Personal Injury Lawyer Knoxville | Butler, Vines & Babb

Exhaustive case preparation and confident, professional presentation in the courtroom or at the negotiating table have been the hallmark of Butler, Vines and Babb for more than a quarter century. As a result, we have participated in many prestigious cases and have achieved great success for our clients. Verdicts, judgments, and settlements where the firm represented the injured party include:

BV&B has resolved many more cases than above in various legal areas; However, we are not allowed to disclose the actual dollar amount or nature of each case due to legal and confidential reasons (Our sum of overall successful cases settled goes into the tens of millions).

OTHER SETTLEMENTS SUBJECT TO CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT REQUIRED BY DEFENDANTS:

Medical Malpractice:

Quadriplegia resulting from x-ray error – failure to discover broken neck
Paraplegia resulting from failure to properly treat staph infection
Paraplegia resulting from error in placement of needle in spinal anesthesia
Paraplegia resulting from improper placement of catheter in premature baby
Paraplegia resulting from air embolism during spinal surgery
Catastrophic brain damage resulting from improper administration of drugs following surgery
Catastrophic brain damage resulting from improper care following spinal surgery
Catastrophic brain damage resulting from improper nursing care following surgery for internal injuries sustained in automobile accident
Catastrophic brain injury resulting from failure to monitor anesthesia during prostate surgery
Brain damage resulting from failure to diagnose diabetes in a child
Death resulting from failure to treat impending heart attack (multiple cases)
Death resulting from aortic dissection
Death resulting from failure to diagnose internal bleeding in emergency room following automobile accident
Death resulting from failure to diagnose serious medical conditions in emergency room (multiple cases including heart failure and intestinal blockage)
Death resulting from failure to notify patient of blood test showing e coli following emergency room visit
Death resulting from failure to properly implant catheter
Total disability brain damage following surgery
Foreign object (catheter) left in patient during surgery
Death of a child during birth following uterine rupture
Total blindness resulting from spinal tap and inadequate follow-up care
Failure to diagnose prostate cancer
Surgical fire causing extensive injuries and burns during ophthalmic (eye) surgery
Surgical fire causing extensive injuries and burns during routine pacemaker surgery
Spinal accessory nerve injury during biopsy of neck
Catastrophic birth injury resulting from failure to perform C-section in a timely manner
Multiple cases include heart failure and intestinal blockage
Loss of kidney function due to inappropriate cardiac stenting
Failure to diagnose scoliosis in children (multiple cases)
Failure to properly manage delivery resulting in shoulder dystocia/Erb’s palsy birth injury (multiple cases)
Post-surgical care resulting in hospital-acquired infection
Injuries during laparoscopic surgery, including gall bladder
Injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (Multiple cases)
Defective heart valve installed in patient
Failure to diagnose internal injuries
Spinal accessory nerve injury during biopsy of neck
Foreign objects left in patients during surgery including catheters and sponges
Failure to diagnose appendicitis in emergency room

Tractor-Trailer and Automobile Accidents:

Catastrophic injuries to pedestrians struck by a tractor-trailer
Rear-end collision by tractor-trailer trucks severely injuring automobile driver (multiple cases)
Catastrophic injuries resulting from rear-end collision by RV
Head-on collision with drunk driver severely injuring client
Disabling injury to neurosurgeon in automobile accident resulting from defectively designed vehicle
Death of motorcycle driver involved in accident with automobile
Vehicle collisions (numerous)

Other Significant Cases:

Nursing Home Neglect (multiple cases)
Death resulting from home health care neglect
Homes destroyed and damaged during landslide as a result of negligent engineering
Consumer Protection Act warranty claim against manufacturer of defective building materials
Successfully challenged TDOT’s right to take land and demolish family-owned business
Defectively manufactured vehicle leading to tragic injury
Grain elevator explosion resulting in total disability
Life insurance policy proceeds recovered in question of murder vs. suicide
Stock market losses recovered from stock brokers and brokerage companies for inappropriate investments (multiple cases)
Anti-trust case for small company put out of business by large national company
Death resulting from train wreck
Death resulting from plane crash
Severe injuries to an attorney in plane crash

Verdicts or settlements discussed herein are not intended to create an unjustified expectation about results the lawyer or law firm can achieve or imply that the firm can achieve similar results in future litigation.

Results: Personal Injury

OTHER SETTLEMENTS SUBJECT TO CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT REQUIRED BY DEFENDANTS:

Medical Malpractice:

Tractor-Trailer and Automobile Accidents:

Other Significant Cases:

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