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Truck Accidents

18 Wheeler - Death
Judgment$4,998,320.52
Subrogation$132,000.00
Attorney Fees$1,570,043.10
Expenses$52,063.74
Net to Clients$3,244,213.68
Truck Wreck - Injuries and Death
Settlement$7,000,000.00
Attorney Fees$2,800,000.00
Expenses$44,354.96
Net to Clients$1,348,145.04
18 Wheeler - Death
Settlement$8,216,717.32
Attorney Fees$3,286,686.92
Expenses$50,643.31
Net to Clients$4,879,387.08
18 Wheeler Case
Settlement$3,433,335.00
Attorney Fees$1,373,333.00
Expenses$37,203.67
Net to Clients$1,913,629.08
Truck Wreck - Injury and Death
Settlement$9,660,000.00
Attorney Fees$3,197,915.63
Expenses$124,806.43
Net to Clients$6,337,277.94
Truck Accident - Paralysis
Settlement$9,000,000.00
Attorney Fees$3,600,000.00
Expenses$330,938.91
Net to Clients$4,911,965.47

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Motor Vehicle Accidents

Defective Auto - Death
Settlement$3,837,283.04
Attorney Fees$1,534,913.33
Expenses$64,733.15
Net to Clients$2,237,636.59
Motorcycle - Injuries
Settlement$1,000,000.00
Attorney Fees$330,000.00
Expenses$39,087.13
Net to Clients$465,287.08
Vehicle Accident - Death
Settlement$3,825,000.00
Attorney Fees$1,574,354.96
Expenses$44,354.96
Net to Clients$1,348,145.04
Vehicle Defect - Injuries
Settlement$3,149,312.70
Attorney Fees$1,251,725.08
Expenses$1,350,792.81
Net to Clients$1,778,164.89

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Airplane and Helicopter Crashes

Helicopter Crash - Injuries
Judgment$4,547,437.18
Attorney Fees$1,504,300.50
Expenses$34,535.80
Net to Clients$3,008,601.00
Offshore Helicopter Crash - Death
Settlement$3,434,000.00
Attorney Fees$1,092.484.70
Expenses$172,998.79
Net to Clients$2,011.970.63

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Workplace Accidents

Industrial Accident - Death
Verdict$25,000,000.00
Settlement$11,500,000.00
Attorney Fees$3,500,000.00
Expenses$157,453.91
Net to Clients$7,842,546.09
Industrial - Death
Settlement$1,400,000.00
Attorney Fees$466,666.66
Expenses$56,515.70
Net to Clients$875,087.30
Industrial Accident - Injury
Settlement$1,015,871.28
Attorney Fees$855,901.65
Expenses$93,339.88
Net to Clients$477,261.22
Industrial - Injury
Settlement$4,370,800.00
Attorney Fees$1,449,785.14
Expenses$21,444.58
Net to Clients$2,899,570.28
Industrial - Injuries
Settlement$3,000,000.00
Attorney Fees$946,855.40
Expenses$41,586.34
Net to Clients$2,011,558.26
Premises - Injury
Settlement$10,750,000.00
Attorney Fees & Expenses$3,583,333.33
Net to Clients$7,166,666.66
Refinery Injuries
Settlement$3,750,000.00
Attorney Fees$1,250,000.00
Expenses$14,619.43
Net to Clients$2,485,380.57
Construction Accident
Settlement$2,500,000.00
Attorney Fees$1,000,000.00
Expenses$113,090.62
Net to Clients$1,106,721.12
Grain Terminal - Burns
Settlement$1,679,450.44
Attorney Fees$499,999.56
Expenses$10,806.80
Net to Clients$999,999.12

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Maritime and Jones Act Claims

Oilfield - Death
Settlement$5,700,000.00
Attorney Fees$2,279,000.00
Expenses$85,930.27
Net to Clients$3,335,069.73
Oilfield - Hand Injury
Settlement$774,675.00
Judgement$2,613,094.02
Total Recovery$3,387,769.03
Attorney Fees$1,129,256.34
Expenses$64,104.44
Net to Clients$2,196,830.95

