Kaukauna, WI
Estate planning Lawyer at Kaukauna, WI
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trusts ... +4 more
OUTCOME: Settlement $40,000 - 10X insurance company's "final offer" of $4,000
Client tripped on pavement defect and fell into seating bench outside of restaurant, suffering multiple fractures and abrasions. Insurance company's final pre-litigation offer was $4,000.00. Through l ... itigation, we negotiated a mediation settlement of $40,000.00.
OUTCOME: Settlement $350,000 - 150% of insurance company's pre-litigation "final offer" of $200,000 .
Negotiated a top 5% settlement in Sheboygan County in 2019. Defendant's well meaning dog left unleashed in yard rushed and jumped upon client who was walking in the public roadway causing a fractur ... ed hip. Insurance company's final pre-litigation settlement offer was less than $100,000. Negotiated settlement through litigation for a sum of $350,000.00.
OUTCOME: All charges against client dismissed.
Client business renovating a building when Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) alleged asbestos inspection, reporting and disposal violations, and issued 2 citations with fines in excess o ... f $6,000. WDNR then offered to drop one citation on a plea agreement of guilty to one charge - apparently a standard tactic to coerce unsuspecting defendants to plead guilty to violations they have not committed. The statutes and administrative code governing reporting, removal and disposal are technically detailed and somewhat complicated to interpret, so it is relatively easy for the WDNR to convince an unwitting defendant that they may be guilty of something, thus the "offer" can appear to be the defendant's best option . The issue with pleading guilty to one of these types of citations for a business is that if they are ever charged with another violation, it then becomes a criminal charge, rather than just an administrative violation. My client was certain there was no violation in their operation, and was unwilling to plead guilty to any charges. We demonstrated that WDNR and WDNR's witness could produce no evidence substantiating the allegations, and the district Attorney's Office was unable to provide any evidence at trial. All charges were dismissed.
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