Metler Law

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Commercial Vehicle Accident

Commercial Vehicle vs. Private Car. Head-on accident with life-threatening injuries. Multiple fractures and surgeries.

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Car Accident

Single Car Accident. Loss of control resulting in significant paralyzation.

$2

Car Accident

Private Car vs. Private Car. Head-on collision with multiple occupants. Facial scaring, multiple fractures and brain injury.

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Wrongful Death

Car vs Wrongful Death. An agreement is made during mediation involving a traumatic accident where the driver and passenger of a vehicle crossed over the median of a large freeway into oncoming traffic and collided with a family of 8. The passenger of the vehicle crossing the median was killed and opened up a wrongful death case. Family members in the van sustained injuries including: a right leg femur fracture of a small boy, a displaced left midshaft femur fracture and displaced left radial shaft fracture with plastic bowing deformity of the left ulna with one of the girls, and the scalping of the mother. Many of the other children sustained abrasions, extreme swelling of the face and head, and severe emotional trauma. Neither party was considered at fault in the accident. Both parties came to an agreement and were satisfied with their undisclosed portions of the monies tendered.

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Motorcycle Accident

Motorcycle vs. Commercial Truck. Failure to yield by commercial truck resulting in T-bone accident. Multiple fractures with brain injury.

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Motorcycle Accident

Motorcycle vs. Commercial Truck. The plaintiff was enjoying a ride on his Harley Davidson when the defendant made a left hand turn into the motorcycle. The plaintiff’s bike was pulled down underneath the vehicle and destroyed. The plaintiff still with the bike was run over by the tire and his femur was driven through the sidewall of the tire and remained in the tire as the truck dragged the plaintiff to a stop. The driver of the truck was an employee of a company and had never been eligible to hold a license. Defendant was also driving under the influence of alcohol and booked into the county Jail. Plaintiff was life flighted sustaining multiple injuries a few of which included: Traumatic Brain Injury with a complex seizure disorder, facial and sinus fractures, shoulder and arm nerve damage, rib fractures, spleen lacerations, kidney lacerations, forearm fractures and femur fracture with part of the bone left in the tire of the truck. The company fought to not be responsible for injuries sustained and refused to compensate out of the umbrella policy, but Attorney Jeff Metler organized a case that proved the negligence of the company in their hiring practices and received settlement for the full umbrella policy.