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A Proven Track Record We have a record of securing large financial awards on behalf of our clients. These are just a few of our successes: • John Doe v.
Hospital and Doctor, (Superior Court - Confidentiality
Settlement) Baby suffered from hypoxia and traumatic brain injury
during birth caused by negligence of treating doctor and hospital
nursing staff. • Dalgado v. Cosmos Shipping Lines (Federal Court of Canada Court No. T-1601-98) (Vancouver, Canada) An unsecured gangway nearly drowned a merchant marine. He was awarded $2,300,000 for lost wages, medical bills, and compensation for his head injuries. The client suffered a traumatic brain injury. • Construction Roofer Injured, He Recovered $968,000 - John Doe v. ABR, (King County Superior Court Cause No. 99-2-03965-3 SEA) in which a roofer recovered $965,000 in a pretrial settlement agreement after he fell off a roof due to the negligence of a roofing supplier in securing bundles of shingles onto the top of a roof, all of which broke loose, striking the client and catapulting him to the ground below. Mr. Doe underwent spinal fusion of L5-S1; a two level cervical fusion; and a partial meniscectomy in his knee. You can click here for more details on this case. • Gutierrez v. Marumanji, et. al. (Lewis Co. Superior Court Cause No. 95-2-00497-9) During a labor and delivery of the baby Armondo, the attending hospital and doctor failed to recognize that the baby was in fetal distress and deliver the baby sooner. To compound the neurological damage to the baby during the labor and delivery, the baby was severely burned when a hospital nurse improperly used a heating pad. Five years later, the child remains deeply scarred on his back. His family was awarded a total of $925,000 for medical negligence and a defective product e.g. the heating pad. •Gary Pierce v. Reliance Insurance: A commercial truck driver suffered a brain injury and underwent spinal surgery with placement of steel rods in his back. Mr. Pierce was awarded $750,000 in settlement prior to an Uninsured Motorist Arbitration. • John Doe v. Trans-America Insurance, Commercial Dump Truck Driver recovers $650,000 on his Uninsured Motorist Claim against his employer's insurance company. John Doe suffered a hip injury and permanent nerve damage to his foot. (2001) • Barry v. Shane, et. al. (King Co. Superior Court Cause No. 97-2-00825-5) A construction flagger struck by a motorist was awarded $620,000 by a jury. Our client was compensated for for her disability, many hip surgeries, pain and suffering and the risk of a future hip replacement. • John Doe v. State of Washington, (King County Superior Court) Plaintiff recovered $600,000 from State of Washington after he was hit by a Department of Transportation (DOT) vehicle while standing on the sidewalk. Plaintiff underwent a shoulder arthroscopy and is living with the prospect of two hip replacements, in addition to the loss of his construction career. (2001) • Early v. Hess, et. al. (King Co. Superior Court Cause No. 97-2-31551-4) Motor vehicle crash - Plaintiff recovered compensation in a settlement for $425,000 for a knee surgery and permanent injury, along with compensation for the risk of a future knee replacement. • Jeffries v. State of Washington, et. al. (King Co. Superior Court Cause No. 99-2-04898-9) Sexual harassment - Plaintiff recovered cornpensation, as well as a raise and promotion from the state of Washington by reason of its failure to stop a coworker's sexual harassment in the workplace. • Wallace v. Sajner, et al, (Case No. : CV 98-11789) A pedestrian hitchhiker from Phoenix, Arizona was struck by a vehicle going through an intersection as he was crossing the roadway to pick up some metal debris in the road. We obtained a settlement and a recovery for Mr. Wallace, short of trial, for $410,000. Given the fact that there was evidence that our client stepped out in front of a car, this recovery was an excellent result. • Staub v. CIG Corporation, (King County Superior Court Cause No. 97-2-10022-4) The injured worker fell in excess of ten feet to a concrete floor below because he was not given fall protection. The worker suffered a traumatic brain injury. Because we pursued a third party claim for the worker, we RECOVERED an additional settlement for him, in addition to L&I/worker's compensation benefits, in an amount of $335,000. • John and Jane Doe v. HMO facility: The health care provider failed to diagnosis an intracranial aneurysm which ruptured and caused permanent brain damage to a 54 year old mother, grandmother and house wife. She will never work again and need care 24/7. Case settled one month before trial for $2,500,000+. (2003) • The Estate of Jane Doe v. Hospital: A retired patient went in for heart surgery and removal of an intra-aortic balloon pump from her femoral artery in her leg. After the IABP was removed, the client bled internally. The retroperitoneal bleed was not timely diagnoses post surgery and the patient bled to death. The Estate settled for $750,000. (2004) • The Estate of Jane Doe v. Dr. Anaesthesiologist: A patient with obvious facial and neck deformities went in for a routine D & C. Preoperatively, the anesthesiologist treated the intubation as a normal one despite the patients apparent deformities and dysmorphic features. The physician proceeded to put the patient to sleep with conventional intubation but was unable to find an airway. Because the patient was overly sedated, the doctor was unable to timely awaken the patient from the paralytic drugs, which were used to put the patient to sleep, after she was unable to intubate and establish an airway in a timely fashion. As a result, the patient suffered severe hypoxia and brain damage and died one week later. The matter settled for $750,000. (2004) • Jane Doe v. Scheister Truck Co: Jane Doe was rear ended by a truck and trailer and suffered a mild traumatic brain injury without any objective findings. The matter settled for $325,000. (2004) |
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