn in front of his vehicle as he proceeded through a green light. Plaintiff underwent a lumbar microdiscectomy. Plaintiff's work history was mostly cash jobs as a roofer. Plaintiff was unable to substantiate his past earnings thereby limiting recovery of future loss.
$300,000
A woman sitting at a red light was injured when police officers setup a road block and forced a drunk driver into her vehicle. She underwent and cervical and lumbar fusion. After recovering the policy limits from the drunk driver, suit was filed against the law enforcement agency. The agency was found 40% at fault on damages of $750,000.
$265,000
A 23 year old man and his 21 year old brother received soft tissue injuries when an elderly gentleman failed to obey a stop sign in Lafayette, Louisiana. Both men underwent extensive physical therapy, and steroid injections for a period of two years. The case settled one month prior to trial for $141,000 and $124,000, respectively.
$215,000
A 22 year old woman suffered a broken arm when an 18-wheeler made a left turn in front of her vehicle. The 22 year old woman was a passenger in an uninsured vehicle. She had emergency surgery immediately after the accident.
$165,000
A Certified Nursing Assistant was forced into a sexual encounter with her direct supervisor on the nightshift at a healthcare facility. Defense offered $15,000 prior to trial. Defense offered $40,000 during trial. Plaintiff got a Judgment for $165,000.
$100,000
A 32 year old man suffered soft tissue injuries when a driver ran a stop sign causing a violent collision. Plaintiff suffered a bulging disc and elected not to have surgery. Plaintiff never missed a day of work offshore but treated on his seven days off.
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