Automobile Accident
Automobile Accident
Tazewell County – Settlement – Multi-Party Complex Injury Claims
Abigail Fleming handled the defense of the lawsuit for multiple Plaintiffs seeking recovery for personal injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident where five teenagers were traveling in the cab and bed of a pickup truck. The driver of the vehicle was texting while driving and impacted a parked vehicle. Multiple parties filed suit for severe injuries. The case was resolved by several settlements
Warren County – Automobile – Settlement at Pre-Suit Offer
John Fleming defended a vehicle driver in a case involving alleged personal injuries. After suit was filed, and the depositions of the parties were completed, the injured Plaintiff agreed to accept the pre-suit offer for complete settlement and dismissal of the case.
Woodford County – Jury Verdict – Motorcycle Accident
John Fleming defended a pickup truck driver whose vehicle was struck from behind by two teenagers on a dirt bike/motorcycle, when the pickup truck slowed to turn into his own driveway. Both occupants of the motorcycle suffered serious broken bones and one suffered a head injury. The claimed medical bills were well in excess of the policy limits. The jury returned with a verdict in favor of the pickup truck driver, finding that he had properly engaged his turn signal and slowed appropriately entering his private driveway.
Litigation Success
Peoria County – Examination Under Oath (EUO) – Medical Payments
Abigail Fleming handled a medical payments arbitration arising out of a T-bone motor vehicle accident that occurred in Chillicothe, Illinois. The...
read moreAdams County – Summary Judgment – Carbon Monoxide/ Premises Liability
Abigail defended the landlord/owner of a house rented to an unmarried couple with two children. During the night, an alleged carbon monoxide...
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