Case Result – Attorney Steven Barry Secures $140,000 Settlement in Fort Worth T-Bone Crash

$140,000 Settlement at Mediation After the Insurer Made No Pre-Litigation Offer

Attorney Steven Barry secured a $140,000 settlement at mediation for a client who was T-boned in Fort Worth when the defendant ran a stop sign and struck the driver’s side of our client’s vehicle. The impact blew a tire and damaged the door. Our client’s injuries required surgery and significant medical treatment, with costs exceeding $60,000. The Fort Worth Police Department determined the defendant was at fault.

WHY THE OFFER FELL SHORT

Liability was never in question, but the defendant’s insurer never extended a pre-litigation offer of any kind. Without pressure, there was no sign the insurer would deal with this claim fairly.

HOW THE CASE WAS WON

Attorney Barry worked alongside Attorneys Juliana Fabrice and Bobbi Sheahan to build a strategy with trial on the table from day one. Attorney Fabrice sent a Stowers demand timed to expire the day before mediation, putting the insurer on notice that failing to settle at the table could expose it to a demand for more. At the same time, the team, including Lead Trial Coordinator Michael Gonzalez, prepared the case for litigation in case mediation fell through. Pre-litigation paralegal Rufo Gonzalez built the early foundation, and litigation paralegal Orietta Read helped develop a case that signaled the team was ready to follow through. By the time the parties sat down at mediation, the trial preparation was complete and the damages were documented and supported, and the case settled for $140,000.

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