WRONGFUL DEATH & PERSONAL INJURY

The firm represents spouses, children and parents whose family members have died or been injured as the result of the carelessness or neglect of others. In so doing, the firm looks to recover for loss of care, comfort and companionship as well as the economic injuries which are always a consequence of such cases. We also represent individuals who have suffered serious injuries such as brain damage, quadriplegia, blindness, facial disfigurement, spinal injuries, loss of use of arms and legs, heart attacks and other debilitating harm. Personal injuries and deaths can arise from a large number of different situations and circumstances. They can include:

Car Accidents - including automobile accidents, truck, taxi, bus and train related accidents, and pedestrians who are struck by a motor vehicle.
Plane & Boat Accidents - including passengers and others who are injured in an accident.
Bicycle Accidents - including bicyclists who are injured while riding, using by cars.
Tree Accidents - including passengers and others who are injured in an accident.
Products Liability - including defects in cars, household products, work place machines, and medical products and devices.
Premises Liability - including liability due to landowners' negligence for torts that occur on real property.
Fires - including both the personal injuries and property loss that result from such incidents.

Joens & Joens has prosecuted and achieved substantial

victories for our clients!

CASE RESULTS:

$32,959,244.48 Judgment for Vehicle v. Pedestrian Collision Resulting in Death: We secured a $32M judgment for our client after her disabled, adult son was tragically killed while walking home from a park in the afternoon.
$3,850,000.00 Settlement for Medical Trial Gone Wrong: We secured a $3.8M settlement for our client after a medical trial went wrong and left him disabled.
$1,870,932.50 Judgment for Internal Injuries: We secured a $1.8M judgment for our client after she was injured in a multivehicle accident which stemmed from a DUI driver. Our client lost her spleen.
$1,555,000.00 Vehicle v Pedestrian Collision Resulting in Death: the total available insurance policy limits for our client whose adult son was hit by a doctor and left to die in a parking lot. The doctor failed to render adequate aid and instead left the scene.
$1,025,000.00 Vehicle v Bicyclist Collision Resulting in Death: Our client's adult son was hit by a DUI driver and tragically passed.
$1,015,000.00 Vehicle Collision Resulting in Death: Automobile Death: the total available insurance policy limits for our client whose son had been a passenger in a fatal automobile accident. Our client felt she was able to achieve a measure of justice for her son who had been killed in a senseless tragedy.
$750,000.00 Electrocution Death: for our client whose husband had been fatally electrocuted while working on an electrical panel at his work site.
$750,000.00 Vehicle Collision Resulting in Death: Defendant ran a red light and killed our client's 70 year old wife who was crossing in a crosswalk. We obtained a judgment for $750,000.
$700,000 Trip & Fall Accident. Our client suffered a broken back and related injuries when he trip on a HOA sidewalk that was maintained in a dangerous condition. Unfortunately, our client's significant injuries shortened his lifespan.
$450,000.00 Plane Accident Resulting in Death: Our client's lost their elderly mother in a small plane accident. No insurance was available.
$450,000.00 Single Car Roll Over: Our client's adult son was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by a college friend. The driver fell asleep with disastrous consequences. We were able to recover the entire policy limit from two applicable insurance policies, and then recovered an additional six figures from two manufacturers whose products malfunctioned and contributed to the death. In total, we recovered some $450,000.00.
$300,000.00 Automobile Death: the policy limits, for our client whose son had been a passenger in a fatal automobile accident. The client was pleased that the case settled at an early stage of the limits for the maximum sum for which the driver’s insurance carrier could have been held legally liable.
$250,000.00 Automobile vs Pedestrian Death: the policy limits for our client whose mother was hit by a car at night while crossing a street.
$200,000.00 Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress: settlement for our clients for observing their adult sister be hit by a car. One of our clients heard the accident while she was on the phone with the decedent's brother who was at the scene
$100,000.00 Vehicle Collision Resulting in Injury: settlement for our client who was hit while walking on the side of the road and suffered a broken ankle
$125,000 Recovery for Observing a Fatal Accident Scene to a Loved One: Our client arrived on the scene of a fatal accident in which his son passed. We recovered $125k for him merely observing the accident scene.
$150,000 Recovery for Pedestrian vs Vehicle Accident: Our client's adult daughter tragically passed after she was tragically struck as a pedestrian.
$100,000 Vehicle v Pedestrian Accident Resulting in Broken Leg. Our client was hit by a car as he was walking on the side of a road. He suffered a broken leg.
$100,000 Recovery Fatal Bicycle Accident. Our clients' elderly father fatally rode his bike into the rear of an illegally parked vehicle, resulting in his death.
$72,000 Dog Bite: Our client who was bit in the buttox by a dog.
$50,000.00 Dog Bite: settlement for our client who had eight stitches after being bit by a police dog. Our client was a professional wrestler and was bit by a police dog backstage as he was warming up for his match.
$32,500 Recovery for Observing a Fatal Accident Scene to a Loved One: $32,500 recovery for our client who observed an accident in which his elderly mother was hit by a DUI driver. The DUI driver drove into the side of their home and hit the bed of his sleeping mother. The mother made a full recovery.
$25,000 Recovery for Observing a Fatal Accident Scene to a Loved One: Our client who merely observed an accident scene in which his mother passed as a pedestrian struck by a speeding vehicle. The insurance company paid out the limits of the policy.