Case at a glance
- Recovery: $625,000 Settlement
- Practice: Truck Accidents
- Attorney: Brian Beckcom
A highway collision interrupted his working life
The boilermaker drove one of the cars that an 18-wheeler struck in the chain of rear-end collisions near Cleveland. The crash injured his neck and back. His doctors attributed the need for his neck fusion surgery to the collision.
His injuries also kept him away from work for a substantial period. He hired Brian Beckcom after the trucking company’s insurer denied his claim.
The insurer disputed coverage
Brian filed suit in Harris County, Texas. The insurer initially maintained that the trucking company had no coverage for the claim. Brian established that coverage existed.
With that issue resolved, Brian took several depositions and retained experts to develop the case. The litigation then addressed the trucking company’s challenge to the connection between the collision and the boilermaker’s injuries.
Vehicle damage became the central defense
The trucking company argued that the boilermaker could not have suffered serious injuries because his car did not show severe damage. That position challenged the injuries for which he had undergone surgery.
Brian retained a biomechanics expert to examine the collision. The expert analyzed how the impact could have caused the boilermaker’s injuries and explained that mechanism. The analysis directly addressed the trucking company’s argument about the extent of the car’s damage.
A $625,000 settlement at mediation
The parties proceeded to mediation after the depositions and expert work. Brian negotiated a $625,000 settlement of the boilermaker’s truck-crash claim.
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