All Cases
$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 Lathes Viewing Window and Door Affirmed on Appeal, 209 OR App. 781 (2006)
$5.4 Million Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, April 1990
Harris v. Gilbert Pacific Corporation
Highway Design Defect Car Lost Control on Uneven Pavement of I-5 Spinal Injury Resulting In Paraplegia - Contested Liability
$5 Million Settlement During Second week of Trial
Multnomah County Circuit Court, November 2004
(Multiple Parties)
Products Liability and Negligence; Punitive Damages Failure of Medical Schools and Tissue Banks to Warn Victims Human Tissue Contaminated With Hepatitis C Virus 3 Allograft Recipients Contracted Hepatitis C Virus
$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 Wifes Loss of Consortium Claim
$4 Million Pre-Trial Settlement
Multnomah County Circuit Court, October 2005
(Confidential Parties)
Medical Malpractice Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Sepsis Infection 41-Year-Old Woman Caused to Undergo Bilateral BK Amputations of Her Legs
$4 Million Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, 1992
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 1994
Maxwell v. Ayers Aircraft, et al.
Turbo Jet Explosion - Airplane Products Liability Severe Burns to 42-Year-Old Pilot
$3 Million Settlement (Approx.)
January 2011
(Confidential Parties)
$3 Million Policy Limit Settlement
Monroe County (Florida), May 2005
Bignall v. Princess Cruise Lines, et al.
Passenger Falls Overboard from Mexican Excursion Craft in Mexican Waters Propeller of Catamaran Mangles Victims Leg Multiple Surgeries Ultimately Resulting in Amputation of Leg Below the Knee
$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 Defendants 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 1995
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
$1.8 Million Pre-Trial Settlement
Multnomah County Circuit Court, September 2005
A Minor Child v. Anonymous Doctor
Medical Malpractice Negligent Casting and Failure to Follow Up Arm Fracture of 3-Year-Old Minor Compartment Syndrome Permanent Nerve and Soft Tissue Damage
$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
King County (Washington), March 2009
Church Youth Group Retreat
Negligent Supervision — Dangerous Premises
Head Injuries — Minor Children — Sledding Accident
$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
Multnomah County Circuit Court (Oregon), Summer 2009
Automobile Injury Case
17 Year Old Passenger
Facial Scars and Head Injuries
$1.5 Million Settlement
U.S. Federal District Court, October 1995
Joe & Robin Golden v. A to Z Rentals
Auto Accident - Defective Trailer Broke Loose 27-Year-Old Sailors Brain Injury & Loss of Consortium Policy Limits Case
$1.5 Million Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, April 1985
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)
$1.4 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
$1.25 Million Settlement
Multnomah County Circuit Court, July 2003
Decedents Estate v. North Pacific Insurance Company
Wrongful Death - Underinsured Motorist Liability (Policy Limits Case) 21-Year-Old Medical Student Passenger In Car Which Slid On Ice
$1.2 Million Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court
Van Osdel v. Knappton Corporation
Automobile Accident - Brain Injury Affirmed on Appeal, 91 Or App 499 (1988) 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 We Collected 100% + Interest While Case Was on Appeal
$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 Policy Limits Settlement
Multnomah County Circuit Court (Oregon), December 2010
Estate of Thai Williams
Liquor Liability Dram Shop Case
Automobile Wrongful Death
36-Year-Old Father of 3 Minor Children
Killed by a Drunken Driver
First $1 Million Jury Verdict 1983
Multnomah County Circuit Court, 1983
Reiger v. Foster Gardens Tavern
Tavern Liquor Liability Automobile Accident - Brain Injury
$850,000 Settlement
Multnomah County Circuit Court (Oregon), November 2009
Medical Malpractice — Family Practice Doctors
Failure to Diagnose Liver Disease
30 Year Old Carpenter
Liver Transplant
$835,000 Settlement
Case 1
Multnomah County Circuit Court (Oregon), March 2011
Hopkins v. Radio Cab Co. and Norris
Rear-End Automobile Injury Case
28-Year-Old Electrician
Shoulder 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 1995
Estate of Hubbard v. Delta Sand & Gravel Corp.
Wrongful Death - Construction Company Negligence 35-Year-Old Housewife & Mother Construction Equipment Crushed Victims Car
$800,000 Settlement
Multnomah County Circuit Court, March 1994
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, 1988
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 1995
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, 1992
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 (1992)
$600,000 Settlement at Trial
Multnomah County Circuit Court, 1988
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 1994
Richards v. Collinsworth, et al.
Auto Case - 50-Year-Old Nurse Suffered Fractured Hip Hip Replacement Surgery $40,000 for Husbands 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 1995
Teresa Lindseth v. Teknor Apex
40-Year-Old Fry Cooks 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 1995
Pentz v. Mutual of Enumclaw
Rear-End Auto Collision - Uninsured Motorist Policy Limits Case 42-Year-Old Teachers Aide - Two Neck Fusion Surgeries
$500,000 Settlement
United States Federal District Court, 1992
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, 1981
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 Plaintiffs Body
$458,000 Jury Verdict
Coos County Circuit Court, June 1989
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 1/3 Attorney Fee Paid in Full in 1991
$450,000 Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, 1988
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, 1984
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 Landowners Negligence 35-Year-Old Forklift Drivers Foot Amputation Contested Liability
$360,000 Settlement
Lane County Circuit Court, July 1994
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 1990
Waible v. Sun Shipping
Third-Party Maritime Case Knee Injury - Award for Pain and Suffering Only
$350,000 Jury Verdict
Lane County Circuit Court, 1990
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 Veterans 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 Homeowners Negligence
$300,000 Settlement at Trial
Multnomah County Circuit Court, 1992
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, 1992
Rivers v. Oregon Domestic Propane
Child Dart Out Case on Private Property Contested Liability
$300,000 Jury Verdict
Multnomah County Circuit Court, 1988
Alger v. Goldbergs Bakery
Automobile Accident - Fractured Ankle
$285,000 Settlement
Spokane County (Washington), September 2009
School Science Class Explosion
Burn Injuries
13 Year Old Jr. High School Student
Permanent Hand and Arm Scarring
$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 1997
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
$200,000 Policy Limits Settlement
Multnomah County (Oregon), February 2011
Car Strikes Baby in a Stroller in a Crosswalk
Young Parents' First Born 23-Month-Old Infant Is Killed
$165,000 Settlement
Case 2
Multnomah County Circuit Court (Oregon), September 2011
Hopkins v. Radio Cab Co. and Norris v. Traylor
Third Party Defendant Traylor's Counterclaim Against Radio Cab Co.
Settled Before Trial for
Remaining $165,000 on $1 Million Policy
Emotional Distress Damages Only
$100,000 Policy Limits Settlement
Clackamas County (Oregon), April 2011
Ross v. Wiebold
Pedestrian/Automobile Wrongful Death
51-Year-Old Woman
Struck and Killed by Automobile
In Grocery Store Parking Lot
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