1. Alleged insurance company engaged in bad faith in settlement of property damage claim. Jury found no violation of insurance agreement and no bad faith on insurance carrier.
2. Premises liability case involving severe laceration from non safety glass. Although defendant admitted knowing that the glass was not safety glass, jury found no negligence on defendant.
3. Cat bite case wherein plaintiff suffered severe infection from a bite from defendant’s cat. Over $l5,000 in medical bills. Jury found no negligence against the defendant cat owner.
4. Alleged injury on construction site in downtown Houston, successful result by summary judgment motion.
5. Alleged injury based on accident with forklift; case dismissed after discovery but before trial.
6. Head-on collision after defendant’s handicap modified van suffers a brake failure. Jury found no negligence on defendant.
7. Defended company against allegations of sexual discrimination; case settled post-verdict.
8. Slip and fall accident on wet floor resulting in need for low back surgery. Defendant found not negligent.
9. Multiple auto/pedestrian cases all tried to victory by Sprague & Associates attorneys.
10. Multiple slip and fall accidents successfully defended for Sprague & Associates’ clients.
11. Auto collision tried wherein plaintiff’s primary claim for damages was that the injuries from the accident caused the failure of her marriage. Plaintiff’s ex-husband was subpoenaed to trial and testified that the plaintiff engaged in infidelity and that was what caused the failure of the marriage, not the accident. Jury found no damages against defendant.
12. BB gun shooting case; represented defendants found only 25% negligent while non-party was found to be 75% negligent.
13. Successfully defended auto collision cases with defenses which included , fog, sunshine in the eyes and a bee in the car.
14. Rear-end accident wherein plaintiffs claimed 3 plaintiffs in vehicle, while defendant testified that only one of the plaintiffs was actually in the car. Defendant found 50% negligent and no damages awarded for any of the 3 alleged plaintiffs.
15. Disputed sideswipe accident. Jury found both parties 50% negligent and awarded 7% of pre-trial offer. Defense verdict successful defended on appeal.
16. Rear-end accident on freeway resulting in permanent brain damage to plaintiff; dispute as to whether or not plaintiff had been drinking before collision. Jury found no negligence against defendant.
17. Uninsured motorist case involving hit and run accident. Jury found no accident occurred.
18. Two cases tried with similar fact patterns on consecutive weeks. In the first accident Sprague & Associates attorneys convinced the jury that a rear-end accident occurred because the plaintiff made a sudden lane change and found the plaintiff 100% negligent. The next week, with the same fact scenario, Sprague & Associates attorneys convinced the jury that even though the defendant made a lane change, that the rear-end accident was wholly the responsibility of the plaintiff who struck the defendant from behind.
19. Premises liability case involving amputation of 3 fingers on a table saw. Homeowner successfully defendant, jury found no negligence against defendant.
20. Disputed red light accident with plaintiff claiming vertigo and memory loss. Plaintiff offered $12,000 pre-trial but jury found no negligence on defendant.
21. Intersectional collision in which plaintiff claimed accident was precipitating event in heart attack. Verdict for defendant.
22. Multiple cases tried involving validity of releases signed by plaintiffs as well as conditions precedent in insurance contracts.
23. One vehicle rollover involving product liability case against tire company. Two deaths and 3 serious injuries. Settled before verdict.
24. Rear-end accident on Hwy 146 over the 4th of July weekend. Plaintiff claimed to have been rear-ended after being stopped for about 30 seconds. Defendant said the Plaintiff stopped suddenly. Plaintiff’s passenger claimed 6 to 8 broken teeth from the accident with over $8,000.00 in dental bills. The Plaintiffs’ depositions were contradicted by recorded statements given before lawsuit was filed. The jury found no negligence on the Defendant and the Defendant paid no damages.
25. Side-swipe accident between automobile and school bus. Disputed as to who made lane change into whom. Each party claimed that they were ahead of the other, however Plaintiff, driving the school bus admitted she did not see the Defendant until right at the time of impact. We argued that Plaintiff was higher up, had more mirrors and greater training to keep a proper lookout and failed to do so. Jury agreed, and found Plaintiff to be 80% negligent while Defendant was found to be only 20% negligent. Plaintiff’s attorney sent the Plaintiff to a chiropractor after the worker’s compensation doctor said she could return to work. Jury found the school bus driver negligent for failing to keep a proper lookout and failing to control her speed. Defendant paid no damages.
26. Collision occurred when Defendant was making a left-hand turn across three lanes of traffic. The 1st and 3rd lanes stopped to allow her to make her turn, and when she saw the Plaintiff coming in the middle lane she stopped and he hit her. Plaintiff was impeached on several key points during cross-examination. He claimed that the prescription medications he was taking at the time of the deposition caused the discrepancies. The deposition showed that the Plaintiff had in fact not taken any medications for two full days before the deposition was taken. Verdict for the Defendant.
27. An unwitnessed accident occurred where each party claimed the point of impact was at different spots in the intersection. Plaintiff claimed that she had immediate pain which was 10 on a 10 scale but the police report showed no injury. Jury found 50% negligence on each party but no damages for the Plaintiff.