Byrd and Associates has achieved national prominence, representing plaintiffs in matters involving medical malpractice, automobile collision, product liability, personal injury, consumer fraud, to name a few and has successfully prosecuted multi-million dollar claims against the world's largest corporation/companies. Special pride is taken in the wide variety of cases we handle. Their settlements have positioned the firm's national reputation and placed it on the cutting edge of the profession.
We are also proud of our outstanding reputation built around ethically and successfully helping more than 30,000 clients in every imaginable type of accident and damage case over the past twenty-five plus years. We take pride in knowing our cases have helped to create changes in products, design andchanges in making corporate and government entities respect the rights of individuals.
Auto Accidents Verdicts and Settlements
| Description |
Amount |
Type |
| Loss of Eye |
$650,000 | Verdict |
| Death of Three Elderly Ladies In Auto |
$750,000 | Settlement |
| 18 Wheeler Severe Injuries |
$360,000 | Settlement |
| Death of Insurance Salesman at Intersection |
$500,000 | Settlement |
| Child Killed as Passenger |
$250,000 | Settlement |
| 18 Wheeler Injuries |
$205,000 | Settlement |
| Passenger Suffered Injuries |
$180,000 | Settlement |
| Motor Vehicle |
$325,000 | Settlement |
| Auto Accident |
$160,000 | Settlement |
| Auto Accident, Aggravated Asthma Cause |
$325,000 | Settlement |
| 18 Wheeler Death |
$600,000 | Settlement |
| Child Passenger Injury |
$180,000 | Settlement |
| Death From 18 Wheeler |
$1,800,000 | Settlement |
| Auto Accident Death |
$1,900,000 | Settlement |
| Client Killed When Car Hit By Drug Agent |
$575,000 | Settlement |
| Tour Bus Negligence - 3 Deaths |
$4,000,000 | Settlement |
| Wrongful Death Involving Passenger by Speeding |
$300,000 | Settlement |
| 18 Wheeler Death |
$1,800,000 | Settlement |
| Auto Accident - 18 Wheeler |
$140,000 | Settlement |
Consumer Fraud Verdicts and Settlements
| Description |
Amount |
Type |
| Vinyl Siding Home Fraud |
$1,870,000 | Verdict |
| Odometer Fraud |
$100,000 | Settlement |
| Door to Door Sales |
$760,000 | Settlement |
| Insurance Fraud |
$2,900,000 | Settlement |
| Insurance Fraud |
$2,900,000 | Settlement |
| Door to Door Insurance Fraud |
$300,000 | Settlement |
| Fraud from Finance Company |
$6,432,000 | Settlement |
| Home Builders Fraud |
$13,000,000 | Verdict |
| Insurance Fraud |
$2,500,000 | Settlement |
| Insurance Fraud |
$2,000,000 | Settlement |
| Fraud in Purchase of Insurance |
$435,000 | Settlement |
| Insurance Fraud |
$190,000 | Settlement |
| Insurance |
$400,000 | Settlement |
| Fraud in the Purchase of Race Based Insurance |
$680,000 | Settlement |
| Fraud in the Purchase of Race Based Insurance |
$625,000 | Settlement |
| Fraud in the Purchase of Mobile Home |
$590,000 | Settlement |
Medical Negligence Settlements
| Description |
Amount |
Type |
| Loss of Blood from Disconnected Infant Catheter |
4,500,000 | Verdict |
| Failure to Diagnose Bacterial Meningitis |
1,750,000 | Settlement |
| Failure to Diagnose Heart Condition in 40 Year Old Resulting in Death |
250,000 | Settlement |
| IV Infiltration Nerve Damage |
200,000 | Settlement |
| Failure to Diagnose Acidosis Resulting in Spastic Quadriplegia |
10,000,000 | Settlement |
| Misdiagnosis Resulting in Baby Death |
$400,000 | Settlement |
| Brain Damage Infant - Failure to Properly Monitor |
$850,000 | Settlement |
| Cut Intestine in Surgery |
$1,700,000 | Verdict |
| Failure to Provide Emergency Equipment Death of 8 Year Old |
$1,500,000 | Settlement |
| Failure to Refer to Obstetrician - Gynecologist Resulting in Death |
$600,000 | Verdict |
| Failure to Diagnose Ectopic Pregnancy Resulting in Death |
$400,000 | Settlement |
| Failure to Diagnose Femur Fracture |
$175,000 | Settlement |
| Allowed Patient to Leave Nursing Home Unsupervised Resulting in Death |
$175,000 | Settlement |
| Failure to Timely Treat in Emergency Room Resulting in Death |
$1,500,000 | Verdict |
| Failure to Diagnose During Pregnancy & DeliVerdicty Resulting in Infant Brain Injury |
$237,500 | Settlement |
| Nursing Home Negligence Resulting in Death |
$725,000 | Settlement |
| Nursing Home Unattended Care Resulting in Death of Invalid Child |
$500,000 | Settlement |
Drug Litigation Settlements
| Description |
Amount |
Type |
| Drug Litigation |
$24,000,000 | Settlement |
| Drug Litigation |
$3,200,000 | Settlement |
Premises Liability Settlements
| Description |
Amount |
Type |
| Ten-Year Old Drowning in Apartment Pool |
$300,000 | Settlement |
| Drowning in Unguarded City Pond |
$1,300,000 | Settlement |
| Slip & Fall at Senior Citizen Home |
$57,000 | Settlement |
| Rape Inadequate Lights at Gas Station |
$206,000 | Settlement |
| Restaurant Patron Given Glass of Bleach |
$60,000 | Settlement |
| Rape and Assault in Shopping Center |
$600,000 | Settlement |
Railroad Verdicts and Settlements
| Description |
Amount |
Type |
| Railroad Crossing Ultra-Hazard - Resulting in Death |
$1,000,000 | Settlement |
| Railroad Crossing Ultra-Hazard-Quadriplegic/Permanent Brain Damage |
$3,500,000 | Verdict |
| Ultra-Hazard Crossing-Resulting in Two Deaths |
$10,000,000 | Verdict |
| Ultra-Hazard Crossing-Box Cars Blocked View Resulting in Death |
$500,000 | Settlement |
| Ultra-Hazard Crossing-Resulting in Death |
$400,000 | Settlement |
Products Liability Verdicts and Settlements
| Description |
Amount |
Type |
| Unguarded Farm Augur Resulting in Amputation of Leg |
$1,200,000 | Verdict |
| Loss of Two Toes Using Golf Course Mower |
$125,000 | Settlement |
| Airplane Crash of Union Officials |
$1,500,000 | Settlement |
| Infant Choked on Meat Ball in Crib |
$600,000 | Settlement |
| Auto Fuel Explosion Resulting in Severe Burns |
$4,000,000 | Settlement |
| Permanenet Limp from Defective Designed Forklift |
$300,000 | Settlement |
| No Guards on Forklift Resulting in Permanent Injuries |
$300,000 | Settlement |
Other Significant Settlements or Verdicts
| Description |
Amount |
Type |
| Community/Public Interest/Higher Education |
$513,000,000 | Settlement |
| Disparity in Funds for Historically African American Universities |
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| Sexual Molestation by Catholic Priest |
Confidential Settlement |
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| Asbestos |
$150,000,000 | Verdict |
The Mississippi and Chicago personal injury law firm of Byrd & Associates, PLLC, represents the injured and the wronged in the Chicago area and throughout the Mississippi Delta area in communities such as Belzoni, Clarksdale, Cleveland, Greenville, Greenwood, Indianola, Lexington, Rolling Fork, Tunica and Yazoo City.
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