The defendant in this case ran a red-light while traveling at a high rate of speed and T-boned our client. The defendant was a minor in this case and was operating his mother’s vehicle without a license due to several prior collisions. Despite that, the mother continued to let her son have access to the keys to her car and even left a gun inside the vehicle, which one witness testified was for his “protection” from gangs.
Our client suffered back and brain injuries including loss of hearing or tinnitus. The defendant only had Colorado’s state minimum liability insurance limits of $25,000. Our client also had coverage through his own insurance for underinsured motorist (UIM) which protects if the person who caused the crash does not have enough insurance.
In this case, our client’s own insurance engaged in several shady business and claims practices such as ignoring communications, repricing medical bills to substandard rates, and misstating medical records. Our office sued the at-fault driver for negligence, his mother for negligent entrustment in letting her son have access to the vehicle, and our client’s own insurance carrier for their claims practices. The total settlement was for $190,000.00.
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