RESULTS

CONFIDENTIAL

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Paul “Chip” Ferguson and Cody A. Dishon, partners at Beaumont’s The Ferguson Law Firm, LLP, recently reached a confidential 7-figure settlement for a mother who lost her adult son in a deadly crash with a commercial truck driver. Several experts were hired to determine the cause of the deadly crash which occurred near a work area. Several other crashes had occurred earlier that week in this same area. After nearly two years of litigation and appeals, the case settled shortly before trial.

$66.05 MILLION

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Award to 7 industrial workers burned to varying degrees as a result of explosion.

$45 MILLION

WRONGFUL DEATH

Settlement of wrongful death cases of 6 refinery workers killed in an explosion.

$38.5 MILLION

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Verdict against trailer manufacturer for failure to provide side underride protection, causing brain damage to 26 year old single mother. This verdict was, and remains, the largest underride verdict ever obtained in the U.S.

$34 MILLION

CAR ACCIDENTS

Verdict against Domino’s Pizza, holding the franchisor liable for negligence of franchisee employee resulting in wrongful death of 65 year old woman and TBI to 69 year old man. This verdict was ranked the #1 motor vehicle verdict of 2013 for the State of Texas.

$25 MILLION

CAR ACCIDENTS

Total settlement involving charter bus rollover carrying a local high school girls’ soccer team.

$22.5 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Total settlement of product liability case for deaths of 2 power plant employees and burn injuries to a 3rd.

$20 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Product liability settlement against bus manufacturer for failure to include seat belts and safety glass.

$16.1 MILLION

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Verdict against 18-wheeler for crushing leg injuries to motor cycle policeman. Tried with Walter Umphrey and Joe Jamail.

$10.5 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Settlement of product liability case involving defective tire and causing wrongful death of divorced parent with 14 year old daughter.

$10.2 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Verdict in product liability case resulting in injury to lumbar spine requiring multiple surgeries.

$10.1 MILLION

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Settlement of case against paper mill for causing traumatic leg amputations to worker.

$9.5 MILLION

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Settlement of product liability case involving severe burns and death of plant worker.

$8 MILLION

WRONGFUL DEATH

Settlement for wrongful death of woman killed in collision with multiple 18-wheelers.

$8 MILLION

CAR ACCIDENTS

Verdict for wrongful death of 50 year old single parent in motor vehicle collision.

$7.8 MILLION

BURN INJURY

Partial policy limits settlement for 7 steel workers injured in fire at steel mill.

$7.5 MILLION

WRONGFUL DEATH

Settlement after 3 weeks of trial for wrongful death of parents of adult children due to collision with 18-wheeler.

$7.5 MILLION

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Settlement for burn victim in industrial accident at electrical facility.

$7.5 MILLION

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Settlement of industrial accident case where contractor suffered traumatically amputated arm.

$7.5 MILLION

CAR ACCIDENTS

Verdict in auto-pedestrian case for a part-time worker with a severely fractured leg and other orthopedic injuries.

$6.6 MILLION

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Verdict for wrongful death of plant worker due to benzene-caused leukemia.

$6 MILLION

CAR ACCIDENTS

Partial settlement for wrongful death of 65 year old woman and traumatic brain injury to her 69 year old husband as a result of an automobile collision with a pizza deliveryman.

$5.1 MILLION

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Settlement of 18-wheeler underride accident involving brain injury to divorced mother of 2 children.

$5 MILLION

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Policy limits settlement against operator of common carrier that resulted in two wrongful deaths and multiple injuries.

$5 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Settlement for 45 year old single female with a closed head injury due to improperly installed tire.

$4.25 MILLION

WRONGFUL DEATH

Total settlement for drowning death of infant at motel complex.

$4 MILLION

CAR ACCIDENTS

Verdict against UPS for causing pre-natal head and developmental injuries to child.

$3.75 MILLION

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Settlement for ship employee who sustained spinal injury after falling from gangway while returning to ship after shore leave.

$3.65 MILLION

WRONGFUL DEATH

Settlement for wrongful death of unborn child due to collision with 18-wheeler.

$3.5 MILLION

WRONGFUL DEATH

Settlement for wrongful death of paper mill employee killed in industrial accident.

$3 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Settlement of product liability case involving low back injuries resulting in multiple back surgeries.

$2.9 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Settlement of product liability claim against auto manufacturer for non-collapsing steering column resulting in spinal cord injury.

$2.85 MILLION

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Settlement of industrial accident involving wrongful death of 50 y/o paper mill worker due to negligently designed process pipe system.

$2.75 MILLION

CAR ACCIDENTS

Settlement of motor vehicle accident involving pelvic fracture to 40 year old married father of 1.

