Our client was stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of Warson Road and Conway Road in St. Louis County, Missouri when she was rear-ended by a driver who was not paying attention. The force of the impact pushed our client’s vehicle into the vehicle in front of her. After some investigation, we discovered that this at-fault driver was recently sued as a result of a separate car crash where he rear-ended another individual. Our client struck her face on the steering wheel at the time of impact causing a nose fracture. She also suffered pain in her neck and back for which she received treatment from a physical therapist. Thankfully, her nose healed without incident and the therapy greatly improved the pain in her neck and back. After she finished treating, we were able to recover $36,000 for her which easily covered her little medical treatment.
Our client was traveling on North Grand in St. Louis City when another vehicle traveled into his lane of travel. To avoid a head-on crash, our client swerved off the roadway and struck a street pole. The other driver left the scene. As a result of the impact with the street pole, our client experienced pain in his back and neck. He presented to the emergency room for treatment of his pain. We made an uninsured motorist (UM) claim with the client’s insurance carrier. Because this gentleman had a prior history of back pain, the insurance carrier did not initially agree to pay for his ER visit and pain and suffering. Through negotiation, we were ultimately able to obtain a $12,000 settlement for our client.
Our client was a passenger injured in a 2020 East St. Louis crash at an intersection. The driver and another passenger were also injured in the crash. For more than three years, the insurance company for the negligent driver argued that our client was not a passenger but was driving on an invalid license at the time of the crash. The insurance company further argued that its insured was not responsible for the crash and that our client was not injured as a result of the impact. The at-fault driver attempted to claim that there were witnesses to the crash even though those witnesses did not speak to the police officer. Our client had pre-existing spinal injuries that required surgery even prior to this crash. We filed suit on behalf of our client, investigated the at-fault driver, took her deposition under oath, and also deposed the other parties in the vehicle. Through litigation, we were able to secure a settlement for our client to help him with his incurred medical bills and pain and suffering.
A Ballwin woman was sitting stationary on Manchester Road waiting to make a left turn when she was struck head on by a driver not paying attention. As a result of the impact, our client suffered a broken wrist requiring surgery. When the insurance company argued that the at-fault driver claimed to not know how the crash occurred, we followed up with the police officer and obtained proof that the driver was cited for improper lane usage. Immediately following our demand that the policy limits be paid for this loss,the at-fault insurance company caved and paid the policy limits to our client.
Our client underwent extensive physical therapy for disc herniations after he was rear-ended at a stop light by an inattentive driver. Sumner Law Group settled his car crash case for the policy limits. Learn more details here.
Our client had to be airlifted after he was struck while crossing an intersection. He suffered a brain injury, broken bones and more. Sumner Law Group investigated the incident thoroughly and aided by eyewitness testimony, proved that the at-fault driver had increased his speed to get ahead of closing railroad arms. Learn more details here.
Last summer, our client was traveling on Kingshighway in St. Louis City, Missouri, when a driver carelessly reversed his vehicle into the front passenger side of her vehicle. The at-fault driver tried to leave the scene but our client exited her vehicle and directed him to stay. As a result of the impact, she suffered injuries to her neck and left shoulder which caused her to present to a local pain management specialist and a chiropractor for treatment. Even though our client was retired at the time of the crash and therefore, suffered no lost wages and also had pre-existing injuries to her neck, we were able to secure the at-fault policy limits for her.
A drunk driver caused a multi-vehicle car crash in Cape Girardeau resulting in serious and permanent injuries to several individuals. Specifically, the drunk driver entered Missouri from out of state after a night of drinking, swerved into a concrete median barrier, overcorrected, left the roadway, overcorrected again, and collided with the vehicle our client was a passenger in. Through quick investigation, we were able to secure video of the drunk driver stumbling and falling on the roadway after the crash and photographs of bottles of alcohol in his back seat. We worked closely with our client’s medical providers to make sure that the medical records properly documented her injuries and the trauma she went through to try to recover from such injuries. Ultimately, the insurance company for the drunk driver agreed to pay the full policy limits available for this loss.
Our client was caused to suffer severe back pain and headaches as a result of a crash on Forest Park Parkway in St. Louis City. The police did not prepare a report of the crash. Wisely, our client took a photograph of the front of the car and the license plate right after the impact. While the at-fault driver presented an insurance card, the card ended up being a fake. We were able to track down the proper insurance company but when we did, the at-fault driver then claimed he was out of town that day and could not have caused the crash. We were able to pull the meta-data from the photograph taken by our client and prove when and where the photograph was taken, thereby, placing the vehicle at the scene of the crash. We successfully obtained the at-fault limits for our client. When we then tried to collect our client’s underinsured motorist coverage, her own insurance company claimed she was likely already hurt before the crash. We spoke with her treating physician and obtained a detailed report outlining how this crash hurt our client. Without litigation, we were then able to secure our client’s underinsured limits as well.
A St. Louis City woman was injured in a crash by a driver who left the scene after impact. The at-fault driver ran a stop sign at a high rate of speed and struck our client’s vehicle. While police were in the area at the time of the crash and followed the vehicle in an attempt to stop the driver and issue a citation, the police had to halt the pursuit. Because the other driver could not be found, we filed an uninsured motorist (UM) claim with our client’s insurance carrier. Prior to the crash, our client was already on disability as a result of various medical conditions, including a pain disorder. Also, our client did not seek medical treatment for some time after the crash because she was fearful of COVID at the time. Despite these hurdles, we were able to secure the uninsured motorist limits of $25,000 for our client.
