Practice Area Category: Car Accidents

Burch Law Firm represented the Estate of a woman killed in a car vs commercial truck crash. We were able to prove that the woman suffered conscious pain and suffering for approximately 25 minutes following the crash. The woman’s heirs net recovery was $889,924.12 after payment of attorneys’ fees, expenses, and a medical lien.

A very drunk driver crashed into a home in New Braunfels causing extensive property damage and injuring two family members who were asleep in their bed. After attorneys fees, expenses and payment of medical bills and liens, the family’s net recovery totaled $672,448.26.

Young professional was rear ended on S.H. 46 in New Braunfels. No visible damage to the rear of our client’s vehicle was noted by the investigating officer. After extensive litigation, the case settled for $865,000.00. Our client’s net recovery after paying attorneys’ fees, case expenses and the costs for neck surgery totaled $614,365.14.

Business professional sustained a broken arm and multiple fractures to his leg as a result of a young driver falling asleep and causing a head-on collision on a farm road in Karnes County.

The case settled for $852,500.00 after extensive negotiation with multiple insurers and included a significant recovery for loss of earning capacity. Attorneys fees were $260,000.00 and case expenses totaled $1,150.47. After payment of attorney’s fees, case expenses, a Medicare lien, a health insurance lien, and the medical expenses owed at the time of settlement, our client’s net recovery totaled $587,426.65.

Young woman sustained serious injuries to her ankle and sternum when struck in a head-on collision by an individual borrowing a vehicle from an auto repair shop.  The case settled during pre-litigation mediation for $600,000.00. After payment of attorney’s fees, case expenses, expert fees, and medical expenses, our client’s net recovery totaled $375,433.28.

A doctor was involved in a rear-end collision and suffered a serious heel fracture that required surgery to repair.  Attorneys’ fees and case expenses were $224,566.72. Our client’s net recovery totaled $375,433.28.

Active housewife was t-boned at an intersection in downtown New Braunfels after the defendant ran a stop sign. Our client sustained a serious lower back injury that required surgery. The case settled for $510,000.00. Attorney’s fees were $169,046.88 and reimbursable expenses totaled $953.12. Net recovery to our client after reimbursing her health insurer a negotiated amount from the liability settlement totaled $333,333.34.

Local mechanic sustained back and neck injuries as a result of a hit-and-run collision on San Antonio street in New Braunfels. We were able to locate the vehicle and driver, establish that the hit-and-run driver he was probably intoxicated at the time of the crash and settle the case for the policy limits of all of the insurance policies that applied after contentious litigation.

Attorneys fees totaled $189,202.00, case expenses were $3,504.64. The client’s net recovery after paying medical balances of $38,104.00 was $242,194.36.

Pregnant woman sustained a ruptured uterus as a result of a vehicle striking her driver’s door while running a red light. After being transported by ambulance to the hospital, our client underwent an emergency cesarean section surgery resulting in the premature birth of her child. The child, although healthy, required an extensive stay in neonatal intensive care until the child’s lungs could function normally.

The claims of both the mother and child settled for a total of $300,100.00, representing all available insurance policy limits after extensive litigation where fault was hotly contested due to an inconclusive police report. Our firm was successful in obtaining statements from witnesses, including other drivers who witnessed the collision and employees of businesses at the busy Austin intersection where the crash occurred during our initial scene investigation, proving that the Defendant ran the red light. We also videotaped the light sequence at the intersection, proving that the collision could not have occurred as contended by the lawyers for the Defendant. It was very helpful that we were retained early on in order to secure the evidence necessary to prove our client’s case. The case settled for policy limits totaling $300,100.00. Attorney’s fees totaled $106,699.99 and case expenses were $1,543.33. After payment of a health insurance lien, our clients’ net recovery totaled $143,548.21.

Retired accountant sustained knee and elbow injuries that required surgery after being struck by a vehicle that crossed the center line on a San Antonio street. The other driver’s insurance company denied liability claiming that the investigating officer failed to find fault in the police report and that their insured said our client crossed the center line.

After extensive litigation, the negligent driver’s insurance company tendered its policy limit of $25,000.00 after we proved that the damage to our client’s vehicle could have only been caused by the other driver crossing the center line. Due to the fact that the responsible driver’s insurance was inadequate to compensate our client for his damages, we made an underinsured motorist coverage claim on our client’s automobile insurance policy. We were able to recover an additional $152,500.00 from his insurance company for a total settlement amount of $177,500.00. Attorney’s fees were $60,000.00. Case expenses totaled $2,066.61. After payment of attorney’s fees, case expenses, a Medicare lien, a health insurance lien, and the medical expenses owed at the time of settlement, our client’s net recovery totaled $105,959.97.