Important Note: There is no guarantee of recovery in every 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.

$1.5 million settlement
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, and a separate lawsuit is pending regarding whether the women are to receive an additional $500,000 from one of the taxi company's insurers.

Archdiocese to pay victims $25.7 million for sex abuse Louisville settlement 2nd largest in U.S.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville agreed yesterday to pay $25.7 million to settle child sexual-abuse allegations made in 240 lawsuits naming 34 priests and other church workers.

The settlement total represents the second-largest payout in an abuse case for the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It caps an intense, 14-month legal case that made Louisville one of the most embattled dioceses in the nation since the crisis over clergy sexual abuse began in January 2002.

$1,181,409.00 settlement
[The parties to this settlement agreed to keep their identities confidential.]

Plaintiff claimed that a hospital and physician failed to exercise the degree of care and skill expected of reasonably competent health-care providers when the Plaintiff was an inpatient at a hospital. Specifically, it was alleged that a medical procedure was performed in a negligent manner, resulting in permanent disability to the Plaintiff.

Settlement $925,000

In May of 2001, the plaintiff's mother went into labor. Her obstetrical care had been provided by her family doctor who was not board certified in obstetrics or gynecology. Although this would be the mother's third child, she was in labor for over 12 hours, an indication that the baby may be too large for vaginal delivery. The birth became complicated when the baby's shoulder impacted against the mother's pubic bone. Because of the large size of the baby, the doctor struggled to free the impacted shoulder and applied excessive force by pulling on the baby's head and shoulder. The resulting nerve injury, known as Erb's Palsy, means the plaintiff will never be able to use his left arm. This defendant is no longer practicing medicine.

$500,000 settlement
[The parties to this settlement agreed to keep their identities confidential.]

This was a wrongful death claim arising out of the failure to properly diagnose and treat cancer. Specifically, it was alleged that two physicians failed to communicate the results of a test suspicious for cancer and the patient never received the necessary treatment for cancer. The patient's cancer was entirely curable had it been promptly diagnosed and treated.

Belker was first accused of molesting clients in the early '80s, but the KBA's Board of Governors rejected the allegations. William F. McMurry who represented the Plaintiffs said he is confident that the Kentucky Bar Association and the state Supreme Court will impose a severe sanction. "We certainly are convinced that the steps taken in the settlement of this lawsuit will insure that Nick Belker will no longer have the tool he has had to abuse women -- the license to practice law in this Commonwealth," McMurry said.

$350,000 settlement
The Plaintiff, Billie Jean Maiden, suffered a mild traumatic brain injury in a rear-end collision caused by a semi-tractor trailer on I-64. At the time of the collision, the Plaintiff was retired with no dependent children. The Plaintiff's brain injury was diagnosed through neuropsychological testing.

$325,000 settlement
The Plaintiff, Cathy Palmer, was traveling down Brownsboro Road when another motorist pulled into her path. The Plaintiff sustained fractures to the bones in her left hand, resulting in the development of carpal tunnel syndrome and reflex sympathetic dystrophy.

$325,000 settlement
This was a wrongful death case, in which the decedent, Randall Reid, was struck and killed while retrieving personal items from a roadway. The Defendant, who ran down the decedent, could easily have avoided him, but due to the combined influence of drugs and medication, failed to see the decedent. The payment of $325,000 represents the full policy limits available from the Defendant's insurance carrier, as well as the decedent's underinsured motorist's policy.

$250,000 settlement
Plaintiff, Gloria Martin, sustained a mild traumatic brain injury as a result of an automobile collision. The payment of $250,000 represented the full policy limits from both the Defendant's insurance carrier as well as the Plaintiff's underinsured motorist's coverage.

$125,000 settlement
Plaintiff, Jennifer Borders, sustained a mild brain injury arising out of an automobile accident collision. The settlement represents full policy limits from the Defendant motorist's insurance carrier as well as the Plaintiff's underinsured motorist's policy.

$200,000 settlement
Plaintiff, Eleanore Hedges, sustained a mild traumatic brain injury as a result of an automobile collision. The payment of $200,000 represents the Defendant's liability insurance limits as well as the Plaintiff's underinsured motorist's policy limits.

$125,000 settlement
The Plaintiff, James Evans, sustained a lumbar disk injury arising out of a motor vehicle collision.

$125,000 settlement
The Plaintiff, Jerry Tucker, sustained traumatic arthritis to his knee as a result of an automobile collision. The payment of $125,000 represents the full policy limits from the Defendant's liability insurance as well as the Plaintiff's underinsured policy limits.

$125,000 settlement
The Plaintiff, Joe Lee, sustained a mild traumatic brain injury as a result of an automobile collision. The payment of $125,000 represents the Defendant's liability insurance policy limits as well as the Plaintiff's underinsured motorist's policy limits.