Type of action: Motor vehicle accident Injuries alleged: Severe brain injury Name of case: Confidential Court/county: Confidential Case no.: Confidential Tried before: Mediation Name of judge: n/a Special damages: n/a Verdict/settlement: Settlement Amount: $2 million (available liability limits) Date obtained: June 6, 2005 Demand: n/a Offer: n/a Experts: Plaintiff’s liability experts included an accident reconstructionist and an expert tractor trailer driver Insurer: n/a Plaintiff’s attorneys: Robert E. Whitley of Whitley …
Case Results
T-Bone Crash Results in $2 Million Settlement
Type of action: Negligence Injuries alleged: Multiple orthopaedic injuries Name of case: Confidential Court/county: Wake County Superior Court Case no.: Confidential Tried before: Pre-trial settlement Verdict/settlement: $2.03 million Experts: Certified life care planner Insurer: Confidential Plaintiff’s attorneys: Ben Whitley & Bob Whitley Person Submitting: Confidential Description: A 35-year-old Wake County woman obtained a settlement of $2 million after a driver caused a T-bone collision while trying …
Victim of Serious Bicycle Accident Receives $2.3 Million Settlement
Type of Action: Negligence Injuries alleged: Traumatic brain injury Name of case: Withheld by plaintiff Court: Forsyth Superior Court Verdict or settlement: Pre-trial settlement Amount: $2.3 million Date of verdict or settlement: 10/14/2011 Highest Offer: None Most helpful experts: Benjamin B. Liipfert III, special needs trust administration lawyer (Winston-Salem) Insurance Carrier: USAA Attorneys for plaintiff: Benjamin H. Whitley and Robert E. Whitley (Raleigh) Attorney for defendant: None …
A Plaintiff Struck By a Commercial Bus Settled Her Claim for $3.5 Million
Case name and number: Confidential Principal injuries (in order of severity): Traumatic brain injury and hip fracture Special damages: $191,101 (Medical Expenses) Tried or settled: Settled Court: Confidential Date concluded: September 16, 2008 Name of judge: None (mediation) Amount: $3,500,000 Insurance carrier: Not applicable Expert witnesses and areas of expertise: Linda Sproat, HealthCare Strategies, Inc.; Dixon Pearsall, Pearsall Vocational Services; Dr. Edwin Cooper, M.D., …
Worker Suffers Paralysis and Settles for $4 Million
$4 Million – 9/16/2014Type of Action: Personal Injury Injuries alleged: Paraplegia Name of case: Withheld Court: Wake County Superior Court Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $4,000,000 Date of verdict or settlement: 9/16/2014 Highest Offer: None Most helpful experts: Steve Farlow of PE Accident Reconstructionist, Raleigh; Carson Bays, economist, Greenville; and Hope Wade, CLCP, Life Care Planner, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Insurance Carrier: USAA Attorneys for plaintiff: Doug Abrams, Noah …
Rural Mail Carrier Injured While Delivering Mail Settles for $5.5 Million
Case name and number: Withheld Principal injuries (in order of severity): Paraplegia/blindness Special damages: Not applicable Tried or settled: Settled Court: Lenoir County Superior Court Date concluded: December 14, 2006 Name of judge: None (mediation) Amount: $5,500,000 Insurance carrier: Not applicable Expert witnesses and areas of expertise: J. Finley Lee, Ph.D., economist from Naples, Fla.; Kerry Nelson, heavy vehicle specialist of Scottsdale, Ariz.; Bruce …