Our firm settled a personal injury case during mediation last month. The case involved a motor vehicle that was struck by an unsecured pipe from a constructions site that rolled downhill, onto Highway 280 and directly into the pathway of our client’s vehicle.  On August 4, 2009, our client was driving his vehicle on Highway 280 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, when the pipe rolled downhill and onto Highway 280, causing it to crash into our client’s vehicle. The construction company was installing a waterline at the site.

As a result of this incident, our client suffered serious injuries that required surgery. It was alleged in the lawsuit that the construction company was at fault for not securing the pipe and allowing it to get loose.  The case was handled by Julia A. Beasley, who does motor vehicle litigation for our firm. The amount of the settlement is confidential at the request of the Defendant, but our client was totally satisfied with the settlement.