Settlement of $2 Million for the Life of Woman Killed in a Crash

Truck accidents are deadly. Many people lose their lives because of fatal crashes. One of the stories that really shocked the news is when a 49- year- old Mascoutah woman died in a car-truck accident.

Robin Wells the victim was with her daughter Melody Wells with down syndrome who is also injured from the accident.

Robin Wells and her daughter Melody Wells were Northbound on Illinois 4 in Mascoutah in a 2013 Kia Optima on November 5, 2014, and Don L. Mueller the suspect was driving a 2002 Ford F-150 truck south on Illinois 4. Mueller crossed the centre line and struck Robin Wells’ car, according to the accident crash report. Mueller also suffered from seven broken ribs, and fractured hip in the crash was flown to Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis.

Melody Wells is suffering from head, neck, chest, abdomen and leg injuries. And she is still suffering from continuous tremendous pain, suffering and disfigurement.

Paul Wells Husband of Robin Wells filed the suit against Don L. Mueller and his company Don Mueller Construction.

The filed lawsuit in July 2015 has been dismissed because the family of Robin Wells has settled for $2 Million. Don Muller’s liability insurer offered to pay $1.25 Million to Robin Well’s surviving family members in settlement of the wrongful death claim and $400,00 to the estate of Robin Wells in settlement of the survival action claim in exchange for the release of all claims against Don L. Mueller, Don Mueller Construction and Pekin Insurance

company. Mueller’s liability insurer also offered to pay $350,00 to settle the bodily-injury claim of Melody M. L. Wells. The total settlement is @2 Million.

There are also times wherein you really wouldn’t know on how to deal with the insurance companies, wherein you don’t know how the process of the claims will be done. This is really one of the things that you have to deal with aside from the physical trauma and the emotional trauma that you are already going through.

These are the times that you will really need an experienced legal assistance from attorney for car accidents so that the justice to be served right on the victims. May it be that fatal for loss lives, physical injuries, and damages of the vehicle.

We need a law firm that has more experience in the field of car accident claims and will be a very great help for the victims. They will help in processing the investigation to the truck driver and truck company liability, inspections, and manufacturing errors to identify damages. If you are experiencing or dealing with a personal injury resulting to injury from car or truck accident, motorcycle accident, or truck – trailer accident. There are many that will definitely help you in this hard times, especially if you are grieving and you don’t have to also have a hard time in all the legal aspects of the claims and the case that you are filing against the suspect.

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