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box-shadow: 0 12px 28px -14px rgba(0,0,0,.85); }\n.jalex-study .bio-content a.rv-ph img{ display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; max-width: none; margin: 0; border: 0; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center top; }\n.jalex-study .bio-content .review .rv-t{ min-width: 220px; }\n.jalex-study .bio-content .review .rv-t p{ margin: 0; }\n.jalex-study .bio-content .review .rv-t a{ color: var(--gold); }\n.jalex-study .bio-content .review .rv-d{ font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.6; margin: .55rem 0 0; }\n.jalex-study .cta-band{\n  padding: clamp(96px, 12vw, 140px) 0;\n  background-color: var(--bg);\n  background-image:\n    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10,10,11,0.94) 0%, rgba(10,10,11,0.82) 45%, rgba(10,10,11,0.95) 100%),\n    url(\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Group-Photo-J-Alexander-Law-Firm-scaled.webp\");\n  background-size: cover;\n  background-position: center 30%;\n  background-repeat: no-repeat;\n  text-align: center;\n  position: relative; 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color: var(--text); font-family: var(--heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: .95rem; line-height: 1.35; letter-spacing: -.01em; transition: border-color 200ms ease, transform 200ms ease, box-shadow 200ms ease; }\n.jalex-study .bio-content ul.tiles li::before{ content: \"\"; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; height: 2px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold) 0%, var(--gold-deep) 45%, rgba(243,185,55,.12) 100%); }\n.jalex-study .bio-content ul.tiles li::after{ content: \"\"; position: absolute; right: -26px; bottom: -26px; width: 80px; height: 80px; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid rgba(243,185,55,.18); }\n.jalex-study .bio-content ul.tiles .tk{ display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .55rem; }\n.jalex-study .bio-content ul.tiles .tk::before{ content: counter(tiles, decimal-leading-zero); font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .62rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .18em; color: var(--gold); line-height: 1; }\n.jalex-study .bio-content ul.tiles .tk::after{ content: \"\"; 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}\n\n\/* Ellis County I-45 page: the facts box under the hero photo prints whole *\/\n.jalex-study .bio-hero-photo .meta-stack{ break-inside: avoid; }\n<\/style>\n<article class=\"jalex-study\">\n  <section class=\"bio-hero\" aria-labelledby=\"hero-title\">\n    <div class=\"bio-hero-grid\">\n      <div class=\"bio-hero-text\">\n        <div class=\"bio-hero-eyebrow\">\n          <span class=\"stripe\"><\/span>\n          <span>Jersey Village U Turn Accident<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 id=\"hero-title\">\n          <span class=\"first\">We Recovered <span class=\"amt\">$80,000<\/span> After Filing Suit<\/span>\n          <span class=\"last\">for a Driver Struck by a U Turning Minivan in Jersey Village<\/span>\n        <\/h1>\n        <p class=\"lede\">In 2023 a woman in a compact car had just turned onto the westbound <span class=\"nb\">US 290<\/span> service road in Jersey Village, near Houston, when a minivan making a U turn failed to yield and struck her car.<\/p>\n        <p class=\"sub\">She already had an older back and neck condition, and the crash made it worse. We filed a lawsuit, and attorney Laura Rivas kept negotiating until the lawsuit ended in an $80,000 settlement, without a trial.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"bio-hero-photo\">\n        <figure class=\"hp-main\">\n          <img src=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___6_-1024x768.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___6_-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___6_-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___6_-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___6_-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___6_.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 92vw, 560px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Our client&rsquo;s red hatchback after the U turn accident in Jersey Village, the driver side rear door caved in where the minivan struck\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\">\n          <figcaption>Her car after the U turning minivan struck its driver side<\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n        <dl class=\"meta-stack\">\n          <div class=\"cell\">\n            <dt class=\"k\">Result<\/dt>\n            <dd class=\"v gold\"><data value=\"80000\">$80,000<\/data>, settled in litigation<\/dd>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cell\">\n            <dt class=\"k\">Crash type<\/dt>\n            <dd class=\"v\">U turn failure to yield accident<\/dd>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cell\">\n            <dt class=\"k\">Location<\/dt>\n            <dd class=\"v\"><span class=\"nb\">US 290<\/span> service road, Jersey Village, Texas<\/dd>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cell\">\n            <dt class=\"k\">Lead attorney<\/dt>\n            <dd class=\"v\">Laura Rivas, Senior Associate Attorney<\/dd>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cell\">\n            <dt class=\"k\">Reviewed by<\/dt>\n            <dd class=\"v\">Josh Alexander, the firm&rsquo;s founder<\/dd>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/dl>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"bio-body\" aria-label=\"Jersey Village U turn accident settlement details\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"bio-body-grid\">\n\n        <div class=\"bio-side\">\n          <div class=\"side-title\">On This Page<\/div>\n          <nav aria-label=\"Case result sections\">\n          <ul role=\"list\">\n            <li><a href=\"#accident\" class=\"active\" aria-current=\"true\"><span class=\"t\">The Accident<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"#condition\"><span class=\"t\">Older Condition<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"#care\"><span class=\"t\">Her Care<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"#work\"><span class=\"t\">What We Did<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/pre-existing-conditions-injury-claim-texas\/\">Pre Existing Conditions <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n              <li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/texas-left-turn-crash-index\/\">Texas Left Turn Crash Index <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n              <li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/\">All Case Results <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n              <li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/contact-us\/\">Contact the Firm <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-content\">\n          <section id=\"accident\" aria-labelledby=\"accident-title\">\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>The Accident<\/span>\n            <h2 id=\"accident-title\">A Designated U Turn Lane <span class=\"accent\">Still Requires the Driver to Yield<\/span><\/h2>\n            <p>On a clear Saturday afternoon in 2023, our client turned left from Jones Road onto the westbound <span class=\"nb\">US 290<\/span> service road, the Northwest Freeway, in Jersey Village. The one way service road has marked lanes and a posted 45 mph limit. A minivan was coming through the designated U turn lane from the eastbound side. The Jersey Village Police Department officer wrote this narrative.<\/p>\n            <figure class=\"rq\">\n              <blockquote>UNIT 2 WAS TRAVELLING WEST ON <span class=\"nb\">US 290<\/span> WB SERVICE AFTER HAVING JUST TURNED LEFT FROM JONES ROAD SOUTH. UNIT 1 WAS MAKING THE U -TURN UTILIZING THE DESIGNATED U-TURN LANE FROM <span class=\"nb\">US 290<\/span> B SR TO <span class=\"nb\">US 290<\/span> WB SR. UNIT 1 FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY TO UNIT 2, STRIKING UNIT 2.<\/blockquote>\n              <figcaption>Jersey Village Police Department crash report narrative &middot; <a class=\"lnk\" href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PR_6310972_redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the redacted crash report (PDF)<\/a><\/figcaption>\n            <\/figure>\n            <p>The officer listed &ldquo;Failed to Yield ROW, Turning Left&rdquo; as the minivan driver&rsquo;s contributing factor and &ldquo;Driver Inattention&rdquo; as a factor that may have contributed. A U turn lane tells a driver where to turn. The driver still has to yield to anyone already in those lanes, as our <a class=\"lnk\" href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/failure-to-yield-accident-texas\/\">failure to yield guide<\/a> explains. Our client&rsquo;s injury was coded &ldquo;C,&rdquo; possible injury, and the Jersey Village Fire Department checked her at the scene. She was not transported. Photos show dents to her car&rsquo;s driver side rear door and rear quarter panel, and no airbags deployed. The firm&rsquo;s <a class=\"lnk\" href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/texas-left-turn-crash-index\/\">left turn crash index<\/a> shows how common that first factor is. Across the five years 2021 to 2025, officers listed &ldquo;failed to yield right of way while turning left&rdquo; in 133,292 of the state&rsquo;s left turn crashes, 64.5% of them, with driver inattention in 12.5%.<\/p>\n            <div class=\"scene\">\n              <figure>\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___3_-1024x768.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___3_-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___3_-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___3_-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___3_-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___3_.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 92vw, 400px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Close view of the dented driver side rear door and rear quarter panel of our client&rsquo;s red hatchback\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n                <figcaption>The rear door, pushed in<\/figcaption>\n              <\/figure>\n              <figure>\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___2_-2-1024x768.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___2_-2-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___2_-2-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___2_-2-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___2_-2-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PLT_PD_PHOTOS___2_-2.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 92vw, 400px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"The driver side of our client&rsquo;s red hatchback from front to back, the rear door dented\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n                <figcaption>The driver side, front to back<\/figcaption>\n              <\/figure>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/section>\n\n          <section id=\"condition\" aria-labelledby=\"condition-title\">\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>The Older Condition<\/span>\n            <h2 id=\"condition-title\">An Older Back and Neck Condition <span class=\"accent\">Did Not End Her Claim<\/span><\/h2>\n            <p>Before the crash she had an older back and neck condition. The at fault driver takes an injured person as found, and whatever the crash added on top of that condition is part of what can be recovered, as our <a class=\"lnk\" href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/pre-existing-conditions-injury-claim-texas\/\">pre existing condition guide<\/a> explains.<\/p>\n            <p>That framed her case from the start. We did not ask anyone to call the condition new. The claim was about the difference between how she was before and how she was after, and an insurer can argue that an older condition explains everything. The answer to that argument is the care record.<\/p>\n          <\/section>\n\n          <section id=\"care\" aria-labelledby=\"care-title\">\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>Her Care<\/span>\n            <h2 id=\"care-title\">Six Days Later, Her Symptoms <span class=\"accent\">Were Worse and Different<\/span><\/h2>\n            <p>Six days after the crash she saw a pain doctor. Her neck and back pain had worsened, and she now had numbness and tingling down her right arm and leg. An MRI of her neck showed disc protrusions at three levels.