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CONFIDENTIAL
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
Paul “Chip” Ferguson and Cody A. Dishon, partners at Beaumont’s The Ferguson Law Firm, LLP, recently reached a confidential 7-figure settlement for a mother who lost her adult son in a deadly crash with a commercial truck driver. Several experts were hired to determine the cause of the deadly crash which occurred near a work area. Several other crashes had occurred earlier that week in this same area. After nearly two years of litigation and appeals, the case settled shortly before trial.
$66.05 MILLION
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Award to 7 industrial workers burned to varying degrees as a result of explosion.
$45 MILLION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Settlement of wrongful death cases of 6 refinery workers killed in an explosion.
$38.5 MILLION
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
Verdict against trailer manufacturer for failure to provide side underride protection, causing brain damage to 26 year old single mother. This verdict was, and remains, the largest underride verdict ever obtained in the U.S.
$34 MILLION
CAR ACCIDENTS
Verdict against Domino’s Pizza, holding the franchisor liable for negligence of franchisee employee resulting in wrongful death of 65 year old woman and TBI to 69 year old man. This verdict was ranked the #1 motor vehicle verdict of 2013 for the State of Texas.
$25 MILLION
CAR ACCIDENTS
Total settlement involving charter bus rollover carrying a local high school girls’ soccer team.
$22.5 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Total settlement of product liability case for deaths of 2 power plant employees and burn injuries to a 3rd.
$20 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Product liability settlement against bus manufacturer for failure to include seat belts and safety glass.
$16.1 MILLION
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
Verdict against 18-wheeler for crushing leg injuries to motor cycle policeman. Tried with Walter Umphrey and Joe Jamail.
$10.5 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Settlement of product liability case involving defective tire and causing wrongful death of divorced parent with 14 year old daughter.
$10.2 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Verdict in product liability case resulting in injury to lumbar spine requiring multiple surgeries.
$10.1 MILLION
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Settlement of case against paper mill for causing traumatic leg amputations to worker.
$9.5 MILLION
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Settlement of product liability case involving severe burns and death of plant worker.
$8 MILLION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Settlement for wrongful death of woman killed in collision with multiple 18-wheelers.
$8 MILLION
CAR ACCIDENTS
Verdict for wrongful death of 50 year old single parent in motor vehicle collision.
$7.8 MILLION
BURN INJURY
Partial policy limits settlement for 7 steel workers injured in fire at steel mill.
$7.5 MILLION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Settlement after 3 weeks of trial for wrongful death of parents of adult children due to collision with 18-wheeler.
$7.5 MILLION
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Settlement for burn victim in industrial accident at electrical facility.
$7.5 MILLION
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Settlement of industrial accident case where contractor suffered traumatically amputated arm.
$7.5 MILLION
CAR ACCIDENTS
Verdict in auto-pedestrian case for a part-time worker with a severely fractured leg and other orthopedic injuries.
$6.6 MILLION
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Verdict for wrongful death of plant worker due to benzene-caused leukemia.
$6 MILLION
CAR ACCIDENTS
Partial settlement for wrongful death of 65 year old woman and traumatic brain injury to her 69 year old husband as a result of an automobile collision with a pizza deliveryman.
$5.1 MILLION
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
Settlement of 18-wheeler underride accident involving brain injury to divorced mother of 2 children.
$5 MILLION
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
Policy limits settlement against operator of common carrier that resulted in two wrongful deaths and multiple injuries.
$5 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Settlement for 45 year old single female with a closed head injury due to improperly installed tire.
$4.25 MILLION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Total settlement for drowning death of infant at motel complex.
$4 MILLION
CAR ACCIDENTS
Verdict against UPS for causing pre-natal head and developmental injuries to child.
$3.75 MILLION
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Settlement for ship employee who sustained spinal injury after falling from gangway while returning to ship after shore leave.
$3.65 MILLION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Settlement for wrongful death of unborn child due to collision with 18-wheeler.
$3.5 MILLION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Settlement for wrongful death of paper mill employee killed in industrial accident.
$3 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Settlement of product liability case involving low back injuries resulting in multiple back surgeries.
