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There is no guarantee of recovery in any case because each case has its own specific factual and legal circumstances. Each of the cases presented were resolved as a result of their specific factual and legal circumstances.

Attorney fees and case preparation expenses were deducted from each recovery, thereby reducing the amount actually received by the client.

Case: Sexual Abuse - Jessica Hale and Rachel Riley vs. Security Taxicab, Inc. et al.

Settlement: $1.5 million

Two mentally handicapped women made claims against a Paducah taxicab company and its owner. They alleged that they were sexually assaulted, in separate incidents occurring on the same day, by the driver of a van hired to transport them to and from their homes in rural Livingston County and their jobs at a special needs workshop in Paducah. The driver of the van had a history of violent sex offense felonies dating back to 1974. They taxi company denied that it was aware of the driver's criminal history, but admitted that it did not conduct a background check on him.

The parties settled the injury claims shortly before trial. The two women have divided $1,500,000.