Posts by Bailey & Greer, PLLC

This accident occurred around 10:00 p.m. on Weaver road in Memphis, Tennessee. We represented a lady who was T-boned by a Memphis police officer after she pulled out of a convenience store. Witnesses at the scene testified that the Memphis Police officer was traveling at an extreme high rate of speed, around 80 mph. The…

In this case, we represented the family of an elderly patient who had been admitted to a Memphis, Tennessee hospital due to complications from congestive heart failure. The patient’s lower extremities were weak and she could not walk without assistance. The patient was given powerful drugs by the hospital staff, which caused her to become…

Our client suffered a brain injury as a result of an auto accident that occurred in Memphis, Tennessee. The injury caused her to have memory loss, mood swings, and migraine headaches. It also affected her relationship with her husband of many years. The insurance company for the at fault driver paid $550,000 to settle the…

We recently represented an auto accident client against Nationwide Insurance Company. In this case, the person who caused the wreck only had $50,000 in coverage, which was not enough to cover the injuries to our client. Fortunately for the client, she had uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage with limits of $100,000. We have previously explained the importance…

Our client, a young child, suffered brain damage following the loss of oxygen after a routine medical procedure. The doctors and nurses involved were aware that he was being deprived of oxygen but did not take the proper steps to correct the problem. Due to his permanent brain damage, the child will be dependent upon…

Our client hired an attorney to handle his personal injury claim following an auto accident. The attorney filed the case on time, but failed to serve the defendant driver in a timely manner. As a result, our client’s auto accident lawsuit was dismissed and our client was not able to collect money for his auto…

Our client suffered a serious and permanent back injury when she was rear-ended by a careless driver. Since the wreck she has experienced back pain, neck pain, and head aches. As a result of the crash, she underwent a costly and painful spinal fusion surgery and suffered a loss of income and earning capacity. Our…

A four year old child was killed in an apartment fire in Memphis, Tennessee. We established that the owner and management company for the apartment complex failed to properly maintain and repair the electrical wiring in the apartment. They also used unlicensed personnel to make repairs in order to save money. These untrained and unlicensed…

Our malpractice attorneys obtained a jury verdict against a negligent attorney, which included $100,000 for punitive damages. On appeal, our attorneys convinced the Tennessee Supreme Court that punitive damages can be awarded in legal malpractice cases where the attorney lies to his or her clients about his or her wrongdoing. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific…

In this landmark case for Tennessee law, the Court agreed with our malpractice attorneys’ argument that a doctor has a duty to inform family members of a patient’s cause of death, even when the cause of death is a noncontagious disease. The case later settled for a confidential amount. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to…

Our client suffered a brain injury after being hit by a drunk driver. The insurance company handling the claim refused to offer a reasonable settlement until just days before the trial, at which point the insurance policy limit of $1.5 million was offered as a settlement. $1.5 Million Settlement DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to…

Our client was seriously injured and paralyzed following an auto accident, which was caused by the negligence of an employee of the defendant company. The defendant paid $1.9 million to settle the claim. $1.9 Million Settlement DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should…

Our client was severely injured and paralyzed below the chest following an accident with a tractor-trailer truck. The driver was speeding, sleep deprived and not paying attention to the road. The defendant company failed to properly train its truck drivers and failed to properly monitor the number of hours its drivers were on the road.…

A married couple suffered serious injuries in an automobile accident with an uninsured driver. As a result, we received a $5.6 million personal injury verdict in arbitration with the couple’s insurance company. $5.6 Million Arbitration Verdict DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should…

Abuse and neglect by nursing home staff resulted in our client’s elderly loved one suffering physical and emotional damage, including bedsores and malnutrition. Our attorneys negotiated a settlement from the nursing home of $650,000. $650,000 Settlement DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should…

Our client’s elderly loved one died a premature death because of the nursing home’s negligence. In this wrongful death case, Bailey & Greer won a judgment for our client in the amount of $600,000. $600,000 Judgment DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should…

While undergoing a routine procedure, and while under heavy sedation, our client was left unattended and rolled off the operating table. The fall resulted in brain damage and our client, a medical doctor herself, was unable to work following the incident. The defendant doctor agreed to a settlement of $1 million. $1 Million Settlement DISCLAIMER:…

Following an elective surgery, our client suffered a stroke, leaving him severely disabled and unable to speak. As medical tests performed before the surgery proved, our client was not fit to undergo surgery. Because of his doctor’s negligence in clearing him for surgery, he agreed to a settlement of $1.5 million. $1,500,000 DISCLAIMER: The results…

Our client suffered chemical burns to her face and neck due to a plastic surgeon’s error in performing a chemical peel procedure. Our client received a $2 million settlement from the plastic surgeon. $2,000,000 DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should not be…

Our client’s doctor failed to diagnose and treat testicular cancer, which resulted in his untimely death. Had the cancer been properly treated, our client would have survived. As the defendant refused to make a reasonable settlement offer, the case was tried before a jury. Bailey & Greer helped secure a jury verdict in the amount…

Ford Bond, a twenty-two month old child, was left unsupervised during mealtime at Lambuth Memorial Preschool when he began to choke on a peach. He soon lost consciousness, suffered severe brain damage, and died a few days later. Despite clear evidence that the day care ignored important safety rules, it refused to accept financial responsibility…

Hospital staff negligence resulted in catastrophic brain injury to our client’s baby. Although the baby’s heart tones indicated a deteriorating condition prior to birth, the hospital discharged our client. The baby was delivered by C-section a few days later and was born with brain damage and cerebral palsy. The hospital agreed to a settlement of…

Our client’s baby suffered severe brain damage and had developed cerebral palsy due to birth trauma because nurses at the defendant hospital failed to alert the attending doctor to the baby’s heart rate deterioration during labor. The brain damage could have been prevented by performing a C-section in a timely manner. We secured a personal…

Memphis Baby Injured at Birth from Medical Malpractice: $7 Million Settlement The negligence of hospital nurses and the obstetrician resulted in the failure to identify fetal distress and failure to perform a timely C-section. Our client’s baby suffered severe brain damage and had developed cerebral palsy because the baby was not delivered sooner, a mistake…

Our client was being transported from a rural hospital in Tennessee to a metropolitan hospital to undergo non-emergency surgery.  As his scheduled surgery was non-emergent, the ambulance driver had no reason to drive at a high rate of speed, use sirens, or travel through red lights.  Moreover, the policies and procedures of the ambulance company…