$12.3 Million Verdict ($8.3 Million Punitive)
Multnomah County Circuit Court, November 2002 Estate of Scott Groth v. Hyundai Motor Company, Inc.
Wrongful Death – Strict Products Liability
30 Year Old Lathe Operator, Husband and Father
Struck and Killed When a Bronze Impeller Penetrated
the Hyundai Lathe's Viewing Window and Door
$5.4 Million Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, April l990 Harris v. Gilbert Pacific Corporation
Settled in l992 for $4,000,000
Highway Design Defect
Car Lost Control on Uneven Pavement of I-5
Spinal Injury Resulting In Paraplegia - Contested Liability
$4.1 Million Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, May 1997 Richard and Dixie Sedy v. Columbia Distributing Co
Log Truck Collision with Disabled Semi on Freeway
Multiple Neck, Back, Knee and Shoulder Injuries
42 Year Old Log Truck Driver Making $43,000/yr.
Total Disability - Disputed Liability
$750,000 Offer
$75,000 Past and Future Medical Bills
$1.5 Million Awarded for Future Lost Earning Capacity
$2 Million Awarded for Pain and Suffering
$500,000 Awarded for Wife's Loss of Consortium Claim
$4 Million Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, l992 Davis v. Gomaco Corporation
Products Liability - Brain Injury and Paralysis
42 Year Old Construction Foreman
$800,000 Non-Economic Damages Award
$3.25 Million Settlement
Dade County Circuit Court, July l994 Maxwell v. Ayers Aircraft, et al.
Turbo Jet Explosion - Airplane Products Liability
Severe Burns to 42 Year Old Pilot
$3 Million Settlement
Lane County Circuit Court, October 2000 Holly Buell v. Oregon Medical Group and Dr. Jeffrey Salvon-Harmon
Medical Malpractice
Doctor & Clinic Joint Liability
For Causing a 16 Year Old Eugene Teenager to Sustain Blindness and Brain Damage
$3 Million Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, March 2000 Estate of Ray Whitney v. Champion Road Machinery and Western Power & Equipment
Wrongful Death – Strict Products Liability
58 Year Old Heavy Equipment Operator, Husband and Father
Crushed by Road Grader – Faulty Design of Seat Safety Device
$2.8 Million Settlement
U.S. Federal District Court – District of Oregon, May 2001 Estate of Dr. Robert Dunnington v. Macy Ranches
Wrongful Death Claim – Intersection Motorcycle Accident
50 Year Old Orthodontist, Husband and Father from Ellensburg, Washington
Traveling Home Through Oregon to Washington From Medical Convention in Nevada
Struck and Killed by Defendant's Flatbed Truck
$2.75 Million Settlement at Trial
Multnomah County Circuit Court, June 2004 Metschan v. Vermont Hills Family Life Center and City of Portland
Near Drowning of a 6-Year-Old Boy
Case Settled for Policy Limits After Two Days of Trial
$2.6 Million Jury Verdict
U.S. Federal District Court, March l995 Pullen v. Millhouse
Negligent Discharge of Firearm at a Campground
Disputed Liability - Drunken Altercation Resulting in Permanent Disability of 29 Year Old Husband and Father
Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome
$1.75 Million Settlement
Multnomah County Circuit Court, January 2001 Patricia Leininger v. B.F.I. Waste System
Design Negligence
Failure to Maintain Safe Premises
38 Year Old CPA Fell Into Public Dump Pit
Broken Back; L1 Burst Fracture Resulting in Paraplegia
$1.6 Million Settlement at Trial
Multnomah County Circuit Court, July 2004 (Confidential Parties)
Sexual Assault, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Case Settled on First Day of Trial
$1.5 Million Settlement
U.S. Federal District Court, October l995 Joe & Robin Golden v. A to Z Rentals
Auto Accident - Defective Trailer Broke Loose
27 Year Old Sailor's Brain Injury & Loss of Consortium
Policy Limits Case
$1.5 Million Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, April l985 Green v. Ford Motor Company
Products Liability - Automobile Design Defect
Ford Pinto Roof Crush
Wrongful Death of 21 Year Old Mother-Passenger
in a 1980 Ford Pinto Which Struck a Horse in the Road
Case was Featured on "60 Minutes"
Affirmed on Appeal, 87 Or App 298 (1987)
$1.415 Million Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, February 2000 Joseph C. Sansone Company v. Garvey Schubert & Barer
Legal Malpractice
Mismanagement of a Whistle-Blower Claim
Affirmed on Appeal, 188 Or App 206 (2004)
$l.4 Million Settlement Without Filing
Multnomah County Circuit Court, February 1995 John Doe v. Anonymous Doctor
Medical Malpractice
Negligent Heart Valve Surgery Placement
Myocardial Infarction - Heart Transplant Surgery
Diminished Life Expectancy - 42 Year Old Husband and Father
$1.2 Million Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court Van Osdel v. Knappton Corporation
Automobile Accident - Brain Injury
Affirmed on Appeal, 9l Or App 499 (l988)
No Offer Case
$1.1 Million Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, April 2000 Lynn Wallace v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Company
Auto Accident Case
70 Year Old Retiree Rear-Ended by Underinsured Driver
Cervical Fusion and Knee Surgery
Court Awarded Additional Statutory $430,000 Attorney Fee
$1.025 Million Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, January 1994 Murphy v. Familian Northwest
Rear-End Automobile Accident
Eye & Head Injuries - 74 Year Old Retired Cook
$500,000 Non-Economic Damages Award
$1 Million Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, l983 Reiger v. Foster Gardens Tavern
Tavern Liquor Liability
Automobile Accident - Brain Injury
$850,000 Settlement
U.S. Federal District Court - District of Oregon, September 1998 Estate of Stephen Ackers v. AGI, Inc.
