Personal Injury / Work Injury

Overview

The Personal Injury Practice at Morris James is the go-to practice for personal injury cases in Delaware. Our Delaware personal injury attorneys handle a wide range of matters, including claims arising from injuries caused by auto accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, dangerous products, wrongful death, slip and fall accidents, injuries while on the job, and property owner negligence. We represent individuals who have been hurt at work, or as a consequence of another person’s or company’s negligence or recklessness, and who seek financial compensation for their injuries.

Our personal injury attorneys have been singled out for outstanding results, both as a group and individually, in ranking forums including Best Lawyers®, Benchmark Litigation, Delaware Super Lawyers®, Delaware Today "Top Lawyers,” and Philadelphia Magazine “Top Attorneys in Delaware.”

Morris James’ state-wide team of Delaware personal injury lawyers has achieved over $100 million in settlements in the past ten years alone. Our clients benefit from our attorneys’ significant past experience in representing insurance companies and insureds in litigation in Delaware. This experience provides our attorneys unique insight into the strategies and tactics used by insurance companies in the defense of injury claims. Our attorneys additionally have experience and training in alternative dispute resolution and are frequently selected as arbitrators and mediators.

Please visit the Morris James Personal Injury Lawyers website for more information.

Verdicts and Settlements

$850,000 – (settlement) young lady injured her shoulder in a multi-car accident which resulted in surgery, lost earnings and medical expenses

$500,000 – (settlement) wrongful death claim where the defendant crossed the center line, killing the mother of 5 adult children

$75,000 – (jury verdict) young woman who had a low back injury that resulted in a minor impairment

$875,000 – (settlement) bicyclist who injured an eye when struck by a teenage car driver

$2.2 million – (settlement) man who, while in the course and scope of his employment, lost both legs when struck on the side of the road by a truck driver

$267,000 – (jury verdict) client with a nonsurgical low back injury

$300,000 – (settlement) young man injured while riding his motorcycle, who sustained leg injuries but was able to return to work as a police officer

$2.1 million – (settlement) Navy SEAL struck by a driver who left the roadway, causing serious injuries to his legs

$615,000 – (settlement) 47 year-old man struck by a car while changing a tire, resulting in a significant arm injury

$445,000 – (settlement) 60 year old tractor trailer driver rear-ended by another tractor trailer, resulting in neck and back surgeries

$400,000 – (settlement) 73 year-old man killed in a motor vehicle accident

$350,000 – (settlement) 44 year-old woman who suffered orthopedic injuries resulting in surgery as a result of a motor vehicle accident

$340,000 – (settlement) 62 year-old man who suffered multiple orthopedic injuries which required surgery as a result of a motorcycle accident

$297,500 – (settlement) policy limits wrongful death settlement arising out of a motor vehicle accident

$300,000 – (settlement) policy limits settlement for a 43 year-old man who suffered orthopedic and nerve injuries as a result of a motorcycle accident

$250,000 – (settlement) 51 year-old man who suffered a neck injury requiring surgery as a result of a motor vehicle accident

$125,000 – (settlement) 66 year old woman who suffered an eye injury as a result of a trip and fall at a retail store

$250,000 – (settlement) 53 year-old woman who suffered a significant back injury as a result of being rear-ended by a tractor-trailer

$300,000 – (settlement) policy limit settlement for a 29 year old man who suffered multiple fractures as a result of a motorcycle accident

$152,200 – (settlement) 61 year-old man who suffered orthopedic injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident

$90,000 – (jury verdict) 44 year-old man rear-ended in an automobile accident resulting in muscular injuries and an elbow nerve injury

$125,000 – (jury verdict) 56 year-old man rear-ended in an automobile accident, resulting in a back strain and leg pain

$180,000 – (Workers’ Compensation Commutation Settlement) 43 year-old sanitation truck driver injured in a motor vehicle accident suffered neck injury requiring surgery

$205,000.00 - (Workers Compensation commutation settlement) 32 year old male maintenance worker sustained low back injury while moving a trash dumpster, requiring multiple surgeries

$257,000.00 - (Workers Compensation commutation settlement) 49 year old man injured his shoulder, neck, thoracic & lumbar spines when a lathe machine malfunctioned, resulting in multiple neck surgeries

$164,990.40 - (Workers Compensation commutation settlement) 49 year old male bus driver sustained low back and knee injuries when the bus hit a deep pot hole, resulting in knee replacement surgery

$200,000.00 - (Workers Compensation commutation settlement) 50 year old male auto mechanic sustained injuries to neck and shoulder while replacing a windshield, resulting in multiple surgeries to the neck

$220,000.00 - (Workers Compensation commutation settlement) 46 year old female cafeteria worker, injured low back lifting a tray of juice and subsequently diagnosed with failed back syndrome