In January 2013, a high school principal and father was driving in south St. Louis City when another driver coming from the opposite direction tried to make a left hand turn in front of him, causing a head-on collision. The client initially went to the ER for complaints of neck and back pain, and then started chiropractic treatment. Then, a …
A 42 year-old man who works as a security guard in St. Louis was driving Westbound on Interstate 64/40 just before the Kingshighway exit. He had slowed down due to traffic ahead when he was rear-ended. The impact caused his left ankle to be jammed into the floorboard. The man had sustained a prior serious injury to his left ankle …
Sauter Sullivan’s client was diagnosed with terminal cancer and was suffering from the debilitating effects of the disease. The client developed a urinary tract infection and was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, where x-rays revealed that the cancer has metastasized and was now in her bones. A student nurse from St. Louis Community College decided the patient …
Sauter Sullivan was able to obtain a $120,000 settlement for a client who was injured in an ATV collision.
A social worker in Belleville, Illinois suffered personal injury in her employer’s parking lot while exiting a company vehicle. There was debris on the parking lot that should have been cleaned up and removed in a timely fashion, and this debris caused her to slip and fall on the parking lot, seriously injuring and fracturing her foot. The injury was …
A mother in her mid 40’s rear-ended a truck and trailer while driving in the fast lane of Highway 55 in the St. Louis area. She had just changed into the fast lane when the defendant’s truck and trailer came to a complete stop in the fast lane of the highway. There were actually 2 trucks from the same company …
A 62 year-old man from East St. Louis was traveling on Illinois Highway 15 in St. Clair County when his car was rear-ended. The collision caused his knee to strike the dashboard, which exacerbated pre-existing knee problems. After the accident, the man was treated with injections and extensive physical therapy, but unfortunately the treatment failed to return him back to …
Attorney Christopher Geldmacher of Sauter Sullivan, represented a 47 year old woman from South St. Louis who rear-ended at the Ballas Road exit from I-64/40 west. The woman was stopped and waiting for traffic to clear so she could turn right when an inattentive driver struck her from behind. The woman required chiropractic care after the accident and as her …
Sauter Sullivan was able to obtain a $100,000 settlement for a client who injured her foot in an accident. Our client did not need surgery, but had substantial problems with her foot after the accident. The insurance company initially offered $15,000 on the case. After litigation, the insurance company finally agreed to pay the policy limits.
Sauter Sullivan was able to obtain a $100,000 policy limits settlement for a client who was hit by an intoxicated driver. Our client sustained strain/sprain injuries and had fairly extensive treatment. The insurance company offered $10,000 before Sauter Sullivan filed a lawsuit. After discovery and depositions, Sauter Sullivan was able to obtain a full policy limits settlement.