Over $1,000,000 Cases
Qamar v. Leonard Trucking, Inc. (May 2006). A $1,850,000 settlement for death of a 62-year-old UW professor when struck by a load of logs that fell off logging truck.
Meadows v XYZ Corp. (June 2006). A $3,200,000 settlement for child who suffered a brain injury in a fall from a window.
Fulton v. XYZ Corp. (August 2006). A $2,200,000 settlement for a roofer who fell from a construction site roof 35 feet rendering him a paraplegic. Suit was against general contractor and second tier contractor for failure to maintain a safe workplace. Substantial comparative negligence issues.
Martini v. Walsh Bros. Trucking (October 2006). A $3,500,000 jury verdict for a traumatic brain injury victim who rear-ended a truck lacking proper warning/flashing lights.
Meza v. United Tempering Systems/Meza (November 2006). A $1,525,000 settlement for a child injured in a motor vehicle crash when a truck barreled into another motor vehicle, resulting in a closed head injury.
Forestier v. City of Vancouver (November 2006). A $6,050,000 settlement for a French foreign exchange student who was a pedestrian hit by a vehicle while crossing Fort Vancouver Way on her way to school. The City failed to provide proper lighting for the crossing.
Watson v. XYZ Corp. (December 2006). A $4,900,000 settlement for woman struck in face with a leaf spring that fell off a truck suspension system. Closed head injury and facial disfigurement.
Wade v. Pierce County (December 2006). A $1,250,000 settlement for death of a 12-year-old on a bicycle struck by a police vehicle.
Plaintiff v. Defendant (April 2007). A $3,700,000 settlement for death of a 46-year-old airline pilot husband father of two. Truck turned in front of his motorcycle. Substantial comparative negligence issues.
Sholtz v. Kuhn (June 2007). A $1,150,000 settlement for 61-year-old woman who suffered a comminuted and compound fracture of her leg when hit by a vehicle while traveling on a motorcycle. Infections of the leg required extensive medical treatment.
Wallace v. Tesoro (June 2007). A $1,100,000 settlement involving a pipe fitter who suffered permanent injuries from an overhead obstruction while climbing a scaffold access ladder.
Weller v. HMO (June 2007). A $1,000,000 settlement. Failure to diagnose prostate cancer.
Boyd Estate v. Defendant (September 2007). A $1,900,000 settlement for death of motorcycle operator when improperly tightened wheel fell off of car and struck him.
Huang v. Lustyk (December 2007). A $2,900,000 settlement for injuries suffered when a vehicle ran into a motorcycle.
Petersen v. Finazzo (January 2008). A $1,033,000 verdict for injuries suffered when a structure collapsed causing a severe right foot fracture requiring fusion and fixation surgery with hardware.
Pattison v. City of Chelan (March 2008). A $4,500,000 settlement for a spinal cord injury that resulted in the client being a tetraplegic. Client dove into Lake Chelan in a city park and hit his head on submerged rocks. No warnings of the danger were posted.
Jane Doe v. XYZ Corporation (March 2008). A $2,650,000 confidential settlement for a traumatic brain injury due to a motor vehicle collision for the defective design and manufacture of a vehicle.