$2.9 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Settlement of product liability claim against auto manufacturer for non-collapsing steering column resulting in spinal cord injury.
$2.85 MILLION
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Settlement of industrial accident involving wrongful death of 50 y/o paper mill worker due to negligently designed process pipe system.
$2.75 MILLION
CAR ACCIDENTS
Settlement of motor vehicle accident involving pelvic fracture to 40 year old married father of 1.
$2.75 MILLION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Settlement against luxury hotel-resort for babysitter’s failure to supervise young child resulting in child’s death.
$2.45 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Settlement of product liability case for wrongful death of cement plant worker killed in industrial accident.
$2.45 MILLION
CAR ACCIDENTS
Policy limits settlement of motor vehicle collision resulting in spinal cord injury to woman.
$2.3 MILLION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Wrongful death gross negligence claim against employer for man killed while cutting lumber.
$2.2 MILLION
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Verdict for man with lumbar spine injuries as a result of industrial accident.
$2.1 MILLION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Settlement for wrongful death of teenager in collision with 18-wheeler.
$2 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Policy limits settlement for wrongful death of 8 year old boy survived by father due to defective toy.
$2 MILLION
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
In-trial settlement from motor carrier involving aggravation of pre-existing multiple sclerosis.
$2 MILLION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Settlement for wrongful death of child as result of 18-wheeler accident.
$2 MILLION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Wrongful death settlement involving 18-wheeler accident with multiple injuries, including wrongful death of high school student.
$2 MILLION
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
Settlement involving wrongful death of student returning from party and involved in collision with tanker trailer.
$1.95 MILLION
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Verdict for man who injured his neck and back in an industrial accident and had a history of multiple prior neck and back surgeries.
$1.87 MILLION
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
Verdict for female who sustained a broken hip in a collision with an 18-wheeler.
$1.75 MILLION
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
Settlement for closed head injury to young lady following a collision with an 18-wheeler.
$1.65 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Settlement of product liability case against auto manufacturer for head injury to woman.
$1.585 MILLION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Settlement of paper mill trainee’s wrongful death case involving an industrial accident.
$1.5 MILLION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Settlement of product liability wrongful death case involving a post-collision fuel fed fire.
$1.5 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Settlement against manufacturer of children’s products (bath ring), resulting in drowning of child.
$1.5 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Settlement of product liability case involving death of infant due to a collapsing front seat.
$1.4 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Product liability settlement involving wrongful death due to transmission shifting out of gear.
$1.3 MILLION
WRONGFUL DEATH
Wrongful death gross negligence claim against employer for man killed when trapped between pipeline and rotating piece of heavy equipment.
$1.2 MILLION
CAR ACCIDENTS
Settlement for 22 y/o female with multiple fractures who was involved in MVA with pickup driven by underage boy who had been drinking.
$1.1 MILLION
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Verdict in industrial accident case involving shoulder injury requiring two outpatient surgeries.
$1.1 MILLION
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Settlement of industrial accident case involving injury to worker’s lower back necessitating lumbar surgery.
$1 MILLION
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
Settlement for 45 year old man who injured his lower back in a collision with an 18-wheeler.
$1 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Settlement of product liability case involving wrongful death in underride case with 18-wheeler (partial settlement).
$1 MILLION
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
Policy limits settlement for adult children whose parents were killed in collision with 18-wheeler.
$1 MILLION
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
Settlement for woman who suffered a fractured leg in collision with a logging truck.
$1 MILLION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Settlement of product liability case of manufacturer of trailer door involving operated lumbar spine.
$1 MILLION
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
Settlement of 18-wheeler case where 62 y/o man required a cervical fusion for aggravation of degenerative disc disease.
CONFIDENTIAL
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Product Liability Settlement.
CONFIDENTIAL
CAR ACCIDENTS
Jury Verdict for Family Injured in Car Accident.
CONFIDENTIAL
WRONGFUL DEATH
Confidential Wrongful Death Settlement for a Self-Employed Crabber.
CONFIDENTIAL
WRONGFUL DEATH
18-Wheeler Wrongfull Death Accident Settlement.