47 Year Old Husband and Father - Design Engineer
Third-Party Negligence Resulted in Wrongful Death on Construction Site Accident
$850,000 Settlement
Lane County Circuit Court, January l995 Estate of Hubbard v. Delta Sand & Gravel Corp.
Wrongful Death - Construction Company Negligence
35 Year Old Housewife & Mother
Construction Equipment Crushed Victim's Car
$800,000 Settlement
Multnomah County Circuit Court, March l994 Beckman v. Kaiser, et al.
Medical Malpractice - Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer
46 Year Old Plaintiff - Mastectomy and Chemotherapy
$800,000 Settlement
U.S. Federal District Court, January 1994 Bacon v. Billabong Shipping & Exxon Corp.
Shipyard Negligence
Gangplank Fell on 33 Year Old Construction Worker
Crushed Hips & Psychological Injuries
$800,000 Settlement at Trial
Multnomah County Circuit Court, l988 Coleman v. Standard Electric, et al.
Products Liability - Wrongful Death
Design Defect and Manufacturing Defect
Winch Explosion Causes Death of Husband and Father
$777,000 Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, December l995 Jon Bighaus v. Portland General Electric Company
Auto Accident - Admitted Liability
$300,000 Offer
30 Year Old Self-Employed Contractor
Knee and Shoulder Injuries
$750,000 Jury Verdict
Lane County Circuit Court, l992 Howard v. U.S. Surgical Corp. and Dr. John Doe
Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Wrongful Death of a 58 Year Old Husband and Father
No Offer Case
$700,000 Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, 1991 Peterson v. R.L. Coats Construction
Failure to Warn - Highway Construction Site Accident
Plaintiff Drove her Vehicle off the Roadway
49% Contributory Negligence Finding
Back Injuries
$642,000 Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, February 1990 Hardt v. Columbia Plywood Corporation
Construction Site Accident - Shoulder Injury
Employers Liability Act Case
Affirmed on Appeal, lll Or App 353 (l992)
$600,000 Settlement at Trial
Multnomah County Circuit Court, l988 Coleman v. Standard Electric, et al.
Products Liability - Wrongful Death
Design Defect and Manufacturing Defect
Winch Explosion Causes Death of Husband and Father
$590,000 Jury Verdict
U.S. Federal District Court, August l994 Richards v. Collinsworth, et al.
Auto Case - 50 Year Old Nurse Suffered Fractured Hip
Hip Replacement Surgery
$40,000 for Husband's Loss of Consortium Claim
$585,000 Settlement
Multnomah County Circuit Court, August 1999 Jessica Waldron v. CYR Enterprises, et al.
Minor Injured When Hit by a Jet Ski
Multiple Chest, Back and Abdominal Injuries
$500,000 Settlement
Multnomah County Circuit Court, April 2002 Estate of John Nolan Griener v. Truckers Express, Inc.
Wrongful Death Claim – Auto Accident
81 Year Old Retired Family Man
$500,000 Jury Verdict
U.S. Federal District Court - District of Oregon, February 1998 Joyce Lynne Allen v. City of Portland
Broken Arm & Psychological Damage to 31 Year Old Woman
Police Misconduct - False Arrest - Excessive Force
$500,000 Settlement
Lane County Circuit Court, June 1997 Molly Taylor v. Fountain Villa Apartments Venture
Negligent Security - Premises Liability
35 Year Old Tenant Raped by Assistant Apartment Manager
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Rape Trauma Syndrome
$500,000 Settlement
U.S. Federal District Court, November l995 Teresa Lindseth v. Teknor Apex
40 Year Old Fry Cook's Burns and Traumatic Diabetes
On-the-job Fall onto Kitchen Floor into Hot Oil
Design Defect of Rubber Floor Mats
$500,000 Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, May l995 Pentz v. Mutual of Enumclaw
Rear-End Auto Collision - Uninsured Motorist Policy Limits Case
42 Year Old Teacher's Aide - Two Neck Fusion Surgeries
$500,000 Settlement
United States Federal District Court, l992 Stills v. USA
Jet Aircraft Aviation Negligence Case
Federal Tort Claims Act
Jets Spooked Horses Causing Injury to Two Elderly Riders
$500,000 Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, l98l Tikka v. Bohemia Corp.
