Burns and wrongful death
$58 Million
Settlement
Hundreds of millions recovered for our clients
43 verdicts and settlements, from a $58 Million recovery down to the ones that never made a headline. Every figure below is a case this firm tried or resolved.
Largest first. Figures are gross recoveries, before fees and costs.
Burns and wrongful death
$58 Million
Settlement
Negligence
$49 Million
Verdict against PacifiCorp for several survivors of the 2020 Labor Day Fires and the devastation suffered by the utility’s reckless inaction.
Verdict
Truck accident
$48 Million
Settlement
Wrongful death
$20.36 Million
Estate of Jean Diaz v. Kevin Scott. A $20.365 Million verdict for the estate of a 43-year-old mother struck and killed by an intoxicated driver.
Verdict
Construction accident
$19 Million
Construction site roof fall.
Confidential
Bus accident
$18 Million
Hunter Brown v. Greyhound. An $18 Million verdict for a young man who was killed when run over by a Greyhound bus.
Verdict
Auto accident
$13.9 Million
Scott Busch v. McInnis Waste Systems. A $13.9 Million verdict for a pedestrian hit by a garbage truck who suffered a leg amputation.
$13,921,922
Verdict
Auto accident
$13.8 Million
$13.875 Million for a young woman who suffered a TBI and orthopedic injuries after being hit by a vehicle operated by a delivery driver.
Settlement
Wrongful death
$13.5 Million
Settlement
Product liability
$12.3 Million
Estate of Scott Groth v. Hyundai Precision. A $12.3 Million verdict for a machine tool operator killed by a defective vertical lathe.
Verdict
Medical malpractice
$10 Million
For a failure to diagnose a spinal epidural abscess.
Verdict
Med. malpractice / civil rights violation / wrongful death
$10 Million
Estate of Madaline Pitkin v. Corizon Health & Washington County. A $10 Million judgment involving the death of a 26-year-old incarcerated woman denied medical care during opioid withdrawal.
$10,000,000
Judgment
Negligence
$9 Million
With the State of Oregon, for victims attacked by an escaped inmate from a prison work crew.
Settlement
Medical malpractice
$9 Million
For a delay in diagnosing sepsis during pregnancy, resulting in amputations.
Settlement
Medical malpractice
$7.8 Million
For failing to diagnose a heart defect in a teenager.
Settlement
Negligence
$7.3 Million
For a motorcyclist severely injured by a falling object from a commercial vehicle.
Settlement
Workplace death
$7 Million
Gamalski v. Winco, Inc. A $7 Million verdict for a man who fell to his death while suspended from a helicopter fixing electrical lines.
Verdict
Car accident
$5.6 Million
Loper v. Brakel. Verdict for damages in a car accident trial.
$5,664,007
Verdict
Product liability
$5.475 Million
Matt Beale v. I-Flow. A $5.475 Million verdict for a faulty shoulder pain pump.
Verdict
Medical malpractice
$4 Million
For failing to timely order imaging studies and diagnose a spinal abscess, resulting in complete paraplegia from the waist down.
Settlement
Medical malpractice
$3.9 Million
$3.998 Million for a delay in diagnosing cervical cancer, which resulted in her death.
Settlement
Medical malpractice
$3.720 Million
Doe Client v. Providence Health & Services et al. A $3.720 Million verdict for a delay in diagnosing a stroke.
$3,720,000
Verdict
Medical malpractice
$3.5 Million
$3.55 Million for surgical error.
Settlement
Medical malpractice
$3.5 Million
For a family whose baby sustained a birth injury during a VBAC delivery.
Settlement
Medical malpractice
$3.2 Million
$3.25 Million for failing to timely diagnose and treat compartment syndrome, resulting in amputation.
Settlement
Product liability
$3.125 Million
For a gentleman who suffered a spinal cord injury and paralysis as a result of defective fitness equipment.
Settlement
Medical malpractice
$3 Million
John Douglas Cox v. Dr. Loker and Dr. Hoskins. For failing to diagnose cervical cancer.
Settlement
Truck accident
$2 Million
For the driver of a vehicle who was hit by a semi truck and suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Settlement
Railroad accident / workplace accident
$1.795 Million
Rosendale McMackin v. UPRR. A $1.795 Million verdict for a 49-year-old who suffered a lumbar strain and shoulder injury while working aboard a railcar that jolted severely as a result of defective brakes.
Verdict
Bicycle accident
$1.5 Million
For a bicyclist who was hit by a car and suffered a head injury.
Settlement
Wrongful death
$1.4 Million
For a delay in diagnosing and treating cancer, which resulted in her death.
Settlement
Wrongful death
$1.3 Million
A U.S. District Court of Oregon bench verdict for a widower who lost his leg and his wife when a Fish and Wildlife semi-tractor crossed the road and hit the couple head-on.
Verdict
Bicycle accident
$1.3 Million
For a man who was run over by the defendant’s garbage truck while commuting to work in a blue, yield-to-bicyclists bicycle lane. The case settled on the first day of trial.
Settlement
Wrongful death
$1.3 Million
For the wrongful death of a 40-year-old husband and father from a head-on collision with disputed liability.
Settlement
Premises liability
$1.26 Million
For a family with burn injuries to children and the death of a child from an apartment fire with faulty wiring.
Settlement
Auto accident
$1.2 Million
For the brain injury of a 36-year-old woman due to improper highway maintenance.
Jury verdict
Auto accident
$1.1 Million
A policy-limits settlement where a teenage passenger sustained a brain injury from an auto accident.
Settlement
Birth injury
$1.1 Million
For a family whose child was born with a brain injury after a failure to timely perform a c-section.
Settlement
Work injury
$1 Million
For a man whose arm was amputated while inspecting a saw when another employee activated the machine.
Settlement
Auto accident
$1 Million
Involving the negligent driver and the family’s underinsured motorist coverage, after a husband and father was killed when the driver lost control in snowy conditions.
Settlement
Bicycle accident
$929,000
Erxleben v. Sears. For a young woman who received a severe head injury riding a brand-new bicycle she bought pre-assembled at Sears. The jury found the bicycle was poorly assembled, which caused the accident.
Jury verdict
Truck accident
$750,000
For a driver who was hit by a truck towing a trailer, suffering a fractured spine.
Settlement
Confidential
Confidential
A confidential settlement for a woman who was seriously injured when an improperly loaded semi-truck tipped over on the freeway.
Settlement
Results depend on the specific facts of each case. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome, and no attorney can promise one.