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×-In this case, the Firm represented a pedestrian who had stopped on the side of I-96 near Grand Rapids in wintery weather to assist a disabled vehicle. As he was preparing his tools, another vehicle lost control, slid off the roadway, and struck him. He fell unconscious and passed away within the hour. The Firm achieved a settlement of the full insurance policy at $1,250,000.00. 

×– In this no-fault lawsuit against one of the country’s largest insurance companies, the Firm secured a jury verdict of $215,000.00, which represented 100% of the damages claimed—meaning that the jury agreed with our trial counsel on each and every point presented at trial. The Firm also successfully persuaded the Court to award sanctions and attorney fees against the insurance company. Before the parties went to trial, the most the insurance company ever offered to settle was zero.

– The case involved a minor who was struck by a car while she was in the street outside of her family home. The driver fled the scene and was never identified. The minor sustained a very serious traumatic brain injury, requiring surgery and a month-long hospitalization. The child developed a serious seizure disorder thereafter. The insurance company claimed there was a “loophole” that allowed it to avoid all responsibility for paying claims, and the result was that none of the minor’s bills were paid, she was denied access to medical care, along with medically necessary in-home care (attendant care) intended to keep her safe from seizures and falls that could re-injure her skull.

– Not only was Attorney Mabbitt able to establish that the insurance company’s “loophole” argument was not viable, she also established that attendant care should be paid at a rate of $25.00 per hour and for 24 hours per day – a rate well in excess of what the insurance company felt should be paid for family-provided care.

– In that same case, Ms. Mabbitt secured a separate settlement of policy limits for the minor Plaintiff’s pain and suffering.

×-In this case, the Firm represented two clients who were injured when a tree fell on them while playing golf on a public golf course. Both sustained injuries, but one was very seriously injured, requiring emergency surgery and an inpatient hospital stay lasting more than a month. The golf course and its insurance company argued that it had no responsibility for the injuries because the tree falling was an “act of god” that it could not control.

-The Firm was able to establish that the golf course had failed to properly assess the health of the trees on its course or take remedial action to protect golfers. The Firm also performed its own investigation, during which we discovered that the same tree had partially failed two years prior (losing a large portion of the top trunk). Thus, we established that the golf course had notice that the tree was in a state of decay and posed a threat to golfers, but the golf course failed to take any meaningful action to ensure their safety. As a result, the Firm achieved a favorable settlement for both clients. Most gratifying, the Clients both report a near-miraculous recovery. Three attorneys had turned their case down before the Clients came to us.

×-In this wrongful death case, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle as he crossed a roadway. His injuries were fatal. Because the decedent was crossing the roadway outside of a designated crosswalk, the motorist who struck him and the insurance company argued that the decedent was at-fault for the accident and that the motorist had no liability.

-We established that the motorist’s view of the roadway was clear, and the motorist had the opportunity to stop his vehicle in time to avoid the collision. The Client had been turned down by two attorneys before coming to our office and achieving a great settlement.

×-The Firm won a confidential “policy limits” settlement for a client who was injured as a passenger in a vehicle that ran into a utility pole, causing him fractured ribs and disc bulges in his lumbar spine. Our client had been asleep in the front seat when the driver lost control and ran into the utility pole. To avoid liability, the insurance company tried to shift blame to the driver, claiming in part that he experienced a “sudden emergency.” The Firm was ultimately able to secure a policy limits settlement.

×-Our client was once a very active mother and business owner who enjoyed playing sports with her family and global travel. All that changed after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver. Our client suffered a brain injury, migraines, vision changes, and bulging discs in her neck and back. The insurance company disputed all her conditions, arguing that she had a longstanding history of neck pain with extensive treatment before the accident, and that other pre-accident conditions were the true cause of her brain injury symptoms. Despite the insurance company having its own doctors concluding that our client’s condition was not related to the accident, the Firm secured a settlement of $200,000.00.

×-In this no-fault PIP lawsuit, we were able to secure a large settlement for our client who sustained a neck injury in an accident that required surgery. We were able to achieve the resolution even though the client was referred for neck surgery for a different injury just prior to the accident.

×-In this pedestrian-versus-vehicle accident, our client was walking with her sister and husband in a crosswalk when she was hit by a young driver. She required EMS at the scene. Our client sustained an injury to her ankle and knee and ultimately required surgery on both the knee and ankle. Because our client was wearing an ankle brace at the time of the accident for a prior surgery, the young driver and his insurance company argued that she had no injuries in the accident and that none of her treatment or surgeries were related to the accident. The insurance company made no offers, necessitating litigation. Cases involving superimposed injuries often involve complex medical analysis and novel legal arguments. Our attorneys negotiated a settlement of $120,000.00 for the client.

×-We achieved a significant settlement for a fire department employee who was involved in a car accident while en route to a medical emergency. Our client sustained a tear of a ligament in the right thumb and missed months of work, and was unable to engage in his favorite hobbies.

×-Our moped-riding client was injured when another vehicle pulled in front of his moped, causing him to lose control and fall to the ground. He sustained a fractured clavicle. The at-fault driver and her insurance company argued that she was not at fault for the accident because she had pulled out into a clear intersection and there was no contact between her vehicle and the moped. We used accident simulations and other strategies to establish that the at-fault driver had pulled out into the intersection despite her view being blocked by a van parked along the curb, meaning that she pulled into the intersection with no way of knowing that our client was on the roadway behind the van.