Spinal Cord Injury
A $3.225 million settlement in March 2009 for a small single engine plane crash caused by failure to maintain a carburetor resulting in spinal cord injuries.
A $4.5 million settlement in March 2008 for a spinal cord injury that resulted in the client being left a quadriplegic. Client dove into Lake Chelan in a city park and hit his head on submerged rocks. No warnings of the danger were posted.
A $2.2 million settlement for spinal injuries suffered from a fall at a construction project resulting in paralyzation from the chest down.
A $2.75 million settlement for paralyzing injuries sustained in a collision at an intersection lacking adequate traffic control devices.
An $8.1 million verdict in June 2002 for a defective seat back and failure of occupant restraint system. After an appeal, a new judgment for a discovery sanction was entered in the amount of $10,399,907. The sanction order has been appealed by the Defendant.
A $1.66 million (policy limits) settlement in May 2001 plus additional contingent payments for a 23-year-old T-4 paraplegic injured in a vehicle rollover.
A $1.05 million (policy limits) settlement in 1999 for paraplegia from a vehicle crash.
A $2.525 million settlement in 1997 for the loss of an arm and temporary paralysis of legs in a vehicle rollover.
A verdict for $2,517,030.69 in Grays Harbor County Superior Court, 1996. Product liability case on behalf of a 37-year-old worker who herniated a disc in his back resulting in a failed back syndrome.
A $2.55 million settlement in 1995 for paraplegia of a young woman from a vehicle collision plus an additional undisclosed amount from Toyota for a seat belt design failure.
A $1.25 million settlement in 1990 for paraplegia from a vehicle collision after mini-mart sold beer to minors.
A $1.5 million settlement in 1990 for paraplegia from fraternity rush function diving event.
A jury verdict for $10 million in Grays Harbor County Superior Court, 1983. For 11 years it stood as the largest personal injury verdict in the state and still stands as on of the largest personal injury jury awards in Washington State court history. Product liability case for failure to provide a kill switch. Fifteen-year-old plaintiff rendered a spastic quadriplegic.
