A car crashed into another wrecked car and 18 wheeler on an interstate in Fort Worth late one night in 2016. An oncoming car driven by a young woman did not stop in time and hit the car. Other vehicles on the road then collided. The woman had to be rushed to the hospital with multiple fractures and injuries to her ribs, sternum, internal organs, and ankle.
When she was released, she sought legal representation from several local lawyers who refused to take or keep her case. A huge problem was that the police report blamed her as well as several other vehicles. The driver in front of him claimed he was not at fault. One injury law firm she hired unbelievably called her passenger, filed a claim against her, and received the full policy limit from her liability policy.
The woman was despondent and didn’t know what to do. A year went by. Fortunately, she Googled around and hired Berenson Injury Law. We were willing to take a shot at winning the case that no one else wanted.
Our investigator immediately sprung into action to prove that she was not liable and to obtain the necessary proof. We obtained a statement from the passenger absolving her of blame. The other driver’s insurance company continued to argue that she was to blame for failing to keep a proper lookout, speeding, and for not applying her brakes. There were other problems. We threatened a counter-lawsuit in the one that had already been filed against her by other vehicle drivers.
Mr. Berenson fought hard, proved that the driver in front of her was solely responsible, and forced his company to pay the total available.
He then reduced her medical bills by an astonishing 74%, including making the hospital release its lien that he argued had been improperly filed when she left the first hospital and checked herself into a second more than 72 hours after the statutory period, saving her an extraordinary $121,000!
She was such a sweet young woman and it brought everyone here a great deal of joy helping her out and getting her a lot of money in this tough case.
Mr. Berenson advised her not to counter file a lawsuit which might result in her being found at fault and getting nothing, or partially to blame which would reduce her damages by her percentage of fault. And doing so would increase her attorney’s fees and expenses, not to mention the stress and delay of going to court as a plaintiff. She agreed and wanted this nightmare behind her.
Now, within six months, her injury claim had been closed for the maximum money available and she is going back to school to start a career she has always wanted to do.
And while this is not our largest recovery of money this year, we are proud of it. This is exactly what a good personal injury lawyer does: goes to bat for his client, get the most money he can, get their bills paid off, and put a lot of money in their pocket quickly.
Gross recovery: $100,001 Medical and legal expenses:$77,501 Recovery to client: $22,500
