Most Interesting

MOST INTERESTING CASES:

The cases I remember the most are not necessarily those where the most money is obtained. Rather, they are those cases where the other side takes a position that:
1. the event did not happen; or
2. the event did not happen as my client says it happened; or
3. if it did somehow happen as my client says then no money damages should apply.

Here are a few of the more memorable ones:

Bicyclist: My client, a five year old, riding her bicycle, turned the wrong way into a one way street and struck a car. It was thought my client was 100% fault. However, a minor of that age may not be at fault under the law. Further, through investigation, I was able to show that the other driver turned her head to talk to her mother right before the incident. Being able to show my client had no fault and the other driver was at least 1% percent at fault allowed me to obtain 100% of her damages.
RESULT: My client received a six figure settlement.

Pedestrian: My clients claimed that while working a vehicle ran over their legs. I believed them. The insurance company for the driver did not and turned down our claims. The insurance company said my clients were lying and threatened criminal action against them. We responded by immediately filing a lawsuit. We went to Court and proved my clients were telling the truth.
RESULT: My clients were fully compensated for their losses.

Truck: My client was standing in the back of his company's truck on the road after it became disabled. The defendant crashed into the back of the truck. Because the insurance on the car was low, we made a claim for underinsured motorist coverage under the insurance on that company truck. The attorney for that insurance company and employer immediately turned me down because he said the law did not allow worker's compensation and underinsured motorist coverage to be paid. Through investigation, we were eventually able to obtain a copy of the insurance policy on the truck. It had a specific exception that allowed us to reach the underinsurance motorist coverage even though worker's compensation applied.
RESULT: My client was able to obtain ALL of the six figure coverage for underinsured motorist benefits.

Motorcycle: My client was violently thrown from his motorcycle when a car driver made a left turn in front of him. The insurance company for the car driver asserted that the law allowed it to pay my client's total medical bills only in the amount left over after my client's medical insurance paid AND then only in a reduced amount. We immediately filed a lawsuit. The attorney for the other driver questioned my interpretation of the law.
RESULT: The insurance carrier and its attorney agreed with me and paid its limits of coverage which included the total of ALL my client's original medical charges

Malpractice: My client was in the hospital for another matter and suffered stomach discomfort. Instead of giving him medication, the nurse inserted a nasogastric tube into the stomach area to provide relief. Instead, she punctured his lung. Defendants claimed no wrongdoing and said the tube had been properly inserted but just went down the "wrong pipe". I found it odd that over a month after this event the nurse when talking to the hospital about it could vividly recall everything that happened just before, during and after the tube insertion but had absolutely no recollection of any event in her life during the 30 days prior to the hospital speaking to her. RESULT: A six figure settlement offer was secured.

Wrestler: My female client decided to participate in a neighborhood bar's mud wrestling contest. While wrestling she was cut and suffered severe and permanent lacerations. The manager of the bar claimed thorough inspections of the mud before it was poured and the mud pit were made just before the wrestling match. Detailed investigation turned up a witness who refuted the testimony of the manager.
RESULT. Finding for my client and against the bar..

Wrongful death: My client was the driver and his wife was a passenger in a car which collided with a car making a left turn in front of it My client's wife eventually died. The insurance company for the other driver claimed its driver had no fault for 3 reasons. First, it said its driver had a green arrow at the time. Secondly, it said the green arrow for its driver did not turn to yellow but went directly to red; thus not allowing its driver sufficient time to complete its left turn across incoming traffic. Lastly, it said there was a separate solid green light that controlled the actions of its driver at the time. The insurance company also said it had a witness that backed up its driver. Through aggressive investigation, including personally tracking the traffic signal sequences with actual vehicles, expert consultations regarding the inner workings of those devices and sequences as well as obtaining documentation and diagrams of timing and operations, I was able to present contrary facts and opinions.
RESULT: the insurance company backed down from its position that its driver had no fault and paid 100% of a substantial settlement.