<\/p>\n            <p>She had chiropractic care and, early in 2024, two cervical epidural steroid injections in her neck. By the spring of 2024 her pain was mild and the numbness down her right arm and hand had cleared. From the first visit through the injections, the record showed what got worse and how it was treated.<\/p>\n          <\/section>\n\n          <section id=\"work\" aria-labelledby=\"work-title\">\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>What We Did<\/span>\n            <h2 id=\"work-title\">How Laura Rivas Handled the Lawsuit <span class=\"accent\">From Day One to Settlement<\/span><\/h2>\n            <p>Laura Rivas handled this case from the first letters through the settlement.<\/p>\n            <div class=\"anote\">\n              <a class=\"anote-ph\" href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/about-us\/laura-rivas\/\" aria-label=\"Laura Rivas, Senior Associate Attorney\"><img src=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Laura_Rivas-7-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Rivas, Senior Associate Attorney of J. Alexander Law Firm\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>\n              <div class=\"anote-b\">\n                <p><strong>Lead attorney<\/strong>Laura Rivas, Senior Associate Attorney<\/p>\n                <p>A Texas lawyer since 2017, Laura has spent nine plus years on the side of people hurt in crashes, after law school at St. Mary&rsquo;s in San Antonio, where she graduated with honors. Her clients hear from her directly throughout a case, along with her staff. <a class=\"lnk\" href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/about-us\/laura-rivas\/\">Read Laura&rsquo;s profile<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <h3>Day one<\/h3>\n            <p>The letters went out on her first day as our client. Intake answers calls around the clock, and every client is assigned one case manager who sends an update every 14 days.<\/p>\n            <h3>The record of what got worse<\/h3>\n            <p>Her file started with the crash report and photos, then her care records, beginning with the visit six days after the crash. They showed the new numbness and tingling, the MRI findings, the chiropractic care, and the two injections.<\/p>\n            <h3>Filing suit<\/h3>\n            <p>We filed a lawsuit, and Laura handled it from there, so the attorney running the case was the one answering for it.<\/p>\n            <h3>Negotiating in litigation<\/h3>\n            <p>Filing suit did not end the talks. Laura kept negotiating, and the lawsuit ended in an $80,000 settlement, without a trial.<\/p>\n          <\/section>\n\n          <section id=\"result\" aria-labelledby=\"result-title\">\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>Case Result<\/span>\n            <h2 id=\"result-title\">$80,000 for a Jersey Village U Turn Crash <span class=\"accent\">Settled in Litigation, Without a Trial<\/span><\/h2>\n            <div class=\"result\"><p class=\"ra\"><data value=\"80000\">$80,000<\/data><\/p><p class=\"rl\">Settlement reached in litigation<\/p><\/div>\n            <p class=\"callout\">Attorney fees and case costs were subtracted from the $80,000 before she received her share. Her outcome belongs to her accident and her proof, and it sets no expectation for anyone else&rsquo;s case.<\/p>\n          <\/section>\n\n          <section id=\"lessons\" aria-labelledby=\"lessons-title\">\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>Lessons<\/span>\n            <h2 id=\"lessons-title\">What This Case Taught Us <span class=\"accent\">About U Turns and Older Injuries<\/span><\/h2>\n            <ul class=\"checks lessons\" role=\"list\"><li>A U turn from a designated lane still has to yield, and the officer wrote that down. A report that lists failure to yield gives the claim its starting point.<\/li><li>An older condition changes the question from whether she hurt before to what the crash made worse. Care records that begin six days after the crash answer it.<\/li><li>Filing suit moved the case forward without closing the door on settlement. For anyone hurt in a Houston area crash, our <a class=\"lnk\" href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/practice-areas\/car-accident-lawyers\/houston\/\">Houston car accident lawyers<\/a> can review the record the same way.<\/li><\/ul>\n          <\/section>\n\n          <section id=\"review\" aria-labelledby=\"review-title\">\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>Attorney Review<\/span>\n            <h2 id=\"review-title\">Attorney Review<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"review\">\n              <a class=\"rv-ph\" href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/about-us\/laura-rivas\/\" aria-label=\"Laura Rivas, Senior Associate Attorney of J. Alexander Law Firm\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Laura_Rivas-7-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Rivas, Senior Associate Attorney of J. Alexander Law Firm\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\">\n              <\/a>\n              <div class=\"rv-t\">\n                <p>Case handled by: <a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/about-us\/laura-rivas\/\">Laura Rivas<\/a>, Senior Associate Attorney<\/p>\n                <p class=\"rv-d\">Licensed in Texas since 2017<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"review\">\n              <a class=\"rv-ph\" href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/about-us\/josh-alexander\/\" aria-label=\"Josh Alexander, Founder and Managing Attorney of J. Alexander Law Firm\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/josh-alexander-j-alexander-law-firm.png\" alt=\"Josh Alexander, Founder and Managing Attorney of J. Alexander Law Firm\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\">\n              <\/a>\n              <div class=\"rv-t\">\n                <p>Reviewed by: <a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/about-us\/josh-alexander\/\">Josh Alexander<\/a>, Founder and Managing Attorney<\/p>\n                <p class=\"rv-d\">Published and reviewed on <time datetime=\"2026-10-15\">October 15, 2026<\/time><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/section>\n\n          <section id=\"more-cases\" aria-labelledby=\"more-cases-title\">\n<span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>Related Case Results<\/span>\n<h2 id=\"more-cases-title\">Other Texas Results <span class=\"accent\">From Injured Clients We