Notable Settlements & Verdicts
Excellent Results – Time And Time Again
Personal Injury Lawyers in Greenville, North Carolina
At Edwards & Edwards, L.L.P., our legal knowledge and policy of treating clients as we wish to be treated have contributed to our continued success representing victims of injury. We work diligently and make every possible effort to earn victims the compensation they deserve following devastating car accidents, medical malpractice, brain injuries
and other serious issues. Our Greenville injury lawyers have secured notable settlements and verdicts for many clients.
Please note that each case is unique and any reported case does not guarantee future results, and in some cases, our lawyers worked with attorneys from other firms to achieve results. No attorney should promise results on a particular case, but we will do everything we can to give you the opportunity to recover fair compensation. For specific advice on your legal situation, contact
our Greenville
injury attorneys at (252) 353-1200 to schedule a free consultation.
Examples of Settlements and Verdicts by Our Greenville Injury Lawyers
- An individual suffered a severe traumatic brain injury after a semi truck ran a red light and struck the individual’s pickup truck. Joe and Sharron Edwards worked to get the client a settlement worth $4.9 million in present day value with future payouts expected to exceed $10 million.
- An individual suffered a stroke during a surgery to repair injuries sustained during a car accident. Our Greenville injury attorneys secured $4.5 million in a settlement.
- A mother and her two children in a pickup truck were struck by a tractor trailer. The family sustained significant injuries, and one child suffered a traumatic brain injury. Although insurance companies determined that the pickup truck driver was solely responsible for the accident, Edwards & Edwards, L.L.P. found that the tractor trailer truck had an onboard computer system, which showed that the large truck was speeding at the time of the accident. Our attorneys recovered $3.855 million for the family with projected future payments of more than $16 million.
- A former police officer suffered a closed head injury in an auto accident while pursuing suspects. He was restricted to a nursing home residence but was seeking more flexibility in care and living arrangements. Our lawyers earned him a settlement with a present day value of $3.2 million so that he could gain the care that is more suitable to his needs.
- Our client, who worked as a salesman, suffered a fatal accident when his car was struck head on. He was survived by his wife and three daughters. Our attorneys secured a recovery of $2.5 million for his family for his wrongful death .
- After a woman developed metabolic alkalosis, doctors gave her a catheter of hydrochloric acid. The patient began losing skin and tissue in her chest and ultimately died six weeks later. In a wrongful death medical malpractice case, our lawyers secured a $2.35 million settlement.
- When a vehicle struck a pickup truck, the truck’s driver endured a herniated disc in his back. Despite the defense’s arguments that the herniated disc pre-existed the accident, our attorneys secured the victim a $2 million settlement.
- A hunting club patron sustained injuries when a wooden deer stand collapsed and caused him to fall 30 feet. With the legal support of our attorneys, this premises liability case resulted in a settlement of $2 million for the victim.
- A 25-year-old woman wrongfully died after a vehicle ran a red light and struck her driver’s side door while she traveled through an intersection. The victim was survived by her eight-year-old son. Our lawyers secured $1.25 million recovery with projected future payments of more than $5 million.
- In a wrongful death truck accident, the truck driver’s five-year-old son died after the semi truck he was riding in collided with a pickup truck. This force caused the semi truck to overturn. Edwards & Edwards, L.L.P. assisted in recovering a $1.175 million arbitration award.
- The passenger of a vehicle suffered fatal injuries during a single car accident. The vehicle was traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour, and the driver was over the legal limit for alcohol. The passenger’s surviving loved ones sought damages, but the defendant’s insurer only offered a $30,000 settlement and withdrew it one week before trial. Our attorneys worked on behalf of the plaintiff to secure a $1 million verdict due to the driver’s gross negligence.
- A semi truck ran a stop sign and struck a cable television installer’s truck, causing the installer to suffer from a serious spinal cord contusion that produced a 25 percent permanent partial impairment to his body. Despite evidence that the installer had a preexisting spinal condition, our lawyers secured a settlement of $850,000 for his injuries.
The cases reported are illustrative of the matters handled by Edwards & Edwards, LLP, but not all of the firm’s results are provided. Each individual case is unique with its own set of facts and complexities. These reported cases cannot be used as a basis for predicting results in future cases because each case must be evaluated and judged on its own particular set of facts and circumstances.
Nothing herein is intended as specific legal advice. Each case is unique with its owns set of facts and complexities, and the information provided herein is general and may not apply to your individual circumstances.