A few of the results behind the firm’s reputation. Every case is different — these are ours.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential Jones Act settlement for a tankerman whose cargo-hose lifting injury required lumbar fusion surgery.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential Jones Act settlement for an engineer injured while operating a below-deck valve aboard the Deepwater Asgard.
Confidential
Settlement
Commercial Vehicle Crashes
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for Daisy after a company truck rear-ended her pickup and her neck injury required disc replacement surgery.
$2.5 Million
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
VB Attorneys obtained a $2.5 million Jones Act settlement for a crane operator whose shoulder injury required two surgeries and prevented a return to crane work.
$558,174.66
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team obtained a $558,174.66 settlement for Carlos after a falling crane bar caused brain and spinal injuries.
$4.75 Million
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom obtained a $4.75 million settlement for a marine construction worker who suffered a spinal cord injury when a heavy tie rod fell.
$1.21 Million
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic obtained a $1.21 million settlement for Peggy after a tractor-trailer rolled over her stopped car in Liberty County, Texas.
$1,559,699
Arbitration Award
Workplace Injuries
VB Attorneys obtained a $1,559,699 arbitration award, plus interest, for a warehouse worker whose forklift injury required foot and ankle amputation.
Confidential
Settlement
Workplace Injuries
Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team represented a warehouse worker injured while loading a trailer. The matter resolved through a confidential settlement.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for Captain Alex after investigating a vessel stairway fall through inspections and a 3-D reconstruction.
Confidential
Settlement
Commercial Vehicle Crashes
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for Cheryl after a company driver ran a red light, struck her Jeep and caused a rollover.
Insurance Policy Limits
Truck Accidents
Floyd W.’s truck-crash claim involved shoulder surgery, a back injury and disputed driver authority. The case resolved for insurance policy limits.
$219,500
Verdict
Truck Accidents
A jury assessed $219,500 in Gene A.’s LJT truck-crash case before a 15% fault reduction. Brian Beckcom helped present the trucking and medical issues.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime / Jones Act
Brian Beckcom represented Herman after two back injuries while working as a tankerman. His Jones Act case ended in a confidential settlement.
Confidential
Settlement
Motor Vehicle Accidents
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for Amanda K. after a company test-drive collision caused injuries requiring neck surgery.
Confidential
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Brian Beckcom and Brendan Fradkin represented Jarrod and Elizabeth after an I-35 truck crash. Their case ended in a confidential settlement.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for Bryant after a workboat incident left him with persistent back pain requiring lumbar fusion surgery.
$1.5 Million
Settlement
Motor Vehicle Accidents
VB Attorneys obtained a $1.5 million policy-limits settlement for Myra A. after a rear-end crash caused a neck injury requiring disc-replacement surgery.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for Landen after investigating injuries sustained while plugging a vessel’s hawsepipe at sea.
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Settlement
Maritime Injuries
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for a barge worker after investigating disputed work incidents, neck surgery and lost earning capacity.
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Settlement
Maritime Injuries
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for Gerald after investigating a disputed drillship incident and his ongoing knee injury claims.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for a drillship roustabout whose heavy-rigging task caused a hernia and back injury.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for Dustin after investigating a barge ladder fall, crew positioning and an ankle injury requiring two surgeries.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Vuk Vujasinovic and VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for a deckhand whose shoulder injury claim involved repetitive lifting and two operations.
$926,588.59
Settlement
Truck Accidents
VB Attorneys obtained a $926,588.59 personal-injury settlement for Bobby after a truck container struck a Houston bridge and entered his lane.
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Settlement
Maritime Injuries
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for a fishing-vessel worker who suffered elbow and neck injuries and underwent cervical fusion surgery.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom and VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for a tankerman whose line-handling work caused a persistent back injury.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom and VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for Gary after investigating a stroke aboard a vessel and the response to his medical needs.
