Car Accident Settlements

$100 Million: Largest Ever Single-Family Personal Injury Settlement in Illinois

After the family of a Chicago reverend was involved in a catastrophic car accident in which the reverend and his wife narrowly escaped while their six children died, the couple settled out of court for $100 million with the shipping company Transamerica Leasing, Inc. The accident was caused when the taillight assembly detached from a Transamerica Leasing truck and became lodged in the family’s gas tank, causing sparks and igniting an explosion.

$24 Million: Canadian Accident Victims Receive Record Settlement

Two Canadian men received a combined $24 million after they were passengers in a one-car accident in 2003. One victim suffered a severe spinal cord injury, while the other sustained a brain injury. The $24 million is intended to compensate them for lost income and medical expenses, among other damages. The $12.5 million award given to the man with the spinal injury represents the largest award ever to a victim of such an injury, while the $11.5 million given to the brain injury victim is one of the largest ever for that type of injury.

$21 Million: Permanent Brain Injury in a Car/Truck Accident

$21 million was awarded to a woman who suffered internal bleeding in the brain after being rear-ended by a large truck. The truck driver claimed his brakes failed. After undergoing surgery to remove blood from her brain cavity, she suffered a temporary coma and permanently impaired memory and concentration. She was unable to continue in her job. Her attorney, from Bostwick, Peterson & Mitchell in San Francisco, convinced the jury to award her $21 million – six times the defendant’s final offer in negotiations – after showing that there was no brake failure.

$6 Million: Wrongful Death in Car Crash

In 2006, the city of Dearborn, MI agreed to pay $6 million to the family of a wrongful death victim after he was killed when struck by a traffic ordinance officer employed by the city who was involved in a high-speed chase. The city’s insurers initially refused to pay any amount, but were ultimately forced to capitulate.

$4.1 Million: Uninsured Delivery Driver Paralyzes Passenger

After being paralyzed from the waist down, the passenger in a car crash learned that the driver was uninsured. Because the driver was a delivery worker for the New York Times and was on the job, the plaintiff’s attorney was able to secure a $4.1 million out-of-court settlement from the New York Times despite the fact that the Times claimed the worker was an independent contractor.

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