In July of 2011, a mother was stopped at a traffic light with her 9 year old son and 11 year old daughter on Illinois route 15 in Belleville, Illinois. The driver of a commercial delivery van / truck was using his cellular phone instead of paying attention and slammed into the back of the woman’s car at almost 50 …
A 30-year-old male motorcycle rider was involved in a head-on collision after a truck made a left hand turn in front of him traveling 55-60 mph in Jefferson County, Missouri. The victim unconscious and unresponsive at the scene was life-flighted by helicopter to the hospital. He suffered from road rash, abrasions, a torn rotator cuff, shoulder, head, neck, back, leg, …
A client of Matthew Sauter of the Sauter Sullivan law firm was injured in a car accident in Montgomery County, Illinois. In spite of having sustained injuries to the head and multiple fractures, the client fortunately made a very good recovery. In less than 6 months following the car crash, Sauter Sullivan was able to obtain a $250,000 settlement for …
Matthew Sauter of Sauter Sullivan LLC obtained a $250,000 settlement for an automobile accident victim just prior to trial. The accident occurred when our client collided with a vehicle that failed to yield the right-of-way. The insurance company for the other driver claimed that our client was at fault for speeding and violating the signal. They refused to pay any …
A 20 year old woman was in a Granite City, Illinois fast food restaurant, waiting for her food, when she went to fill her cup at the self-service soda station. While she was getting ice, vibrations from the machine shook loose a piece of plastic, just above the client’s head. The plastic piece struck her on the forehead, bending her …
Matthew Sauter of Sauter Sullivan obtained a policy limits settlement for a client who had suffered a closed head injury in an accident. The client did not require any surgery, but had ongoing issues with the concussion. Sauter Sullivan was able to obtain a full policy limits settlement from the at fault driver and from our client’s underinsured motorist …
Sauter Sullivan represented a 16 year old client who was injured at work when he fell from a forklift that had been elevated in order to retrieve merchandise from an upper shelf in the supermarket warehouse where he was employed. The client sustained moderate brain injury and a neck fracture. Sauter Sullivan filed a Worker’s Compensation claim on behalf of …
Matthew J. Sauter from Sauter Sullivan represented a roofer who fell through a weakened roof in Jefferson County, Missouri while on-the-job. The roofer sustained severe orthopedic injuries to his wrist and elbow, which required surgery. Matt Sauter filed a Workers’ Compensation case on behalf of his client. During the course of the case, the roofer kept complaining of headaches and …
Christopher Geldmacher of the Sauter Sullivan law firm represented a 49-year-old man employed by a food production facility in O’Fallon, Illinois. The employee struck his head on the job while moving crates of milk. The blow to his head was serious and he showed signs of a significant concussion. He was taken directly from work to the hospital and later …
An 84-year-old grandmother was on her way to work on Highway K in St. Charles when she was involved in an automobile accident. The driver of the car in which she was a passenger made a left turn without yielding, causing an oncoming vehicle to crash into the passenger side of the car. The woman suffered a fractured sternum, a …