Case Results
Wrongful Death
Plaintiff’s mother killed by stepfather. Morey & Upton, LLP Verdict: $6,000,000
Government Liability
Dangerous Road Condition / Catastrophic Personal Injury: $4,000,000 Settlement
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 $200,000.00 to $300,000.00. 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 which 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 $100,000.00 (the full policy limits) from the driver of the car in which she was a passenger and all of the truck’s driver’s coverage available to the client except for $50,000.00 (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 accitdent. 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