Served<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"cases\" role=\"list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/15m-i-45-truck-accident-wrongful-death-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$15,000,000<\/span><span class=\"t\"><span class=\"nb\">I-45<\/span> truck crash wrongful death<\/span><span class=\"k\">Settled in litigation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/5m-forklift-accident-wrongful-death-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$5,000,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Northlake forklift wrongful death<\/span><span class=\"k\">Settled in litigation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/850k-pasadena-red-light-crash-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$850,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Pasadena red light crash<\/span><span class=\"k\">Settled in litigation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/600k-rockwall-county-commercial-crash-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$600,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Rockwall County five vehicle crash<\/span><span class=\"k\">Settled in litigation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/600k-mesquite-car-accident-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$600,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Mesquite 18 wheeler crash<\/span><span class=\"k\">Truck accident settlement<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/325k-hood-county-truck-accident-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$325,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Hood County commercial truck crash<\/span><span class=\"k\">Settled in litigation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/175k-round-rock-construction-vehicle-accident-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$175,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Round Rock construction vehicle crash<\/span><span class=\"k\">Settled before suit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/130k-redwater-head-on-collision-uim-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$130,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Redwater head on, two limits<\/span><span class=\"k\">Both limits, before suit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/125k-brownsville-armored-truck-rear-end-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$125,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Brownsville armored truck rear end<\/span><span class=\"k\">Settled before suit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/105k-texas-unsafe-lane-change-accident-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$105,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Texas highway unsafe lane change<\/span><span class=\"k\">Settled before suit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/105k-dallas-three-vehicle-crash-case\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$105,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Three vehicle crash in Dallas<\/span><span class=\"k\">Policy limits recovery<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/100000-rear-end-accident-no-police-report-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$100,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Rear end, no police report<\/span><span class=\"k\">Settled before suit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/95000-midland-company-truck-left-turn-accident-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$95,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Midland company truck left turn<\/span><span class=\"k\">Settled before suit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/89k-san-antonio-3-car-accident-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$89,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">San Antonio 3 car chain reaction<\/span><span class=\"k\">Settled before suit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/85k-farmers-branch-underinsured-motorist-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$85,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Farmers Branch left turn, UIM<\/span><span class=\"k\">Settled in litigation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/82k-plano-commercial-truck-left-turn-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$82,500<\/span><span class=\"t\">Plano company truck left turn<\/span><span class=\"k\">Settled in litigation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/60k-san-antonio-rear-end-uim-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$60,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">San Antonio rear end, UIM<\/span><span class=\"k\">Two policy limits, pre litigation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/60k-fort-worth-trailer-hitch-rear-end-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$60,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Fort Worth trailer hitch rear end<\/span><span class=\"k\">Two limits, before suit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/50k-allen-rear-end-crash-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$50,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Allen rear end crash<\/span><span class=\"k\">Policy limits settlement<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/50k-la-porte-t-bone-accident-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$50,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">La Porte red light T bone<\/span><span class=\"k\">Full policy limit, before suit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/30k-san-antonio-rotator-cuff-tear-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$30,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">San Antonio rotator cuff tear<\/span><span class=\"k\">Policy limit, before suit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/30k-houston-hit-and-run-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$30,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Houston hit and run recovery<\/span><span class=\"k\">UM policy limits<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/results\/30k-richardson-policy-limits-settlement\/\"><span class=\"amt\">$30,000<\/span><span class=\"t\">Richardson apartment exit crash<\/span><span class=\"k\">Policy limits, pre 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