KILLEEN, Texas — Daniel Stark Injury Lawyers, a Texas-based plaintiff personal injury firm, successfully reached a settlement of $402,500 for its client following a car crash caused by a distracted teenage driver, likely using her cellphone.
The collision occurred on July 14, 2022, when the defendant failed to stay in a single lane around a curve. The defendant crossed the center line of a divided highway and entered oncoming traffic, causing the crash with Daniel Stark’s client.
The impact caused catastrophic property damage, and the client sustained several life-altering injuries, including seven fractured ribs, damaged internal organs, crushed bones in her right foot, bruising all over her body, airbag burns, and minor lacerations.
This individual required multiple surgeries to correct the damage done to her foot. The injuries she sustained forced her into early retirement from her 50-year career as a devoted elementary school teacher.
The defendant’s insurance company initially denied liability and hired an accident reconstructionist to blame Daniel Stark’s client. In response, Daniel Stark attorneys aggressively discredited the expert claims by hiring their own accident reconstructionist, who proved through sound, verifiable means that the defendant had crossed the center line, hitting the client head-on.
“Insurance companies will often take their insured at their word and hire a defense attorney to craft a story around that word, without first verifying whether that story makes sense.” Steven Hooker, attorney and partner at Daniel Stark Law, said. “In this case, the at-fault driver was knocked unconscious and did not remember the crash at all, so a paid opinion witness was used as a stand-in basis for continued denials. It wasn’t until the insurance company’s witness faced a cross-examination that the truth finally came to light, granting our client the justice that had long been denied to her.”
About Daniel Stark: With a team of over 150 employees, Daniel Stark is a Texas-based plaintiff’s personal injury firm committed to providing remarkable legal representation and recovering full value for those impacted by others’ negligence. Founded by friends Danny Daniel and Jonathan Stark, the firm boasts the core purpose of protecting clients from getting screwed by big insurance. Daniel Stark operates offices in North and South Austin, Bryan/College Station, Killeen, Waco, and Tyler.
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