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Verdicts & Settlements
$12.2 Million In Judgments For Clients In 2021
Through the month of May, Arnold & Smith, PLLC's personal injury lawyers have obtained judgments totaling $12.2 million… in 2021 alone! If you have suffered an injury as a result of another person's negligent or intentional conduct, contact our team of experienced professionals today. Our personal injury team gets results for injured clients!
$10,500,000: Civil Rights Claim Against School BoardA young man is sexually abused by a school teacher. He alleges that the school board that employed the teacher knew about past conduct involving the same teacher. The lawyers at Arnold & Smith, PLLC take on the young man's case and spend nearly five years investigating, researching, filing, and litigating the young man's case. After a four-day federal civil rights jury trial in May 2021, a federal jury awards the young man $10,500,000. According to the Charlotte Observer, it is the largest-known jury verdict in recent history for a sex-abuse case in Charlotte.
$1,500,000: Civil Rights Claim Against Abusive Police OfficerA family sought the assistance of the personal injury lawyers at Arnold & Smith, PLLC after discovering that their young daughter had been sexually assaulted by a police officer. Arnold & Smith's aggressive personal injury team pursued claims against the officer and city that employed him, settling the minor's claims against the city, and securing as $1,500,000 judgment against the officer.
$1.15 Million: Car AccidentA high-speed, head-on collision grievously injured a young man in a collision. Stacking available insurance policies and advocating on the young man’s behalf, the professionals at Arnold & Smith, PLLC obtained the maximum available damages and settled the young man’s case out of court for $1.15 million.
$400,000: Civil Rights ClaimsTwo young women are detained by police officers over a bad parking job. One of the young women is placed in handcuffs and taken to jail, without being charged with a crime. The other woman is arrested and, while handcuffed, is thrown to the ground, sustaining serious injuries to her face and teeth. After years of in-court litigation against the police officers and the department that employed them, the attorneys at Arnold & Smith, PLLC settled the young women's cases for $400,000.
$280,000: Wrongful DeathA single-vehicle accident results in the tragic death of a teenage driver. The driver's speeding is blamed for the crash, but an investigation shows that roadway conditions played a role. Through years of in-court litigation, the attorneys at Arnold & Smith, PLLC, overcame a contractor's and a state agency's defenses, ultimately settling, on the eve of trial, for $280,000.
$255,000: Wrongful DeathA tragic interstate crash resulted in the deaths of two Arnold & Smith, PLLC clients. Because the at-fault driver had no assets, the only damages available to the families of the decedents came from the insurance coverage of the at-fault driver and underinsured motorist policies of persons involved in the crash. Before the families contacted Arnold & Smith, PLLC, the insurance companies offered to settle the case for $26,000.00 paid to each family. Through successful advocacy in the state trial courts and successful arguments before the state Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, the professionals at Arnold & Smith, PLLC, were able to secure $255,000.00 for the families—the maximum amount of available coverage, and five (5) times more than the families were offered before they came to Arnold & Smith.
$200,000: Man Injures Knee As A Result Of Company's NegligenceThe personal injury team at Arnold & Smith, PLLC represented a man who fell after a cleaning company negligently installed a vent cover in a building. After litigating the man's claims for over two years, Arnold & Smith's personal injury lawyers obtained a confidential settlement from the building owner and a $200,000 judgment against the cleaning company.
$160,000: Dog BiteA pit bull attacked a combat veteran walking his service dog, biting his face and arm. Arnold & Smith settled his case for $160,000.00.
$150,000: Car AccidentIn a rear-end auto accident case, Arnold & Smith, PLLC obtained the maximum available damages and settled a young woman’s case out of court for $150,000.00.
$150,000: Drunk Driving AccidentThe professionals at Arnold & Smith recently settled a client’s case for $150,000, despite the client’s intoxication.
$120,000: Injured PassengerThe professionals at Arnold & Smith recently settled cases in which persons were injured while riding as passengers in their own vehicles.
