Confidential Pontotoc County Settlement

In this case, an elderly retired gentleman was returning home driving down Old Highway 6 in Pontotoc. He was preparing to make a left hand turn onto his street. As he was making the turn, his vehicle was clobbered by a company car coming from the opposite direction. CGHP opened an estate to conduct discovery and to file suit if necessary. Pursuant to subpoenas issued to law enforcement and to the coroner’s office, this firm was able to establish that the driver of the company car had alcohol in his system. An accident reconstruction expert was hired who determined that the vehicle had been driving at as high a speed as almost double the posted speed limit. Any contest as to liability for turning left in front of the vehicle was dropped and the parties reached a confidential settlement.