Category: Landmark Cases

Cooper, Schall & Levy Help 52-Year-Old Male Injured By An Underinsured Vehicle Recover $665,000

Settlement: $665,000
Attorneys: Charles Cooper/Robert Schall//Patricia Buckley
Facts: This case involved a 52-year-old man who was driving a Paratransit bus when the bus was rear-ended by a car which was underinsured. Our office filed a workers compensation claim and also presented a claim against the employer’s underinsured motorist insurance carrier.

The employer’s insurance company advised that they had selected reduced limits of $35,000.00 for uninsured motorist coverage. As a result of the accident, our client was diagnosed with an injury to his cervical spine that required spinal fusion surgery. After our client was approved for social security disability benefits, our office challenged the employer’s insurance company position regarding its claim that there was only $35,000.00 in uninsured motorist coverage. Continue reading →

Cooper, Schall & Levy Help 57-Year-Old Female Injured While Driving A Bus Recover $715,000

Settlement: $715,000
Attorneys: Charles Cooper/Robert Schall//Patricia Buckley
Facts: This case involved a 57-year-old female who was driving a Paratransit bus when the bus was rear-ended by a car which was underinsured. Our office filed a workers compensation claim and also presented a claim against the employer’s underinsured motorist insurance carrier.

At first, the employer’s insurance company advised that they had rejected uninsured motorist coverage. Thereafter, they advised that the employer had requested reduced limits of $35,000.00 for uninsured motorist coverage. As a result of the accident, our client was diagnosed with an injury to her low back that required spinal surgery to treat. After our client was approved for social security disability benefits, our office challenged the employer’s insurance company regarding its claim that there was only $35,000.00 in uninsured motorist coverage. Continue reading →

Cooper, Schall & Levy Help 26-Year-Old Female Injured While Standing In A Parking Lot Recover $900,000

Settlement: $900,000
Attorneys: Charles Cooper
Facts: Our client who was a 26-year-old young woman was standing outside of her friends’ car in a parking lot. At that time, an employee of the parking facility pulled out of a parking spot in reverse without first looking to observe our client. Our client immediately attempted to re-enter her car so as to avoid the other vehicle.

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Cooper, Schall & Levy Help 34-Year-Old Injured Motorcyclist Recover $900,000

Settlement: $900,000
Attorneys: Charles Cooper
Facts: We specialize in winning difficult cases. This case involved a 34-year-old male who was driving a motorcycle and was struck by a pickup truck. Our client sustained a major head injury and was in a coma for several months. When he awoke from his coma he could not remember anything about the accident. Continue reading →

Cooper, Schall & Levy Help Elderly Married Couple Injured While Driving Recover $1.15 Million

Settlement: $1.15 Million
Attorneys: Charles Cooper
Facts: This case involved a motor vehicle collision where an elderly married couple was passengers in a taxi cab which was rear-ended by another vehicle. The striking vehicle did not have sufficient insurance. Continue reading →

Cooper, Schall & Levy Help 46-Year-Old Female Severely Injured While Driving Recover $1.3 Million

Settlement: $1.3 Million
Attorneys: Robert Schall
Facts: This case involved a 46-year-old woman who was driving her car on a quiet Sunday morning. This accident occurred when a 17-year-old boy was returning home from an all-night prom after-party which was held at a local high school. The boy fell asleep at the wheel of his father’s car, crossed the center line and crashed into the vehicle containing our client. Our client had emergency life-saving cardiac surgery as well as several other surgeries to her badly damaged arm and leg. Continue reading →

Cooper, Schall & Levy Help 44-Year-Old Male Injured While Driving A Bus Recover $1.68 Million

Settlement: $1.685 Million
Attorneys: Charles Cooper/Robert Schall/Patricia Buckley
Facts: This case involved a 44-year-old male who was driving a Paratransit bus when the bus was rear-ended by a car which was uninsured. Our office filed a workers compensation claim and also presented a claim against the employer’s uninsured motorist insurance carrier.

At first, the employer’s insurance company advised that they had rejected uninsured motorist coverage. Thereafter, they advised that the employer had requested reduced limits of $35,000.00 for uninsured motorist coverage. As a result of the accident, our client was diagnosed with a spinal cord condition known as syringomyelia which required spinal surgery to treat.

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