Reinoehl Kehlenbrink, LLC

$112,000

Personal Injury

Calvin got dragged to the nail salon by his wife one early-fall Sunday so that he could get his fingernails trimmed and cleaned up. Two months later he was lying in bed on IV antibiotics hoping that he didn't lose his finger to the infection he sustained at the nail salon that day. Although he came close, the finger ultimately made an excellent recovery, but that didn't change what the nail salon had done to his life for 3-4 months. We took the case on referral from a local firm when the insurance company denied the claim and they didn't want to put in the work it was going to get a result on a really tough case. For four years, the insurance company never made an offer. Not one penny. So we had one choice: Go to trial and show them why they were wrong. That's what we did. After a three-day jury trial in St. Louis County, Missouri, the jury deliberated for a couple of hours and came back with an excellent verdict of $112,000.00 for our client. Calvin's medical bills were fairly low so we did not submit those to the jury. We argued the value of such an injury on its own and therefore submitted the case to the jury almost entirely on non-economic (not out-of-pocket expense) damages. We have obtained much larger results for clients but hard-fought results for well deserving clients like this are much more rewarding.

$86,000

Car / Auto Accident, Personal Injury

Our client Trevor was a passenger involved in a single vehicle accident in Jasper County, Illinois. The driver of the truck was going well over the speed limit when he missed a T intersection and drove into a steep ravine. Trevor immediately felt a sharp pain in his shoulder and was taken to the hospital where he learned that his shoulder had been dislocated causing a fracture as well. Luckily for Trevor, he was young and was able to avoid more serious injury or surgery. After a few months of physical therapy, Trevor, a union pipefitter, was released to full duty at work. Trevor hired our firm to help him negotiate with the driver's insurance company. After several weeks of negotiations, we were able to a settlement of $86,000.00 on Trevor's behalf, without ever having to file a lawsuit.

$250,000

Personal Injury, Car / Auto Accident, Insurance

Our client Ron was severely injured when a car ran a stop sign and t-boned him on his motorcycle. Ron and his passenger were pushed by the car completely through the intersection causing him to suffer from a compound fracture of his ankle and leg, a partially torn rotator cuff and numerous other injuries. Ron's ankle required surgery to repair and he spent several days in the hospital and months in physical therapy. The driver of the other vehicle was ticketed for failure to yield, but then denied running the stop sign and instead, blamed Ron for causing the collision. She went so far as to hire an attorney to fight the citation for several months. Because of this, her insurance company initially denied the claim, choosing to take her word over Ron's and the investigating officer. This denial forced us to file suit against the other driver on Ron's behalf. However, after her traffic case was set for trial, she pled guilty to the ticket and her insurer decided to pay its full policy limits of $100,000.00, an amount that did not even pay for all of Ron's medical treatment. Luckily for Ron, he had additional underinsured motorist coverage through his own insurer (coverage that some folks are unaware they have!) which provided an additional $150,000.00 over and above the other driver's coverage. Ron made a claim for settlement with his insurer for the full policy value, but they balked and instead made a low ball offer to settle for pennies on the dollar. We refused to accept their valuation of the claim and filed a lawsuit against them for breach of contract. We also sued for bad faith, alleging that the insurance adjuster assigned to Ron's claim had refused to deal with him fairly and had failed to properly value Ron's claim. During the discovery portion of the bad faith lawsuit, the insurer tried every trick in the book to keep us from getting access to their claims file and the adjuster's notes. They tried to delay. They tried to force the court to split our claims into separate ones and prevent us from discovery into the claims file until after the trial of the breach of contract claim. When that didn't work, they tried to delay by insisting on entry of protective orders. After the Judge ordered them to turn over the files, they went so far as to turn over only redacted ones, hiding from us the truly sensitive claims notes. Ultimately, we were able to get access to the full claims file and, just as we thought, the adjuster had acted in bad faith by failing to offer Ron the actual value that his own insurer had placed on the claim. When many firms would have given up, taken the easy money and moved on, we continued to fight tooth and nail for Ron. Only after this long, hard fought discovery battle, did the insurer finally off its policy limits resulting in a final settlement for Ron of $250,000.00.

$600,000

Civil Litigation, Personal Injury

Although all other terms are confidential, we recently obtained settlement for our client in a slip and fall case in the amount of $600,000.00! Hard-fought and well-earned settlement!

$50,000

Car / Auto Accident

Alisha was offered $1,500.00 to settle her auto claim against a negligent driver who caused her some serious pain and discomfort. After hearing this offer from the insurance company, she was smart enough to call us. About a year later, we were able to obtain a full policy limits settlement of $50,000.00 without even having to file suit. This shows you what an experienced attorney can do when the insurance company wants to be unreasonable (which is always).

$120,000

Personal Injury

Sharon was walking through a parking lot in Salem, Illinois when she tripped and fell over a portion of the parking lot comprised of cracked and broken pavement around a drain area. This is the kind of case that many lawyers will not take because the initial reaction to such a fall is "Why didn't you see it?" That's fine and well if the area is conspicuous to the pedestrian, but when the dangerous condition is difficult to notice by a normal person, much less an 80 year old client like Sharon, then someone should take responsibility for failing to keep their parking lot in a state of good repair. Throughout the case, we were able to uncover evidence that the Defendant had been aware of the dangerous condition for some time and had actually discussed having it repaired prior to Sharon's fall. We went up against a great lawyer hired by the insurance company and he filed what is known as a Motion for Summary Judgment. This motion asks the Court to throw the case out completely. We worked tirelessly to oppose this motion and were able to successfully do so despite a lot of evidence against our client. At the end of the day, we were able to garner a six-figure settlement for our lovely client who endured a lot of pain and suffering which should have and could have been avoided. When a company, retail store, or similar establishment, gains a benefit from you patronizing their store (i.e. you spend money there, offer a service to benefit the company, etc.) they owe you a duty to protect you or warn you about dangerous conditions on their premises. Here, the Defendant failed to do that and, over the course of 2-3 years, we were able to prove that.