Mr. Darby Leroy Hoggatt | Owner

$2.5 Million - Meat Packing Plant Workers' Comp Settlement

Our client, a Hispanic male, was working underneath a metal bar that was holding cow hide pelts. The bar fell and landed on him, paralyzing him. At that time, he was living in an antique camper that was not handicapped accessible, and he was forced to live in a nursing home for two years while his case was pending. Our firm helped him receive a lump sum settlement, plus a structured settlement. The lump sum was used to buy a new home and have it made handicapped accessible. A handicapped accessible van was also purchased for our client at the time of settlement, and he will receive $50,000 every five to seven years to buy a new vehicle. He and his family will receive roughly $11,000 per month for life to compensate him for his wage loss and ongoing medical expenses. Because he was not a legal citizen (undocumented alien), a trust was created to legitimize the receipt of payments into a legal entity, and Attorney Hoggatt serves as the Trustee. Hoggatt Law Office, P.C. manages all of his finances and pays his certified nursing assistant (CNA) for attendant care.

Senior Staff Member, Land and Water Law Review, .

1994-1995

-Author: "The Wyoming Tribal Full Faith and Credit Act: Enforcing Tribal Judgments and Protecting Tribal Sovereignty," Land and Water Law Review, XXX, No.2.