Personal Injury Results

$4.57 million confidential settlement for underinsured motorist claim against a truck driver's employer. The truck driver was operating a truck and was transporting materials near Tampa, Florida when he witnessed a motor vehicle accident and stopped to render help to the accident victims. During the course of the rescue efforts, another vehicle came along and struck the vehicle and seriously injured the truck driver. Suit was filed against the wrong doers employers underinsured motorist carrier. The underinsured motorist insurance company denied coverage. After years of litigation in federal court our client was acting like a "Good Samaritan" and therefore he was required to stop under Florida statute and render aid when he witnessed the initial collision. Therefore, coverage existed and underinsured motorists benefits applied.
$2 million confidential settlement on behalf of a child who sustained multiple facial fractures when an unsecured TV fell on top of her face daycare. She sustained multiple facial fractures requiring surgery. Suit was filed against the daycare provider and a settlement was reached which included that the daycare make wholesale policy changes and perform regular inspections of all heavy equipment that have potential of falling on children.
$2.5 million wrongful death settlement for a husband who was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle. This claim was against a young man who was driving a company-owned vehicle. Our client died at the scene and left a widow and two college-age children. The defense blamed the decedent for riding his bicycle too fast and having his head downward such that he could not see traffic approaching. Just before trial, the defense settled.
$1.95 million settlement from motorist hit head-on at an intersection by a delivery truck driver. Our client sustained severe orthopaedic injuries and fractures as a result of a delivery truck driver that we alleged was looking at his cell phone when he crossed through an intersection. After significant litigation, the defense finally admitted liability and settled the case.
$750,000 confidential settlement for a woman that was sexually assaulted by her doctor. This medical malpractice case involved a woman seeking psychiatric help who became a victim of sexual assault by one of her treating physicians. After denying the claim for a period of several years, the defense finally settled the case which resulted in a total recovery of $750,000.
$300,000 product liability settlement against a manufacturer of a skiving machine which had unsafe design and inadequate guarding. This product liability claim involved a 62 year old woman who seriously injured her hand when it was sliced on a skiving machine. We were able to find a much safer machine that the product manufacturer had developed prior to this incident and the case was settled before trial for $300,000.
$1 million confidential settlement on behalf of a young woman who was sexually assaulted after being kidnapped from a parking garage. This negligence security case was brought against a commercial property owner and parking garage operator for failure to protect from the reasonably foreseeable criminal acts of third parties. The case resulted in a confidential settlement after significant litigation.
$1.45 million settlement for slip and fall resulting in severe arm injury to female that fell on defective steps at a hotel. This personal injury claim arose when a young mother was walking down a flight of outdoor steps at a hotel. The steps violated building code and were unstable. As a result, the young mother fell and severely injured her arm.
$3.0 million settlement in a construction accident case involving a man injured when a pipe fell from the ceiling, causing paraplegia. Even though the accident was caused by the negligence of our client's co-worker, we brought this successful claim against the general contractor who had a duty to ensure jobsite safety according to the construction contract with the premises owner. The settlement also included a waiver of a $1,000,000 worker's compensation lien, thereby significantly increasing our client's net recovery.
$1.25 million settlement for a young ironworker who suffered an open book pelvic fracture when a Bobcat operator backed over him. The defense claimed our client was fully responsible for the accident because he walked behind the Bobcat while it was in motion. We proved this contention wrong by hiring engineering and accident reconstruction experts to create an animation video demonstrating that our client was stationary before the Bobcat began backing up.
$1.75 million settlement for a truck driver injured in a head-on highway collision. Our client had suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) which the defense disputed. We hired numberous medical experts to prove the nature and extent of our client's brain injury, as well as interviewed our client's past neighbors and co-workers who all testified that he was now a "different person."

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Past results cannot guarantee future performance. Any testimonial, endorsement or result in any single particular case does not constitute a promise, prediction or guarantee regarding the outcome of any other case. Wagner Reese always represents their clients to the best of their ability and those efforts over the years have resulted in substantial settlements and verdicts on behalf of his clients and positive changes in the law to benefit future injury victims. However, because each case involves many different factors, results will always be different from cast-to-case. For that reason, the result that Wagner Reese obtains in one case is no guarantee that he will achieve the same or similar result in any future case. Every case is dependent upon its special facts and the laws of the jurisdiction where the lawsuit must be filed. Many settlements obtained by Wagner Reese are confidential and the precise amount and terms of those settlements cannot be disclosed. The only common factor in all the cases reported here is that the plaintiff was represented by Wagner Reese.