Case Results

This case was settled during the second week of trial. Plaintiff was injured when a tractor trailer hit the back of his motorcycle. The total amount of the settlement from the trucking company and the truck driver was $6,500,000. The trucking company argued its driver was an owner operator and he was on "personal" time at the time of the crash. Plaintiff argued the driver was in the course and scope of employment at the time of the crash.

This case was settled a few months before trial. Plaintiff was injured when his car was rear-ended by a charter bus on highway 270 in St. Louis, MO.

An insurance company that initially denied coverage to its insureds paid two times the $1,000,000 policy limit to settle a personal injury case.

This case involved a fatal tractor trailer crash on Highway 55 in Ste. Genevieve County. A lawsuit was filed against the tractor trailer driver, the trucking company, a road construction company, and the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission.

Plaintiff suffered a neck injury when a tractor trailer collided with a his truck. The motorist became wedged between the tractor trailer and another vehicle. The highest offer at mediation was $700,000. After unsuccessful mediation, the case settled for $1.2 million.

suit and uncovering some damaging evidence against the trucking company, the case settled for $1,000,000.