…. A 26-year-old therapist was stopped in her Toyota Camry behind another vehicle waiting for it to turn.  Without warning, her vehicle was struck in the rear by another vehicle, pushing her into the vehicle in front of her and then into a utility pole. The therapist was rushed by ambulance to the local hospital where they thought she may have bleeding on the brain.  It turned out she did not, but she did have multiple injuries with concussion syndromes of blurred vision and nausea.  The case eventually settled with the other driver’s insurance company. … [Read more...]

…   A 23-year-old highway worker and his buddies spent the evening drinking beer at a private club and then at a strip joint.  One of the worker’s buddies went home early. The worker went to his buddy’s house to crash for the evening.  When his buddy answered the door, he began waiving a hand gun at the worker in jest.  The hand gun accidentally fired, striking the worker in the face and knocking out six of his teeth.  After a lawsuit was filed, the case settled with the buddy’s homeowner’s insurer for the policy limits. … [Read more...]

…A 17-year-old boy was driving home one evening when a drunk driver crossed the road, smashing into his car. Two bones in the young man’s foot were broken, requiring extensive reconstructive surgery. The drunk driver had been conducting company business at a bar earlier that evening. His company knew that he had a habit of drinking excessively while entertaining clients. After trial, a jury found that the drunk driver, the bar and the drunk driver’s employer were all responsible for the young man’s injuries.   … [Read more...]

…A 22-year-old college student and his friends were drinking at a local night club. After the club closed, they were waiting in the parking lot for a taxi cab to take them home. An unidentified employee of the club, irritated by the student’s antics in the parking lot, shoved him headfirst into a parked car. The young man sustained bleeding in his brain. The club denied that its employee committed this act. The club’s security consultant, however, was the leader of a notorious motorcycle gang. After investigation and depositions, the case settled.   … [Read more...]

… A 35-year-old woman and her husband were killed when their car was hit head on by an oncoming pickup truck. The other driver, who was drunk, was returning home from a bachelor party at his hunting lodge. After a lawsuit was filed in the rural county where the crash took place, a substantial settlement was reached with the drunk driver’s insurance company. The settlement proceeds will be used to fund a trust for the woman’s three teenage sons. The drunk driver is serving 6 to 12 years in the state penitentiary.   … [Read more...]