A few of the results behind the firm’s reputation. Every case is different — these are ours.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential Jones Act settlement for a tankerman whose cargo-hose lifting injury required lumbar fusion surgery.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential Jones Act settlement for an engineer injured while operating a below-deck valve aboard the Deepwater Asgard.
Confidential
Settlement
Truck Accidents · Transportation Accidents
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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
Personal Injury
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
Personal Injury
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 Injury Law
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for Captain Alex after investigating a vessel stairway fall through inspections and a 3-D reconstruction.
Confidential
Settlement
Transportation Accidents
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 Injury Law
Brian Beckcom represented Herman after two back injuries while working as a tankerman. His Jones Act case ended in a confidential settlement.
Confidential
Settlement
Personal Injury · Transportation 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 Injury Law
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
Personal Injury · Transportation 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 Injury Law
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for Landen after investigating injuries sustained while plugging a vessel’s hawsepipe at sea.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for a barge worker after investigating disputed work incidents, neck surgery and lost earning capacity.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for Gerald after investigating a disputed drillship incident and his ongoing knee injury claims.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for a drillship roustabout whose heavy-rigging task caused a hernia and back injury.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
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 Injury Law
Brian Beckcom and VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for a tankerman whose line-handling work caused a persistent back injury.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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 · Wrongful Death
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.
Confidential
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 Law
Nick E. spent eight and a half years working for Rowan.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
Tim M. had served as a combat Marine before working as a tankerman.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
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 Law
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 Law
Devin S. told his supervisor that his work shoes no longer had enough tread to grip the deck.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
Josh D. had worked as a line handler for about a month when he climbed a mooring tower to help release a tanker.
Confidential
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 Law
A ratchet strap stretched across the area where the crew needed a substantial barrier.
Confidential
Settlement
Personal Injury
A boy went to a League City trampoline park with two friends.
Confidential
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Efren V. was driving his pickup in Polk County, Texas, when a loaded logging truck moved into his lane.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
An able-bodied seaman climbed an access ladder aboard an articulated tug-barge when the ladder slipped out from under him.
Confidential
Settlement
Personal Injury · Industrial Explosions & Accidents
A construction supervisor fell during a lifting operation and suffered orthopedic and brain injuries.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
Robert M. arrived on the aft panel deck after the crew had already lifted a two-ton tool basket.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
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.
Confidential
Settlement
Oilfield Injuries · Personal Injury
Don O. went toward the blast to help his coworkers.
$4.5 Million
Settlement
Transportation Accidents · Personal Injury
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
Personal Injury
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law · Personal Injury
A boy survived a Clear Lake boat crash with catastrophic orthopedic injuries. His mother was killed.
Insurance Policy Limits
Settlement
Truck Accidents · Personal Injury
Susan and Walt W. were injured when an 18-wheeler changed lanes and struck their car on Houston’s Beltway 8.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law · Personal 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 · Industrial Explosions & Accidents
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
Personal Injury · Truck Accidents
Catastrophic brain injury, Fortune 100 defendant; recovered deleted phone data.
$18,000,000
Recovery
Personal Injury · Wrongful Death
Recovery for a family who lost a loved one and were themselves burned.
$17,720,000
Jury verdict
Wrongful Death · Personal Injury
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
Maritime Injury Law
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 Explosions & Accidents
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
Maritime Injury Law
Jury verdict for a processor hurt aboard the M/V Excellence.
$2,218,000
Jury verdict
Maritime Injury Law
Jury verdict for a deckhand whose foot was crushed by a wrecking ball.
$950,000
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law · Oilfield Injuries
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
Maritime Injury Law
After pirates seized the Maersk Alabama, Brian Beckcom investigated the warnings and security decisions behind the voyage. He pursued nine crew members’ claims across three states, secured confidential settlements for each client, and helped strengthen maritime safety and security for U.S. seamen around the world.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
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 & Accidents
43 Workers — Plant explosion — Enterprise Products & Turner Industries.
Confidential
Represented
Industrial Explosions & Accidents
8 Workers — The 2008 collapse of the world’s largest crane.
Trinity II
Confidential recoveries
Maritime Injury Law · Wrongful Death
A liftboat capsizing pursued across three countries.
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The first offer, multiplied
Maritime Injury Law
The first offer, multiplied — a Jones Act claim pursued into bankruptcy court.
Confidential
Result
Maritime Injury Law
Jones Act result against Chevron for a seaman kept working after a fall.
Confidential
Result
Maritime Injury Law
A tug engineer lost his foot to a winch — two Limitation actions beaten.
Favorable confidential settlement
Hubbard v. Weeks Marine
Maritime Injury Law · Personal Injury
A Houston Ship Channel deckhand’s hatch injury case, prepared for a Harris County jury by Brian Beckcom.
