Results

Lencoya Crawford and family -  Over $1,000,000.00 Judgment


Lencoya Crawford was a passenger in a vehicle operated by her husband, Quintin Crawford.  Lencoya's minor children, Shawn  and Coleshawn Mitchell were also passengers in the vehicle.   The Crawford vehicle was traveling on Gallatin Road, in Madison, Tennessee when another vehicle was behing chased on Gallatin Road by a police officer driving a police car.  The adverse driver lost control of his vehicle and collided with the Crawford vehicle.  The adverse driver was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

Lencoya was transported by ambulance to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she was treated for multiple injuries. Her medical bills exceeded $9,000.00.   Lencoya's children were also taken to Vanderbilt Hospital.  Shawn suffered fractures to his skull and eye requiring surgery and resulting in medical bills of over $80,000.00.  Coleshawn suffered minor injuries with medical bills just over $2,000.00.

Our office filed a law suit in the Davidson County Circuit Court (Case Number 01C552) against the adverse driver and the police department.  A confidential settlement was reached with the police department. Our office pursued a judgment on damages against the adverse driver.  Although we knew any judgment would be basically uncollectable (because the adverse driver did not have insurance or assets), we thought it was important to obtain an award against the drunk driver.  A judge heard the case and Lencoya Crawford and her family received a judgment against the adverse driver for over one million dollars. 



Howard Patton -  $100,000.00 Settlement


Howard Patton was a passenger in a vehicle traveling east on Interstate 40. At the same time, another driver was stopped in the right-hand lane attempting to recover a mattress that had fallen out of her truck. The driver of the vehicle Howard was in spotted the stray mattress and attempted to avoid contact by swerving into the right-hand lane. Consequently, the vehicle Howard was in collided with the adverse driver's vehicle.

Howard was transported by ambulance to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he was treated for a dislocated left hip, a nasal fracture and a broken femur. After an eight days in the hospital, he was released to Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Center where he remained for ten days. Medical expesnes totalled $79,330.26.

Our office filed a law suit in the Davidson County Circuit Court (Case Number 05C1072) against the drivers of both vehicles.  The case was settled out of court for the insurance policy limit of $100,000.00.

Larry Cheers - $550,000.00 Settlement

Larry Cheers was traveling on his motorcycle, wearing his helmet, when the adverse driver, driving a company truck, made a left turn and hit Larry's bike head on.  Larry was thrown from his bike with such force that his helmet cracked and came off.

Larry was life-flighted to VUMC and suffered multiple injuries including: closed head injury, bilateral frontal contusion, subarachnoid hemorrhage, some seizure activity, open left tibia fracture with surgery, right eye surgery, left scapula and bilateral rib fractures with pulmonary contusion, L1 to L5 transverse process fractures, right and left tears to medial meniscus.  Medical bills exceeded $220,000.00.

Our office filed a law suit  in the Rutherford County Circuit Court (Case Number 48972) against the adverse driver and the company the driver was working for at the time of the accident. The case was settled at mediation for $550,000.00.

Note:  Our office erroneously ran a commercial on the Cheers case that displayed the incorrect settlement amount. 

Karen  Paxton - $425,000.00 Settlement

This incident occurred at an apartment building in Nashville where Karen Paxton tripped over an extension cord and injured her right knee.   The extension cord was being used by workers who were authorized to work on the apartment complex. The extension cord was stretched across a pedestrian walkway without warnings of any kind. There were no orange cones, signs, or other notice.

Karen required multiple surgeries to her knee.  Medical expenses totalled $399,224.50. 

Our office filed a law suit in Davidson County Circuit Court (Case Number 99C-2597) against the apartment complex.  The Defendant denied liability.   The case was settled at mediation for $425,000.00.

Alfred Potter - $741,500.00 Settlement

Alfred Potter was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on Interstate 40 East near State Highway 284, fifty miles west of Memphis. A  tractor-trailer rear ended the vehicle Alfred was riding in, causing the host driver to lose control of the vehicle.

Alfred was life-flighted to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis where he was treated for multiple injuries and then transferred to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. Alfred sustained multiple permanent injuries requiring surgery and ongoing medical treatment. Medical bills exceeded $242,000.00.

Our office filed a law suit in the United State District Court (Case Number 2-06-CV-0064) against the tractor trailer company.  The case was settled for $741,500.00.