Nevada Personal Injury Attorney, Craig M. Murphy, Esq., Named To Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
Nevada Personal Injury Attorney, Craig Murphy, Esq., Admitted To Prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Notable Settlements and Verdicts
Nevada Personal Injury Attorney, Craig M. Murphy, Esq., Named To Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Las Vegas, NV (Press Release) March 2007 – Attorney Craig M. Murphy, Esq. was named to the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association. The Association is a national organization composed of the best trial lawyers from each state. Membership is only extended to those attorneys who exemplify superior qualifications of leadership, reputation and stature.
Members are carefully screened prior to receiving an invitation. The criteria used in the evaluation process also includes achievements and verdicts from the previous year, nominations from leading trial lawyers, certifications, nominations from state court judges, leadership in trial lawyer organizations and attorney rankings by established legal organizations.
The American Trial Lawyers Association’s mission is to promote excellence in the legal profession through education, networking and legal publications that deal with issues facing modern day trial lawyers in America. Murphy and Murphy Law Offices is proud to have Craig M. Murphy, Esq. admitted as one of the 100 Top Trial Lawyers. Craig Murphy says that his admission into the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association “Is a tribute to the close personal relationship I have with my clients. My clients and I work together as a team. It is only through hard work and perseverance that great case results have been achieved and that offered the opportunity to be admitted membership into the Top 100 Trial Lawyers.”
Even though Craig Murphy has earned such honors as being admitted into the Top 100 Trial Lawyers and he is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, he remains accessible to his clients and other people in the community. He says that anyone who has a legal question can call him to discuss his or her situation. Craig Murphy will take the time to talk with you personally and provide appropriate advice or give you a referral to an appropriate lawyer for matters he does not handle. If you have a legal question, do not hesitate to call Craig Murphy, Esq. today.
Nevada Personal Injury Attorney, Craig Murphy, Esq., Admitted To Prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Las Vegas, NV (Press Release) November 8, 2006. Craig M. Murphy, Esq. of Murphy & Murphy Law Offices was invited and admitted into the membership of the “Million Dollar Advocates Forum.” Established in 1993, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum (which includes the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum) is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements. There are just over 3,000 members throughout the country (with several members in Canada and England). Less than 1% of attorneys in the United States are members and even less are personal injury lawyers located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The quality of membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum is of the highest standards and includes many of the top trial lawyers in the country. Many of the members have achieved numerous million and multimillion dollar results (several members have won billion dollar cases). Craig Murphy, Esq.’s practice areas include major personal injury, wrongful death, auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, 18-wheeler accidents, spine injuries, spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, insurance bad faith, and medical malpractice. Craig Murphy, Esq. and the other members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum have demonstrated, in an objective and tangible way, their ability to accomplish superior results in complex cases. Certification by the Million Dollar Advocates Forum provides recognition of such accomplishment and a national network of experienced colleagues for information exchange, assistance and professional referrals.
Craig Murphy encourages clients to choose an attorney whose experience and expertise matches the area of law needed. He says, “It never hurts to seek expert legal advice. A phone call or a meeting with an attorney will always provide valuable information to the client and help them decide whether or not they even need an attorney.”
Murphy & Murphy Law Offices represents personal injury victims throughout Nevada. For anyone seeking legal advice or information, Craig Murphy, Esq. is just a phone call away. He encourages you to call him with any legal questions or concerns that you may have.
Notable Settlements and Verdicts
While the attorneys at Murphy & Murphy Law Offices have represented hundreds of clients, many of our cases, settlements and verdicts stand out as being particularly noteworthy because of the exceptional results, the complexity of the case, or the difficulty of the case. In each instance, Murphy & Murphy Law Offices has gone the extra mile in the face of adversity, opposition and difficulty to protect the interests of individuals who may otherwise have been left with no legal recourse against multibillion dollar insurance companies that denied their claims or refused to offer a fair and just resolution to our clients. Below are a few case outlines. In an effort to protect the privacy of our clients or in order to comply with confidential settlement requirements, we have not used the names of our clients or the adverse parties.
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$4,423,614 |
AUTO ACCIDENT: Rear-end collision, minor property damage.