$387,400
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom and VB Attorneys obtained a $387,400 civil settlement for a marine construction welder who injured his shoulder helping a coworker out of the water.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Vuk Vujasinovic and VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement after a fishing-vessel worker injured his knee and continued working aboard the ship.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom and VB Attorneys represented Ricardo in a marine construction injury case that continued after summary judgment was denied and settled confidentially.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom and VB Attorneys represented an offshore crane operator in a back and knee injury case resolved through a confidential settlement.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom and VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for an offshore steward who injured his shoulder moving milk and underwent two surgeries.
$3.5 Million
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom and VB Attorneys obtained a $3.5 million settlement for a seaman injured when a D-ring failed during a hatch-cover lift aboard the SS Antares.
Confidential
Settlement
Oilfield Injuries
At a South Texas rig site, Ricardo G. pumped drilling mud from a pit while another crew cleaned a service truck beside him. The crew opened the wrong valve. High-pressure water and cement struck the back of Ricardo’s head and neck.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Elvern J. built a career working offshore and hoped to become a mate.
$100,000
Insurance Policy Limits
Personal Injury
Kristin T. was walking toward a Best Buy when a car struck her outside the store.
Confidential
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Wendy was driving her SUV to buy ice when a truck ran a stop sign and crossed her path.
Confidential
Settlement
Truck Accidents
A farmer died after a tractor-trailer collided with his pickup near Rosenberg, Texas.
$953,000
Settlement
Truck Accidents
A company-owned pickup towing a loaded trailer struck Audrey B.’s vehicle from behind, injuring three levels of her neck.
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Settlement
Transportation Accidents
Miguel and Alejandra avoided a truck that braked ahead of them, but the taxi behind them struck their vehicle and pushed it into the truck.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury
Nick E. spent eight and a half years working for Rowan.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury
Tim M. had served as a combat Marine before working as a tankerman.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury
Keidron had worked offshore for nearly a decade when a short-handed hitch aboard the ENSCO 87 changed his career.
$575,000
Settlement
Maritime Injury
Buckey S. worked as a crane operator off the coast of Angola.
$2,500,000
Settlement
Truck Accidents · Wrongful Death
A Houston realtor drove below the speed limit on Interstate 10 when a truck driver looked away from the road and struck his car from behind.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury
Devin S. told his supervisor that his work shoes no longer had enough tread to grip the deck.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury
Josh D. had worked as a line handler for about a month when he climbed a mooring tower to help release a tanker.
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Settlement
Truck Accidents
Luis M. stopped his pickup at a red light while working as a cable locator.
Confidential
Settlement
Oilfield Injuries
Richard R. had raised concerns about a hot-oil truck before taking it to a well site.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury
A ratchet strap stretched across the area where the crew needed a substantial barrier.
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Settlement
Personal Injury
A boy went to a League City trampoline park with two friends.
Confidential
Settlement
Truck accidents · Back injuries
Efren V. was driving his pickup in Polk County, Texas, when a loaded logging truck moved into his lane.
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Settlement
Maritime Injury
An able-bodied seaman climbed an access ladder aboard an articulated tug-barge when the ladder slipped out from under him.
Confidential
Settlement
Construction Injury
A construction supervisor fell during a lifting operation and suffered orthopedic and brain injuries.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury
Robert M. arrived on the aft panel deck after the crew had already lifted a two-ton tool basket.
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Settlement
Maritime injuries · Fishing vessels
Jose O. was setting out fishing nets aboard the FT North Star when a heavy line under tension jumped over a divider and struck him.
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Settlement
Oilfield injuries · Well blowouts
Don O. went toward the blast to help his coworkers.
$4.5 Million
Settlement
Commercial vehicle crashes · Brain injuries
James Wayne N. was riding his motorcycle on U.S. 290 near Brenham when a commercial box van pulled into his path before sunrise.
$1 Million
Settlement
Workplace injuries · Scaffold falls
David S., a U.S. veteran and electrician, suffered incomplete quadriplegia after falling from a scaffold while replacing a dock light.
