Verdicts and settlements in Nashville
The Law Office of Larry R. Williams, PLLC, results
2010
Car Wreck in Nashville - $275,000.00 settlement for a Nashville man who was injured as a passenger in a one vehicle accident on Interstate 24 in Nashville. The case settled before a lawsuit was filed. Jonathan Williams collected every dollar of insurance limits available for the client and then negotiated the health insurance lien saving the client tens of thousands of dollars in his settlement.
Workers’ Compensation- $102,943.81 settlement in a workers’ compensation claim for a muffler manufacturer who injured his neck. All aspects of the claim were denied by the insurance company until the day of settlement. The settlement includes lifetime medical care related to the neck injury for free and the payment of certain litigation expenses.
2009
Condemnation and Eminent Domain - $238,050.00 jury verdict in Williamson County for landowner who alleged incidental damages after the City of Brentwood condemned .72 acres for the construction of a water tank. The city offered and paid in to Court $36,225 for the land taken and denied liability for any other damages. The firm hired an expert appraiser who performed an appraisal and testified live at the two day jury trial. The City of Brentwood hired an expert who testified that there were no additional damages. The jury, after deliberating for a few short hours, returned a verdict that matched the opinions of the firm’s expert. $35,706.44 in interest and $3,996.55 in expenses were added to the judgment after trial. During the trial, Jonathan Williams used the firm’s audio visual equipment and computer technology to show the jury the powerful photographs and slide presentations that illustrated the client’s damages. The City of Brentwood appealed the judgment to the Tennessee Court of Appeals and a decision has not yet been rendered. The case is City of Brentwood v. George M. Cawthon, Case No.: M2009-02330-COA-R3-CV.
Construction Job Site Injury in Downtown Nashville - After settling a workers’ compensation claim for a shoulder injury in the amount $70,000.00 without litigation, the firm filed suit against another contractor who caused the client’s injury at a construction site. The firm alleged that employees from a drywall contractor tipped over their cart causing the drywall to strike the client, a master electrician, and his ladder forcing him to fall from the ceiling. The case settled for $175,000.00 at mediation after an extensive investigation, court hearings and depositions of the witnesses and the client’s surgeon. Jonathan Williams then negotiated the lien his client owed the workers’ compensation insurance carrier increasing the client’s net settlement by tens of thousands.
Workers’ Compensation Claim for Arthritis - $275,000.00 settlement for a dairy worker who alleged that her years of work at a dairy plant caused her arthritis in both knees to worsen leading to left and right total knee replacements. The case was denied at all times, until the day of settlement, by the insurance carrier. The firm obtained the testimony of the client’s surgeon to support her claim, hired an independent medical expert to support that testimony and hired a vocation expert to explain how the injuries affected the availability of jobs in the local economy. The case settled the day before trial.
Car Crash at Intersection in Clarksville - $150,000.00 settlement for a Clarksville woman who was struck in an intersection in Montgomery County. The firm was able to reach a quick settlement so the client could join her fiancé in Germany where had been deployed by the Army shortly after the collision. The firm was able to obtain photographs and inspect the vehicle saving critical evidence just days before the insurance company destroyed the car.
Workers’ Compensation - $112,082.98 jury verdict following a workers’ compensation trial in Putnam County for a pharmacy technician who injured her neck while moving boxes. The firm secured the testimony of the treating neurosurgeon and an independent doctor who examined the client. The firm also hired a vocational expert to testify live at trial about the jobs in the community available to the client after her injuries.
Tractor Trailer Wreck and Automobile Collision in Gallatin - $60,000.00 settlement without litigation for a Gallatin high school senior who struck a car that had been hit just before by a tractor trailer truck leaving it inoperable on Vietnam Veterans Parkway in Sumner County. The young man sustained a cut on his head and a concussion. The case settled quickly saving the client money and the firm worked with financial experts to invest his settlement to help pay his college expenses.
2008
Motor vehicle accident - $90,000 settlement for a man rear ended on Interstate 65 in Nashville. Settlement included negotiations with the Defendant’s insurance carrier as well as the injured man’s underinsured motorist insurance policy. In addition, the law office of Larry R. Williams, PLLC successfully negotiated with the client’s healthcare insurance to reduce its right to recovery thereby increasing the amount the client received.
Motor vehicle accident - $220,000 settlement on behalf of an injured woman who was rear-ended at an intersection in Cool Springs. The Defendant maintained that this was a “low speed” accident and that the collision did not cause any of her injuries. The law office of Larry R. Williams, PLLC arranged the testimony of three board certified orthopedic surgeons who treated the injured woman. The firm also worked with an accident re-constructionist to determine the speed of the accident and a medical illustrator to portray the woman’s injuries in a way the jury could understand and see using her x-rays and MRIs.
Motor vehicle accident/wrongful death – Confidential settlement obtained on behalf of the family of an eighteen year old boy and seriously injured young girl involved in a motor vehicle accident. The clients alleged that the tragedy could have been avoided if the State of Tennessee had installed a guardrail at the accident site and that the State maintained a dangerous condition on a state maintained road by not having a guardrail. Settlement was obtained shortly before trial. The law office of Larry R. Williams, PLLC obtained experts in the area of road construction and safety, an economist and the injured girl’s orthopedic surgeon.
