Attorney Nirvana Hooloomann Secures $750,000 Settlement in 18-Wheeler Wide-Turn Collision

Angel Reyes & Associates Recovers Six Figures After the Defense Fought to Pay Nothing

Attorney Nirvana Hooloomann of Angel Reyes & Associates has secured a $750,000 settlement for a client whose vehicle was struck by an 18-wheeler making a wide right turn. Before litigation, the other side was not negotiating a number at all. Instead, they fought for a shared fault arrangement that would have left our client with nothing.

A Fault Argument Designed to Pay Our Client Zero

Our client was traveling in the right lane when an 18-wheeler in the lane beside her swung wide, cut across her path, and collided with her driver’s side. Police responded to the scene, and the officer’s report suggested the truck driver was at fault.

On paper, that should have settled the question of who caused this crash. Instead, the defense pushed to divide responsibility between the two drivers. Had they accepted, the arrangement would have meant no payment to our client at all. We rejected that assignment immediately and prepared to prove fault the hard way.

A Stowers Demand, Then a Fight for the Records

Attorney Hooloomann sent a Stowers demand, a legal notice that puts an insurer on the hook when it refuses to resolve a valid claim within its own coverage. That action is standard practice for us, but what followed was not standard.

The other side was evasive in discovery, withholding information we needed to build the case. Attorney Hooloomann filed a motion to compel, a formal request asking the court to order the other side to produce the records it was withholding. They arrived just one week before the hearing on that motion.

On December 31, the defense delivered more than 1,600 documents for our team to review. That timing was almost certainly not a coincidence.

We reviewed all of them. Once the facts were on the table and the defense could no longer rely on a fault argument that the evidence did not support, the case resolved for $750,000.

Why “Shared Fault” Is Not the Final Word

A comparative fault argument is one of the most effective tools an insurer has because it does not require proving that someone caused the crash. It only requires convincing them that they did. Plenty of injured people hear that argument, assume their claim is worth little or nothing, and stop asking questions.

At Angel Reyes & Associates, we treat it as a position to be dismantled, not a fact to be accepted. We prepare every case as though it will go before a full jury, and we do the unglamorous work of chasing down records the other side would rather we never see. We are proud of what Attorney Nirvana Hooloomann and her team delivered here.

Pre-litigation paralegals Juan Vergara and Carlos Urbina kept our client’s medical appointments on track and made sure she was supported and informed at every step. Christopher Arauz, Luis Rojas, and Alfonso Obando carried the case through the litigation phase, including the document review that changed the shape of the negotiation. Reyzel Misajon of our settlements team handled the closing paperwork.

Hurt in a Crash With an 18-Wheeler?

If you or someone you love was injured in a collision involving a commercial truck, do not let the insurance company decide what your case is worth, especially if they are telling you the crash was partly your fault. Contact Angel Reyes & Associates today for a free consultation. We will review what happened, explain your options, and fight to recover every dollar you are owed.

Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is unique and must be evaluated on its own facts and circumstances.