Motorcycle Accident - Pelvic Fractures
Contested Liability
$470,000 Settlement
U.S. Federal District Court - District of Oregon, August 1998 Gary Schultz v. Stone Forest Industries
Millwright Injured When Saw Connects with 650 Volt Electric Line
Negligence - Mill Owner and Auctioneer Negligence
Burn Injuries Over 19% of Plaintiff's Body
$458,000 Jury Verdict
Coos County Circuit Court, June l989 Clewell v. McCormick & State Farm Mutual Insurance
Automobile Accident and Insurance Bad Faith
Soft Tissue-Low Back Injury Partially Contributed to Later Surgery
$7,000 Offer - $458,000 Verdict
Full Judgment Plus l/3 Attorney Fee Paid in Full in l99l
$450,000 Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, l988 Albyn v. Kuhl Trucking
Rear-End Automobile Case - Eye Injury
Contested Liability - Multiple Vehicle Freeway Accident
$450,000 Jury Verdict
United States Federal District Court, l984 Perkins v. Laitram Corporation
Products Liability, Arm Injury, Defective Design
Shrimp Processing Machine Accident
$400,000 Settlement at Trial
Multnomah County Circuit Court, December 1994 Lenox v. Scherzer Partners, et al.
Forklift Tip-Over Arising from Landowner's Negligence
35 Year Old Forklift Driver's Foot Amputation
Contested Liability
$360,000 Settlement
Lane County Circuit Court, July l994 Estate of Marvin Smith v. Dr. Bianchini
Medical Malpractice - Wrongful Death
Failure to Diagnose Heart Attack
50 Year Old Husband and Father
$350,000 Jury Verdict
United States Federal District Court, April l990 Waible v. Sun Shipping
Third-Party Maritime Case
Knee Injury - Award for Pain and Suffering Only
$350,000 - Jury Verdict
Lane County Circuit Court, l990 Pfleiger v. Dresslers Dairy Queen
Premises Liability
49 Year Old Housewife Fell on Business' Premises
Disputed Neck Injuries and Surgery
$300,000 Settlement
U.S. Federal District Court - District of Oregon, June 1999 Estate of Lee v. C.R. Bard, Inc.
Product Liability Claim
Product Liability Claim 72 Year Old Retired Veteran's Wrongful Death
Stroke During Heart Surgery at VA Hospital
$300,000 settlement
Lane County Circuit Court, September 1997 Estate of Widener v. Leroy and Farmers Insurance
Wrongful Death - Campground Shooting
Policy Limits Case
Homeowner's Negligence
$300,000 Settlement at Trial
Multnomah County Circuit Court, l992 Richards v. Anonymous Doctor
Medical Malpractice
Injury to Eyes During Routine Back Surgery
Res Ipsa Anesthesiology Case
$300,000 Settlement
United States Federal District Court, l992 Rivers v. Oregon Domestic Propane
Child Dart Out Case on Private Property
Contested Liability
$300,000 Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, l988 Alger v. Goldbergs Bakery
Automobile Accident - Fractured Ankle
$270,000 Settlement
Multnomah County Circuit Court, May 1999 Tripp v. Sofamor Danek, et al.
Medical Malpractice & Hospital Liability
35 Year Old Garbage Truck Driver
Neurosurgery Injury to Nerve
$250,000 Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, April l997 Sam Brooks v. Try-Maxx Parking
Auto Case
Admitted Liability with $20,000 in Medical Bills
Fractured Left Forearm with Surgery
No Lost Wages Claimed - $l00,000 Offer
$250,000 Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, July 1996 Greta Bolger v. Port of Cascade Locks
Jones Act Maritime Case
Young Woman Sustained 10% Compression Fracture After Falling Down Unsafe Staircase
Wage Loss - 2 Days Missed from Work
$30,000 Offer
$248,452.21 Settlement
Multnomah County Circuit Court, January 2000 Blake Dupont v. North Pacific Insurance
Auto Accident Case
Minor Passenger in Vehicle Hit by Uninsured Driver
Lumbar Fracture, Colon Tear, Multiple Contusions and Closed Head Injury
$225,000 Settlement
Multnomah County Circuit Court, September 1999 Estate of Matthew Schekel v. Sheridan Fruit Company
Wrongful Death – 26 Year Old Single Bicyclist Hit Delivery Truck
