More MVA Case Results Achieved by
Atlanta Car Accident Trial Lawyers

$300,000 recovery of maximum UM policy limits / auto accident / uninsured driver / serious injuries

An Atlanta man was seriously injured in a Kentucky car accident that was caused by the negligent driving of a “judgment proof” Kentucky citizen who had no automobile insurance. The injured Atlanta man and his wife owned three vehicles which were separately insured by three different State Farm policies. The UM limits of all three policies were “stacked” together and State Farm paid the maximum amount of UM coverage available under all three policies.

$185,000 lump sum cash settlement / auto accident / underinsured motorist

Passenger who sustained leg fracture requiring operative repair as a result of an automobile collision received a pre-suit settlement varying portions of which were paid by the insurance company covering the at-fault driver of the other car and by the insurance company providing UM coverage on the vehicle in which the inured passenger was riding.

$175,000 lump sum cash settlement / auto accident / drunk driving / lumbar disc herniation

Auto insurance company insuring a drunk driver agreed to settle a lawsuit involving a Douglas County auto accident in which the other driver sustained a lumbar disc herniation. Because the defendant drove while intoxicated, a claim of punitive damages was asserted which influenced the amount of settlement.

$157,500 lump sum cash settlement / auto accident / underinsured motorist / herniated lumbar disc

After a negligent driver’s auto insurer tendered the maximum amount of its liability limits, pre-suit negotiations with the insurance company which provided UM coverage on the auto policy insuring the other vehicle led to a settlement of a passenger’s claim that she suffered lumbar disc herniation as a result of a collision which took place in Alabama.

$132,500 lump sum cash settlement / auto accident / employer vicarious liability / slightly bulging cervical disc

Liability insurance company insuring a regional waste management company agreed to settle a Fulton County lawsuit involving an auto accident caused by one of its employees as he was traveling to an out of state training workshop. The lawsuit named the employer as a defendant and alleged that it was vicariously liable for its employee’s negligent driving under the doctrine of respondeat superior.

$125,000 lump sum cash settlement / auto accident / drunk driving / broken ankle

Mediation resulted in the pre-suit settlement of a claim for a broken ankle suffered by the passenger of a vehicle struck by a drunk driver in Clayton County, Georgia. The threat of a lawsuit which would have included a claim for punitive damages due to the at-fault driver’s use of alcohol contributed to the favorable outcome of this case.

$100,000 recovery of maximum auto policy limit / tire failure / single-car SUV rollover accident / wrongful death

Insurer for negligent SUV driver agreed to pay the maximum limits of liability coverage under its automobile policy to reach a pre-suit settlement of a wrongful death claim by the mother of a college age passenger who was ejected and killed when a tire blew and caused the SUV to rollover on I-16 in Treutlen County, Georgia. Ragland & Jones, LLP also investigated and had experts evaluate the merits of potential product liability claims against the manufacturer of the tire which suffered a blow-out and the maker of the SUV which experienced a rollover following the tire failure.

$100,000 policy limit settlement / motorcycle accident

Auto insurer which covered an SUV and its negligent driver paid the maximum amount of its liability coverage to obtain a pre-suit settlement of personal injury claims asserted by a motorcycle rider who was struck by an SUV in Clayton County, Georgia.

$75,000 lump sum cash settlement / auto accident / drunk driving / passengers / minor injuries

Auto insurer for drunk driver agreed to settle a lawsuit against its insured who was intoxicated and left the scene of a Dekalb County automobile accident which caused minor injuries to two passengers in the other vehicle. The passengers sustained only minor injuries, but the threat of a punitive damage verdict (arising from the drunk driving) influenced the amount of settlement.

$45,000 lump sum cash settlement / intersection auto accident / fractured hip

On the eve of trial, defendant’s automobile insurer agreed to settle a Rockdale County lawsuit involving the intersection collision of an SUV and van, and resulting serious injuries (i.e., hip and wrist fractures) suffered by the plaintiff. Both drivers vehemently contended that the other was at fault. In fact, the police cited the plaintiff with running a red light and blamed her for the accident. Obtaining a significant recovery was difficult given the disputed liability.

$40,000 lump sum cash settlement / low speed rear end auto accident / shoulder injury

Just before trial, the insurance company for an at-fault driver agreed to settle a Cobb County lawsuit involving a low speed rear end automobile accident which the plaintiff claimed caused him to suffer a “frozen” shoulder requiring an outpatient arthroscopic procedure. Before suit was filed, State Farm made a low-ball offer of $1,000. A lawsuit was immediately filed, a video deposition was obtained from plaintiff’s orthopaedic doctor, and the case was fully prepared for trial. This led to a recovery 40 times greater than the amount initially offered by the defendant’s auto insurer.

$30,000 lump sum cash settlement / auto accident / loss of tooth / aggravation of pre-existing back and neck injuries

Auto insurance company agreed to settle a Dekalb County lawsuit involving a T-bone car accident in which a passenger lost a tooth and suffered exacerbation of pre-existing cervical and lumbar disc injuries.

Experienced Georgia Auto Accident Lawyers

As these case results demonstrate, the Atlanta-based attorneys at Ragland & Jones, LLP have extensive experience handling motorcycle and automobile accident cases throughout all parts of Georgia. Our law offices are conveniently located next to Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody, Georgia. Contact us if you want qualified legal representation in connection with personal injury or wrongful death claims arising from a car or motorcycle accident.