Workers’ Compensation - $81,000 settlement for nurse at a local hospital who injured her back at work. The settlement included the payment temporary wages while the employee was out of work due to her injury, payment of all medical bills, reimbursement for travel to her doctor visits and lifetime medical care for her injury.
Workers’ Compensation - $58,200 trial verdict for an assembly worker who suffered hearing loss in both ears as a result of years of exposure to loud noises at work. The employer denied the employee's claim. After a one day trial, the judge ordered the maximum award of 100% disability benefits and ordered the employer to provide lifetime medical care and treatment for the injury. The employer has appealed the decision to the Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers' Compensation Panel.
Motorcycle Wreck - $100,000 settlement for a Nashville man injured on a Harley Davidson motorcycle when a vehicle pulled out of a driveway in front of his path.
2007
Tractor-Trailer Wreck – $300,000 settlement for a Nashville man injured when he was rear ended by a tractor-trailer truck on Interstate 65 North of Nashville. The settlement was received shortly after the filing of the Complaint and included the payment of all medical bills acquired as a result of the collision.
Workers’ Compensation - $97,895.92 settlement for Middle Tennessee warehouse worker injured while lifting a large desk. The settlement included the payment of all medical bills and lifetime medical care for his injury. The case was settled at a Benefit Review Conference provided by Tennessee Department of Labor without the filing of a lawsuit.
2006
Products Liability and Wrongful Death - Confidential settlement for the minor child of a Middle Tennessee State University student killed in a single vehicle roll-over accident on Interstate 24 near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Law Office of Larry R. Williams, PLLC represented the family of the young woman and her daughter in a lawsuit against the vehicle's manufacturer and the manufacturer of the tires, claiming the products were defective and unreasonably dangerous, and a service center that serviced the victims SUV shortly before the accident for its negligence and failure to warn the young lady about the defects of her vehicle and tires. The firm also set up a guardianship for the minor child and administered the victims estate.
Premises Liability and Slip/Trip and Fall – $126,250.25 judgment in the Circuit Court of Davidson County, Tennessee for a woman severely injured after she tripped over an uneven concrete sidewalk as she left a Nashville night club. The Plaintiff sued the defendant night club and its owners for failing to maintain its premises in a reasonably safe condition, for failing to remove a dangerous condition that the defendant knew or reasonably should have known about, and for violating Metro-Nashville building codes concerning sidewalk safety. The plaintiff’s proof at trial included video-taped testimony from her treating physician and an evaluating physician as well as in court testimony from a professor of civil engineering at Vanderbilt University. After a two day trial, the Jury found the defendant to be 70% at fault and awarded judgment for the injured plaintiff.
Personal Injury Automobile Accident- Confidential settlement for a 16 year old girl severely injured when the vehicle in which she was a passenger left the road and flipped on its side. The Firm secured medical treatment and physical therapy with a successful TennCare appeal and negotiated a settlement with the defendant driver. The Firm also sought the assistance of financial experts to help invest the settlement funds in such a way as to pay for college and provide immediate and future income to the young woman. The Firm is now pursuing a claim on behalf of the family against the State of Tennessee for the failure to install a guardrail at the accident site.
Worker’s Compensation - $74,875 judgment in a worker’s compensation case filed against the Saturn Corporation in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The Saturn employee, who had returned to work after her injury thereby “capping” her case, alleged that she suffered a ruptured disc in her neck as a result of raising heavy SUV hoods at work. The employer denied the compensability of the injury, denied all benefits and only offered the employee a $5,000 settlement prior to trial. After a one day trial, the trial judge found in the employee’s favor and awarded her the judgment in addition to lifetime medical treatment for her neck injury.
Business Law – The Firm represented a Tennessee corporation selling a 4 million dollar subsidiary Florida corporation to a Michigan corporation. The Firm’s representation included the negotiation of key aspects of the sale and the drafting of closing contracts, notes and documents.
2005
Products Liability and Personal Injury – Confidential settlement for a man severely burned while working on a machine at an industrial plant in Middle Tennessee.
Worker’s Compensation - $123,600 judgment in a worker’s compensation case filed on behalf of an automotive assembly worker at the Saturn Corporation in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The employee alleged a cervical injury caused by the lifting of an engine on the assembly line. The employee was able to successfully return to work and earn full wages. Saturn Corporation denied that the employee was injured at work. After a one day trial, the trial judge determined the injury to be compensable an ordered the judgment in favor of the employee including lifetime medical treatment for the injury.
Real Estate Closing and Business Law – Larry R. Williams, P.C. represented a Tennessee limited liability company as the seller of 14 acres of commercial real estate in Nashville, Tennessee. The firm’s representation included preparation of contracts and closing documents.
Other Notable Results
Tractor-Trailer Wreck and Personal Injury – $1,500,000 settlement for a young actress seriously injured while riding in a van hit by a tractor-trailer truck in Nashville, Tennessee.
Business Litigation - $300,000 judgment plus attorney fees in Federal Court on behalf of a middle Tennessee business that brought suit against Williamson County, Tennessee for various Constitutional violations that affected their business.
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