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Personal Injury Case Results

Keeton Law Firm, PLLC has recovered over $12 million for personal injury victims in Tennessee, and can help you recover the compensation you need to get back on your feet. Below are some examples of our successful case results, to get started on your case call 931-400-2548 or reach out online.

Case Results

$1,175,000 Settlement For Motorcycle Personal Injury Accident

The facts: A motorcycle driver was entering an intersection in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The client had a green light. The other driver ran the red light and hit the motorcycle driver. The motorcycle driver was lifeflighted and had a year of medical treatment and recovery.
The results: The case settled at mediation for $1,175,000. This recovery was the maximum amount allowed under Tennessee law with tort reform limits.

$750,000 Settlement For Tractor Trailer Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client, who was a single mother, was traveling on a state highway in Tennessee and the tractor-trailer failed to yield to her. She was seriously injured and had four surgeries related to the motor vehicle accident.
The results: The case settled at a mediation for $750,000.

$520,000 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The clients, who were an elderly couple traveling in Tullahoma, were seriously injured when a full-size truck slammed into their vehicle after crossing the center line and striking them. Both clients were seriously injured. The at-fault driver claimed he suffered from a sudden medical emergency and could not be held liable for his actions.
The results: The case settled prior to filing a lawsuit for $520,000.

$450,000 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The clients, a single mom and her two children, were traveling in Coffee County and were seriously injured when a commercial vehicle failed to yield the right of way to them and violently struck their vehicle. The mom was seriously injured but the children luckily escaped any major injuries.
The results: The case settled prior to filing a lawsuit for $450,000. Mom was able to pay off her house and her student loans.

$385,000 Settlement For Pedestrian Personal Injury Accident

The facts: Client fell at a business when she was unable to see a step that was camouflaged and blended in with the rest of the carpeted step. The client had multiple surgeries.
The result: Keeton Law Firm was able to negotiate a settlement for $385,000. An expert witness was able to show that it was unreasonable for the business owner to have a camouflaged step with no warnings. If the warning had been there, it was more likely than not that the accident (and the surgeries and all the physical therapy and limitations of the client) would not have happened.

$385,000 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: Clients are husband and wife that were both seriously injured when another vehicle ran through a stop sign and hit their vehicle in Warren County, Tennessee. This caused a severe impact between the two vehicles. One of the clients had to be life-flighted. An expert accident reconstructionist was retained in order to scientifically prove that the clients were not at fault for the accident and could not have avoided the accident. Both clients had surgery as a result of the injuries received in the wreck. An independent eyewitness thought that the clients ran through the stop sign and not the at-fault party, which was inaccurate. The use of the expert accident reconstructionist scientifically disproved this theory of the independent witness.
The result: The case settled for over $385,000 to the satisfaction of the clients. The clients were able to pay off their house mortgage because of the monetary recovery with money left over.

$300,000 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client was the victim of an accident in Manchester, where another car failed to yield the right of way to him and hit his driver’s side quarter panel. This seriously injured his left knee and required surgery and extensive rehabilitation.
The result: The case settled for $300,000 to the satisfaction of the client. The client was able to quit his current job because of the monetary recovery and only have to work part-time in order to support himself.

$250,000 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client was the victim of an accident in McMinnville where another vehicle’s driver fell asleep and crossed the center line and caused a major crash. This caused multiple bodily injuries to the client that required surgery and extensive rehabilitation.
The result: The case settled for $250,000 to the satisfaction of the client, which was the full amount of insurance policy limits available.

$245,000 Settlement For Motorcycle Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client was the victim of a one-vehicle motorcycle accident where she was a passenger and the driver failed to keep his vehicle under proper control. This caused multiple bodily injuries to the client that required surgery and extensive rehabilitation.
The result: The case settled for $245,000, which was the full amount of insurance policy limits available plus additional personal assets of the negligent motorcycle driver.

$192,000 Settlement For Personal Injury Accident

The facts: Client was a rear-ended on an interstate ramp in Rutherford County, Murfreesboro Tennessee. He hurt his shoulder in the wreck. The main extent of his injuries were unknown until physical therapy failed. The client has a shoulder surgery and received a good result after his surgery.
The result: Keeton Law Firm was able to negotiate a settlement for $192,000. Client was able to pay off his house mortgage.

$125,000 Settlement For Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client slipped and fell at a well known franchise fast food restaurant in Coffee County on an unsecured floor drain in the restroom.  With extensive investigation, it was found that the restaurant had prior actual knowledge of the unsecured drain and did nothing to fix it or warn customers of the dangerous condition.  The client sustained an injury to her wrist that required surgery.
The result: The case was settled for $125,000 to the satisfaction of the client. It settled after depositions and through a mediation.  A potential for punitive damages existed.  She would have gone to a jury trial, but she was pleased she did not have to.  The client was glad to see the money in her account that provided her a sense of safety and security.

$110,000 Settlement For Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client slipped and fell at a restaurant in Murfreesboro where a server negligently left a serving tray in the path of the client. The client sustained an injury to her hip that required surgery.
The result: The case was settled for $110,000 to the satisfaction of the client.

$110,000 Settlement For Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The minor client slipped and fell at a “mom and pop” market and gas station in Coffee County on a liquid in the floor near the register. The client sustained an injury to her elbow that required surgery
The result: The case was settled for over $110,000 to the satisfaction of the client and her family. The money was placed in an annuity for the child that will eventually approximately double her recovery over time.

$100,000 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client was involved in an automobile accident where another vehicle failed to yield to her. She had leg surgery as a result of her injuries.
The result: The case was settled for $100,000 to the satisfaction of the client.  The full amount of the insurance available was obtained.

