Past Results Detail
$7,000,000 Stipulated Judgment (Policy limits: $25,000):
In April 2008, our 44 year old client was riding on the back of her
boyfriend's motorcycle when a full size cargo van turned left
directly in front of their path. The front of the van struck the
motorcycle ejecting our client and pinning the motorcycle and rider
under the van as it continued forward. The motorcycle erupted into
flames causing both the rider and the van to become engulfed in
flames as well. Both our client and her boyfriend were transported to
Bayfront Medical Center via a trauma helicopter. Her boyfriend was
pronounced dead hours later. Our client was left with a major brain
injury in addition to multiple broken bones and respiratory issues
that lead to numerous surgeries and a four month hospitalization. She
will need round the clock care for the remainder of her life and has
been in an acute nursing facility since her discharge from the
hospital. Her teenage son has been put into the care of his
grandmother who is also serving as the guardian for our incapacitated
client. The driver of the van was found guilty of DUI manslaughter
and DUI with serious bodily injury. Offers were sent to the at fault
driver's insurance company for the policy limits of $25,000.00.
However, the insurance company did not accept the offer and a law
suit was filed. In February 2011, our office accepted a stipulated
judgment against the insurer in the amount of $7,000,000. A bad faith
case is currently pending against the insurer. Injuries: Intracranial
hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, burns on abdominal wall, flank &
groin, left pneumothorax, right pemothorax, rib fractures, left
distal tib/fib fracture requiring rod placement, left femur fracture
requiring rod placement and bone graft, left patella fracture,
multiple pelvic and pubic ramus fractures, renal laceration, liver
laceration, sternum fracture, C7 transverse process fracture, right
hand fractures requiring surgery, tracheostomy placement, PEG tube
for feeding and multiple debridement procedures for burns. Damages:
Past &future medical care, past wage loss, loss of earning capacity,
pain &suffering. GUARDIANSHIP OF KIMBERLY MILLER V. TORREY
