Vanessa O’Brien

Our 50-year-old client was rear-ended on I-35 by a construction-equipment company’s work truck. She suffered a herniated disc in her lower back, a brain injury, and an elbow injury, and went through several pain procedures. The company blamed another driver and her medical history. Its driver had two earlier crashes while working for the same company. We settled the week before trial for $1.15 million.

Our 18-year-old client had a green light when a driver ran a red light and broadsided her car. She suffered a broken leg that was missed at first and later needed surgery. Months into the case, the insurance company disclosed an excess policy it had not revealed before. We pressed for the full coverage and settled for $1,225,055 before trial.

Our 20-year-old client, a college student, was driving through an intersection when another driver ran a stop sign and hit the driver’s side of his car. He suffered a large herniated disc in his lower back that required surgery. The insurance company called it a soft-tissue case and first offered $64,472. We filed suit, prepared for trial, and settled for $1.25 million.

Our client was a passenger in a van on a West Texas highway when one 18-wheeler turned left in front of the van and a second 18-wheeler, passing on the shoulder, crashed into it. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and lasting pain. The trucking companies tried to move the case to a different county and blamed the driver of our client’s van. We defeated the venue fight and settled with all three insurers for $1.15 million.

Our client, a university professor with no history of neck problems, was hurt when a commercial truck backed into her vehicle. She needed a cervical disc replacement. The company argued the impact was too minor to cause her injury, so we took the case to trial. A Bexar County jury returned a verdict of $1,868,558.62.

We proved our client needed recommended back surgery after getting hit in an intersection accident, raising the initial settlement offer from $200,000. 

Our client was rear-ended by a distracted work pickup truck, suffering herniated discs in her neck and back. The defense tried to downplay the crash by pointing to the minimal property damage, but we secured a $1.9 million recovery after getting the at-fault driver to admit fault and explaining the significant surgery our client required as a direct result of the collision. 

We represented the family of a young girl who suffered a traumatic brain injury after falling approximately 25 feet due to a faulty apartment window. Even though at one point we were offered $10 million to settle the case, we continued to fight to secure $30 million.

Our client suffered serious neck and brain injuries after being T-boned by a distracted work pickup truck. The defense initially offered just $75,000, claiming the crash was minor and caused no lasting harm. We prepared the case for trial, and after presenting compelling expert evidence of our client’s injuries, the defense paid $1.9 million the day before trial. 

Our client suffered multiple spinal fractures and a traumatic brain injury as a passenger in a high-speed crash caused by an intoxicated driver. By retaining leading experts in liability, spinal trauma, and brain injury, we built a case that compelled the at-fault driver’s insurance company to pay out. 

Our client, an executive for a major life insurance company, was hit by a negligent motorist while he was riding his motorcycle. The client sustained multiple serious injuries, including rib, wrist and ankle fractures; knee and shoulder injuries; and a concussion. He required several surgeries.

We obtained this settlement on behalf of a motorcyclist who was injured in an accident caused by a farm tractor driver operating on a public road.