SUCCESS STORY: HOW WE HELPED A FAMILY MAN INJURED BY A DISTRACTED DRIVER
When friends of our BLF family are hit by a commercial vehicle, we are here to help. When we are able to get involved in a case early on, it allows our team to do what we do best, which is doing what we can to help you forward. Below is the success story of one of our favorite clients, Mario Miranda, and how we were able to answer his questions, resolve the case successfully, and make his life as easy as possible throughout the entire process. WHAT HAPPENED In November 2018, around 10:30 p.m., a garbage truck was leaving a gas station parking lot. As it began merging onto the street, it continued across all three lanes of traffic. The driver of the garbage truck was distracted and slammed into the side of a pickup truck in the far-left lane. The crash totaled the pickup truck and whipped the driver into the side of the truck and back over the middle. Our client was on his way home from diesel mechanic school. He was only 38 at the time of the wreck. Unfortunately, as a result of the crash, his back was permanently altered. It caused him to have a severe disc herniation that required extension therapy and injections over the course of a year. He was also recommended to get surgery by two board-certified spine surgeons. HOWWE HELPED Mario was referred to us by some lawyer friends of ours who saw Russell Button speak at a local seminar. From the initial call, our team was able to listen to Mario’s questions, concerns, and fears about the process and his uncertainty about returning to the way his life used to be. In the beginning, Mario needed to get the best medical care, but he had never been injured before in his life. We worked with him to research and find the best doctors near where he lived and worked.
While Mario was able to focus on getting better physically and emotionally, we were doing more to keep him moving forward. We took over the communications with the insurance company. Once Mario’s treatment was nearing a plateau, our team began putting together one of our cutting-edge demands. We worked with all his health care providers to get estimates of his future medical needs as well as psychological damages. From there, we worked with the insurance company adjuster to obtain a settlement that was fair and right for this case. CHANGING MARIO’S LIFE As a result of the settlement for Mario, we were able to pay off all his medical bills and set him up for the next phase of his life. The settlement money will never replace or make up for the quality time he lost while working his way back to his new normal physically and mentally, but it will help restart his life. Mario was an amazing client. We loved working with him. We worked hard to keep his case and his life moving forward from day one. With our entire team working on this case, we were able to resolve it quickly and efficiently. AN IMPORTANT CASE FOR ALL DRIVERS All commercial drivers in Texas must drive safely. If they do not, they need to know that they will be held accountable, just as any of us would be if we didn’t follow the traffic safety rules. What was unacceptable in this case was that a professional driver was distracted on the roads. These vehicles are too big and can cause too much devastation to be inattentive while driving.
This case served as a reminder to the commercial transportation industry to drive safely.
... CONTINUED FROM COVER week). “It hasn’t been easy for them. They’ve all been working really hard and bending over backward to help each other out,” Russell says. “Now that I recognize how great AirPods are, it’s my way to show my appreciation for them.” Now that we’re all wireless, we’ve been able to do an even better job of communicating with each other and with our clients. Most importantly, it’s been amazing to see how we’ve come together as a team during this time and shown up for one another every day, even when it’s on a video call. We feel really lucky to be part of this incredible team with Russell at the lead. –The BLF Team
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