$1 Million
Settlement
Maritime injuries · Jones Act
Curt S., an offshore high-voltage electrician, suffered a serious back injury while manually moving heavy equipment after his supervisors removed the carts used to transport it.
$5.15 Million
Settlement
Maritime injuries · Recreational boating
A boy survived a Clear Lake boat crash with catastrophic orthopedic injuries. His mother was killed.
Insurance Policy Limits
Settlement
Truck and transportation accidents
Susan and Walt W. were injured when an 18-wheeler changed lanes and struck their car on Houston’s Beltway 8.
Confidential
Settlement
Jones Act · Brain Injury
Trenton B. suffered severe facial fractures and a traumatic brain injury when a winch rebounded and struck him while he was working as a deckhand on the Ohio River.
$44,370,000
Jury Verdict
Wrongful Death
A falling pipe killed a rigger during a turnaround at ExxonMobil's Beaumont refinery. Vuk Vujasinovic led the trial; the jury returned a $44,370,000 Verdict.
$29,920,310
Recovery
Catastrophic Injury · Traumatic Brain Injury · Truck Accidents
Catastrophic brain injury, Fortune 100 defendant; recovered deleted phone data.
$18,000,000
Recovery
Burn Injuries · Wrongful Death
Recovery for a family who lost a loved one and were themselves burned.
$17,720,000
Jury verdict
Wrongful Death · Industrial
Jury verdict for the family of an ironworker who drowned.
$9,638,589.96
Settlement
Truck Accidents · Wrongful Death
An overloaded oilfield rig struck Sonya and her children on the shoulder of Highway 59. Her son died. Brian Beckcom and Vuk Vujasinovic investigated the load, altered records, and insurance coverage.
$10 Million
Result
Jones Act · Maritime
Jones Act result for a captain denied prompt medical care.
$8.5 Million
Result
Truck Accidents · Wrongful Death
A father rear-ended by an 18-wheeler; the company blamed the man who lost his child.
$6,000,000
Recovery
Truck Accidents
The truck’s own data contradicted the company’s story.
$5 Million
Settlement
Personal Injury · Industrial
Johnny Harris suffered a catastrophic head injury. Brian Beckcom subpoenaed both insurers to establish access to the logging company’s liability coverage.
$4,081,047
Jury verdict
Jones Act · Maritime
Jury verdict for a processor hurt aboard the M/V Excellence.
$2,218,000
Jury verdict
Jones Act · Maritime
Jury verdict for a deckhand whose foot was crushed by a wrecking ball.
$950,000
Recovery
Jones Act · Offshore Rig Injury
A jack-up rig’s elevator brakes failed after a contractor repaired them. Two companies blamed each other, then him.
$550,000
Recovery
Truck Accidents · Personal Injury
A Houston police officer rear-ended by a trucking company’s driver.
Confidential
Settlements
The Captain Phillips Case · Maritime
Brian Beckcom's account of the Maersk Alabama crew's lawsuit, the Jones Act claims behind Captain Phillips, and Confidential Settlements for nine clients.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Piracy Injury · Jones Act
A captain warned about pirate threats, survived 18 days in captivity off Nigeria, and brought a maritime case that reached the Fifth Circuit.
Confidential
Represented
Industrial Explosions
43 Workers — Plant explosion — Enterprise Products & Turner Industries.
Confidential
Represented
Industrial
8 Workers — The 2008 collapse of the world’s largest crane.
Trinity II
Confidential recoveries
Maritime · Wrongful Death
A liftboat capsizing pursued across three countries.
≈ 400×
The first offer, multiplied
Jones Act · Maritime
The first offer, multiplied — a Jones Act claim pursued into bankruptcy court.
Confidential
Result
Jones Act · Maritime
Jones Act result against Chevron for a seaman kept working after a fall.
Confidential
Result
Jones Act · Maritime
A tug engineer lost his foot to a winch — two Limitation actions beaten.
