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Here are some of the case results we have been able to achieve for our clients in the past.

Case results reflect cases that Truck Wreck Justice tried, settled, or in which they acted as a consultant. Case results are dependent upon the particular circumstances of each case and are not intended as a guarantee of success. No attorney can guarantee a positive result in a particular case.

We do not publish client names unless there was a public verdict. Names of companies are not used where the identity of the parties is confidential as a result of the settlement.

7 Figure Washington Recovery

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: 2023

Case Information: We were retained by a Washington state law firm to help in a trucking case. Client was rear-ended by a commercial truck. Damages were disputed and, while the young athlete passenger had no injuries, our client had substantial injuries resulting in surgery. At the initial mediation, defendants offered $200,000. We were subsequently able to resolve the case to the client’s satisfaction and explain why our client was seriously hurt even though the passenger was not.

Outcome: $1,650,000

Phoenix Tractor-Trailor Settlement

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: 2018

Case Information: Our team helped secure a multimillion-dollar global settlement in a case against a national trucking company. The case arose from a devastating truck wreck that occurred in Phoenix, AZ.

Outcome: $5 million global settlement

Truck Wreck Causes TBI

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: 2017

Case Information: A TBI inflicted loss of smell and taste on our client and resulted in a record recovery for a non-personal-injury case in Yakima, WA. The case was complicated by the first at-fault vehicle, a pickup truck, not having insurance and by the trucking company blaming our client as well as the pickup driver. After a full day of mediation in Seattle, WA, we successfully resolved the case.

Outcome: Successful mediation leading to financial recovery

Tractor-Trailer v. Car

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: 2016

Case Information: Mild traumatic brain injury resulted in a $1.5M settlement in Knoxville, TN. Our client was injured when a tractor-trailer hit her vehicle in the rear. We were able to show that the truck driver lied about a medical condition in order to acquire a commercial driver’s license.

Outcome: $1.5 million settlement

Tractor-Trailer v. Tractor-Trailer and Shipping Company

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: 2016

Case Information: Amputation resulted in a settlement in Jackson, TN. The shipper, who should have known better, hired an unsafe trucking company to haul its loads in order to save money. Recovery was limited due to Tennessee’s law (Tort Reform) that limits the amount of non-economic damages recoverable in cases as well as the insurance policy limits of the most-at-fault party.

Outcome: $1.5 million settlement

Trucker Injured at Truck Stop

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: 2016

Case Information: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome resulted in a recovery for our client, a truck driver in Atlanta GA who was knocked out of his bunk in a parking lot by another tractor-trailer. Our client also recovered for workers’ compensation in addition to receiving lifetime medical care.

Outcome: $550,000 recovery

Tractor-Trailer Drivers v. Trucking Company and Broker

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: 2016

Case Information: Wrongful death and mild traumatic brain injury resulted in a settlement in Houston, Texas. Results were limited by the insurance policy limits of the most-at-fault party.

Outcome: $2.1 million settlement

Tractor-Trailer v. Pickup

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: 2016

Case Information: Traumatic brain injury resulted in a settlement in a Miami, FL case.

Outcome: $1.9 million settlement

Tractor-Trailer v. Pickup

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: 2016

Case Information: Traumatic brain injury resulted in a significant settlement for our 80-year-old North Dakota client.

Outcome: Confidential settlement

Tractor-Trailer v. Motorcycle

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: 2015

Case Information: Client received massive injuries that required multiple surgeries, internal plates, and screws to repair broken bones. The client also suffered a traumatic brain injury.

Outcome: $3 million settlement

Tractor-Trailer v. Minivan

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: 2015

Case Information: Injuries caused hospitalization and the eventual death of an 80-year-old Delaware man. The victim’s family settled without filing suit.

Outcome: $3 million settlement

Tanker Truck v. Bicycle

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: 2015

Case Information: Morgan Adams was a consultant on trucking and liability issues in a case tried by Steve Gursten, a great trial lawyer in Michigan. The defendant was a truck driver who struck and killed an 83-year-old cyclist in a crosswalk while making a right turn on red. The defendants refused to accept any responsibility, but a jury disagreed and found them liable for the victim’s wrongful death. The case went on appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court, which found in favor of the plaintiff’s liability position.

Outcome: $2.5 million verdict

Tractor-Trailer v. Tractor-Trailer

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: 2015

Case Information: The client, a truck driver, suffered a neck injury requiring surgical fusion (ACDF) in Dallas, Texas. This injury resulted in a settlement with both the trucking company and Oklahoma workers’ compensation.

Outcome: $1.1 million global settlement

Car v. Tractor-Trailer

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: 2015

Case Information: An uninsured car driver pulled directly in front of a tractor-trailer near Newport, TN. Our client, a passenger in the car, suffered severe brain injuries. We were able to prove that the truck driver and trucking company had some fault for traveling too fast on rain-slicked roads.

Outcome: $800,000 recovery

Family v. Trucking Company and State of California

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: Feb. 25, 2014

Outcome: $18.7 million verdict

Jane Doe v. First Student & Jevic

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: Feb. 18, 2013

Outcome: Settlement for $5 million

Drunk Driver v. Student

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: Jun. 19, 2012

Case Information: Our client, an 18-year-old honor roll student and cheerleader at a high school in Tennessee, was injured when an intoxicated driver with two prior DUIs collided with her vehicle head-on. After a trial, the jury in this case found the defendant negligent and reckless in causing the collision, and they returned a unanimous verdict against the defendant for $350,000 in past damages, $150,000 in future damages, and $8.75 million in punitive damages — the largest punitive damage award for drunk driving in Tennessee history.

Outcome: $9.25 million verdict

Jane Doe v. Averitt Express Trucking Company and Estate

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: Feb. 10, 2011

Outcome: Case resolved for $810,000

Jane Doe v. 500 Truck Company

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Outcome: The case resolved shortly after the depositions were taken for more than our client originally requested.

Jane Doe v. Motor Car Carriers, Inc. Trucking Company

Practice area: Trucking Accident

Date: Nov. 30, 2010

Outcome: Highest settlement for a mild traumatic brain injury in Smith County, Tennessee.

Fortner v. Tecchio Trucking

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: Feb. 12, 2009

Outcome: The judge granted the plaintiff a summary judgment.

Fortner v. Tecchio Trucking

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: Feb. 12, 2009

Outcome: The judge granted the plaintiff a summary judgment.

John Doe v. Truck Company

Practice Area: Trucking Accident

Date: Jan. 26, 2008

Outcome: Significant confidential settlement.

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