Practice Area Category: Brain Injury

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$3,000,000 for Traumatic Brain and Spine Injury

Third Party Negligence | Pedestrian-Auto Collision

Our [confidential] client, while walking in a parking lot, was hit by a car and sustained serious injuries including traumatic brain injury and a spinal herniation.

Attorney Dustin Hoff and his litigation team secured the $3,000,000 settlement for the case heard before Judge Connors in February 2024 (Washtenaw Circuit Court, 2024).

 

$1.2 Million Awarded in Contentious No-Fault Case

March 2023 – Plaintiff James Boggess was severely injured in a pedestrian vs. car accident in 2015 and again in a second accident three years later. He was subsequently placed in a residential rehab facility for patients suffering from TBI (traumatic brain injury). The Defendants,  Farm Bureau, Plaintiff’s insurance company, refused to pay for any treatment, claiming the TBI was unrelated to the primary 2015 accident. Trial attorneys Dustin Hoff and Nora Hanna presented expert witnesses who testified to the original TBI and ongoing struggles due to the accident. After 1.5 hours of deliberations, the jury returned a $1,235,463.35 verdict in the Plaintiff’s favor, awarding the full amount demanded. The insurance company must also now pay for our client’s care for the remainder of his life. (Veronica Stein as Guardian to James Boggess vs. Farm Bureau General Insurance Company, and Moriah Incorporated d/b/a Eisenhower Center vs. Farm Bureau General Insurance Company).

Negligence Causes TBI to Minor Child

A three-year-old boy was picked up and thrown to the floor by his teacher at his daycare facility. The minor plaintiff struck his head and was unconscious for several minutes. He sustained a TBI, axonal shearing/brain damage and frontal lobe impairment, post-traumatic stress disorder; impaired emotional functioning; and impaired cognitive functioning resulting in ongoing emotional and cognitive deficits.

The defendant denied that the incident occurred and vigorously contested liability, as well as causation and damages. CLAW trial attorney Tom Economy settled the case for $1,600,000.

Jury Orders Insurance Company to Pay Bills

A 62-year-old woman suffered a brain injury in a car accident. She required residential care at a head injury clinic. The insurance company disputed that she needed the care, and refused to pay her bills. We took the case to trial and the jury ordered State Farm to pay all bills and her attorney fees. (Juzba v State Farm)

Brain Injury

A 29-year-old heating/air conditioning technician suffered a brain injury in a car crash. After over a year of rehabilitation, he was only able to return to work on a part-time basis. The jury awarded him $2 million in damages. (Mayher v Martin)