Favorable confidential settlement
Hubbard v. Weeks Marine
Jones Act · Head Injury
A Houston Ship Channel deckhand’s hatch injury case, prepared for a Harris County jury by Brian Beckcom.
Confidential
Result
Jones Act · Maritime
A deckhand’s back injury led to two operations. We developed equipment and medical evidence under competing accounts of the injury before a confidential resolution.
Confidential
Result
Personal Injury · Dram Shop
A Houston police officer struck during a DWI arrest.
Confidential
Result
Wrongful Death · Truck Accidents
A company truck rear-ended a family. Vuk also won the driver a unanimous acquittal.
Confidential
Recovery
Truck Accidents · Catastrophic Injury
Recovery after a commercial vehicle rear-end crash that caused paraplegia.
Confidential
Recovery
Burn Injuries · Wrongful Death · Industrial
Recovery for the family of a worker burned over 95% of his body.
Confidential
Recovery
Maritime · Longshore
Recovery for a stevedore crushed by a moving gantry crane aboard a cargo ship.
Confidential
Result
Wrongful Death · Truck Accidents
An Iron Horse Tools driver who had worked 27 days in a row killed a mother. The company’s own rules said fatigue kills.
Confidential
Result
Transportation Accidents
Result for a bus passenger injured when the bus crashed on an interstate.
Confidential
Settlement
Personal Injury · Industrial
Sulphuric acid in a tanker trailer certified safe caused permanent vision loss. VB Attorneys secured a confidential lifetime structured settlement.
$4,000,000
Settlement
Personal Injury · Brain Injury
A four-year-old boy walked through an unlatched pool gate at a Houston apartment complex. VB Attorneys resolved the case for $4,000,000.
$5.5 Million
Settlement
Industrial Injuries
VB Attorneys represented a quarry worker who suffered severe burns during pipe maintenance. The case resolved through a $5.5 million settlement.
Confidential
Result
Wrongful Death · Oilfield
Result for the family of a company man killed at an oilfield worksite in Yemen.
$800,000
Settlement
Transportation Accident
Brian Beckcom and the VB Attorneys team obtained an $800,000 underinsured motorist settlement for a passenger injured in a Highway 288 rear-end crash.
$900,000
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom represented an offshore laborer whose neck injury required surgery after a loose grate gave way. The case settled for $900,000.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom and VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for an offshore worker injured in a personnel-basket transfer and again after returning to work.
$1 Million
Settlement
Workplace Injuries
Brian Beckcom represented a worker who fell approximately 20 feet when a roof collapsed during tree-trimming work. The case settled for $1 million.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom and the VB Attorneys team represented a deckhand whose wire-handling back injury led to two surgeries and a confidential settlement.
Confidential
Settlement
Industrial Accidents
Brian Beckcom and VB Attorneys resolved a refinery worker’s filter-cap injury case after disputed inspections and a denied summary-judgment motion.
$745,000
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team obtained a $745,000 settlement for an offshore platform operator injured during a swing-rope transfer.
$300,000
Verdict
Construction Accidents
Daniel was texturing a ceiling at a townhouse construction site when he fell from a balcony with no safety rails. Brian Beckcom and the VB Attorneys team brought his case to trial, where photographs became important evidence in the dispute over the missing rails.
$900,000
Settlement
Transportation Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team obtained a $900,000 settlement for a veteran firefighter injured in a company-vehicle rear-end crash.
$400,000
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom represented a towboat captain who broke his neck after falling from a dock onto his vessel. The case settled for $400,000.
$375,000
Combined Settlement
Truck Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team obtained a combined $375,000 settlement for two women injured in an intersection collision with an 18-wheeler.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom represented an offshore roughneck after a pipe-handling incident led to neck and back injury claims. The case reached a confidential settlement.
$485,000
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom represented a seaman injured when mooring lines snapped during a port operation. Evidence of earlier line problems became central to the $485,000 settlement.
$663,906.60
Judgment
Maritime Injuries
Brian Beckcom represented Lamar in his injury case against Diamond Offshore Management Company. A $663,906.60 judgment followed the jury’s comparative-fault findings.
