$1,500,000
In August 2025, attorney Rich Zalasky secured a $1.5 million settlement for a client injured in a high-speed I-270 chain-reaction crash, overcoming preexisting back issues and a failed $1 million mediation offer.
Case Results & Settlements
We’ve helped recover over $1 billion in compensation for our clients. See some of our recent and featured case results below.
| Case Type | Description | Amount | Date | Accident Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car accident | Client rear-ended by inattentive driver on highway exit. | $1,250,000 | 6/28/2025 | St. Louis, MO |
| Car accident | Client hit by speeding driver running red light. | $250,000 | 6/11/2025 | Collinsville, IL |
| Pedestrian accident | Client hit by driver while biking across road. | $500,000 | 5/27/2025 | O'Fallon, IL |
| Car accident | Client's car hit by another vehicle at a highway light. | $200,000 | 5/22/2025 | O'Fallon, MO |
| Car accident | Client rear-ended at high rate of speed while turning, pushed off road, down hill, into transformer. | $350,000 | 5/13/2025 | Potosi, MO |
| Pedestrian accident | Client struck on head with hammer at gas station. | $1,000,000 | 5/12/2025 | Harrisonville, MO |
| Slip & Fall | Client fell in flooded basement due to rainwater intrusion. | $175,000 | 4/30/2025 | St. Charles, MO |
| Truck accident | Client hit by truck entering highway from side street. | $200,000 | 4/23/2025 | Wentzville, MO |
| Car accident | Client injured as passenger in rear-end collision. | $175,000 | 4/22/2025 | Olive Township, IL |
| Car accident | Client rear-ended while stopped, hit steering wheel. | $450,000 | 4/22/2025 | Leavenworth, KS |
| Motorcycle accident | Client's motorcycle hit car after sudden stop. | $10,750,000 | 4/11/2025 | Kansas City, MO |
| Car accident | Client T-boned by left-turning vehicle. | $250,000 | 4/7/2025 | Kansas City, MO |
| Car accident | Client hit defendant at intersection; defendant's view blocked. | $225,000 | 4/2/2025 | Independence, MO |
| Pedestrian accident | Client's car hit by another during a U-turn. | $390,000 | 3/25/2025 | Raytown, MO |
| Car accident | Client injured when driver ran red light. | $750,000 | 3/24/2025 | St. Louis County, MO |
| Slip & Fall | Client caught foot on raised paver in middle of sidewalk, fell, knocked unconscious and broke both wrists | $185,000 | 3/11/2025 | Webster Groves, MO |
| Car accident | Client injured when parked car hit by another driver. | $350,000 | 3/10/2025 | Saint James, MO |
| Car accident | Client's car sideswiped on highway. | $450,000 | 2/18/2025 | Saint Louis, MO |
| Pedestrian accident | Client injured by cable while biking through park entrance. | $245,000 | 2/13/2025 | Kansas City, MO |
| Truck accident | Client injured in crash with distracted, overloaded truck. | $400,000 | 2/6/2025 | Lake St Louis, MO |
| Car accident | Client hit car who failed to yield and pulled out in front of her, lost control, went off-road. | $250,000 | 2/5/2025 | Patoka, IL |
| Pedestrian accident | Client hit by police car in crosswalk with walk signal. | $190,000 | 2/4/2025 | Belleville, IL |
| Car accident | Client rear-ended on I-70 when traffic stopped. | $670,000 | 1/27/2025 | Kansas City, MO |
| Workers' Compensation | Case details not disclosed. | $170,000 | 1/16/2025 | St. Louis, MO |
| Car accident | Case details not disclosed. | $250,000 | 1/9/2025 | Easton, KS |
| Car Accident | Client injured when driver crashed into telephone pole. | $300,000 | 1/9/2025 | North Kansas City, MO |
| Car accident | Client rear-ended while yielding at highway exit. | $170,000 | 12/31/2024 | Wentzville, MO |
| Car accident | Client's car hit on right front side by another driver. | $300,000 | 12/17/2024 | Manchester, MO |
| Car Accident | Case details not disclosed. | $650,000 | 11/19/2024 | Belleville, IL |
| Car accident | Client's car hit in three-car accident on highway. | $250,000 | 11/15/2024 | St. Louis, MO |
| Car accident | Client hit another car trying to cross lanes to Denny's. | $500,000 | 11/12/2024 | Sunset Hills, MO |
| Car accident | Client ejected in crash; driver intoxicated. | $775,000 | 11/8/2024 | Auburn, KS |
| Slip & Fall | Client slipped on non-compliant basement stairs. | $300,000 | 11/7/2024 | St. Louis, MO |
| Car Accident | Client's car T-boned after another vehicle collision. | $250,000 | 11/6/2024 | St Charles, MO |
| Car Accident | Case details not disclosed. | $250,000 | 10/3/2024 | O'Fallon, MO |
| Car accident | Client overcorrected, collided with truck, and died. | $1,000,000 | 9/20/2024 | Grain Valley, MO |
| Slip & Fall | Client fell off porch's top step. | $180,000 | 9/18/2024 | Jefferson County, MO |
| Slip & Fall | Client slipped and fell on ice in hotel parking lot. | $250,000 | 9/17/2024 | Kansas City, MO |
| Car Accident | Client hit head-on, then struck by truck; extensive injuries. | $400,000 | 8/30/2024 | New Athens, IL |
| Workers' Compensation | Case details not disclosed. | $200,000 | 8/29/2024 | Saint Louis, IL |
| Truck Accident | Client was rear passenger when a truck pulled out in front of them causing the collision | $170,000 | 8/16/2024 | Kansas City, MO |
| Car Accident | Client rear-ended in 3-car accident; DEF hit at full speed. | $268,000 | 7/19/2024 | Fort Russell Township, IL |
| Pedestrian Accident | Client hit by car while crossing street. | $300,000 | 7/16/2024 | Wellston, MO |
| Car Accident | Client injured in shuttle bus accident due to collision. | $365,000 | 7/16/2024 | Mount Vernon, IL |
| Car accident | Client's car rear-ended while stopped for turn. | $250,000 | 6/18/2024 | St. Charles, MO |
OVER
$1 BILLION
Awarded to Our Clients
Client Testimonials
Car Accident Cases
$670,000
After a low-impact rear-end crash, a delayed diagnosis revealed a broken screw from a prior back surgery, requiring another operation and $240,000 in medical bills. Through a strategic, step-by-step approach, our team secured $670,000 in total recoveries, far exceeding expectations and leaving the client extremely satisfied.
