Auto Accident Settlements

We are dedicated to holding negligent drivers responsible for the harm they cause and ensuring that auto accident victims obtain justice. Auto accidents can have numerous serious consequences, including life altering injuries, costly property damage, lost wages, and wrongful death. Skillful handling of car accident cases requires experienced attorneys with extensive legal knowledge and the resources to pursue any and all avenues to justice. With over 100 lawyers, nine offices, and an extensive legal support team, Morgan & Morgan can provide you with the legal guidance and support you need during the stressful afermath of an auto accident. Listed below are some of the auto accident settlements obtained by our attorneys.

$2 Million | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Sanford, Seminole County, Florida
Recovery for the family of a child who was a backseat passenger and died when the driver of her vehicle sped and lost control while transporting children from school.

$2 Million | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida
68 year old male killed in highway collision, leaving three surviving adult children.

$1.6 Million | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident, Wrongful Death
Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida
Wrongful death of a 42 year old wife and mother following an automobile accident. At issue was whether at fault driver was in course and scope of employment as a property manager at time of accident.

$1.5 Million | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Inverness, Citrus County, Florida
56 year old female was struck by a satellite installation van while riding her bicycle when the van ran a stop sign. She suffered a head injury and multiple fractures. She was rendered neurologically and physically handicapped and eventually died after a massive seizure.

$1.4 Million | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Orlando, Orange County, Florida
27 year old father was killed in a truck vs. truck collision when defendant pulled from a driveway into his path of travel. Defendant argued that the Deceased was speeding. The sole survivor was the Deceased's 2 year old daughter.

$1.3 Million | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
45 year old wife and mother involved in automobile accident with commercial truck resulting in a shoulder injury that required multiple surgeries, deformity and disability.

$1 Million | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Motorcycle Accident
Palm Harbor, Pinellas County, Florida
Client struck by a vehicle while riding a motorcycle. He suffered multiple fractures of the femur that required three surgeries with permanent hardware installation.

$950,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Orange County, Florida
50 year-old iron worker suffered severe fracture of right foot in head-on collision.

$850,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Orlando, Orange County, Florida
40 year old male was seriously injured when he was struck head-on by a vehicle driven by a 16 year old. The Plaintiff suffered multiple fractures to his leg requiring surgeries.

$800,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Motorcycle Accident
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Client injured while riding his motorcycle He suffered fractured pelvis and clavicle and a torn carotid artery which healed on its own. Client also suffered lacerations to his face.

$750,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Ocoee, Orange County, Florida
15 year-old female suffered both large and small intestine bowel perforation; abdominal muscle tear; L-3 chance fracture; right eye socket fracture; cheek bones fractures; and vision loss as a result of an accident on the Florida turnpike.

$750,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident, Back Injury
Orlando, Orange County, Florida
40 year old male with pre-existing paraplegia sustained severe low back injury while being transported in handicap van.

$615,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident, Brain Injury
Orange County, Florida
Van rollover on highway due to poorly maintained vehicle and tire by business van owner, causing traumatic brain injuries.

$615,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Ocala, Marion County, Florida
17 year old student involved in SUV roll over accident suffered degloving hand injury requiring surgery.

$550,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Orlando, Orange County, Florida
60 year old male taxi driver involved in a rear end accident. As a result of his injuries he could not return to work and underwent multi level cervical fusion.

$500,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Florida Turnpike, Brevard County, Florida
43 year old involved in auto accident. Left pelvic fracture, fracture of left sacroiliac joint, comminuted fracture of the distal tibia/fibula and medial lateral tibial plateau fracture. Surgical repair of left hip and leg.

$500,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Motorcycle Accident
Palmetto, Manatee County, Florida
50 year old male riding a motorcycle when a truck pulled out in front of him. Fractured left and right tibia with instrumentation.

$415,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident, Back Injury
Jacksonville Beach, Duval County, Florida
50 year old teacher was injured when she was rear-ended while stopped in the road because of a vehicle in front of her attempting an illegal turn. The Defendant claimed that the accident was caused by the Plaintiff's sudden stop. The Plaintiff suffered back injuries, which led to a cervical discectomy and fusion at C5 - C7.

$375,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Leesburg, Lake County, Florida
18 year old male killed in auto accident, leaving surviving adoptive mother.

$362,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Riverview, Hillsborough County, Florida
Client injured in automobile accident and suffered cervical herniations, two cervical fractures and a lumbar fracture. Surgery was recommended, but not performed.

$350,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Orlando, Orange County, Florida
34 year old mother of three children involved in rear end collision resulting in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plate and bone allograft with follow-up second surgical fixation at C6-7 with posterior fusion and bone graft C6 instrumentation.

$350,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida
40 year old female pedestrian suffered skull fracture, femur fracture and severe lacerations as a result of being struck by vehicle involved in high-speed chase.

$350,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Orlando, Orange County, Florida
60 year old male was rear ended and sustained a suspected dissected carotid artery and had a stroke.

$340,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Ft. Meade, Polk County, Florida
33 year old male involved in motor vehicle accident. Closed fracture right hip. Open reduction and internal fixation of hip fracture.

$332,500 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Miami, Dade County, Florida
Motor vehicle accident aggravated client's degenerative disc disease and had to undergo a laminectomy at multiple levels in his neck as a result. The Defendant hotly disputed liability in this intersection accident.