$95,000 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client was involved in an automobile accident where another vehicle failed to yield to him. He had right knee surgery and achieved a good result
The result: The case was settled for $95,000 to the satisfaction of the client.

$94,000 Jury Verdict For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client injured her rotator cuff in a rear-end accident when the seat belt caught her shoulder area after the low-speed impact. There was very minimal visible damage to either vehicle involved. The client had rotator cuff surgery and much physical therapy after surgery to rehabilitate the injury. She had no permanent injury and had a full recovery. The insurance company offered less than the client’s medical bills before trial.
The results: The case was tried before a Coffee County jury who returned a verdict for the client in the amount of $94,000. There was no appeal by the insurance company. The client was very satisfied with the outcome and to have her day in court.

$92,500 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client was a passenger in a vehicle when she was involved in an automobile wreck in McMinnville. She injured her hip that weakened her lower extremity that eventually created a need for her to have hip surgery. She had rehabilitation and physical therapy after her surgery.
The results: The case settled for $92,500 at a mediation approximately a month prior to the set jury trial.

$75,000 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: Client was a passenger in a vehicle in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The driver lost control of the vehicle and wrecked. The Client has a shoulder surgery and received a good result after his surgery.
The result: Keeton Law Firm was able to negotiate a settlement for the full amount of insurance available, which was $75,000.

$75,000 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The clients, who were a newly married couple, were injured in Murfreesboro when a negligent driver ran through a stop sign and caused them both personal injuries.
The results: The case settled prior to filing a lawsuit for $75,000.

$75,000 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client was involved in an automobile accident in Murfreesboro. Another vehicle failed to yield the right of way to her. The client underwent surgery with a good result from the surgery.
The result: The case was settled for $75,000 to the satisfaction of the client and her husband. The client was able to meet a long-awaited goal and start a family with the monetary recovery.

$74,500 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client was “t-boned” by an uninsured driver in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The client had a shoulder injury and had surgery.
The result: The case was settled for $74,500 with the uninsured motorist insurance company to the satisfaction of the client.

$70,000 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client was “t-boned” by another vehicle that ran a traffic light. The client sustained an injury to her liver that did not require surgery.
The result: The case was settled for $70,000 to the satisfaction of the client. The client was able to do some needed home remodeling because of the monetary recovery.

$67,500 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client was rear-ended by another vehicle and her knee hit the dashboard. The client had surgery and achieved a good result.
The result: The case was settled for $67,500 to the satisfaction of the client.

$50,599 Jury Verdict For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The clients were in a stopped vehicle that was rear-ended in Murfreesboro at a traffic light. Neither client had any fractures but did have “soft tissue” injuries that were painful.
The results: The case was tried before a Rutherford County jury who returned a verdict for the clients in the amounts of $26,867 and $23,732. There was no appeal by the insurance company. This was greater than what the insurance company offered the clients before trial. The clients were very satisfied with the outcome and to have their day in court.

$50,000 Settlement For Pedestrian Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client was in a parking lot in Tullahoma, Tennessee when a car struck her. The car she was in t-boned another vehicle in a parking lot. She had medical treatment for her personal injuries and is now doing relatively well considering the accident.
The results: The case settled after filing a lawsuit for the full limits of available insurance of $50,000.

$50,000 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client was a passenger in a vehicle when the car in which she was in t-boned another vehicle in a parking lot. She had a tear in her hip that was surgically repaired.
The results: The case settled prior to filing a lawsuit for the full limits of available insurance of $50,000.

$50,000 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident.

The facts: The client was rear-ended by another vehicle in Tullahoma. The client sustained an injury to her nose and face that required surgery.
The result: The case was settled for insurance policy limits of $50,000 to the satisfaction of the client. The client was able to use the money for an elective surgery unrelated to injuries received in the accident that she had waited for a long time to have.

$40,000 Settlement For Automobile Personal Injury Accident

The facts: The client injured her knee when a driver in Coffee County failed to yield the right of way to the car in which she was a passenger. She had problems enjoying running after the accident. She completed physical therapy and was released from medical treatment by her doctor.
The results: The case settled prior to filing a lawsuit for $40,000.

Wrongful Death Case Results

Confidential Settlement For Wrongful Death Accident

The facts: The clients, adult daughter and minor son, lost their mother in a tragic commercial automobile accident in Warren County. The client was killed on impact. An expert accident reconstructionist team was also hired to demonstrate the negligence of the commercial truck.
The result: The matter settled prior to trial after extensive discovery and depositions generating a confidential settlement left for the children for the wrongful death of their mother. The money was placed in an annuity for the child that will eventually approximately double his recovery over time.

Confidential Settlement For Wrongful Death Accident

The facts: A young adult was killed in Cannon County when unsecured silage bin blocks fell on him when he was near the structure and tractors were on top of the silage in the bin packing the silage. The force of the tractors pushed against the wall and caused the 3,600 silage bin blocks to fall on the young adult. He was killed instantly. Experts from Tennessee Technological University and Kansas State University were hired to prove the negligence of the property owner in the design and construction of the silage bin. An expert economist from the University of Tennessee was retained to establish the pecuniary value of the life of the decedent.
The result: The matter settled for a confidential amount after a two (2) day mediation.

$275,000 Settlement For Wrongful Death Accident

The facts: The clients were parents of a child killed in a tragic accident in a Tennessee State Park. A visibly rotted tree fell on the child and killed her. An expert witness was obtained and it was determined that the tree should have been removed because of its visibly decayed condition. The accident should not have ever occurred as it was preventable.
The results: The case settled prior to trial for $275,000. The limits of liability for the State of Tennessee was $300,000. The parents of the child opted to settle the case as the further expert costs for the continuation of the case would have exceeded the difference of the State of Tennessee’s maximum monetary exposure.