Dillon, CO
Personal injury Lawyer at Dillon, CO
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Criminal Defense ... +2 more
OUTCOME: $50,000
My client sustained a compression fracture of his spine when another driver lost control on Swan Mountain Road and collided with his vehicle. We negotiated a settlement with the other driver’s insuran ... ce company for their maximum policy limits, and also brought an underinsurance claim against his own auto insurance company and negotiated another settlement with them for their maximum policy limits.
OUTCOME: $100,000
My client was a pedestrian who was hit by a car when crossing the street. The driver claimed it was mostly my client's fault which would have precluded his claim. He sustained a fractured leg that req ... uired surgery, but my client did not have insurance and was unable to have the recommended treatment. Just prior to the scheduled trial date the insurance company for the driver increased their offer to warrant the settlement of this claim.
OUTCOME: $16,500
This was a small case, but certainly a Bazar case worth explaining. Initially, My client did not have an attorney, and the insurance company for the party who injured her in a car accident took advant ... age of her and convinced her to settle her claim for $1,500, plus a promise to make payment of her chiropractor’s bills in full. The only reason why she accepted the terribly small offer was that she felt it would get her chiropractor paid. Then, the insurance company did something improper. Without advising her, they told her chiropractor that his bills were unreasonable, and that he had to take a small percentage of his bills for providing the treatment that the injured party truly needed. They also told the chiropractor that she had already settled with them which lead him to believe that she was not fighting to get enough to pay his bills. The chiropractor would not agree to accept their offer, and the insurance company threatened to file a complaint against him with the State of Colorado. This was highly improper for a 3rd party insurance company to interfere with and jeopardize an injured party’s relationship with their medical provider. The injured party still wanted to maintain a good relationship with her chiropractor and now the doctor was upset with her, and was seeking payment of his bills from her. What the insurance company did is called “tortious interference” and it is highly improper in my opinion. The client came to me and we voided the settlement. Then we got the chiropractor paid quickly, and obtained a new settlement totaling $16,500.
OUTCOME: $50,000
This case was unusual as my client was an extreme athlete and sustained a previous neck fracture from a sports related accident that left him paralyzed. Remarkably, he regained function through much d ... etermination and hard work. He then decided to move to the mountains to try to learn to snowboard. He was then involved in a head-on collision in snowy conditions and was re-injured. He was not paralyzed, but did temporarily lose some function in his arms, and had to undergo lengthy conservative medical treatment. We forced a settlement from the other driver for their maximum policy limits.
OUTCOME: $95,000
My client was injured when another motorist pulled out in front of her car in icy conditions. Her airbag went off in the collision and she sustained a concussion, knee sprain and a sprained neck. Her ... concussion was treated with hyperbaric chamber treatments, her knee injury was treated with therapy and her neck with chiropractic treatment.
OUTCOME: $275,000
My client was hit by a car while riding her bike on the Dam Road and sustained a head injury, a fractured clavicle and a hip injury. The driver was proven to be distracted, and his insurance company s ... ettled for their insurance policy limits. We also pursued an underinsurance claim against my client’s own auto insurance company and obtained a tremendous global settlement for Ms. Klaassens.
OUTCOME: $6,525,000.00
My client was a pedestrian on a sidewalk and was rendered a quadriplegic. A car driven by an under age driver went off the road in an urban area and struck a no parking sign which then broke free and ... flew in the air striking her in the back of the head. This case was very technical, but we were able to prove that the County had full access to the engineering specifications, the federal and state standards for safe installation of 2 piece sign systems. They failed to train their employees and allowed them to improperly install their signs resulting in this one becoming a dangerous projectile. There were countless legal and factual issues and the case took years of litigation and appeals, but it was finally resolved in my clients favor. See. https://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20NYCO%2020150327426/HONER%20v.%20McCOMB This tremendous result gave my client justice and a new lease on her life. She now has a handicap equiped home and can get much needed care. This case is my proudest accomplishment, and I consider it to be the culmination of my hard work and experience over the course of my career. Very few attorneys have a case like this on their resume.
OUTCOME: $200,000
Plaintiff's shoulder was dislocated in an auto accident where the other driver went through a red light in snowy conditions. The Plaintiff had a delay in his treatment as he did not have health insura ... nce and thought his shoulder would get better. He also had a subsequent accident that complicated matters. Plaintiff eventually needed shoulder surgery. He returned to work, but has some continued problems.
OUTCOME: $160,000*
The Plaintiff was injured in an Auto Accident that was the other driver's fault. He sustained a badly fractured wrist that had to be treated with internal fixation surgery. The Plaintiff had a good ... recovery and returned to work without restriction. (* The recovery included the other driver's bodily injury policy limits, and underinsurance benefits that were offset for medical payments that were also made by Plaintiff's UM carrier.)
OUTCOME: $220,000
Brownson was injured in a skier/skier collision and sustained a tibial plateau fracture that required surgery. The other skier's home owners insurance company denied liability for the claim. My offic ... e comenced a lawsuit in Summit County Colorado to force a large settlement of this personal injury claim.