Jury verdict for 62 year-old male who was rear-ended by Defendant. Defendant’s attorney argued that the collision was a minor impact and not hard enough to cause injury. And, even if the collision was sufficient to cause injury, the client’s condition existed before the crash and was unrelated. Defendant argued that the jury should not award more than $18,800 to our client. Following medical and expert testimony, the jury found the Defendant to be fully responsible for our client’s injuries and damages, and returned the verdict for $4,423,614. |
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$1,550,000 |
FALL AT LARGE NATIONAL RETAIL STORE
This was the largest settlement the national retailer paid in its history to settle a slip and fall case at one of its stores. The store denied responsibility and refused to make any offer. The store only agreed to settlement of the case after the case was fully prepared and scheduled to go to trial. |
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$557,455 |
AUTO ACCIDENT: Defendant ran red light, insurance company refused to pay.
Our client requested that the insurance company for the Defendant who ran a red light pay her medical expenses. The insurance company refused to pay her medical bills caused by the accident. Murphy & Murphy Law Offices filed a lawsuit and prepared the case for trial. The case settled at mediation only after the case was fully prepared for trial. |
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$365,000 |
AUTO ACCIDENT: Rear-end collision, prior accident with injuries.
Our client was rear-ended with minimal damage to his car. Defendant argued that there was not enough force in the collision to cause injury and that our client’s condition was the result of a previous accident. The insurance company refused to even offer to pay the client’s medical expenses. We filed a lawsuit and prepared the case for trial. The case settled at mediation.
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$350,000 |
AUTO ACCIDENT: Sideswipe, prior and subsequent accidents.
Defendant disputed liability and that the accident caused our client’s injuries. The insurance company denied the claim and a lawsuit was filed. Defendant’s attorney requested to mediate the case after it was fully prepared for trial.
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$248,000 |
AUTO ACCIDENT: Rear-end collision, minor damage to vehicles.
Defendant claimed that the accident was a minor impact with little to no provable property damage. Defendant further claimed that it was impossible for our client to have been injured in the accident. Through medical and expert testimony, we were able to prove that our client was injured and his treatment related to the accident.
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$224,005 |
UNDERINSURED MOTORIST CLAIM: Insurance company denied claim.
Our client was injured in a car crash. The at-fault driver’s insurance company paid its $15,000 policy limit to our client. Our client requested that her insurance company pay additional amounts under her underinsured motorist policy. Her insurance company denied her claim stating that she was fully compensated. We requested that the matter be submitted to arbitration under the terms of her insurance policy and the arbitrator awarded $224,005 to our client.
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OTHER NOTABLE CASES |
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$172,500 |
Auto Accident: Company denied responsibility for employee driver.
An employee was driving a company vehicle and ran into our client’s car injuring our client. The company denied that it was responsible for the accident because its employee was using the vehicle without permission and without a company purpose. We proved that the company was responsible for the actions of its employee while driving the company vehicle. The company refused to offer any money until after a lawsuit was filed and the case prepared for trial. |
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$162,500 |
PREMISES LIABILITY: failure to maintain property.
During a windstorm a tree fell on our client at an apartment complex. The insurance company for the apartment complex denied all liability stating that the incident was an “act of God.” We proved that the management of the apartment complex had been informed that the tree was dead before the windstorm but took no action to remove the dead tree. |
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$120,000 |
PREMISES LIABILITY: Fall on napkin at nightclub.
A nightclub regularly threw hundreds of napkins on its dance floor as part of its entertainment. Our client slipped on one of the napkins that were thrown on the dance floor by the nightclub’s employees. The nightclub denied responsibility claiming that the napkins on the floor were part of the atmosphere of the nightclub. We proved that there were a number of other similar incidents before our client was injured, but the nightclub did not stop throwing napkins or warn that they presented a slipping hazard.
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| $67,000 |
PREMISES LIABILITY: Fall over stanchion rope at casino.
Casino patron tripped over a stanchion rope controlling the buffet lines. The casino denied liability and refused to offer to pay our client’s medical expenses. We proved the casino had a number of other similar incidents, that the casino failed to comply with national standards, and it failed to properly control the buffet lines. |