Catastrophic Injuries & Wrongful Death | Enke Law Office

CATASTROPHIC INJURIES

A client in his 30s, with a wife and children, suffered burns over 3/4ths of his body. The injuries were received in an intersection collision when the fuel tank in his pick up exploded on impact. After recovering against the driver of the other vehicle, suit was filed in Federal Court against General Motors. The lawsuit resulted in a seven digit recovery against General Motors. Expert witnesses from Michigan and Arizona were retained on behalf of our client.
A grade school girl was struck in a school crosswalk by a pickup. Suit was filed against the driver and owner of the vehicle. Suit was also filed against the school district based upon allegations of insufficient training of the school's crossing guard and negligence of the crossing guard in allowing the young girl to be in the crosswalk unprotected. The girl's face was initially severely disfigured. However, after numerous surgeries, her facial features were restored to normal. A six digit recovery was obtained against the driver and owner of the vehicle and the school district.
A woman in her 50s received a severe brain injury and multiple crushed bones in her face and jaw requiring numerous surgeries. The injuries were caused by the actions of another car turning in front of her car. Recovery was in excess of a half million dollars.
A boy was shot by another boy with a BB gun. The BB struck the boy's eye and permanently blinded him in one eye. Suit was filed and the case is still pending.

WRONGFUL DEATH

A husband and father in his 40s was killed when another car crossed the center line, crashed into the man's car, ejected the man and broke his neck. Recovery was made for the policy limits of the other driver in addition to a six digit recovery against the man's underinsured carrier.
A 16 year old boy was killed when the car in which he was a passenger pulled out from a stop sign into the path of a speeding semi. After a week long trial, the case was settled after closing arguments for a confidential amount against the driver of the car in which the boy was a passenger as well as the driver of the semi.
Recovery for the estate of a teenager, against the driver of a car in which he was a passenger, when the driver lost control and killed the young man. The case was settled for a confidential amount without a lawsuit being filed.