Case Results

A Haywood County, TN jury awarded a $600,000 verdict on behalf of our client, a truck driver who sustained substantial injuries in a collision. The insurance company’s final offer was for $125,000, but the jury awarded 5 times that amount. They reached a verdict in only 40 minutes. The driver suffered from a spinal compression…

In this case, Bailey & Greer represented the family of Kathryn Sadowski. Ms. Sadowski was a passenger in a car being driven by her husband Emil Sadowski. The wreck occurred when an uninsured driver, Chamroerun Kheiv, was driving recklessly and slammed into the couple on Hwy 64 near the Wolfchase Mall. An independent witness confirmed…

Our client was serving time in prison for a non-violent crime. He was dependent upon prescription medication in order to control a chronic medical condition. Over the course of several days, the prison medical providers deprived our client of his medication, which resulted in severe and permanent injuries. To make matters worse, the prison medical…

On July 1, 2009, our client, Donriel Borne, was driving an 18-wheeler when traffic came to a stop on I-55 in Memphis, TN, near Crump Boulevard. Donriel stopped his truck but the 18-wheeler behind him was following too closely and rear-ended him. At the time of the wreck, Donriel was 30 years old. Donriel sought…

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…

A fifty-four year old wife and mother of two goes in for a routine hip replacement and dies during surgery. Her Tennessee doctor carelessly cut an artery and refused to call for assistance to repair it until it was too late to save her. These are the disturbing facts of a case we recently settled…

In this case, a Memphis area hospital failed to properly turn and reposition our client. The improper nursing care cause the client’s skin to break down and he ultimately developed a bed sore or pressure ulcer on his back. The bed sore resulted in additional medical treatment and medical bills and ultimately a skin flap…

In this Tennessee motorcycle wreck case, our client was traveling down a two lane highway in Kingsport, Tennessee. He was following the speed limit as well as all other traffic laws. As he was passing through an intersection where he had the green light, a car traveling in the opposite direction failed to yield and…

A Memphis jury, which included a teacher, doctor, firefighter, and small business owner, returned a verdict on February 12, 2013 for $500,000, finding that the driver of an SUV was primarily responsible for an interstate crash that left both him and his passenger dead. In this wrongful death case we represented the family of the…

In this Tennessee auto accident case, we represented a teenager who was injured while riding as a passenger with an acquaintance. Unbeknownst to our client, the driver was under the influence of drugs at the time and began to drive erratically and dangerously. His actions resulted in a serious car crash and left our client…

In this case, we represented the family of an elderly woman who was killed in an auto accident. The defendant attempted to argue that because our client was in her 90s at the time of her death, that her life was not worth very much money. As a result, we set the case for trial…

Our client’s wife visited the emergency room as a result of having a severe headache. She also experienced facial drooping and slurred speech prior to being seen in the emergency room. Despite having the classic signs and symptoms of a brain aneurysm, no CT scan was performed and the patient was discharged and told she…

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.…