$2.75 MILLION

WRONGFUL DEATH

Settlement against luxury hotel-resort for babysitter’s failure to supervise young child resulting in child’s death.

$2.45 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Settlement of product liability case for wrongful death of cement plant worker killed in industrial accident.

$2.45 MILLION

CAR ACCIDENTS

Policy limits settlement of motor vehicle collision resulting in spinal cord injury to woman.

$2.3 MILLION

WRONGFUL DEATH

Wrongful death gross negligence claim against employer for man killed while cutting lumber.

$2.2 MILLION

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Verdict for man with lumbar spine injuries as a result of industrial accident.

$2.1 MILLION

WRONGFUL DEATH

Settlement for wrongful death of teenager in collision with 18-wheeler.

$2 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Policy limits settlement for wrongful death of 8 year old boy survived by father due to defective toy.

$2 MILLION

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

In-trial settlement from motor carrier involving aggravation of pre-existing multiple sclerosis.

$2 MILLION

WRONGFUL DEATH

Settlement for wrongful death of child as result of 18-wheeler accident.

$2 MILLION

WRONGFUL DEATH

Wrongful death settlement involving 18-wheeler accident with multiple injuries, including wrongful death of high school student.

$2 MILLION

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Settlement involving wrongful death of student returning from party and involved in collision with tanker trailer.

$1.95 MILLION

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Verdict for man who injured his neck and back in an industrial accident and had a history of multiple prior neck and back surgeries.

$1.87 MILLION

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Verdict for female who sustained a broken hip in a collision with an 18-wheeler.

$1.75 MILLION

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Settlement for closed head injury to young lady following a collision with an 18-wheeler.

$1.65 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Settlement of product liability case against auto manufacturer for head injury to woman.

$1.585 MILLION

WRONGFUL DEATH

Settlement of paper mill trainee’s wrongful death case involving an industrial accident.

$1.5 MILLION

WRONGFUL DEATH

Settlement of product liability wrongful death case involving a post-collision fuel fed fire.

$1.5 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Settlement against manufacturer of children’s products (bath ring), resulting in drowning of child.

$1.5 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Settlement of product liability case involving death of infant due to a collapsing front seat.

$1.4 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Product liability settlement involving wrongful death due to transmission shifting out of gear.

$1.3 MILLION

WRONGFUL DEATH

Wrongful death gross negligence claim against employer for man killed when trapped between pipeline and rotating piece of heavy equipment.

$1.2 MILLION

CAR ACCIDENTS

Settlement for 22 y/o female with multiple fractures who was involved in MVA with pickup driven by underage boy who had been drinking.

$1.1 MILLION

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Verdict in industrial accident case involving shoulder injury requiring two outpatient surgeries.

$1.1 MILLION

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Settlement of industrial accident case involving injury to worker’s lower back necessitating lumbar surgery.

$1 MILLION

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Settlement for 45 year old man who injured his lower back in a collision with an 18-wheeler.

$1 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Settlement of product liability case involving wrongful death in underride case with 18-wheeler (partial settlement).

$1 MILLION

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Policy limits settlement for adult children whose parents were killed in collision with 18-wheeler.

$1 MILLION

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Settlement for woman who suffered a fractured leg in collision with a logging truck.

$1 MILLION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Settlement of product liability case of manufacturer of trailer door involving operated lumbar spine.

$1 MILLION

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Settlement of 18-wheeler case where 62 y/o man required a cervical fusion for aggravation of degenerative disc disease.

$950,000

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Settlement on behalf of an injured cowboy against a big oil and gas company.

$750,000

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Settlement After Father Gets Hit by a Dump truck.

$425,000

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Represented a mother who suffered back injuries when an 18-wheeler struck her vehicle.

$160,000

CAR ACCIDENTS

Settlement for a Mother and Her Daughter injured in a Motor Vehicle Accident.

$130,000

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

Settlement for Two Women in an 18 -Wheeler Wreck.

$112,500

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Settlement for Injured Worker.

$63,792

CAR ACCIDENT

Cody Dishon received a jury verdict of $63,792 in a car accident. Trial held in Jefferson County 60th District Court, The Honorable Justin Sanderson presiding.

CONFIDENTIAL

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Product Liability Settlement.

CONFIDENTIAL

CAR ACCIDENTS

Jury Verdict for Family Injured in Car Accident.

CONFIDENTIAL

WRONGFUL DEATH

Confidential Wrongful Death Settlement for a Self-Employed Crabber.

CONFIDENTIAL

WRONGFUL DEATH

18-Wheeler Wrongfull Death Accident Settlement.