Verdicts and Settlements
Representative Verdicts and Settlements:
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
Past results cannot guarantee future performance. Any result in any particular case does not constitute a promise, prediction or guarantee regarding the outcome of any other case. Mr. Crell represents his clients to the best of his ability, and those efforts over the years have resulted in substantial settlements and verdicts on behalf of his clients and positive changes in the law to benefit future injury victims. However, each case involves many variables and results will always be different from case-to-case. For that reason, the result Mr. Crell obtains in one case is no guarantee that he will achieve the same or a similar result in any future case. Every case is dependent upon its unique facts and the laws of the jurisdiction where a lawsuit is filed.
Auto Accident — Obtained pre-trial settlement for auto accident victims of car crash involving car going wrong way on interstate highway for $1,250,000.00.
Rear End Auto Collision — Secured $48,000.00 jury verdict for client who was offered only $2,000 to settle prior to jury trial.
Car Crash with Truck — Settled case in pre-trial mediation for seriously injured client with orthopedic injuries for $700,000.00.
Passenger in Auto Accident with Under-Insured Driver — Recovered additional $325,000.00 from client's previously undiscovered business insurance policy after recovering $105,000.00 insurance policy limits from negligent driver.
Passenger in Single-Car Crash — settled case involving orthopedic injuries for insurance policy limits of $300,000.00.
Car Rear-Ended by Truck — settled case involving injury to client's lumbar spine for insurance policy limits of $250,000.00.
Wrongful Death of Child — Settled claim for $500,000.00 against landlord of mother whose child was killed in fire of rented trailer.
Dog Bite — Obtained $150,000.00 for parents of daughter attacked by friend's dog.
T-Bone Intersection Accident — recovered $50,000.00 from negligent driver's insurance company for client who sustained broken hand.
Soft Tissue-Whiplash — Settled case for personal injury client in auto accident involving soft tissue injuries with little medical expense and no broken bones for $40,000.00.
Motorcycle Crash — recovered insurance policy limits of $100,000.00 for motorcycle driver struck on city street by pick-up truck.
Medical Malpractice — Recovered $40,000.00 for patient whose breast implant was perforated during mammogram.
Injury to Business — Arbitration award of over $500,000.00 for business owner claiming injury to business from wrongful conduct of corporation.
Claim Against Estate — Secured inheritance of $275,000.00 for grandson who was excluded by trustee of grandfather's trusts.
Intersection Car Accident — Secured settlement of $73,750.00 for injured college student with broken collar bone from collision.
Uninsured Motorist — Obtained $100,000.00 uninsured motorist insurance coverage limits for innocent bystander struck by car evading police chase.
Pedestrian Injured by Car — Obtained $138,000.00 settlement for parade participant struck by automobile, causing broken bones.
Medical Malpractice—Recovered $47,800.00 for client from surgeon who performed surgery on the wrong foot.
Representative Appellate Opinions:
H & G Ortho, Inc. v. Neodontics Intern., Inc. — Successfully upheld Trial Court Judgment exceeding $1 Million for purchaser of business claiming breach of non-compete contract and other wrongful conduct of the seller.
Rogier v. American Testing and Engineering Corp. — Successfully presented oral argument to Indiana Court of Appeals and upheld claims of business broker against seller of business.
Robinson v. Century Personnel, Inc. — Successfully defended employer in resisting substantial monetary claims of former employee.
Knauf Fiber Glass, GMBh v. Stein — Represented trucking company in obtaining the largest jury verdict ever recorded in Bartholomew County, Indiana, at the time, in claim against shipper--matter resolved following appeal.
Valinet v. Eskew — Convinced Indiana Supreme Court to adopt new premises liability law resulting in upheld verdict for auto accident victim.
Slavin v. C.I.R. — Argued to the United States Court of Appeals after getting a judgment against the taxpayers for over $1 Million set aside in the United States Tax Court.
