$100,000 (Policy Amount) – Premises Liability – State Farm Insurance Company
Client was helping another move a couch when she slipped on a broken door jam. The door broke much earlier and no one fixed it or warned the client. The injury required multiple surgeries to her shoulder.
Undisclosed Settlement – Food Poisoning – National Fast Food Chain
Client goes to the emergency room just a few hours after eating lunch at one of the restaurants. Two years after the food poisoning injury, and after her first attorney drops the case, she came to the Law Office of Joseph P. McClelland.
We picked up the case and proceeded with the stalled litigation. The fast food chain completely denied liability and argued that we could not prove any negligence involving tainted food at trial two years after the incident.
We proceeded to mediation and strongly stated our case, refusing to budge. We left mediation with an insulting offer, but determined to head to trial. After lining up our expert medical witness, we received the offer that we had wanted to begin with. This case goes to show that no matter how difficult the circumstances, no matter how long it takes, justice requires what justice requires.
$15,000 - Negligence – Local Municipality
Client in jail for DUI. Another person in jail struck him in the face. Client suffered from a cut on the eye and no other damages.