$75,000 settlement for Hale, Missouri car wreck

A client has recently settled her car wreck case for $75,000 after the insurance company initially offered her $30,000. Our client, a nice young woman, was injured after a man struck the back of her car on the highway and then left the accident scene. Luckily, the town of Hale, Missouri is very small and our client knew who hit her. The police officer who came to the scene then was able to go to the defendant’s house where he noticed damages to the car that our client represented struck her. After knocking on the door, he also noticed that the defendant smelled of alcohol. The defendant claimed he only started drinking when he got home from the wreck and was drinking because he was nervous about what had just happened. After the low-ball offer of $30,000, our personal injury team was able to settle our client’s case for $75,000 after sending one last demand along with a fully drafted Petition that we were ready to file. Our client is beyond thrilled with the result.