Case Results of Jordan Travis

A trucking company in Colorado, hired a driver without reviewing his background information, license status, or driving qualifications. He was placed behind the wheel of a semi-truck weighing just under 26,000 pounds. Witnesses saw him swerving and “falling asleep” right before he rear-ended our client. Our client suffered several injuries, including a traumatic brain injury (TBI), which can also be called a concussion, that impacted his work, home, and social life. He also had significant PTSD and anxiety as a result of this crash. The trucking company tried to hide evidence and repair the vehicle before we could inspect it. The driver later admitted to being on his cell phone and looking at his GPS when the crash happened. With our office, this case settled for $800,000 despite the insurance company insisting at the start that they would not offer more than $400,000. If you or someone you know was injured by a driver who did not have a license, lacked training or was otherwise unqualified to operate a truck, please contact our office. There are specific claims that can be made against the trucking company such as negligent hiring, negligent retention, negligent training and negligent entrustment that our attorneys are trained to handle. We also have knowledge about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations) so if you believe a trucking company has violated any safety standards and caused injury, contact our office for a free consultation.

In this case, our client was driving a work vehicle for his company while on the way to a jobsite. He was T-boned by two other drivers when they ran a red light at high speed. The client had severe back injuries.

Our client was driving down Highway 86 in Colorado when the Defendant made an illegal U-Turn in front of her and caused this crash. Injuries included whiplash, head injury and a knee replacement from when our client’s knee hit the dashboard. The insurance company only offered $100,000 prior to litigation on this case. Throughout the case, we made it known to the insurance company that not only did the medical bills need to be covered, but we also had significant non-economic damages because our client was not able to care for her grandchildren or do her activities of daily living (ADLs) in the same way after the accident and knee injury. The defense even hired a doctor to say our client was not injured from this crash and her injuries were pre-existing. Our office showed that this doctor omitted key tests, downplayed injuries and lacked support for his position – he was simply hired by the defense to write a pre-determined opinion for them. In the end, the defense knew their hired expert was unreliable and would not present well to a jury. If you have been injured in a car crash and the insurance company is questioning your medical treatment with suspicious experts or pre-determined opinions from adjusters, please contact our office for free consultation.

Our client was an experienced motorcycle rider who was injured when an unknown hit-and-run driver sideswiped him, causing him to fall off his motorcycle at a high rate of speed. The other driver tried to pass him by switching lanes into on-coming traffic and veered back so quickly that he hit our client on his motorcycle. The at-fault driver did not stop therefore this was an uninsured motorist (UM) claim. Before our representation our client’s insurance carrier would only offer $22,000 to the client, which was not enough to even cover the medical bills. Our office not only got them to pay their limits of $100,000 we also uncovered additional policies that provided coverage for our client and obtained the policy limits there as well. Our team of attorneys and paralegals are specially trained in exploring all avenues for coverage if the initial policy limits are not enough. In this case by finding the additional policy and forcing the UM claims to be handled properly, we obtained the combined limits of $200,000 from the $22,000 initial offer. This process also was relatively quick for our client, and he had the money in a few months. If you need someone to help you find coverage for your injuries and ensure you receive the compensation you deserve, please contact Travis Legal Offices, LLC for a free consultation.

The defendant in this case ran a red-light while traveling at a high rate of speed and T-boned our client. The defendant was a minor in this case and was operating his mother’s vehicle without a license due to several prior collisions. Despite that, the mother continued to let her son have access to the keys to her car and even left a gun inside the vehicle, which one witness testified was for his “protection” from gangs. Our client suffered back and brain injuries including loss of hearing or tinnitus. The defendant only had Colorado’s state minimum liability insurance limits of $25,000. Our client also had coverage through his own insurance for underinsured motorist (UIM) which protects if the person who caused the crash does not have enough insurance. In this case, our client’s own insurance engaged in several shady business and claims practices such as ignoring communications, repricing medical bills to substandard rates, and misstating medical records. Our office sued the at-fault driver for negligence, his mother for negligent entrustment in letting her son have access to the vehicle, and our client’s own insurance carrier for their claims practices. The total settlement was for $190,000.00. If you have been injured by someone with a suspended license, or if you insurance carrier is engaging in bad faith claims practices, please contact our team of experienced attorneys and staff for a free case consultation.