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Settlements & Verdicts

The following is a list of positive settlements and verdicts negotiated on behalf of clients that illustrate a variety of personal injury claims.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

$2 Million settlement against a trucking company on behalf of a Oregon woman whose husband was killed when he was rear ended by an 18-wheeler on a Missouri highway. The man’s car was pushed off the road into a ditch and caught fire. The truck driver had illegal drugs in his system at the time of the accident and had falsified his company log reports.

$1 Million settlement on behalf of an elderly woman, seriously injured in a car accident when a dump truck pulled out of a commercial parking lot into oncoming traffic, violently striking her car.

$750,000 settlement for a driver who sustained a back injury in a car accident where he was rear-ended. This was a case where the injured man’s auto insurer denied his PIP medical benefits, and the man was forced to sue his own insurance company. The denial of his PIP claim became part of a class action lawsuit.

$575,000 settlement on behalf of an elderly women who was struck in an intersection by a cab driver making an illegal left turn. The woman was thrown several feet due to impact, before the cab driver ran over her leg, causing a severe crush injury.

$412,500 settlement negotiated at mediation on behalf of a woman who suffered a low back injury and surgery due to a car accident. She was paid the policy limits of $100,000 by the insurer for the at fault party and was paid $312,500 by her Underinsured Motorist carrier. She was the passenger in a car that was rear-ended while stopped at a traffic light. Our client had a pre-existing condition called spondylolysthesis that caused her vertebrae to be pushed forward. The condition was aggravated in the collision.

$400,000 settlement on behalf of an automobile driver who collided with a cement truck. The automobile driver was uninsured thus arguably barred fromcollecting “pain and suffering” damages in the state of Oregon. He had a minimal lost wages claim. His injuries included a fractured femur, broken ribs, and a collapsed lung. The cement truck driver claimed that the automobile driver was at fault.

$300,000 policy limits settlement on behalf of a woman injured while driving a motorcycle. The at fault driver took a left turn in front of our client, causing her to hit the vehicle head-on sending her flying over the top of the truck. The at fault driver initially denied fault for this accident. Our client had multiple fractures to her pelvis, hips, legs, arms, wrist and hands.

$300,000 settlement on behalf of a man in a low speed rear-end car accident causing severe injuries to his neck and back due to his position on impact. There was minimal property damage to both vehicles. He was leaning forward and twisted back looking over his left shoulder to view oncoming traffic when he was struck. Learn more about this case.

$278,000 arbitration award on behalf of a woman who involved in rear end accident with an uninsured motorist. The injured woman had soft tissue injuries and impingement syndrome of the left shoulder. Her demand prior to binding uninsured motorist arbitration was $100,000 (policy limits). The defendant’s final offer was $35,000.

$200,000 policy limit settlement on behalf of a Washington man who was involved in single car drunk driving crash. The injured man was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a friend. The two had both been drinking that evening. The driver missed a corner and rolled the vehicle, throwing the injured man from the vehicle. The client suffered numerous injuries including multiple spinal fractures and a brain injury.

$107,353 jury verdict in a case where a man suffered soft tissue neck injury from a "low-impact" motor vehicle accident. There was no visible damage to the vehicles after impact and the property damage estimates for the vehicles were $16.00 and $400.00 respectively. The insurance company refused to offer anything on this case because its attorneys hoped the jury would award nothing due to the minor property damage.

$100,000 settlement during a trial for a driver who suffered back and neck injuries in a car accident where he was rear-ended. The defendant’s insurance company offered to settle prior to trial for the amount of the medical bills plus $15,000. After the trial began the defendant's attorney offered to settle for $60,000. Following the first day of trial the defendant offered $80,000. After two days of trial, defendant’s attorney offered to settle for $100,000 the full policy limits. D’Amore Law Group are currently handling a lawsuit against the client’s underinsured motorist carrier to obtain the full value of the client’s injuries.

Confidential settlement on behalf of a man involved in a rear end accident. Our client suffered soft tissue injuries causing chronic pain and disruption of his life. His insurance company wrongly denied payment of some of his medical bills and we were able to get a higher settlement due to their “bad faith”.

Construction Site Accidents

$1.8 million settlement on behalf of an Oregon construction worker who was severely injured while working on a new residential construction site. While working on the second floor, he was hit by a tipping stack of sheetrock that had been dangerously resting in a walkway and propelled through the temporary guardrail landing head first on the floor below. He sustained life-altering injuries including permanent paralysis from the waist down. Plaintiff was not able to make a future wage loss claim as he was an undocumented worker at the time of his injury. The construction companies argued that the worker caused his own injuries.

