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• Grammar v. Goedecker-Sulz
  $100,000 settlement
  Our client filed a lawsuit against the defendant for injuries sustained to his neck and lower back after Allstate Insurance Company made an offer to settle his claims for $8,500. The defendant was negligent per se because she was in direct violation of Missouri statute for failure to stop at a lawfully placed stop sign, and failed to yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic in addition to otherwise generally careless and negligent driving behavior causing an accident on Hampton Road in St. Louis City. Mr. Grammar refused medical treatment at the scene, but transported himself to St. Alexius Hospital in St. Louis City for treatment. Mr. Grammar presented to the emergency room with pain & numbness in his legs, feet, shoulder and hands. After being advised of the need for future surgery and other continued medical expenses, a pre-trial settlement was reached with defendant’s insurers for the policy limits of $100,000.

• Baldwin v. Wheeler & State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
  $300,000 verdict
  Baldwin was injured when her SUV was negligently struck by an SUV in a Gasconade County high school parking lot. Immediately following the crash, Baldwin experienced pain of numbness in her thigh and stiffness in her neck. Weeks later, Baldwin was treated by a healthcare professional and had complaints of headaches and radiating pain extending into her shoulder, arm and hand. In addition to the claim against Wheeler, Baldwin made a claim for underinsured motorist benefits under her own auto insurance policy. Our law firm successfully argued she was entitled to the policy limits of underinsured motorist coverage with no set-off or caps from State Farm. The trial court awarded Baldwin $300,000 for her injuries.

• Buckman & Wilkinson v. Missouri Department of Natural Resources, L. & P. Smith, and Country Preferred Insurance Company
  $300,000 settlement
  Our clients, Mr. Buckman & Ms. Wilkinson filed suit against the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the Smiths, and Country Preferred Insurance for the wrongful death of their son in a motorcycle accident at Saint Joe State Park in Saint Francois County, Missouri. Our clients’ son, Stephen, was operating a Kawasaki motorcycle when the Smiths’ 12 year old child, operating a modified and performance enhanced Yamaha ATV, struck Stephen’s motorcycle head on, resulting in fatal injuries. Stephen was pronounced dead at the scene.
  We alleged the Missouri Department of Natural Resources negligently maintained defective property at Saint Joe State Park because a significantly underage minor was allowed to operate a highly modified ATV without proper supervision, the property consisted of irregular terrain causing unexpected operation of off road vehicles, and the property failed to have designated routes of travel or posted rules for the operation of such vehicles. In addition, we alleged the Smiths’ entrustment of the highly modified ATV to their twelve year old son was negligent because they knew or should have known that he was incapable of adequately operating the vehicle due to his youth and inexperience. In fact, the Smiths’ son testified his father recently lengthened the suspension of ATV, which made it more difficult to turn. Despite the Smith’s son bringing this to his parents’ attention, they told him to go ahead and ride the ATV. Although Allstate Insurance Company initially denied our claim against the Smiths, Allstate paid $300,000 after a policy limits demand was sent. Allstate even filed a lawsuit against the Smiths, asking the court to declare there was no insurance coverage for the claim. Our law firm argued there was coverage and convinced Allstate to pay the Smiths’ policy limits.