Confidential
Result
Maritime Injury Law · Personal Injury
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
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 · Personal Injury
Recovery after a commercial vehicle rear-end crash that caused paraplegia.
Confidential
Recovery
Personal Injury · Wrongful Death · Industrial Explosions & Accidents
Recovery for the family of a worker burned over 95% of his body.
Confidential
Recovery
Maritime Injury Law
Recovery for a stevedore crushed by a moving gantry crane aboard a cargo ship.
Confidential
Settlement
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 Explosions & Accidents
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
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 Explosions & Accidents
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 Injuries
Result for the family of a company man killed at an oilfield worksite in Yemen.
$800,000
Settlement
Transportation Accidents
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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
Personal Injury
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 Injury Law
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 Explosions & 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 Injury Law
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
Personal Injury
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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 · Wrongful Death
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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 Injury Law
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.
Confidential
Settlement
Personal Injury
Vuk Vujasinovic represented Ryan after a Ford Ranger fire caused severe burns. Ford agreed to a confidential settlement after the fire expert testified at trial.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
Vuk Vujasinovic and VB Attorneys represented a dredging welder after an arm-crush injury and 19 surgeries. His Jones Act case ended in a confidential settlement.
Confidential
Settlement
Personal Injury
Vuk Vujasinovic and VB Attorneys represented a construction lead man injured by a crane load in Louisiana. The case ended in a confidential settlement.
$1.59 Million
Combined Settlement
Wrongful Death
Vuk Vujasinovic represented Oscar G.’s family in a nursing-home wrongful death case that ended in combined settlements totaling $1.59 million.
$325,000
Settlement
Personal Injury
Brian Beckcom represented a three-year-old girl after an apartment balcony fall fractured her femur. The property owner agreed to a $325,000 settlement.
Insurance Policy Limits
Transportation Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic obtained an insurance policy-limits settlement for Charlotte C. ten days after she hired VB Attorneys following an intersection crash.
$985,000
Settlement
Personal Injury · Industrial Explosions & Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic obtained a $985,000 settlement for a bindery worker who lost a hand. Discovery uncovered a $1 million umbrella insurance policy.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
VB Attorneys obtained a confidential settlement for an offshore radio operator whose stairway fall caused an ankle injury requiring multiple procedures.
$1,495,000
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
Brian Beckcom represented James after a crewboat stair fall, back surgery and nerve complications. His maritime case resolved for a $1,495,000 mediated settlement.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
Vuk Vujasinovic represented an Ocean Summit roustabout whose back injuries led to surgery. Diamond Offshore settled confidentially the day before trial.
$103,095.04
Judgment
Transportation Accidents
Brian Beckcom represented a Pasadena driver whose neck injury required fusion surgery. A jury awarded $89,931; the signed judgment totaled $103,095.04.
Confidential
Settlement
Personal Injury
Vuk Vujasinovic represented Mia G. after a high-pressure hose failure injured her lower back. Her case ended in a confidential settlement.
$600,000
Settlement
Transportation Accidents
Brian Beckcom represented Jeff R. after a commercial van rear-end crash. His injury case resolved at mediation for a $600,000 settlement.
$850,000
Settlement
Transportation Accidents
Vuk Vujasinovic represented David C. after an airport bus collision and neck injury. The case against MomentumAir and its driver settled for $850,000.
Confidential
Settlement
Personal Injury · Wrongful Death
Brian Beckcom and Vuk Vujasinovic represented a family in a defective-lamp wrongful-death case following a Corpus Christi house fire. The case settled confidentially.
Confidential
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Jonatan H., an engineering student, injured his neck and back in an MTZ truck crash. VB Attorneys resolved his case through a confidential settlement.
$1,000,005
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Maribel suffered severe injuries to her face, hips, and legs when her Nissan Altima struck a flatbed trailer parked in a travel lane in Pearland.
$625,000
Settlement
Truck Accidents
A boilermaker from Coldspring injured his neck and back when an 18-wheeler rear-ended a series of cars on Highway 59 near Cleveland, Texas.
$575,000
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Juanita injured her knee and lower back when her car collided with a Dan-Vic Distribution Systems 18-wheeler at a Conroe intersection.
$476,303
Jury Verdict
Personal Injury
Andy had worked as a General Electric machinist for more than twenty years when a component of a new industrial machine struck him in the face during training.
$475,000
Settlement following jury finding
Personal Injury
A 25-year-old electronics technician injured his back while helping lower heavy radar equipment from a 180-foot Coast Guard tower.
$475,000
Settlement
Transportation Accidents
The security guard needed neck fusion surgery after the crash.
$368,000
Jury Verdict
Personal Injury
Debra S. hurt her lower back in a fall while working as an assistant manager at a Houston Popeye’s restaurant. The jury awarded $368,000; a $22,000 credit for an earlier benefit payment reduced the award.
