A Ladue driver hit from behind was awarded $650,000 after being hit by a distracted driver and suffering from neck injuries. Learn more here.

A local restaurant owner was injured in a multi-car crash in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  We were able to secure the policy limits from the insurance carrier for the at-fault driver.  Our client had significant injuries requiring treatment that spanned over multiple years which made traveling to Thailand to visit family difficult and painful.  Given the losses suffered from our client, we explored her underinsured motorist coverage and discovered a large policy through her restaurant ownership.  We invited her insurance carrier to intervene into the local civil lawsuit and participate in the litigation.  At mediation, we produced reports from our client’s treating physicians clearly outlining her injuries and expected additional treatment.  Our client’s underinsurance carrier ultimately agreed to pay an additional $650,000 to resolve her claim.

We represented the family of a man that died when his treating doctor failed to diagnose lung cancer. A jury agreed that erring on the side of caution was always the best course of action. The family of the deceased was awarded $506,000 for the wrongful death.

Settled at mediation on behalf of young boy poisoned by lead-based paint while living in a rented house with his mother.

We sued a local hospital and Emergency department doctor for negligence and deviation from the standard of care when the facility and doctor failed to treat a cyst on our client’s foot that ultimately led to her foot being amputated as a result of them not treating her cyst.

Settlement was reached for a lady who was shot while attempting to leave her apartment complex. Our claim was that the apartment complex was negligent in the performance of it’s security obligations.

Client was rear-ended and suffered a neck injury in the crash. Verdict was obtained in St. Charles County Circuit Court.

Our client was rear-ended in a motor vehicle crash by a negligent driver who was not paying attention. We filed suit against the insurance company demanding the $300,000 policy of the negligent driver.

We recently had the pleasure of representing a gentleman who was injured when he was bitten on the hand while working on a home renovation project at a client’s home. He sustained an injury to his pinky finger that caused him pain, soreness, and various physical limitations. Missouri’s dog bite statute holds property owners strictly liable for injuries caused by dog bite incidents. However, this particular homeowner was insured by an out-of-town insurance company who did not understand Missouri law on the issue and originally denied our client’s claim.

We filed suit, obtained critical legal admissions from the dog’s owners, and then elicited testimony from our client’s treating hand doctor who confirmed that our client’s symptoms would continue to bother him indefinitely and that surgical repair was not a realistic option. The court ordered the parties to mediate the case and that was not successful because the insurance company’s top offer was $30,000. We left the mediation and told the insurance company to prepare for trial. It was at that point that they finally got serious, and we were ultimately able to get the case resolved for $250,000.

What changed in the case to justify the insurance company making a huge jump in their settlement offer? Posture. We showed the insurance company that we were willing to walk away from mediation and take the case to trial. We believed in our evaluation of the case and what was fair for our client. We held strong to our number of $250,000 to settle the case. That is what the client wanted and deserved.

The choice of a personal injury lawyer is important and there is a big difference in personal injury lawyers and law firms. You want a law firm that regularly takes cases to trial. Trials are the only way to hold insurance companies accountable. Sumner Law Group has earned its reputation as a top litigation firm in St. Louis because we try cases and insurance companies are scared of us.

If you were injured through no fault of your own, schedule your free consultation today. Contact us online to get started!

After a head-on collision left our client dealing with multiple surgeries and permanent hardware in his leg, we secured $25,000 policy limits from the at-fault driver’s policy and another $225,000 through an underinsured motorist (UIM) claim with our client’s insurance company. Learn more details of the case here.