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Tracking down the at-fault driver
Auto Collision
Client was rear ended while waiting to make a right turn at an intersection. The at- fault driver was driving someone else’s car and had an old address on his driver’s license. We hired a private investigator to track down the at-fault driver who attempted to evade service. Despite the insurance carrier’s assertion of non-cooperation, I tried the case and obtained a judgment 20 times the insurance company’s pre-suit offer.
Insurance Company's Offer:
$15,000
Final judgement: $300,000.00
Prevailing on the tough cases
Auto Collision
Client was referred from another law firm who was having trouble getting a recovery. Client was traveling straight through an intersection and was hit head on. Liability was denied by the insurance company, claiming that Client drifted into oncoming traffic. Kragten Law located a witness who was filling his car at a gas station on the corner of the intersection and saw the collision.
Lawsuit filed.
Lawsuit filed.
Policy limits recovered from both the liability carrier and the uninsured motorist carrier.
Recovery: $60,000.00
Auto collision at a busy intersection
Auto Collision
Client was traveling straight through an intersection. She was hit by an oncoming car attempting an unprotected left turn in front of her. She was trapped in her car and had to be extricated by the fire department.
Lawsuit filed.
Lawsuit filed.
Settlement: $60,000
At-fault driver in a borrowed car
Auto Collision
Client was on the interstate at the back of a line of stopped traffic. At-fault driver, suspected to be under the influence, was traveling at a high rate of speed and rear ended Client, sideswiped an SUV, and slammed into the trailer of a semi-truck with enough force to break the axle from the trailer. At-fault driver was driving a borrowed vehicle and refused to participate in his defense.
Lawsuit filed. In spite of the insurance carrier’s assertion that they did not have to pay due to the at-fault driver’s non-cooperation, we reached a settlement through mediation.
Lawsuit filed. In spite of the insurance carrier’s assertion that they did not have to pay due to the at-fault driver’s non-cooperation, we reached a settlement through mediation.
Settlement: $58,000.00
Setting the record straight in a catastrophic case
Auto Collision
Client was rear ended at an intersection, suffering injuries to his neck and lower back. The other driver had state minimum liability insurance. This was not enough to cover Client’s damages which triggered coverage under his uninsured motorist policy.
Policy limits recovered.
Settlement: $50,000.00
At-fault driver with suspended license
Auto Collision
Client was traveling straight through an intersection when he was hit on the passenger side by another car that ran the red light. At the time of the collision, the at-fault driver’s license was suspended due to an extensive history of collisions and numerous citations for speeding and reckless driving. Policy limits from the liability carrier were recovered as was a portion of available uninsured motorist coverage.
Recovery: $47,500.00
Handling “underinsured” drivers
Auto Collision
Client was rear ended at an intersection, suffering injuries to his neck and lower back. The other driver had state minimum liability insurance. This was not enough to cover Client’s damages which triggered coverage under his uninsured motorist policy.
Policy limits recovered.
Settlement: $25,000
Policy limits recovered
Auto Collision
Client was driving down the road when she was sideswiped by a van attempting to make a right turn from the left lane. The impact was so severe that Client was pushed over the curb and across the sidewalk, narrowly missing two large pine trees, and stopping just inches from hitting a building.
Lawsuit filed.
Lawsuit filed.
Policy limits recovered.
Settlement: $25,000
Recovery 9X the initial offer
Auto Collision
Referral from another firm. Client was rear ended while stopped and waiting to make a right turn. There was minor damage to Client’s vehicle, but it was not visible from the outside. Lawsuit was filed. Recovery was made which was nine times the insurance company’s pre-suit final offer.
Insurance Company's Offer:
$2,000
Final recovery: $18,000
Making the case for settlement
Auto Collision
Client was in the left lane approaching an intersection when another car crossed several lanes of traffic in an attempt to enter the left turn lane, causing a t-bone collision with Client’s vehicle. I was able to secure a settlement for Client, even though the at-fault driver had a suspended license, was previously cited multiple times for driving on a suspended license and was an excluded driver on the liability policy for the vehicle he was driving.