$437,500
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Tom drove through thick fog on Interstate 45 in Houston and struck drill pipe that an overturned Texas International Express 18-wheeler had scattered across the road.
$350,000
Settlement
Oilfield Injuries
Osiel was directing a crane operation at a land-based drilling rig when the load struck his left arm.
$305,000
Total Settlement
Transportation Accidents
Erika M. fractured her left elbow when a Momentum Motor Cars employee broadsided her car while driving a company-owned Jaguar.
$325,000
Settlement
Transportation Accidents
Jack C. injured his neck when an Iron Mountain van struck his tow truck in stop-and-go Houston traffic.
$286,000
Jury Verdict
Truck Accidents
Gerardo was driving his tractor-trailer in La Porte when a Canal Cartage truck moved into his lane.
$275,000
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Richard was asleep in his parked 18-wheeler when another truck struck it while entering the next parking space.
$250,000
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Patience, a nurse at LBJ Hospital, hurt her neck and back when a Sweet Express 18-wheeler rear-ended her car.
$142,200
Jury Verdict
Transportation Accidents
Maria G., a grill cook, injured her neck while riding in a station wagon that another car struck at a Houston intersection.
$133,848
Jury Verdict
Transportation Accidents
Micah had stopped at a red light on Houston’s I-45 service road when a pickup rear-ended his car.
Jury Verdict
Transportation Accidents
A husband, wife, and their three-year-old daughter suffered injuries when an intoxicated driver turned an SUV across their path in Deer Park.
$115,000
Settlement
Transportation Accidents
A Houston business executive drove along Kirby Drive with his wife when another driver pulled out of a driveway near West Alabama Street.
$85,000
Settlement
Industrial Explosions & Accidents
Rudy was 18 when a coworker activated a Newberry Bakery press while he worked on its air line.
Confidential
Settlement
Truck Accidents
Brian slowed his motorcycle with traffic after passing through a toll booth on West Sam Houston Parkway South.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
Donnie injured his back when he lunged to help crewmembers struggling with slips aboard the Spartan 208 jack-up rig.
Confidential
Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
A mooring line snapped back and struck Travis as he worked on the M/V San Jacinto, injuring his abdomen and spleen and throwing him onto the deck.
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Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
A tankerman hurt his back while pulling a frozen shoreline during a February 2021 freeze.
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Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
Abelardo lost his balance in an oyster boat’s engine compartment when a passing vessel’s wake rocked the boat.
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Settlement
Personal Injury
A dairy worker injured his shoulder while loading a pallet onto an Oak Farms trailer.
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Jury Verdict, subject to medical-expense reduction
Transportation Accidents
June S. slowed for traffic on F.M. 1960 in Houston when a pickup rear-ended her car and pushed it into the vehicle ahead.
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Settlement
Personal Injury
A Tyson Foods processor bent to lift a 22-pound pig belly when another fell onto his head and neck at a Texas plant.
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Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
Willie R. severely injured his wrist while getting out of a shower on a Transocean drillship.
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Settlement
Oilfield Injuries
Lloyd suffered a head injury while working as a field hand at an oil-and-gas well site. His employer kept him in a truck for more than an hour and a half before allowing emergency care. A concussion and spinal injuries left lasting limits on his ability to work. Brian Beckcom handled Lloyd’s claim against the company, which ended in a confidential settlement.
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Settlement
Truck Accidents · Wrongful Death
Vuk Vujasinovic secured a confidential settlement for Donna’s family after a United Van Lines truck crash on I-45 in Houston.
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Settlement
Personal Injury
Brian Beckcom secured a confidential settlement for Olban after a scissor-lift entry chain came loose at a Brenham construction site.
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Truck Accidents
Brian Beckcom secured a confidential settlement for an HPD officer injured when a Waste Management truck rear-ended her car.
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Settlement
Truck Accidents
Brian Beckcom secured a confidential settlement for Michael after a Canadian carrier’s 18-wheeler rear-ended him in Houston.
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Settlement
Wrongful Death
Brian Beckcom worked with co-counsel on a Texas family’s wrongful death case involving apartment smoke alarms. The case settled confidentially.
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Settlement
Truck Accidents
Brian Beckcom secured a confidential settlement for a Coast Guard Command Master Chief after a moving-company truck struck her car.
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Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
Brian Beckcom secured a confidential settlement for Tim after a stairway fall aboard the M/V Daniel C caused injuries requiring spine surgery.
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Settlement
Maritime Injury Law
Vuk Vujasinovic handled a Kirby Marine injury case involving the Pacific Freedom and Nicolo. The case settled confidentially in June 2014.
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Maritime Injury Law
Brian Beckcom secured a confidential settlement for Mr. H. after a heavy lock-line injury aboard a Tow Line River Service tugboat.
Every case is different. Prior results depend on the facts of the individual case and do not guarantee a similar outcome.