Putnam County Jury Awards $56,000 in Motorcycle Accident Case

A Putnam County jury awarded our client just under $56,000 in a motorcycle accident case that was taken to trial after State Farm Insurance offered an unreasonably low settlement offer.  The initial offer to our client before he hired Rist Law Offices was only $2,500.  After pre and post-trial interest we obtained nearly $60,000 for [...]

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Beckley Car Accident Settles for Policy Limits

We were hired by a coal miner who was injured in a severe head-on car accident while driving home from his shift.  Our client suffered severe back problems following the accident and is still treating with a neurosurgeon and pain management clinic.  Once we were hired we worked to collect all of our client’s medical [...]

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WV Car Accident Case Settles for $100,000 Policy Limits

We represented the victim of a car accident that occurred in 2010 on a snow covered, two-lane road.  Our client was the passenger in a vehicle that crashed due to the negligence of the driver who was going too fast for the road conditions.  Our client suffered from serious injuries that led to months of [...]

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Charleston West Virginia Rape Lawsuit Settles

Our office represented a 13-year old victim of multiple sexual assaults and rapes that occurred at a high profile location near Charleston, West Virginia.  The incidents happened inside of what was supposed to be a highly secured area where minor children were not allowed according to state regulations.  Each time that the minor child was [...]

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Beckley Car Accident Case Settles

Last January, a severe accident on Robert C. Byrd drive in Beckley left two people injured.  We were hired to represent the driver of a car who was lawfully driving in the right hand lane when another car pulled out directly in front of him at an intersection. Following our investigation into the case and [...]

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Fayetteville WV Employment and Wage Payment Case Settles

We were contacted by a former employee of a large chain restaurant in the Fayetteville area about an employment case.  The employee had been fired under the premise that he had not been following company policy, even though he had worked for the company in excess of 10 years and had never had any issues [...]

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West Virginia Insurance Bad Faith Case Settles

Rist Law Offices represented the victim of a head on collision that occurred on a rural road near Lewisburg, West Virginia.  Our client was seriously injured in the accident and his treating doctors told him that many of his injuries were permanent. During the litigation of the lawsuit against the negligent driver, Rist Law Offices [...]

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WV Drunk Driving Case Settles for Policy Limits

In January 2010, a drunk driver lost control of his car and drove through a family’s trailer in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.  Although no one was hurt, the home was destroyed and many of the family’s possessions were lost. The insurance company only offered the couple a few thousand dollars to settle the case, even though [...]

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West Virginia Product Liability Case Settles

Rist Law Offices was hired by a family in southern West Virginia to represent them in a product liability case against the manufacturer and installer of a freestanding gas stove.  Shortly after the stove was installed in their home, black soot was found covering the walls throughout the home.  The family also began having serious [...]

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Lewisburg Car Accident Case Settles for Policy Limits

Rist Law Offices was hired by the victim of a head-on car accident collision in the Lewisburg, West Virginia area to represent them against the negligent driver and their insurance company.  Our client had nearly $20,000 of medical bills and lost wages as a result of the accident.  The accident occurred on a clear fall [...]

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