Atlantic, Ocean & Cape May County Settlements

$1,600,000 Atlantic County Settlement for a 40 year old mother of 2 who was injured when stopped in traffic on the Atlantic City Expressway. Plaintiff sustained multiple orthopedic injuries including a fractured hip which required hospitalization. Plaintiff recovered from her injuries and returned to her prior nurse related job but was left with painful disabilities which bothered her constantly. The case was settled in addition to the payment of all of her past and future medical bills for $ 1,600,000 prior to trial after extensive depositions of the defense doctors who disputed the extent of plaintiff’s injuries.

Four women on their way home from a family weekend at the NJ shore, were in a minivan when struck head on by a pickup truck. Three were taken to trauma center. One woman pronounced dead at the scene. Defendant operator told police that he had a problem with the steering on his new pickup. We quickly arranged to have the defendant’s pickup truck secured and had it inspected by an expert engineer. The black box was removed but the data was lost due to the heavy damage to the vehicle. Defendant insurance carrier offered their 1 million dollar policy limit to settle all cases. An asset check on the defendant driver, showed that he had no appreciable assets and limited income. We utilized and accessed UIM limits of host vehicle and the insurance policy of the deceased. Finally we submitted a proposed breakdown of settlement of all individuals and the Estate to a Mediator for guidance. Case was settled without the need for time consuming and costly litigation.

$450,000 Settlement for Atlantic City Casino Dealer who’s car sustained minimal property damage. Our client was a driver of a car that was rear ended. There was minimal property damage to plaintiff’s car but he had previously sustained a back injury which was worsened by this accident. Medical tests revealed he sustained a herniated lumbar disc. The defendant insurance company alleged the injury was not due to this accident since there was little property damage and they claimed he did not pierce the full tort Verbal Threshold. The case was further complicated due to the plaintiff being involved in a subsequent accident that was his fault. Suit was started in Atlantic County, New Jersey and extensive litigation proceeded to the trial stage, where the case settled.

Four women on their way home from a family weekend at the NJ shore, were in a minivan when struck head on by a pickup truck. Three were taken to trauma center. One woman pronounced dead at the scene. Defendant operator told police that he had a problem with the steering on his new pickup. We quickly arranged to have the defendant’s pickup truck secured and had it inspected by an expert engineer. The black box was removed but the data was lost due to the heavy damage to the vehicle. Defendant insurance carrier offered their 1 million dollar policy limit to settle all cases. An asset check on the defendant driver, showed that he had no appreciable assets and limited income. We utilized and accessed UIM limits of host vehicle and the insurance policy of the deceased. Finally we submitted a proposed breakdown of settlement of all individuals and the Estate to a Mediator for guidance. Case was settled without the need for time consuming and costly litigation.

$1,250,000 Ocean County settlement for our 45 year old mother of 2 who had been a Physical Education teacher and was a Personal Trainer at the time of the accident.  Our client was injured when she was a passenger in a vehicle that crashed into another car that made a left hand turn in front of her. Our client unfortunately had multiple orthopedic injuries to her right foot, neck, back, shoulders, and arm. She was left with permanent problems which affected her ability to work out and train as she had before the accident. Investigation and depositions revealed that the left hand turning driver was returning from an office Christmas party when the accident occurred which allowed for his employer’s insurance policy to contribute to the $ 1,250,000 settlement shortly prior to trial

Our client was injured in a car Accident that was not her fault.  She suffered injuries to her neck and back, and suffered depression and migraines from the impact.  We were able to prove that the car that hit her was at fault, and we were able to reach a settlement before going to trial.

We reached a $493,732.00 settlement for a military veteran with a prior medical history of spinal injuries was involved in a rear-end motor vehicle Accident.  Because he failed conservative treatment and pain management, he had to undergo a lumbar fusion surgery. His treating doctors placed him on permanent disability. The insurance company refused to settle and argued that our client’s herniated disk must have been caused by his physical job as a maintenance superintendent or his prior spinal injuries.  They also claimed that our client already had a bad back from his degenerative spine. Our law firm counter with an expert neuroradiologist who concluded that the disk herniation in our client’s back was separate from the other incidental degenerative findings and consistent with his injury from the accident.  We also secured a vocational expert who confirmed that our client was permanently disabled from his job as a maintenance supervisor as a result of his accident injuries.  Faced with these proofs, the insurance company settled for their entire policy limit.