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Defective Products

Product Liability/Fire - Death
Settlement$11,000,000.00
Attorney Fees$4,400,000.00
Expenses$447,430.77
Net to Clients$6,152,569.23
Water Ski - Injuries
Settlement$4,525,000.00
Attorney Fees$1,810,000.00
Expenses$142,006.44
Net to Clients$2,455,484.74
Defective Pistol - Death
Settlement$3,000,000.00
Attorney Fees$1,000,000.00
Expenses$35,206.37
Net to Clients$1,964,793.63
Defective Pistol - Death
Verdict$64,500,000.00
Settlement$4,751,070.86
Attorney Fees$1,900,428.34
Expenses$33,631.35
Net to Clients$2,817.011.70
Tire Failure - Injuries and Death
Settlement$7,600,000.00
Attorney Fees$2,942,000.00
Expenses$281,862.26
Net to Clients$4,376,132.20
Defective Tire - Death
Settlement$2,000,000.00
Attorney Fees$800,000.00
Expenses$89,953.14
Net to Clients$1,025,636.29
Tire Mismatch - Death
Settlement$4,900,000.00
Attorney Fees$1,960,000.00
Expenses$30,927.65
Net to Clients$2,905,603.35
Tire Failure - Injuries
Settlement$1,125,000.00
Attorney Fees$375,000.00
Expenses$73,036.95
Net to Clients$676,963.05
Defective Drug
Verdict$19,200,000.00
Reduced to$5,519,175.00 for Caps
Expenses to Date$124,798.84
Attorney Fees40% of Ultimate Recovery
Carseat Failure / Products Liability
Settlement$6,625,000.00
Attorney Fees$2,650,000.00
Expenses$560,438.63
Net to Clients$3,281,893.65
Defective Solamander - Burns
Settlement$2,650,000.00
Attorney Fees$1,060,000.00
Expenses$114,575.53
Net to Clients$1,475,424.47
Defective Medical Product - Death
Settlement$3,000,000.00
Attorney Fees$1,200,643.86
Expenses$131,802.00
Net to Clients$1,662,526.02

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Nursing Home Negligence

Nursing Home - Death
Settlement$2,500,000.00
Attorney Fees$1,125,000.00
Expenses$3,689.68
Net to Clients$1,371,310.32
Nursing Home - Death
Settlement$1,345,848.00
Attorney Fees$448,616.00
Expenses$88,732.47
Net to Clients$274,415.53
Nursing Home - Death
Settlement$4,500,000.00
Attorney Fees$1,500,000.00
Expenses$12,624.11
Net to Clients$2,943,019.23
Nursing Home - Death
Settlement$1,300,000.00
Attorney Fees$433,333.33
Expenses$39,666.24
Net to Clients$253,766.27
Nursing Home
Settlement$2,050,000.00
Attorney Fees$820,000.00
Expenses$32,258.17
Net to Clients$1,005,747.86
Nursing Home
Settlement$1,175,000.00
Attorney Fees$528,750.00
Expenses$63,791.91
Net to Clients$583,417.33
Nursing Home - Injuries
Settlement$1,000,000.00
Attorney Fees$400,000.00
Expenses$92,410.58
Net to Clients$506,160.75

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Catastrophic Injuries

Chemo Overdose - Death
Settlement$2,655,000.00
Attorney Fees$1,062,000.00
Expenses$253,673.82
Net to Clients$1,339,326.18
Medical Malpractice - Death
Settlement$1,850,000.00
Attorney Fees$740,000.00
Expenses$740,000.00
Net to Clients$1,010,468.51
Medical Malpractice
Settlement$4,150,000.00
Attorney Fees$1,383,333.33
Expenses$58,934.97
Net to Clients$2,120,818.74
Cancer Overdose - Death
Settlement$5,005,452.05
Attorney Fees$1,668,484.01
Expenses$23,713.11
Net to Clients$3,336,968.04

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Business Litigation

Contract
Settlement$1,226,000.00
Attorney Fees & Expenses$490,400.00
Net to Clients$735,600.00
Contract
Settlement$1,500,000.00
Attorney Fees$500,000.00
Expenses$80,971.84
Net to Clients$919,028.16
Fraud
Settlement$1,200,000.00
Attorney Fees & Expenses$313,000.00
Net to Clients$887,000.00
Bad Faith
Settlement$1,000,000.00
Attorney Fees$400,000.00
Expenses$63,384.30
Net to Clients$536,615.70

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Sex Crimes

Rape
Judgment$16,000,00.00
Settlement$7,750,000.00
Attorney Fees$2,583,333.33
Expenses$17,495.80
Net to Clients$5,149,170.87
Premises - Rape
Settlement$1,500,000.00
Attorney Fees$600,000.00
Expenses$117,930.37
Net to Clients$773,153.47
Premises - Rape
Settlement$1,000,000.00
Attorney Fees$333,333.33
Expenses$10,491.07
Net to Clients$656,175.60

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