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Dougherty, Leventhal and Price personal injury Attorneys Patrick E Dougherty, Joseph G. Price and Paul T. Oven settled a motor vehicle accident case against a paving company winning $14.5 million for their client. The client sustained traumatic injuries in the one car crash.

The client turned out of a driveway and traveled about a half mile when the passenger side tires left the road and dropped six inches in an open and exposed dirt shoulder. Traveling at about 45 mph, the tires ran along the dirt shoulder. The client then over-steered the vehicle back into the road, yawed and then struck two trees. The impact of the crash nearly threw the plaintiff through the rear window.

The paving company contracted with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to pave and shoulder more than 40 miles on a number of roads.

Shouldering and paving is a process whereby the edges of the road are prepared and two layers of surface are laid. Afterward, steps are to be taken to immediately restore the shoulders of the road or to protect or warn the public about the open road edge and drop off.

Despite completing the edge and paving work, the paving company did not shoulder the road or protect or warn the public about it at any time prior to completing the shoulder work.

Now a quadriplegic, the client spent months in various hospitals for intensive physical therapy and rehabilitation. A life care plan was prepared outlining the extensive costs associated with future medical care and medical management. The client is now at home under 24 hour care.

In a recent settlement, personal injury Attorney Brian Walsh of the DLP law firm secured an award of the insurance policy limits ($300,000.00) for an injured motorist who had initially agreed to settle the case for $3,000.00.

Plaintiff, a 19 year old male, was injured in a motor vehicle accident.

Within a week of the accident, a representative from the defendant’s insurance company met with the plaintiff, who had not yet secured legal representation. The insurance representative convinced the plaintiff to sign a release settling the case for a sum of $3,000.00. The plaintiff then contacted the DLP law firm. DLP was able to void the release and ultimately settled the case for $300,000.00.

“It’s important to know your rights and not sell your claim short” commented DLP’s Brian Walsh, who represented the plaintiff and was able to secure the applicable policy limits in the case. “This gentleman thought he was getting a fair shake when he met with the adjuster. In reality, he wasn’t. Fortunately, he came to us and we were able to void the release. The settlement we were able to secure for him is fair compensation for the injuries he suffered. The moral of the story- obtain legal counsel early”, Attorney Walsh added.

In three separate confidential settlements, the DLP Law team of Pennsylvania Personal Injury Attorneys have secured six-figure settlements for motorcycle accident victims. Although the details of each case are confidential we can tell you that all three settlements were for the insurance policy limits.