Morgan & Murphy, llp | A Personal Injury Law Firm

$225,000 -- Settlement of a workers compensation claim in which the employee suffered a disc herniation and underwent fusion of the lumbar spine. The treating physician found the employee permanently and totally disabled.

$475,000 -- Mediation settlement of a low back injury sustained in a rear end motor vehicle accident. The defendant argued that the plaintiff's injuries were all pre-existing and not causally related to the accident. The settlement proceeds were placed into a structure allowing the plaintiff a guaranteed monthly income for life.

$100,000 -- settlement of a serious car accident for the policy limit. The medical bills exceeded the settlement. We were able to negotiate them and all liens to obtain a fair net settlement for our young client who recovered quickly from his injuries.

$360,000 -- combined mediation award and workers compensation settlement. Our client was injured in a work related car accident. We were able to achieve excellent results at the mediation against the auto insurer and then subsequently settle the workers compensation case a year later. The client still has rights to payment of future medical expenses in accordance with the workers compensation statute.

$85,000 -- settlement in a motor vehicle accident for a client who had pre-existing, severe, lifetime disabilities. We convinced the insurance company that the client had additional disabilities caused by the accident. We also counselled her in how to maximize her net recovery without jeopardizing her SSI and Mass Health benefits.


$95,000.00 -- settlement for a mentally challenged adult pedestrian run down by a car. We were able to negotiate down a Medicare lien that exceeded the settlement amount.

$55,000 -- combined arbitration award in a soft tissue whiplash case. The insurance company for the defendant driver paid its policy limit of $20,000 and the client's own auto insurer paid $35,000 in underinsurance money.

$50,000-- quick policy limit settlement of a serious work related motor vehicle accident. The defendant did not have enough insurance coverage to cover the plaintiff's damages. We were able to settle the claim within 5 months and get a good result for our client so as to maximize his future potential workers compensation benefits. The workers compensation insurer waived a lien of well over $100,000 and agreed to continue to pay 100% of the injured employee's future medical expenses.

$175,000-- Workers compensation settlement to an injured employee who suffered bilateral knee fractures and a compression fracture of the cervical spine after falling from an aerial lift. The injured worker was capable of performing light duty work after settlement.

$30,000--settlement of a slip and fall claim on a freshly waxed floor in a grocery store. The client suffered a non-displaced fracture of the wrist with minimal medical expenses. The grocery store argued that there were numerous warnings to all parties and that the floor was not defective.

$80,000.00 -- Structured settlement for a minor child who sustained facial disfigurement as a result of a car accident. The child was in state custody. We worked with 2 guardian ad litems to have the settlement approved in Juvenile Court.

$30,000-- arbitration award for a no contact accident with a hydrocele injury to the testicle and soft tissues injuries to the neck and back. The defense argued that they were not responsible for the plaintiff's injuries because there was no contact between the 2 cars.

$50,000-- policy limit settlement for a disc protrusion suffered in a motor vehicle accident without surgery.

$50,000-- mediation settlement for an aggravation of a preexisting low back injury in a rear end collision. The defendant argued that the plaintiff's low back pain was preexisting and severe and that any aggravation of this prior condition was minimal.

$75,000--settlement of a car accident in which the plaintiff suffered severe ankle injuries. We were able to overcome the defense argument that our client's excessive speed caused the accident.

$100,000-- policy limit settlement for an elderly man who suffered a severe head injury in a car accident.

$1,035,000 -- settlement of a work related car accident. Our client suffered numerous, severe injuries and endured extended stays in hospitals. We negotiated a reduction in the workers compensation lien and the insurer continued to be responsible for medical expenses. The workers compensation claim was subsequently settled.

$55,000-- settlement for a broken leg for a 5 year old boy. We placed the child's proceeds from the settlement into a structured settlement to pay him a total of $86,000 over 13 years.

$50,000 -- settlement for a factory worker diagnosed with a work related exposure to chemicals in the factory. The insurer refused to pay voluntarily and we later successfully proved the causal connection between the factory environment and the illness.

$275,000 -- settlement of a workers compensation claim for a widow whose husband suffered a heart attack while at work. He died 14 months later. We were able to establish the causal relationship between the injury and the heart attack and subsequent death.

$52,000 -- arbitration award for a young woman who suffered neck, jaw and back injuries in a car accident. The other driver argued that our client was speeding at the time of the accident. We were able to prove liability and damages.

$55,000 -- mediation settlement for a very elderly woman. She suffered a neck sprain. The insurer argued that the injuries were all preexisting and caused by old age.

$36,500 -- premises liability claim against a governmental entity where a minor child suffered a wrist fracture and scarring after shelves fell on him.

$175,000 -- mediation settlement for a severe laceration of the plaintiff's lower leg which occurred when he used a power tool that had allegedly been modified by the owner prior to the use by the plaintiff.

$110,000 -- settlement of a knee injury suffered in a slip and fall on a substance in a store.

$50,000 --policy limit settlement for a low back injury suffered in a car accident. The injury was a disc protrusion without surgical intervention.

$75,000 -- settlement of a contested motor vehicle accident. The plaintiff was diagnosed with neck and arm pain which was later determined to be carpal tunnel syndrome. The insurer argued that the carpal tunnel syndrome was related to the plaintiff's employment as a landscaper and not due to the accident. We were able to persuade them and get full value on the claim even though the plaintiff did not undergo surgery.

$52,000 -- arbitration award. The plaintiff was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome after a car accident. The other vehicle cut her off. Defendant argued that because the client was operating her vehicle without a valid drivers license, the accident was her fault. The defendant argued that she was speeding and was inexperienced and inattentive behind the wheel. We successfully argued that the defendant was 100% responsible for the accident.

$110,000 --mediation settlement of a motor vehicle accident. Our client was diagnosed with deQuervain's syndrome. The insurer unsuccessfully argued that this was caused by her participation in athletics.

$60,000 -- motor vehicle accident settlement. Damages included 2 cracked teeth and a lacerated lip.

$110,000 -- motor vehicle accident settlement. Our elderly plaintiff had 5 prior back surgeries and alleged that the car accident caused the need for her 6th surgery. We also successfully reduced the Medicare lien.

$50,000 -- settlement of a workers compensation claim where the client had shoulder surgery. The insurer argued unsuccessfully that because our client did not tell his employer of a prior injury to the same shoulder, he was not entitled to any workers compensation benefits.

$130,000 -- settlement during trial in Superior Court. The client sustained 2 broken ribs and a fractured clavicle which required surgery. He lost very little time from work and was able to return to the same job. The workers compensation insurance company reduced its lien.

$52,000-- settlement in a workers compensation case where our client was partially disabled due to a chemical exposure.