Accidents & Injuries; Abuse & Neglect

• $15.8 million jury verdict (plus confidential settlement) against Topgolf in premises liability case. A federal jury found Topgolf liable after a nine-year-old child was struck in the face by a golf club during a birthday party at its Hillsboro, Oregon location. The verdict included $12.5 million in non-economic damages and $3.3 million in economic damages. The parties later reached a settlement that included payment of the entire verdict plus an additional confidential amount before the punitive damages phase of trial. 
• $1,200,000 settlement arising from a motor vehicle collision. Client suffered significant injuries requiring extensive medical treatment and rehabilitation.
• $1,150,000 settlement in traumatic brain injury case. Settlement obtained on behalf of a pedestrian who suffered a traumatic brain injury after being struck by a vehicle while lawfully crossing a Portland crosswalk.
• $1,000,000 settlement for pedestrian injured in a crosswalk collision. Client suffered significant injuries after being struck by a distracted driver while lawfully crossing the street.
• $1,000,000 settlement in medical negligence wrongful death case. Settlement obtained on behalf of surviving family members following the death of a loved one due to medical negligence.
• $1,000,000 policy limits settlement in boating accident case. Client suffered catastrophic leg injuries when the boat’s engine became energized, pulling the client’s leg into the propeller.
• $800,000 settlement arising from a motor vehicle collision. Client suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle while lawfully pulling out of a driveway.
• $515,000 settlement arising from a motor vehicle collision. Client suffered a crushed pelvis after the vehicle in which she was riding was struck by a driver who ran a red light.
• $400,000 settlement in premises liability case. Client sustained serious injuries after tripping over a negligently placed parking bollard at a residential building.
• $350,000 settlement in wrongful death case against an assisted living facility. Settlement obtained on behalf of the family of an elderly resident who died after suffering an untreated injury and receiving excessive narcotic medication while in the facility’s care.
• $270,000 jury verdict in chiropractic malpractice case. Client suffered a vertebral artery dissection and stroke following a chiropractic neck manipulation. A Clackamas County jury found the chiropractor negligent, and the Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment.
• $150,000 settlement in premises liability case. Client suffered injuries after falling down an embankment at a recreational facility.
• Confidential settlement for pregnant woman and her unborn twins injured in a crosswalk collision. Client suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle while lawfully crossing the street.
• Confidential settlement in traumatic brain injury case. Settlement obtained on behalf of a physician who was forced to retire after suffering a traumatic brain injury when his vehicle was struck by a commercial truck making an illegal left turn.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different and must be evaluated on its own facts and merits.