Our client, an elderly woman in a nursing home, suffered from untreated bedsores and wounds that led to her leg being amputated.
We obtained a $250,000 settlement for a client who suffered orthopedic injuries in a slip and fall accident at Cheddars Restaurant in Kansas due to a buildup of grease on the floor. The floor where the fall occurred was next to the kitchen and patrons were required to walk across it to reach the restrooms.
Nash & Franciskato obtained $800,000 in total settlements for a 19-year old who was a passenger in a pick-up truck being driven by a drunk driver. The driver lost control and crashed. Our client was rendered a paraplegic. We were able to combine (or stack) three underinsured motorists policies as well as obtaining the policy limits from the drunk driver.
Nash & Franciskato obtained a policy limits settlement for a windmill worker who suffered severe orthopedic injuries when he was thrown from a pick-up truck. The pick-up truck driver was intoxicated at the time of the accident and failed to negotiate a turn in the highway.
A car stopped by slowing traffic due to spilled lumber on the highway was struck by a tired semi-truck driver who failed to see that traffic was slowing. Our client, a college student who was a passenger in the car, had part of his ear severed in the collision. The accident was recorded on videotape by a highway patrol car that had stopped to remove the debris. We obtained settlements totaling $575,000 from the two truck companies.
Nash & Franciskato obtained a multiple policy limits settlement of $325,000 for a motorcycle rider who was injured when a Corvette driver made an illegal U-turn in front of him on the highway. The Corvette driver made the U-turn because his lottery ticket had blown out of his car. Our client suffered severe orthopedic injuries to his legs and feet as well as facial injuries.
$55,000 settlement for a 16-year old girl who was bitten in the face by a dog at the adoption facilities at a Petco store. The attorneys at Nash & Franciskato were able to prove that the dog had prior propensities to bite. The settlement paid for the medical expenses and for money for college.
$80,000 settlement for a 10 year old girl who was bitten in the leg by a neighbor’s dog when walking home. Even though the dog had been restrained on a leash, the attorneys at Nash and Franciskato were able to argue the owners were strictly liable, pursuant to Missouri law. The settlement money helped pay for medical expenses, including a scar revision surgery. The money was also utilized to set up a college fund for the little girl.
While serving in the U.S. military in Afghanistan, client’s son committed suicide after having an adverse reaction to an anti-malaria drug.
An employee, while working on a cell tower, fell 600 feet while riding in a bucket that was negligently rigged by his employers in violation of OSHA regulations.
