Recent Settlements and Judgements

Personal Injury: Auto/Pedestrian - On May 13, 2008, Ms. Waugh was legally crossing the street at a crosswalk in downtown Austin when a driver failed to yield the right-of-way and hit Ms. Waugh as she crossed the street. The driver, who was driving a large F-250 Super Duty pick-up truck, made a wide and dangerous left turn, accelerated through the turn, and slammed his vehicle into Ms. Waugh. Despite Ms. Waugh's desperate attempt to get out of the way, the driver hit her with the front of his F-250 and launched her entire body approximately 6 feet into the air. Ms. Waugh crashed down onto the hood of the F-250, bounced off the hood, and struck the asphalt. On behalf of Ms. Waugh, our attorneys were able to quickly recover the insurance policy limits of the driver's auto insurance policy AND the insurance policy limits of Ms. Waugh's own auto insurance policy under her underinsured motorist coverage.

Gross Amount Received = $45,000.00;
Attorney's Fees = $11,252.75
Litigation Expenses = $944.61

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Personal Injury: Auto/Auto - On July 7, 2007, Mr. Tannehill was injured when another driver, who was traveling northbound on Loop 1 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, failed to maintain control of his Chevrolet 1500 pick-up truck while driving at high speed. The other driver lost control of his vehicle, drove through a large grass median, hit a light pole, and crossed into southbound traffic. Mr. Tannehill, who was traveling south in the left lane of Loop 1, performed a life-saving evasive maneuver to avoid a head-on collision. Although Mr. Tannehill was able to avoid the head-on collision, he was unable to completely avoid the other driver and was struck on the driver's side of his vehicle at high speed, suffering shoulder and neck injuries as a result. On behalf of Mr. Tannehill, our attorneys were able to recover the insurance policy limits of the other driver's auto insurance policy, the insurance policy limits of Mr. Tannehill's own auto insurance policy under his underinsured motorist coverage, and the insurance policy limits available under the Personal Injury Protection coverage of Mr. Tannehill's own auto insurance policy. In addition, our attorneys negotiated a 40% reduction of Mr. Tannehill's health insurance company's subrogation claim, effectively saving Mr. Tannehill ~$5,000.00 and ensuring that his future healthcare needs would be covered.

Gross Amount Received = $45,000.00;
Attorney's Fees = $15,000.00
Litigation Expenses = $1,476.92

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Personal Injury/DWI - On October 9, 2008, Mr. Lira, Ms. Huerta and her 4 minor children were driving home from school and work when a drunk driver crossed the center lane of the highway on which they where travelling and hit their vehicle head-on. The force of the impact completely destroyed Ms. Huerta's vehicle and severly injured all of the passengers, many of which had to be air-lifted to the hospital. Our attorneys were able to settle the case for the responsible party's insurance policy limits of $300,000.00 within 4 months of the start of representation. On behalf of the clients, our attorneys negotiated approximately $200,000.00 in medical bills down to approximately $115,000.00, resulting in a direct benefit to the clients of an additional $85,000.00 in money saved. In addition, our attorneys are working to help the clients collect additional funds from the State's Crime Victim's Compensation Fund to assist them with future medical care and lost wages.

Gross Amount Received = $300,000.00;
Attorney's Fees = $100,000.00
Litigation Expenses = $7,115.55

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Personal Injury: Closed Head Injury - Mr. Smith was driving to work when he was T-boned by another driver in a 10,000 pound Ford F-550 at approximately 50 miles per hour. The force of the impact destroyed Mr. Smith's vehicle, causing an 18 inch intrusion into the cab of his vehicle in the process. Mr. Smith was knocked unconscious and suffered a mild closed head injury as a result of the collision. Mr. Smith incurred medical expenses of approximately $11,420.69. On behalf of Mr. Smith, our attorneys prepared a detailed damages presentation and were able to settle the case without the need for litigation.

Gross Amount Received = $300,000.00;
Attorney's Fees = $100,000.00
Litigation Expenses = $1,500.00

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Collections/Sworn Accounts – A media printing company was owed over $36,000.00 for print work done for a large furniture retailer in Houston, TX. Instead of paying for the printing company’s work, the furniture retailer elected to hide behind multiple defense attorneys instead of paying for the work performed. Our attorneys were brought in to take lead on the case and were successful in obtaining a summary judgment of over $45,000.00 in favor of the printing company. When the furniture retailer refused to pay the judgment, our attorneys had the local constable collect the full of amount of the judgment by force.

Gross Amount Received = $47,000.00;
Attorney’s Fees = $8,888.00
Litigation Expenses = $337.00

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Personal Injury/Construction Site – Mr. Ramirez, a local Austin man, was injured while working from a defective and dangerously designed scaffolding at an elevated position of over 20 feet in the air. Mr. Ramirez’s employer had not provided him with any safety equipment. Inevitably, the scaffolding broke causing Mr. Ramirez to fall and sustain multiple back and leg injuries. Our attorneys filed suit on behalf of Mr. Ramirez and obtained a judgment in his favor in the amount of $128,450.00. Our attorneys are currently executing on the judgment. The results of this case were published in the Texas Reporter.

Gross Amount of Judgment = $128,450.00;
Attorney’s Fees = $51,380.20
Litigation Expenses = $1,254.20

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Defense/Default Judgment – Mrs. Vela, a San Marcos small-business owner, called our law firm in desperation after a constable appeared at the door of her business, attempting to collect personal and business property (including trucks, trailers, and other equipment) to satisfy a $4.1 million judgment that had been entered against her in an Austin court. Mrs. Vela had never received notice of any lawsuit and had no understanding as to why a constable was preparing to seize her belongings, thus ruining her business and leaving her family in dire financial straights. Our attorneys acted quickly and, within a matter of weeks, together with the assistance of co-counsel, succeeded in convincing the Court to throw out the $4.1 million judgment against Mrs. Vela and to immediately stop the seizure.

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