Case Results: A Tradition Of Positive Case Outcomes

DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.

Insurance company denied responsibility after their client drove drunk

Our client was driving his minivan with his wife and several of his grandchildren in the back. He was stopped at a stop light in Lawton, Oklahoma. Suddenly they were struck from behind. Several were hurt. The driver of the car that hit them did not receive a scratch. The police and ambulances arrived. The injured were taken to the hospital and the police noticed the lady that caused the accident smelled of alcohol. She was taken to the police station where her blood alcohol was tested. She was over two times over the legal limit. This was her third DUI arrest-the second car crash she caused because of drunk driving. Her insurance company refused to offer anything, not a single dollar to settle the case. The Scott Ray Law Firm was retained. The insurance company claimed the accident was our client's fault! It claimed that the drunken lady hit our client because they had stopped too quickly at the red light. Amazing! We took the deposition of the drunken lady and she admitted it was her fault. She had been drinking and realized she was too drunk to drive. Thus, she went to a restaurant to eat and sober up. After finishing her meal, she got into her car and was driving home when her cell phone rang. She reached in her purse to get her phone, dropped it and reached into the floorboard of her car to get the phone. When she rose up, she hit our client's minivan. She admitted that she was certainly much more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in her system at the time of the accident. Despite her deposition testimony, the insurance company still claimed that it was our client's fault. Under Oklahoma law, our client could not sue the lady's insurance company. However, understanding the intricacies of Oklahoma insurance law, we were able to posture the case where the insurance company was in trouble. On the day before the trial was to begin, the insurance company agreed to pay twice its policy limits!

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Located in Lawton, Oklahoma, Scott Ray is dedicated to helping clients throughout the state with their legal needs. In the past, the law office has served clients in the following Oklahoma counties, cities, and towns:

Counties: Comanche County, Jackson County, Grady County, Oklahoma County, Cleveland County, Carter County, Caddo County, Custer County, Beckham County, Pottawatomie County, Cotton County, Stephens County, Greer County, Kiowa County, Canadian County, Tulsa County and Harmon County.

Cities and Towns: Lawton, Fort Sill, Altus, Chickasha, Oklahoma City, Edmond, Midwest City, Yukon, Del City, Mustang, Newcastle, El Reno, Norman, Ardmore, Anadarko, Clinton, Elk City, Shawnee, Walters, Medicine Park, Elgin, Duncan, Geronimo, Cache, Frederick, Mangum, Marlow, Snyder, Apache, Hobart, Sayre, Hollis, and Tulsa.

We are proud to represent our servicemen and servicewomen stationed at Fort Sill and Sheppard who require legal assistance. In addition, the Scott Ray Law Firm also serves clients in Texas cities and towns close to Lawton, Oklahoma, such as Wichita Falls.