Verdicts and Settlements

Our clients were hit by a vehicle during a police pursuit. The driver of the vehicle was uninsured and later arrested and prosecuted. The claim was resolved in our client’s favor for the policy limits under their own automobile insurance policy for $60,000.00.…Read More

Two friends were at a house party. One pulled out a knife and slashed at the face of one of the guests. The jury found that our client, the guest, was somewhat negligent in involving himself in the situation. Nonetheless, the jury found for our client. He was awarded $100,000 after his contributory negligence was subtracted from the award.…Read More

Our client was a member of a health plan. He was diagnosed with cancer, but his HMO refused to timely authorize treatment. After a delay of several months, he was finally authorized for surgery, but by then it was too late. He died two months later. After a hard fought battle, judgment was entered against the insurance company for bad-faith for $550,000.00.…Read More

Our client underwent surgery at a hospital. The facility had an arbitration agreement signed by the client that required him to submit to arbitration. The surgeon left a foreign object in our client that was not identified and surgically removed for several months. The case was settled for $60,000.00.…Read More

Our client slipped and fell on a piece of merchandise that had been left on the floor. He suffered a broken hip. After dropped by two previous attorneys, our client retained our firm to take the case to trial. The best they were able to obtain was $25,000.00. We were prepared to try the case, but it was settled on the eve of trial for $100,000.00.…Read More