Confidential
Settlement
Personal Injury
J.P. and her daughter suffered serious injuries when their SUV rolled over after a tire failed. Brian Beckcom and the VB Attorneys team pursued a product-liability case focused on the tire, the reasons its tread separated, and the family’s long-term needs.
$650,000
Settlement
Personal Injury
Brian Beckcom represented a home inspector seriously injured when a ladder shifted on a balcony without guardrails. The case settled for $650,000.
$950,000
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Steve’s maritime injury case involved two incidents: a cable that caught his glove and a later assignment that exceeded his medical restrictions. Brian Beckcom and the VB Attorneys team represented him in a case that ended in a $950,000 settlement.
$375,000
Settlement
Transportation Accidents
Brian Beckcom represented an HVAC technician whose car overturned after a truck collision. The case settled for $375,000 after an initial $30,000 offer.
$390,000
Arbitration Award
Personal Injury
Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team obtained a $390,000 arbitration award for a cabinetmaker who alleged a back injury while lifting oak doors.
$58,966
Jury Verdict
Personal Injury
Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team obtained a $58,966 jury verdict for a worker injured while cleaning a running tortilla-making machine.
$120,295
Jury Verdict
Transportation Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team obtained a $120,295 jury verdict for a woman injured in a Houston intersection collision.
$700,000
Settlement
Transportation Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team obtained a $700,000 settlement for the family of a landscaper killed in a work-related pickup crash.
Confidential
Settlement
Personal Injury
Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team obtained a confidential settlement for a teenager seriously injured in a fall from an indoor roller coaster.
$250,000
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Joshua said a crane operator knocked him from a tug into a smaller transport boat, seriously injuring his leg. Brian Beckcom and the VB Attorneys team pursued his maritime injury claims and obtained a $250,000 settlement for his estate.
$225,000
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic represented Kevin after a tractor-trailer struck his SUV. Missing driver logs and safety testimony became part of a case that settled for $225,000.
$875,000
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team obtained an $875,000 settlement in this commercial-truck injury case.
$750,000
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic represented Roel after a tractor-trailer crossed his lane. The case resolved for the full $750,000 insurance limit.
$332,327
Judgment
Truck Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic represented Jose V. after a truck rear-end crash. The jury awarded damages; the judgment was modified on appeal to $332,327 before interest and costs.
$500,000
Settlement
Transportation Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team obtained a $500,000 settlement for Steven R. after an ambulance collision caused a lower-back injury requiring surgery.
$190,000
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team obtained a $190,000 settlement in this commercial-truck injury case.
Confidential
Settlement
Wrongful Death
Vuk Vujasinovic represented two victims’ families in a product-liability case involving a fatal pickup-truck fire. General Motors reached a confidential settlement.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
A back injury ended Juan’s ability to do heavy roustabout work. Brian Beckcom and the VB Attorneys team pursued his maritime claims, obtained increased maintenance payments, and resolved the case through a confidential settlement.
$1,022,510
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic represented Pablo after a collision with a tractor-trailer parked on the I-45 shoulder. The case recovered the full insurance limit.
$712,500
Settlement
Transportation Accidents
Maria M. needed two surgeries after a Greyhound bus rolled onto its side and another passenger fell onto her hand.
$400,000
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Jose B. was waiting to turn when a second 18-wheeler rear-ended his truck. A neck injury eventually required fusion surgery.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
A chief cook suffered a hernia and back injury while lifting frozen meat aboard a ship. Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team represented him in a maritime case that ended in a confidential settlement.
$550,000
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team obtained a $550,000 settlement in this commercial-truck injury case.
$475,000
Settlement
Maritime Injuries
Daniel was a chief engineer aboard an offshore supply vessel. While clearing buckets of drilling mud from a walkway, he injured his shoulder. Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team represented him in a maritime case that resolved for $475,000.
Every case is different. Prior results depend on the facts of the individual case and do not guarantee a similar outcome.