$300,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida
45 year old homemaker was killed when she was rear-ended by a speeding van. The Defendant claimed the accident was caused by the decedent's negligence.

$300,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida
35 year old mother suffered collapsed lung and fractured pelvis when she was rear-ended while at intersection. The Defendant claimed the accident was caused by the driver of the Plaintiff's car backing up at the intersection.

$300,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
52 year old homeless man was riding his bike over a bridge, when he was struck by a pickup truck. Fractured pelvis and ribs.

$300,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Marion County, Florida
45 year old male deputy sheriff injured in a high speed head on collision.  As a result of the accident he underwent an open reduction and internal fixation using a 12 hole plate and screws to repair a significant fracture to the left radius.

$300,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident, Back Injury
Largo, Pinellas County, Florida
40 year old client sustained a sternum fracture and bulging discs in the lumbar spine as a result of a negligent driver who failed to yield from stop sign.

$300,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident, Brain Injury
Arcadia, Desoto County, Florida
22 year old male was driving a friend's car, when he was broadsided at an intersection. He suffered serious brain injury, with loss of memory. The defendant fled the scene of the accident and was later apprehended.

$300,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
Death of 74 year old widow with three adult children.  Struck by commercial truck while crossing in the road instead of using the crosswalk.

$300,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident, Spinal Cord Injury
Hawthorne, Alachua County, Florida
41 year old male was injured when his vehicle was struck by the defendant, causing him to be ejected from the vehicle. Client was then moved by a passenger in defendant's vehicle before emergency personnel arrived. Client suffered a paralyzing spinal injury.

$300,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida
6 year old child sustained multiple fractures and abrasions when he was struck by a negligent driver who exceeded the posted speed limit on a residential street where several families with small children lived.

$275,000 |Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Sanford, Seminole County, Florida
51 year old female passenger who sustained fractures of ankle, knee, hip and femur in auto accident.

$275,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida
67 year old female who sustained fractures of hand, ribs, heel and kneecap in auto accident.

$250,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Ocoee, Orange County, Florida
39 year old female sustained a lacerated spleen, fractured ribs, abdominal tumor and a blood clot as a result of an accident on the Florida turnpike.

$250,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident, Brain Injury
Orlando, Orange County, Florida
5 year old child was a passenger in an automobile accident.  As a result of the accident he sustained a closed head injury that required surgical intervention to relieve brain swelling.

$250,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Estero, Lee County, Florida
64 year old retiree on bicycle run over while in bicycle lane.  The Plaintiff suffered a fractured hip which was surgically repaired, and a fractured clavicle.
  

$250,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida
57 year old male involved in side swipe accident.  Plaintiff suffered herniated disc at L-4-L5 and underwent microdiscectomy, and then a second surgery at a fusion at L4-L5.  The Defendant claimed the accident was caused by the Plaintiff swerving into the Defendant, and that the injuries were not caused by the accident.

$250,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident, Back Injury
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
55 year old federal government employee was injured when he was sideswiped on the interstate. Client suffered back injuries, which led to a lumbar two level fusion surgery at L3-L4, L4-L5 and Achilles tendon surgical repair. Lost $32,000 in wages.

$250,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida
43 year old male involved in accident with British tourist renting a Hertz vehicle.  Plaintiff suffered fractured femur with surgery to insert rods in leg.

$210,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident, Back Injury
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
46 year old female was injured in an automobile accident due to the fault of the defendant. The Defendant claimed that the Plaintiff's injuries were caused as a result of her failure to wear her seat belt. The Plaintiff suffered back and neck injuries, leading to a cervical discectomy and fusion at C5-7.

$205,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
16 year old female was waiting for her school bus when she was sideswiped by the side view mirror of a pickup truck. Fractured vertebrae in neck.

$205,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident, Back Injury
Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida
35 year old male was injured when the Defendant exited from a business establishment in front of the Plaintiff's vehicle, violating the Plaintiff's right of way. The Defendant claimed that the Plaintiff's injuries were pre-existing since the Plaintiff had prior low back complaints and a prior lumbar surgery. The Plaintiff suffered aggravation of his pre-existing lumbar injury, leading to a lumbar fusion at L4-S1.

$200,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Orlando, Orange County, Florida
53 year old male was the victim of a rear end hit and run accident and as a result underwent a cervical fusion and carpal tunnel surgery.

$200,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
62 year old male truck driver was involved in an accident with a drunk driver.  As a result of his injuries he underwent an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at C3-4, C4-5 C5-6.

$200,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Orlando, Orange County, Florida
54 year old female involved in an automobile accident.  Her injuries required that she undergo two bilateral lumbar laminectomies at L4, L5 lateral recess decompression, removal of sequestered HNP, and repair of cerebrospinal fluid fistula.

$200,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Orlando, Orange County, Florida
58 year old single male, front seat passenger involved in head on collision MVA. Fifth digit proximal phalanx fracture and severe comminuted and impacted displaced fracture of the proximal tibia which required surgery resulting in permanent scarring.

$200,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Motorcycle Accident
Orlando, Orange County, Florida
39 year old motorcycle driver cut off by vehicle and sustained a tibial plateau fracture.

$200,000 | Auto Accident Settlement
Case Type: Auto Accident
Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida
29 year old female involved in accident with a foreign tourist and suffered a fractured tibia and fibia.