$800,000
Amanda Sher secured an impressive $800,000 settlement for a 2021 rear-end collision case in St. Louis City. Despite only minor damage to the client’s steel bumper, the impact led to significant and lasting injuries.
$300,000
Amanda Sher and her team secured a $300,000 policy limit offer for a client who came to our firm five months after the date of the car accident.
$365,000
Rich Zalasky and the team settled a case involving a resident of an assisted care facility who was involved in an auto accident while riding as a passenger on the facility’s bus.
$250,000
Amanda Sher and her team secured a policy limits settlement offer of $250,000 for injuries sustained by a client in a 2021 rear-end collision in Cass County.
$300,000
Our client was riding an electric bike northbound on New Town Blvd. in St. Charles County when he was struck by the defendant making a right on red.
$100,000
On 5/21/22, our client was driving southbound on Lindbergh Blvd, and entered the left turn lane in order to proceed eastbound on I-44. When the client’s light changed from red to a green arrow, she began her left turn. The uninsured motorist, driving northbound on Lindbergh Blvd, ran a red light and collided into the client’s car.
$500,000
Our client was driving on the interstate where they were rear ended at a high speed, causing her vehicle to travel off the roadway and strike a concrete barrier.
$750,000
We obtained a $750,000 rear-end accident settlement for a client who was injured when a vehicle in which she was a passenger was rear-ended by a suspected drunk driver in Wyandotte County, Kansas.
Truck Accident Cases
$1,168,829
City of St. Louis Jury Awards $1.16M After City Worker Crashes Into A Woman’s Car Leaving Her with A Permanent Brain Injury
$700,000
The firm recently secured a $700,000 settlement for a client, pre-suit and pre-mediation. Our client was the restrained driver of an SUV traveling southbound on I-270, in St. Louis County, when the driver of a dump truck traveling in the same direction changed lanes and struck a car traveling next to her, and then the car struck the passenger side of her SUV and caused her to lose control.
$333,000
Our team settled a truck accident case for $333,000. The client suffered a leg fracture with surgery and hardware but also had substantial comparative fault.
$250,000
In late April of 2020, our client was driving northbound on I-370 in Bridgeton, Missouri, and maneuvered into the middle lane between two tractor trailers.
$6 Million
Brown & Crouppen secured a $6 million settlement for a client who was struck by a box truck, suffering devastating injuries including three bowel surgeries removing 94% of the small intestine, a fractured knee requiring hardware, and heart damage requiring a pacemaker/defibrillator.
$390,000
Tom Davis, a personal injury lawyer at Brown & Crouppen Law Firm, recently settled a trucking accident case for $390,000, which he says is a “miracle result.”
Workers' Comp Cases
$375,000
The attorneys at Brown & Crouppen recently settled a death case on behalf of the widow of an Emergency Room doctor who died of COVID.
$279,000
We settled a 2013 claim that originally came to us as a relatively minor back injury that was originally valued to be worth about $22,000.
$92,000
The workers’ compensation attorneys at Brown & Crouppen Law Firm settled a 2017 claim that originally came to the firm after the insurer had made a 20% disability offer for an operated shoulder.
$860,000
While installing road signs in Jackson, Missouri, our client experienced a sharp lower back pain that resulted in a visit to the emergency room. Remarkably, our client went months without further treatment and was unable to work and re-reported his injury.
Premises Liability Cases
$1.5 Million
In January 2019, a woman injured in a snow-covered, poorly maintained parking lot outside a St. Louis Family Video won a $2 million jury verdict. The verdict was later resolved for $1.5 million on appeal after our firm proved the store and property owners’ negligence caused her severe ankle injuries requiring multiple surgeries.
$750,000
A woman who broke her neck after she fell backward off a bench in a public venue has settled her premises liability injury claim for $750,000.
$637,500
In late September 2021, Stephen Bishop took on a challenging case involving a client who had suffered from a work-related back disability since 1995. Despite continuous back pain and multiple surgeries, the client managed life with resilience.
$2 Million
Brown & Crouppen won a $2 million unanimous jury verdict in federal court for a client who suffered serious injuries after a slip-and-fall in a snow-covered parking lot.
$155,000
The attorneys at Brown & Crouppen co-counseled a trial for a case where the plaintiff suffered injuries after falling at the popular supermarket, HyVee.
$300,000
Tom Davis, personal injury lawyer at Brown & Crouppen Law Firm, was able to settle for the $300,000 homeowners policy limits on a case where the client fell down the stairs at a friend’s house.
$100,000
We recently won a client case after the client lost balance walking down the steps of a rental house after trying to hold onto the railing.
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