$1,025,000 Auto accident - client injured by drunk driver; under dram shop laws the store that sold the beer to the underage driver was sued; case was won when we tracked down a key witness in the State of Virginia who admitted, under oath, that she accepted very bad fake ID and sold the beer to the underage driver. Until then, for many years the insurance company would pay nothing. After that break in the case, the insurance company paid the maximum amount of their coverage.
$500,000 Fall at work - client injured when he fell 18 feet from a bucket hoist. Issue was extent of damages. Insurance company offered $240,000 which was rejected. The matter went to a mediator who recommended the $240,000 offer. I left the mediation to prepare for trial. Shortly thereafter, the insurance company offered an amount of money that the client chose to accept.
$425,000 Auto accident - neck and shoulder injuries from a rear end accident.
$300,000 Fall at work - client slipped on any icy hill which was improperly maintained and was the only way to get to the job site.
$160,000 Auto accident - this case went to jury verdict. The issue was fault, and the jury found 100% in my client's favor. After that verdict, the insurance company offered an amount of money that the client accepted.
$100,000 Auto accident - knee injury. This case settled in the middle of the trial. Insurance company refused to pay because the client only spoke Spanish and the insurance company believed an Orange County jury would not compensate her. Jury was very impressed to learn this woman was a first generation immigrant and her son was a United States Marine. Insurance company paid $100,000 after that when our demand before trial was less.
