RI Woman wins $100,000 in Mass Auto Case
Jun 01, 2019OUTCOME: Case settlement $100,000
Warwick, RI
Car accident Lawyer at Warwick, RI
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Personal Injury ... +9 more
OUTCOME: Case settlement $100,000
OUTCOME: $225,000 settlement
Attorney Laura Cameron, of d’Oliveira & Associates, recently negotiated a settlement of $225,000 for one of our clients who was injured in a Warwick car accident. Our client was stopped in traffic when ... she was rear ended by the at-fault driver. As a result of the accident, the woman suffered extensive back and neck injuries. She contacted the Warwick, RI car accident lawyers for help, and Attorney Cameron was about to obtain a favorable out-of-court settlement for our client. Attorney Cameron said, “I am pleased that we were able to help this client out and obtain them favorable results without going to litigation.”
OUTCOME: $100,000 Settlement
Attorney Laura S. Cameron, of d'Oliveira & Associates, recently obtained a $100,000 settlement from Geico Insurance Company for a woman who was injured in a car accident. The woman was the driver of a ... vehicle stopped in traffic and was rear-ended by another driver. As a result, she sustained major head and neck injuries that required hospitalization, followed by physical therapy. During this time, the woman could not work and was incurring high medical bills. She contacted the Warwick, RI car accident lawyers for help. Attorney Cameron was able to demand and obtain the full policy limits from Geico, the liability insurer. Attorney Cameron said, "It was a pleasure to represent this client. I feel she got a very good settlement as she deserved to get this amount. Geico is not always easy to settle cases with." Obtaining compensation from insurance companies can be difficult because of injuries. Often times, victims are busy with going to doctor's visits and managing their pain. Therefore, they may not feel well enough or have the time to pursue their injury claim. Car accident victims should be focused on recovering from their injuries and not dealing with difficult insurance companies. However, an experienced car accident lawyer can work on their behalf.
OUTCOME: $130,000 settlement
According to the complaint, the client was allegedly injured when exiting a negligently maintained premise and slipped while trying to avoid the icy conditions and the resulting fall caused a fracture ... in her right hand and bruising her chest. According to the complaint, after complaining of continued wrist pain, doctors discovered a displaced intra-articular radius fracture, which required an additional cast and surgery. Attorney Laura Cameron of the Law firm of d'Oliveira & Associates recovered an out of court settlement of $130,000 for their client.
OUTCOME: $225,000 Settlement
Upon admittance to the hospital, several injuries were reported in the client's dominant wrist and he was eventually diagnosed with a torn cartilage to his wrist. After several months of followup visit ... s, additional procedures, and continued complaints of pain, the client was then diagnosed with a ligament tear to his wrist as well. The client missed over five months of work and he is at an end of his medical treatment, he still has some residual pain and impairment in his wrist as according to the complaint. After contacting the auto accident attorneys at the law offices of d'Oliveira & Associates, Attorney Laura Cameron was able to get both the car owner's insurance company and the negligent car driver's insurance company to settle the client's claim for $225,000.
OUTCOME: WIN
d'Oliveira & Associates has recently obtained an award for a Cranston woman whose case was brought before the Social Security Disability Administration. The former school teacher of 16 years (whose nam ... e is withheld due to attorney-client privilege) was forced to leave her long time position after suffering from depression, COPD, constant bodily pain, complete loss of strength shortness of breath and pneumonia. All those ailments combined to leave her body unable to work for the past year and a half. She has received nearly $14,000 in past due benefits and will be receiving over $1,400 per month for the rest of her life, along with an annual cost of living increase.