In a case against a restaurant and bar for negligently serving alcohol to a minor patron who was severely injured in an automobile accident after leaving the premises, the case settled for $725,000.
An eight year old girl was walking along the sidewalk, and sustained straddle injuries when she stepped on a water meter cover causing her to leg to fall in the pit. A jury returned a verdict of $30,000 against the Water Department of Kansas City for failing to repair the meter cover.
Our client, a female college student, injured her knee when slipped and fell in water on the bathroom floor of her college dormitory. The attorneys at Nash & Franciskato Law Firm contended the janitorial service, who had just cleaned the bathroom, was negligent in leaving water on the floor. The case settled for $30,000.
Our client, a young male, broke his wrist when he fell on a snow and ice covered sidewalk. The attorneys at Nash & Franciskato Law Firm contended that Planet Sub was negligent in failing to remove the snow and ice from the sidewalk leading to the parking lot. The case settled for $35,000 before a lawsuit was filed.
An elderly female client sustained severe injuries when she fell down stairs at a local pharmacy. Until the accident, our client was self-sufficient and lived with her husband at their home in Kansas City. Unfortunately, the injuries required the client and her husband to move from their home of 30 years into a nursing home. The expert engineer obtained by Nash & Franciskato was able to prove that the stairs were defective and violated Code requirements, resulting in a confidential settlement for the client.
An elderly female client fractured her hip when she fell down the stairs of the Iron Horse Restaurant in Blackwater, Missouri. After her hip replacement surgery, she developed post-operative respiratory failure and other complications that required her to be hospitalized for almost 2 months and ultimately led to her death. The attorneys at Nash & Franciskato were able to prove the stairs were defective because of inadequate lighting and the installation of an improper handrail. The case settled for a sum of $475,000.
Our client was a front seat passenger in a dump truck that was struck from behind by a semi on Interstate 29 in Clay County, Missouri. The force of the impact knocked the dump truck off the highway, causing it to roll several times, ejecting the client and the driver. The client suffered a head injury, requiring brain surgery at KU Medical Center.
The trucking company settled the case for $560,000.
Our client was severely injured when his truck was struck from behind by a semi-tractor trailer, causing him to be knocked over a bridge, falling 40 feet to an underpass below. The attorneys at Nash & Franciskato Law Firm were able to prove that the truck driver had violated Federal regulations, driving 7 hours in excess of the daily limit and falsified his mileage log books.
Total settlement amount with all parties was in excess of $1,100,000 including a payment of $952,000 plus payment of a $154,000 workers’ compensation lien.
Our client, who was a back seat passenger in an automobile driven by a friend, was rendered quadriplegic in an accident with a truck. At first, it appeared that the driver of the automobile was entirely at fault. However, after extensive investigation, the attorneys at Nash & Franciskato Law Firm were able to prove that the truck driver had been “racing” down the highway with another trucker, and that the trucker’s speed, when passing the automobile, created wind turbulence that caused the automobile driver to lose control.
The trucking company settled the case for a confidential amount.
Our client was on a bicycle ride with her 11 and 3 year old daughters. She was pulling the 3 year old in a bicycle trailer. Our client was walking her bicycle across an intersection, within the cross walk, when a truck driver failed to yield and turned right on a red light, striking our client, killing her instantly. The case settled before a lawsuit was filed for $2,000,000.