Settlement: $16,500
Hit by a cement truck
Auto Collision
Client was stopped behind traffic at a stop light. When the light turned green, the cement truck behind her accelerated into the back of her car, pushing Client’s car into the back of the car ahead of her.
Settlement: $15,000
Getting to the truth of the case
Auto Collision
Client was rear ended on the interstate when traffic ahead of her slowed. Liability was denied after the at-fault driver changed his story and claimed that Client cut him off.
Lawsuit filed.
Lawsuit filed.
Settlement: $12,000
Holding bad drivers accountable
Auto Collision
Client was in the left turn lane approaching the intersection when the at-fault driver cut across several lanes to make the left turn, colliding with the passenger side of Client’s car.
Settlement: $10,409.50
Hit by a distracted driver
Auto Collision
Client rear ended at a stop light and suffered injury to her hip and neck. The insurance company denied liability, claiming that Client rolled backward into the other car. During his deposition, the at-fault driver admitted to being on his phone and not paying attention.
Lawsuit filed.
Lawsuit filed.
Settlement: $10,000
Using mediation to reach an agreement
Big Rig Collision
Client was stopped at the back of a line of traffic on the interstate when a large box truck rear ended him going 70 miles per hour without applying the brakes. Client’s vehicle went airborne, collided with two other vehicles, and tumbled down the road. We filed a lawsuit and the insurance company settled in mediation.
Insurance Company's Offer:
$75,000
Final recovery: $685,000
Taking on the big guys
Big Rig Collision
Client was in stop and go traffic when a big rig merged into her lane, slowly pushing her vehicle off the road.
Settlement: $15,000
Taking on insurance and medical institutions
Motorcycle Crash
Client was riding his motorcycle when a pickup truck made a left turn in front of him causing Client to collide with the passenger side bed area of the pickup. Client suffered three broken ribs, internal bleeding, a fractured bone in his foot, two torn ligaments in his knee requiring surgical correction, neck pain, back pain, and permanent nerve damage in his foot. Client was taken by ambulance to the hospital then transferred to a trauma center, spending four days in the hospital.
For this client Kragten Law:
For this client Kragten Law:
Filed a lawsuit
Discovered five insurance policies applicable to this loss and recovered policy limits from all of them.
Negotiated Client’s health insurance reimbursement claim down 98%
Final settlement: $100,000.00
Insurance company’s initial offer rejected
Ride Hail Collision
Client was riding as a passenger in the rear seat of a ride hail car. The driver suddenly applied the brakes on the interstate, causing a trailing vehicle to rear end the ride hail car. The trailing vehicle fled the scene. Client suffered injury to his knee, hip, and back. The insurance company’s offer was less than Client’s medical bills which was immediately rejected.
Lawsuit filed.
Lawsuit filed.
Insurance Company's Offer:
less than the Client’s medical bills
Final settlement: $80,000.00
Ride hail driver under the influence
Ride Hail Collision
Client was riding as a passenger in the rear seat of a ride hail car. The driver, who was suspected to be under the influence of marijuana, ran a red light, turning left in front of oncoming traffic.
Lawsuit filed.
Lawsuit filed.
Settlement: $75,000
Injured in a grocery checkout lane
Premises Liability
Client was in the checkout line at a grocery store when the lane marker fell and hit her in the face, causing a concussion. Work had been recently performed on the lane marker but was not secured properly. The cashier had previously noticed the problem and made management aware of the condition on two occasions, but the marker was not repaired, and the checkout lane was not closed.
Settlement: $14,250
Slip and fall in a restaurant
Premises Liability
Parents walked into a restaurant with their two-year-old daughter where she slipped and fell, hitting her face on the ground and splitting her lip. The floor was very wet from having just been mopped, all floor mats had been removed, and there were no wet floor signs or any other indicator that the floor was wet.
Confidential settlement
Foreign object in food
Premises Liability
Client was eating breakfast at a restaurant when she bit into a hard foreign object in her food causing a fracture of her tooth which required significant dental work.
Confidential settlement
Bartender causes concussion
Premises Liability
Client was a patron at a restaurant and was hit in the head with a pint glass, causing a concussion. The bartender was performing tricks while mixing drinks and lost control, causing the pint glass to fly across the bar.
Confidential settlement
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