Case Results
Wrongful Death
Plaintiff’s mother killed by stepfather. Morey & Upton, LLP, Verdict: $6,000,000
Auto vs. Pedestrian
Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $4,000,000
Government Liability
Dangerous Road Condition / Catastrophic Personal Injury: $4,000,000 Settlement
Personal Injury
Settlement in Excess of $3,500,000
Football Injury
Football Injury – Child vs. School District. Morey & Upton, LLP Settlement: $3,500,000
Construction Site Accident
Iron Worker seriously injured due to negligent crane operation. Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $3,100,000
Construction Site Accident
Catastrophic spinal cord and leg injuries. Client told by other attorneys that he did not have a good case. Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $3,000,000
Molestation – Child vs. School District
Molestation. Child vs. School District. Morey & Upton, LLP, Settlement: $3,000,000
Motorcycle Accident
Motorcycle in a catastrophic collision with a bicyclist. With liability highly disputed, there were no independent witnesses to this accident. The defense essentially claimed that the Plaintiff rear-ended the bicyclist. Morey & Upton, LLP, convinced the defense to tender their policy limits given the potential for an excess judgment. Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $2,500,000
Auto vs. Auto
Defendant rear-ended a family of four while running a personal errand in his employer’s truck. As a result, the family’s two young children sustained multiple skull fractures. Unfortunately for the family, the insurance company denied coverage and the defendant’s employer denied liability. To make the case more difficult, the doctor treating children testified that the children had made complete recoveries. Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $2,500,000
Products Liability Claim
Catastrophic spinal cord injuries arising out of motorcycle accident. Client told by other attorneys that he did not have a good case. Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $2,350,000
Shooting Case
Morey & Upton, LLP settlement: $2,000,000
Slip and Fall
Morey & Upton, LLP settlement: $2,000,000
Motorcycle Accident
Uninsured motorcyclist sideswiped by an automobile. Morey & Upton, LLP settlement: $1,850,000
Parking Lot Accident
Client injured when vehicle backed into her, resulting in neck injury. Client’s prior attorney valued the case at $200,000 to $300,000. Client retained Morey & Upton, LLP, to take over the case. Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $1,500,000
Common Carrier Auto Accident
Limousine passenger was seriously injured when the limousine driver suffered a heart attack and crashed the vehicle. Defense contended that their insured driver’s heart attack was an unforeseeable medical event. Morey & Upton, LLP, convinced the defense to tender their policy limits given the potential exposure. Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $1,500,000
Auto vs. Auto
Morey & Upton, LLP settlement: $1,500,000
Auto vs. Auto
Morey & Upton, LLP settlement: $1,450,000
Catastrophic Pediatric Brain Injury
Convicted felon slammed his truck into the back of a vehicle in which the young client was a passenger, seriously injuring the client and the other three occupants of the vehicle. Prior attorneys represented all four occupants and advised client that she did not have a claim against the driver of the vehicle that she was in and would have to share the truck driver’s limited insurance coverage with the other three occupants. Morey & Upton, LLP, was retained to take over the case and recovered $100,000 (the full policy limits) from the driver of the car in which she was a passenger and all the truck driver’s coverage available to the client except for $50,000 (for the other three occupants to share). Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $1,300,000
Auto vs. Auto
Client in two separate accidents and suffered back injury resulting in surgery. Insurance company in first accident denied liability and claimed client’s back surgery was from the second accident. Insurance company refused to offer client any compensation for years. Morey & Upton, LLP settlement: $1,300,000
Auto vs. Auto
Client had long history of pre-existing back problems and, ultimately, had back surgery following the accident. Morey & Upton, LLP, convinced insurance carrier client’s most severe back injuries related to accident.Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $1,300,000
Automobile Accident
Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $1,250,000
Motorcycle Accident
Motorcycle Accident. Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $1,200,000
Auto vs. Auto
Rear end Collision Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $1,200,000
Construction Defect Accident
Homeowner seriously injured due to dangerous condition created by contractor. Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $1,100,000
Motorcycle Accident
Motorcyclist involved in a multi-vehicle collision. Morey & Upton, LLP, was able to secure most of the $1,250,000 policy limits as part of a multi-plaintiff policy limits settlement with several injured parties. Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $1,050,000
Auto vs. Auto
Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $1,005,000
Automobile Accident
Family on vacation in an auto accident. Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $1,000,000
Auto vs. Family
Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $1,000,000
Auto vs. Pedestrian
Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $1,000,000
Wrongful Death – Auto vs. Auto
Morey & Upton, LLP, settlement: $1,000,000
