The
Chicago personal injury attorneys of Lipkin & Higgins represented
M.R., a 38-year-old-mother and teacher that suffered a fractured
distal ulna (wrist) when a large tree branch fell on her at her
rental home while she was getting out of her car. She was taken by
ambulance to a local hospital and underwent immediate surgery.
M.R.
also suffered post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)– a psychiatric
response marked by flashbacks and fear, for which she sought
psychiatric treatment. We claimed that the landlord knew the tree was
old and in need of maintenance and that he had been warned of the
dangers it posed before M.R. was injured. Unfortunately, he took no
corrective action. Within a few months after we began working on the
case, the homeowner’s insurance company offered $100,000, policy
limits, in settlement.
We
explained to M.R. that she could either accept the $100,000.00
offered by her landlord’s insurance company now or file suit with
the expectation of gaining a jury verdict in excess of $100,000.00.
However, we cautioned that there was a limited expectation that the
landlord had personal assets from which he could personally pay for
any judgment over his insurance limits. Wanting to end the case now,
M.R. decided to accept the insurance limits.
RESOLUTION:
$100,000.00, policy limits of insured homeowner.
The
original case summary was published in <a
href="http://www.lipkinhiggins.com/results/mother-struck-falling-tree-branch-100000">www.LipkinHiggins.com</a>.
The <a href="http://www.lipkinhiggins.com/">Chicago
personal injury attorneys</a> at Lipkin & Higgins handle a
wide range of Chicago area & Illinois medical malpractice, auto
accident, workers compensation and railroaauroin01d injury cases. Our
experienced personal injury trial lawyers are well qualified to help
represent your interests and to make sure that you are adequately
compensated for your pain and suffering.
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