Over our 22 years of helping people, Michael E. Large has helped recover over 20 Million Dollars for injured clients. Here is a small sample of some of those cases.
NURSING HOME ABUSE. 2010.
Virginia Counsel in representation of eleven families whose mothers were sexually molested at a nursing home in Bristol, Virginia from 2000-2007. Our firm was engaged in intensive investigation of the facility with the help of a private investigator. Eventually due to our efforts, James Wright pled guilty to four separate counts of aggravated sexual battery to four different nursing home residents. James Wright was given an 80 year jail sentence in the spring of 2010 in the Bristol, Virginia Circuit Court. All cases settled prior to a public filing of lawsuit Confidential settlements in 2009 and 2010.
NURSING HOME NEGLECT. 2005
Michael Large was sole counsel on a case filed in Washington County, TN against Anderson Nursing Home, in Gray, Tennessee in 2005. Nursing Home was operated and owned by Billie Anderson of Gray. Represented family of victim who was allowed to developed a Stage 4 bedsore which became infected. Resident died from sepsis. Our highly skilled nursing home investigator uncovered evidence from current nurses at the facility which showed that the staff was not following the minimal standards set by the state and federal governments. Case settled for $500,000.00 before trial.
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. 2006
Michael Large (2006) was sole counsel on matter where driver of vehicle was hit on the passenger side of her vehicle by a federal government vehicle. Crash broke our client’s neck, however client was not paralyzed. Effective settlement was One Million Dollars.
NURSING HOME NEGLECT. 2008
Co-Counsel against a Kingsport,TN nursing home. Elderly client was not able to walk on her own. One staff member was washing her in the shower. There should have been two nurses assisting. Client was dropped and she landed on tile floor breaking client’s hip. Within three months client died of complications from injury. Confidential settlement.
WORKERS’S COMPENSATION. 2010
Sole counsel for worker who fell from tall height working at Lowe’s. Client suffered spinal cord injury which required continued use of wheel chair. Recovery included handi-capped van for transportation; new mobile home for handi-capped resident and $394.000 for life. Since worker is in his 30′s and lives to life expectancy of 74, effective settlement stands at $900,000.00 (this amount does not include payments made for medical bills).
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION. 2002
Sole counsel on a Tennessee Workers’ Compensation matter where client was working the desk at a retail outlet. Customer grabbed client by the shirt, threatning to kill him due to his handling of a recalled product. Client developed permanent mental injury and psyschatrist was called to give a deposition on client’s behalf. Settlement for $179,480.00 (this amount does not include payments made for medical bills).
WORKERS’ COMPENSAITON. 2003
Sole counsel on a Tennessee Workers’ Compensation matter where client was working for a package delivery employer. Client fell in back of truck, hitting his head, while lifting package. The closed head injury caused personality changes which led to permanent injury. Matter settled just before trial. Total settlement was for $190,000.00. (this amount does not include payments made for medical bills).
