$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 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 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
$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 Sailor's Brain Injury & Loss of Consortium
Policy Limits Case
$l.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 2l Year Old Mother-Passenger
in a l980 Ford Pinto Which Struck a Horse in the Road
Case was Featured on "60 Minutes"
Affirmed on Appeal, 87 Or App 298 (l987)
$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
$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
$450,000 Jury Verdict
United States Federal District Court, l984 Perkins v. Laitram Corporation
Products Liability, Arm Injury, Defective Design
Shrimp Processing Machine Accident
$300,000 Settlement
U.S. Federal District Court - District of Oregon, June 1999 Estate of Lee v. C.R. Bard, Inc.
Product Liability Claim
72 Year Old Retired Veteran's Wrongful Death
Stroke During Heart Surgery at VA Hospital