OUR CLIENTS

Man Dies of Burns from Elevator Fire

Facts: A 29 year old man working for a cleaning company hired to clean the brass interior of an elevator died after a tragic incident resulted in over 70% of his body being burned. Our client, along with two other young men became trapped in the burning elevator when a fire broke out after a loose wire in an electrical panel ignited the cleaning fluid they were using.
Banks & Associates were hired to represent the family of the young man who died after surviving in the burn unit of an area hospital for 40 days. We were able to prove, after 2 weeks of trial, that the elevator door malfunctioned in this emergency situation and was the cause of our client's and his co-workers injuries and deaths.

Result: The elevator company and the chemical company settled with our clients for over $12.2 million dollars.

Hospital's Misdiagnosis Means Death Sentence for Patient

Facts: A man participating in a study investigating prostate cancer complained to his doctors and nurses at the hospital of symptoms consistent with colon cancer. All his complaints went unanswered until the head of the program dismissed his complaints as a racial problem and referred the patient to an African American doctor.
The correct diagnosis was now made but, unfortunately for our client, it was too late. The cancer had been allowed to go untreated too long, and had now spread and was not treatable.

Result: After a long legal battle with the hospital and doctors involved, they were finally willing to settle with our client for $1.5 million dollars, but never admitted fault. Unfortunately, our client died months after the conclusion of his case.

Girl Struck by Truck While Walking to Friend's House

Facts: A 19 year old girl, visiting a friend on her day off work, was struck by a truck as she walked down the side walk on South Jefferson. The truck, which had been seen swerving in and out of traffic before this tragic incident, apparently lost control, jumped the curb and ran over our client. She died at the scene. The trucking company, of course, denied any liability and attempted to devalue the life of our 19 year old client.

Result: After six months we negotiated for the family of our client, a settlement from the trucking company worth over $1.2 million dollars for the family.

High School Student Left Brain Damaged

Facts: A 14 year old high school freshman, on his way to school, is dropped off in the middle of a block with no crosswalk, stop light, or traffic control device.  The bus comapny denied any liability.  the boy was struck by a passing car and suffered severe brain damage.

Result: After a week-long trial, the jury awarded the boy $7.7 million dollars.
 

NOTE: These are examples of the types of cases we handle. No names are used to protect the confidentiality of our clients.