CASE RESULTS

Rear-end auto accident results in $1 million policy limit recovery for Washington woman

In Newcastle, Washington, GL was driving her SUV on Coal Creek Parkway when she was rear-ended by another vehicle. The car accident seriously injured GL and an emergency bladder surgery was required. A reconstructive pelvic floor operation was also needed due to a vaginal prolapse. A policy limits demand was made around three years after GL’s car accident. The policy limits were tendered after we filed a lawsuit that alleged violations of Washington’s Insurance Fair Conduct Act. As a result, GL recovered a total of $1 million.

$211,637.53 recovered for minor involved in rollover accident

$211,637.53 was recovered for a minor who was involved in a rollover van accident. The minor, MB, was a passenger in a camp van that was traveling to a campground.  The van was preparing to make a left handed turn when a speeding vehicle attempted to pass the van on the left side of the road. The car hit the van which caused it to roll over and land on its roof. After the accident MB was taken to the hospital and later received ongoing treatment including physical therapy and chiropractic care for chronic neck and back pain.

$1.05 million was recovered for a  surveyor who was run over by a car when the driver fell asleep at the wheel

MT, a surveyor for a large construction company, was gathering equipment from his work van. At the very last second, MT saw a pickup truck speeding towards him and was not able to move out of the way in time. The pickup truck ran MT over and he was dragged approximately 20 feet. The driver of the pickup truck had fallen asleep at the wheel due to taking pain medication that was not prescribed to him. MT was immediately rushed to the hospital and had a two level lumbar fusion performed the next day. MT was unable to go back to work at his old position because of his injury and new physical limitations. New job training was required. The minimal insurance limits of the at fault driver were recovered as well as the insurance policy limit for the company van that MT was using at the time of the accident resulting in a total recovery of $1.05 million for MT.

$100,000 policy limits for auto accident resulting in lumbar fusion

SA was driving down an arterial street when a vehicle attempted to make a left hand turn in front of him.  SA was unable to avoid the collision in time and struck the other vehicle in a t-bone accident. The defense tried to assert that the accident was SA’s fault and that he was speeding at the time of the collision.  However, after our motion, the Court granted summary judgment finding that the t-bone accident was actually entirely the other driver’s fault.  SA required a lumbar fusion, and the cause of this was disputed because he had a history of low back pain. Although SA visited the emergency room for a dirt bike accident that caused low back pain 5 days before the t-bone car accident, our expert physician testified that the lumbar fusion was in fact caused by the auto accident. The defense tendered their $100,000 insurance policy limits to SA.

$238,335.06 total recover for 82 year-old woman hit by car backing out of a parking spot

While walking through a parking lot on the way to her local library, DK was struck by a car backing out of a parking spot.  The accident resulted in DK fracturing her hip. The fractured hip required surgery and approximately 3 weeks of nursing home care.  Not only did DK make a full recovery from the accident injuries, but we also recovered the insurance limits from the driver of the vehicle that hit DK and DK’s under insured motorist limits on her auto insurance policy which resulted in a total recover of $238,335.06.

$171,992.05 recovered for auto accident requiring low back surgery

JH underwent an L5-S1 laminectomy and discectomy related to an injury that he suffered on the job. Two weeks later, on his way to a post surgery physical therapy appointment, JH was involved in a car accident.  Because of this,  JH underwent a second L5-S1 laminectomy and discectomy to repair the damage caused by the auto accident.  Unfortunately for JH the procedure did not hold and JH was forced to have a L5-S1 decompression and fusion.  All available insurance limits from the at fault party and also from JH’s under-insured motorist policy were recovered for a total of $171,992.05.

$37,500 recovered for food poisoning at a local restaurant

SC and his family became ill after eating at a local restaurant. While the two members of SC’s family suffered mild cases of food poisoning, SC received the worst of it.  The food poisoning caused SC uncontrollable vomiting and he was taken to the hospital for a short time. SC was placed on an IV to ensure that his fluids remained intact and was soon released home.  It took SC two days to be able to return back to work. The restaurant accepted fault and a settlement of $37,500 was reached.