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Injured family settles with insurer for driver who died in crash
Scott Lauck//February 14, 2019//
A family of four injured in a vehicle collision reached an out-of-court settlement of $1.5 million with the insurer for the at-fault driver, who died in the collision.
According to Mark Cantor of Cantor Injury Law in St. Louis, the family was driving to swim lessons when another vehicle crossed the center line and collided with their vehicle. The at-fault driver died as a result of the collision. The family members suffered severe and permanent injuries, especially the husband and father who was driving the car.
Cantor said the injured family contacted his firm 17 months after the accident after they were unable to negotiate a fair settlement on their own. After Cantor prepared a lawsuit and threatened bad faith, the insurer paid its policy limits on its $250/$500 bodily injury liability coverage, and on a $1 million umbrella policy, exhausting the coverage for the incident.
$1.5 million settlement
Motor-vehicle collision
Venue: Confidential
Case Number/Date: Not filed/Nov. 28, 2018
Caption: Confidential
Insurer: American Family
Plaintiff’s Attorney: Mark Cantor, Cantor Injury Law, St. Louis
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