Arreglamiento de 1.8 millón de dólares de parte de un obrero de la construcción de Oregon que fue herido trabajando en una nueva obra de la construcción residencial. Trabajando en el segundo piso, él fue golpeado por una pila de ojas de sheetrock que había estado descansando peligrosamente en un pasaje peatonal y propulsó por la barandilla temporal consiguiendo la cabeza primero en el suelo abajo. Él sostuvo heridas que cambian su vida incluso la parálisis permanente de la cintura abajo. El demandante no era capaz de hacer una reclamación de pérdida de salario de la futura porque él era un trabajador indocumentado en el momento de su herida. Las compañías de construcción sostuvieron que el trabajador causó sus propias heridas.

$1.05 Million settlement on behalf of a worker seriously injured on a job site.

$626,500 wrongful death settlement on behalf of a construction site worker who was killed by a negligent equipment operator. Learn more about this case.

$462,000 jury verdict in favor of a construction site worker who sustained injury from a fall due to an unmarked hazard.

Medical Malpractice Claims

Confidential settlement on behalf of a woman who was seriously injured as a result of a botched sinus surgery. The woman sustained eye damage and was disabled as a result of nerve severing by tiny, high-powered surgical blades used in the surgery.

Confidential settlement on behalf of the family of a woman who died due to negligence at a dialysis center. This was an extremely difficult case given the degree of complexity of the situation. The technician disconnected the woman from the dialysis machine without rinsing back her blood leaving her volume depleted. She collapsed after taking a few steps away from the machine and died a short time after being rushed to the hospital.

Confidential settlement negotiated on behalf of a woman who experienced serious medical consequences as a result of a wrongly filled prescription.

Confidential settlement on behalf of a woman whose eye muscle was erroneously cut during a routine eye surgery. She has permanent “crossed eyes” due to this negligence.

Confidential settlement in a wrongful death case against a nursing home on behalf of an elderly woman whose respiratory medicine was not given adequately due to staff members misreading the doctors orders. Learn more about this case.

Wrongful Death

$2 Million settlement against a trucking company on behalf of a Oregon woman whose husband was killed when he was rear ended by an 18-wheeler on a Missouri highway. The man’s car was pushed off the road into the ditch and caught fire. The truck driver had illegal drugs in his system at the time of the accident and had falsified his company log reports.

$900,000 wrongful death settlement on behalf of a 17 year old girl, killed by a negligent driver in a head on automobile collision.

$500,000 settlement on behalf of the family of an 84 year old man hit by a car while crossing the street in the crosswalk. The man was in a coma from the instant he was hit until his death a couple weeks later. He never regained consciousness and his family never had a chance to say good-bye.

Catastrophic Personal Injury

$775,000 Settlement on behalf of a family whose son was severely injured in an accident involving a homecoming float. The child fell from the float and was run over by the wheels of the trailer pushing the float.

$500,000 Settlement on behalf of a woman who suffered a skull fracture and brain injury when she fell from the running board of a moving pickup truck. The pickup truck driver claimed the woman was solely at fault for causing her injuries and claimed she was under the influence of drugs.

$465,960 Jury Award on behalf of a construction site worker who tripped over an unmarked obstruction left out in the pathway and injured her head and legs. The construction company made an offer of $150,000 prior to this case going to trial. Learn more about this case.

$350,000 Settlement in a maritime boating injury. A young woman was severely injured when she was run over by a speedboat. She was swimming towards the back of the boat to board it when the boat operator accidentally reversed the engine. The woman sustained life threatening wounds to her abdomen and legs from the boat’s propeller.

$98,509 Jury and Attorney Fee Award on behalf of an elderly blind woman injured when she fell in a hole due to a dangerous floor surface in an attic. The landlord was aware of the missing boards and did nothing to fix them.

Confidential Settlement on behalf of a young child attacked by a dog. The child sustained a broken jaw and required hundreds of stitches.

Confidential Settlement on behalf of a woman who suffered a fractured knee and wrist after tripping and falling on a stair in an apartment complex she was visiting. The management had no signs, lighting or warning that there was a single stair in an otherwise flat walkway. The stair was originally painted white, but was so faded it was not visible. The apartment complex claimed the woman was not paying attention and denied fault.

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