CASE RESULTS
- Ruffin Gaming adv. Godman: Disputed liability, 29 year old man who suffered cervical injuries requiring four levels of fusion, also claimed spinal cord injury. Demand: $6.1 million; offer: $300,000. Defense verdict.
- Acme Electric adv. Longhofer: Disputed liability, wrongful death, alleged failure to properly maintain electrical utility box resulting in the electrocution death of a 39 year old mother of four. Demand: $5 million; offer: $750,000. Defense verdict.
- Nandory adv. Ault: Closed head injury, disputed liability, defense verdict.
- Henri Specialties adv. Hershey: Rear end collision by construction truck at 30 mph, 27 year old plaintiff underwent cervical fusion, past and future medical bills of $650,000. Argued that plaintiff hit car in front first, causing herniation. Demand of $3.2 million; offer $400,000. Defense verdict on causation.
- Heinz Steam Cleaning adv. Dane: Disputed liability, spinal injuries, defense verdict, co-defendant found to owe $300,000.
- Tab Contractors adv. Frost: Disputed liability, admitted closed head injury of 23 year old and admitted spinal injuries with questionable need for surgery. Offered $150,000. Defense verdict.
- GEICO adv. Kazan: Claim of insurer bad faith, breach of contract, breach of Unfair Claims Practices Act; demand of $2,000,000. Disputed liability. Defense verdict.
- Finley adv. Broughton: Trauma leading to surgical removal of testicle of 30 year old male, disputed liability and disputed medical causation, $125,000 offer, $175,000 demand. Jury verdict: 51% liability on defendants, $1,328 award, reduced to $677.28.
- Dodd’s Diesel adv. Roll-Off Box: $2,200,000 property damage claim, product defect claims, disputed liability, after seven years of litigation, Judge Walsh granted a directed verdict during the trial and dismissed the Plaintiff’s claim.
- GEICO adv. Miller: First party claim, rear end motor vehicle collision. Plaintiff underwent two level cervical discectomy and fusion with medical bills exceeding $92,000. Disputed causation. Primary tortfeasor had $15,000 liability policy, which was a credit to GEICO. Jury verdict: $5,075; net verdict against client GEICO: $0.00.
- Country Club Towers adv. Bush: Disputed causation, quadriplegic, $100,000 credit from settlement paid by primary tortfeasor, but additional $300,000 offered. Jury awarded plaintiff $150,000, less $100,000 due to the credit, for a net verdict of $50,000.
- Terex Corporation adv. Jitnan: Three level cervical fusion of 44 year old plaintiff, undisputed liability. Disputed medical causation. Plaintiff demanded $1.875 million, offered $210,000. Jury awarded $47,472.00.
- State Farm adv, Bodnar: Disputed coverage claim, plaintiff sought entire $1,000,000 first party umbrella policy, while client State Farm disputed coverage. Judgment in favor of State Farm that plaintiff not entitled to coverage.
- Construction Catering adv. Moreno: Disputed liability, trucking negligence, 2 level cervical herniation and fusion, plaintiff permanently disabled, $300,000 CSL policy, $240,000 in lien and special damages. Jury verdict: 51% liability on defendants, $140,000 award, for reduced verdict of $71,400.
- Simpson adv. Blond Sprinklers: Business dispute regarding $200,000 supposed capital contribution for business, disputed contractual rights issues. Verdict for Defendant.
- Amland Development adv. Brown: Disputed liability, premises liability, surgical shoulder and knee, as well as back and neck injuries. Demand was $250,000; offer was $150,000. Defense verdict.
- Utilico adv. Sparta: Undisputed trucking liability, claimed axonal brain shearing, need for multiple spinal surgeries. Disputed injuries. Demand was $800,000, offer was $300,000. Verdict of $318,000.
- Kriegh and Tejas Underground adv. Perez: Disputed liability, tractor trailer sideswiped car on I-15 while changing lanes. Demand was $225,000; offer was $125,000. Defense verdict.
- Badlands Golf Club adv. Gage: Plaintiff fell from an elevated tee box, alleging improper design and a hazardous condition. Plaintiff underwent shoulder surgery; defense offered $75,000. Defense verdict.
- Bagrensky adv. Wilkerson: Disputed liability, rear end collision with plaintiff motorcyclist. Fractured clavicle with residual limited use of dominant arm. Plaintiff demanded $150,000; jury found 40 percent liability on plaintiff and awarded net verdict of $30,000.
- Assurance Company of America adv. Aspgren: Contract damages claimed, $1,000,000 offer, $140,000 verdict, no bad faith found.
- City of Las Vegas adv. Dolan: Binding arbitration, wrongful death claimed, defense verdict.
- Northwest Retreaders adv. Buckles: Binding arbitration, disputed liability, admitted damages, trucking negligence, 35 year old plaintiff with two cervical fusion surgeries; significant closed head injuries. Plaintiff sought entire policy limit. Defense verdict.
- State Farm adv. Pollino: Admitted liability, Plaintiff underwent hip replacement surgery, disputed medical causation. Plaintiff sought entire first party policy limits of $215,000, matter in binding arbitration. Arbitrator’s decision: $21,000.
- Kalfas adv. Geliberte: Disputed liability, Plaintiff in intersection accident suffered lacerated spleen requiring surgical repair and post-operative hematoma, 4 fractured ribs. Plaintiff sought entire policy limit of $250,000. Binding high/low arbitration at $110,000/250,000. Arbitrator’s decision: $112,104.44, less 15% for plaintiff’s comparative fault for $95,288.77 award.
- Stromberg adv. Lubin: Libel allegations, defense verdict.
- Kirk adv. Esparza: Rear end collision, disputed legal causation, soft tissue injuries, defense verdict.
- Davis adv. McDuffie: Disputed liability, knee injury requiring future surgery, defense verdict.
- Shepherd adv. Sumrall: Disputed liability and damages, property damages stemming from theft from a storage locker. Demand was $36,454, offer was $5,000. Verdict of $3,200.
- Western States adv. Smith and Traffic Control Services: Disputed liability and damages arising from motorcycle incident. Offer was $8,000. Found 20 percent at fault for net verdict of $3,800.