Syfrett, Dykes & Furr

$142,400

Premises Liability

Our client suffered an injury at a local restaurant and received compensation for medical costs and pain and suffering.

$300,000

Auto Accident

Our client suffered back injuries and was required to wear an upper-body back brace for weeks during his recovery period. He was off work for many months from the crash. Prompt scene investigation verified that the at-fault driver not only ran the red blinking signal but also failed to see the road marking with a stop bar and the stop sign on the highway. This recovery made a difference for our client.

$260,000

Auto Accident

Our client sustained a serious leg/foot injury when the at-fault driver turned left in front of her. A video presentation of her vehicle, the scene, and our client’s life-changing injury was prepared within 3 months of her injury. The policy limits from the at-fault party were quickly offered and our client’s underinsured motorist carrier paid their limits within days of our demand for a total recovery of $260,000 for our client. This recovery made a difference for our client.

$100,000

Car Accident

We recently represented a client who was injured in Panama City Beach when another driver ran a red light and hit him. Our client went to the ER and had one follow-up appointment with a local neurologist. He did no further treatment before the lawsuit. GEICO was the defendant’s insurance carrier and had a $100,000 policy limit but only offered roughly $2,500 pre-suit, which we rejected. We filed suit and during litigation, we sent our client back to his physician roughly 2 years after the accident. We then personally spoke to the physician. After hearing our arguments about the injuries and finding out that our client was a Vietnam vet, we convinced GEICO that our client would make an excellent presentation to a jury. The insurance company folded and paid us their policy limits of $100,000.

$100,000

Car Accident

Our client was injured in Lynn Haven by a woman who ran a red light on Highway 77. He sustained a knee injury but never had surgery. The defense carrier offered roughly half of their policy limits and said they would pay no more. We rejected that offer and filed suit. After filing suit we hired the expert orthopedic witness the defense usually hired to represent them. Our expert (who was usually the defense expert) then examined our client and wrote an opinion stating our client needed surgery. The carrier then gave in and paid the policy limits of $100,000.

$425,000

Personal Injury

After receiving a settlement offer of less than $10,000 our client contacted another local attorney about their case. We worked as co-counsel with the referring attorney to assist our client in the recovery she needed and deserved. We faced defenses of “causation” and the argument that the “minor” impact did not cause the client’s injuries. After consulting with the client’s neurosurgeon and providing his written opinion that the crash did lead to the necessity for surgery settlement was finally reached with the vehicle owner’s insurance company, then with the driver’s insurance company, and finally with our client’s own underinsured motorist carrier. Incidentally, the final $25,000 was collected for our client when her own insurance company could not produce a signed UM/UIM rejection form. This happens in less than 5% of our cases, but when the insurer can’t produce this document, the law requires that they provide this coverage to their insureds. This recovery made a difference for our client