Personal Injury Accident | Million Dollar Results
Miller Weisbrod Olesky is a recognized leader in Personal Injury Trial Law. Our Personal Injury Lawyers combine decades of experience and personal dedication to clients with a proven record of success in litigating complex and high-profile cases across the United States. Partners Clay Miller, Les Weisbrod, and David Olesky are board-certified trial lawyers who have built the firm’s reputation with successful verdicts, settlements, appeals and favorable decisions across the country. Below are a list of our Million Dollar Plus Personal Injury Verdicts & Settlements.
Note: Pursuant to the Firm's contract, had the below cases been unsuccessful, the Firm would have incurred the cost of the expenses without reimbursement from the client and received zero(0) dollars in attorneys' fees.
1. $26,500,000.00
Injury: Paraplegic
Description: Jobsite Injury: Fell from 3rd story construction apartment building
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in pending fees and $81,063.28 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
2. $5,500,000.00
Injury: Paralysis
Description: Jobsite Injury: Fell through an improperly secured and unmarked hole cover.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $2,200,000.00 and $179,602.47 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
3. $4,600,000.00
Injury: Paraplegia
Description: Jobsite Injury: Fell from a scaffold 5 stories.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $1,840,000.00 and $29,312.07 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
4. $4,350,000.00
Injury: Paralysis
Description: Jobsite Injury: Fell four stories from a balcony.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $1,740,000.00 and $298,481.18 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
5. $3,750,000.00
Injury: Paraplegic
Description: Jobsite Injury: Fell 3 stories; fractured his hip.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $150,000.00 and $70,631.06 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
6. $3,750,000.00
Injury: Paraplegic
Description: Jobsite Injury: Fell from 3rd story construction apartment building.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $1,500,000.00 and $135,568.48 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
7. $3,625,000.000
Injury: Amputation
Description: Jobsite Injury: Machine amputated fingers.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $725,000.00 and $131,018.00 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
8. $3,300,000.00
Injury: Broken Foot
Description: Jobsite Injury: Struck by cement truck support-broken; foot.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $1,320,000.00 and $66,152.84 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
9. $3,175,000.00
Injury: Crushed Hand
Description: Jobsite Injury: Crushed Hand
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $1,270,000.00 and $214,739.44 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
10. $3,100,000.00
Injury: Injuries to Hands and Legs
Description: Jobsite Injury: Steel rod fell on client; he suffered injuries to his hand and both legs.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $1,240,000.00 and $90,288.99 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
11. $3,082,874.00
Injury: Amputation
Description: Jobsite Injury: Hand stuck in machine; amputation of right hand.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $1,233,149.00 and $112,188.46 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
12. $2,850,000.00
Injury: Multiple Leg Fractures
Description: Jobsite Injury: Struck by a Forklift at work.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $1,150,000.00 and $29,013.05 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
13. $2,750,000.00
Injury: Death
Description: Jobsite Injury: Performing maintenance and repair of guardrail when struck and killed by vehicle.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $1,044,416.00 and $26,018.44 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
14. $2,575,000.00
Injury: Multiple Injuries
Description: Job Injury: Roof collapsed during a church remodel.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $200,000.00 and $18,963.33 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
15. $2,175,000.00
Injury: Spinal Cord Injury
Description: Jobsite Injury: Failure to provide fall protection and skylight protection.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $435,000.00 and $40,110.71 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
16. $2,150,000.00
Injury: Partial Amputation
Description: Jobsite Injury: Industrial machine injury; partial hand amputation
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $860,000.00 and $53,599.89 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
17. $2,000,000.00
Injury: Gunshot injury
Description: Premises Liability/Job Injury; Security Guard shot/injured while on-duty at Houston Apartment Complex.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $400,000.00 and $203,884.12 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
18. $1,550,000.00
Injury: Burned
Description: Jobsite Injury: Working as a welder; burned after and explosion.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $640,000.00 and $67,345.00 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
19. $1,500,000.00
Injury: Electrocution
Description: Jobsite Injury: Electrocution: Lost both hands and one foot.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $600,000.00 and $48,243.52 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
20. $1,500,000.00
Injury: Head Injury
Description: Jobsite Injury: Painting on awning and it fell from front of the building.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $250,000.00 and $59,709.74 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
21. $1,365,000.00
Injury: Job Injury
Description: Fell off an unsecure set of stairs on the worksite.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $546,000.00 and $190,543.85 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
22. $1,250,000.00
Injury: Death
Description: Jobsite Injury: Fall into a Gravel Silo.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $546,272.98 which was reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
23. $1,200,000.00
Injury: Spinal Injury
Description: Jobsite Injury: Spinal Cord Injury.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $319,999.00 and $31,033.13 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
24. $1,200,000.00
Injury: Brain Injury
Description: Jobsite Injury: Skull Fracture
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $480,000.00 and $45,637.76 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
25. $1,191,560.52
Injury: Death
Description: Jobsite Injury: Fall into a Gravel Silo.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $475,800.00 and $6,904.75 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
26. $1,075,000.00
Injury: Death
Description: Jobsite Injury
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $120,000.00 and $110,142.80 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
27. $1,075,000.00
Injury: Back & Lung Injury
Description: Jobsite Injury: Oil rig explosion; back and lung Injury.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $430,000.00 and $52,636.63 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
28. $1,040,000.00
Injury: Premise Liability
Description: Job Injury: Object fell from roof striking client in the head – loss of consciousness
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $511,305.37 which was reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
29. $1,000,000.00
Injury: Electrocution
Description: Jobsite Injury: Electrocution burns; Scaffolding touch power line.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $400,000.00 and $33,579.95 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
30. $1,000,000.00
Injury: Paraplegic
Description: Jobsite Injury: Paraplegic: Multiple orthopedic injuries.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $333,333.00 and $40,826.95 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
31. $1,000,000.00
Injury: Death
Description: Jobsite Injury: Vacuum tank leak/explosion.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $400,000.00 and $67,062.78 in litigation expenses which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
32. $1,000,000.00
Injury: Job Injury
Description: Client fell off a 20 feet scaffold: head injury
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $400,000.00 and $29,130.23 in litigation expenses which was reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
33. $1,000,000.00
Injury: Job Injury
Description: Client suffered internal bleeding from a scaffolding collapse injury.
**A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $400,000.00 and $38,227.76 in litigation expenses which was reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.