Attorney Brian Francis Laule's Legal Cases

Personal injury

Jamie L. Francois vs. Donald N. Solie, et al

Jul 27, 2012

OUTCOME: Verdict for plaintiff. Liability: Solie 85 percent, Francois 15 percent. Damages: $2,393,385.96

Jamie Francois lived and worked on his family’s dairy farm in rural Chetek, Wisconsin. On May 19, 2010, Francois was headed west on County Road D, in front of the farm, on the family’s John Deere 2840, ... which dated from the late 1970’s. At the intersection, as Francois attempted a left-hand turn, the tractor was struck by a fully-loaded milk truck attempting to pass the tractor at the intersection. Francois sustained lift-threatening injuries and was air-lifted to Region’s Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, for an emergency decompressive craniectomy. Other injuries included two collapsed lungs, numerous rib fractures, lacerated spleen, and a lacerated liver. A portion of his skull was removed and he was later fitted with a cranioplasty implant. http://www.chetekalert.com/news/top_stories/article_756f0fa2-dc09-11e1-b839-0019bb2963f4.html?TNNoMobile

Personal injury

Anthony J. Cynor vs. Norman J. Bohl et al

Mar 07, 2012

OUTCOME: Verdict for plaintiff. Damages $358,648

Plaintiff is a dairy farmer in a motor vehicle accident case venued in Chippewa County. Plaintiff has initial complaints of facial laceration, possible concussion and other contusions, along with an in ... itial report of low back pain. Treats for contusions, but does not treat again for the back until a year later, in May 2011. Has approximately six subsequent visits that mention low back, including two physical therapy visits. Total meds are $6,800.

Personal injury

Excerpted from the Wisconsin Law Journal "Year in Review"

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OUTCOME: Outcome: Verdict for plaintiff. Liability: M.J. Electric 83 percent, Dobrzynski 17 percent. Damages: $183,549

Concealed fence posts cause injuries Case: Dobrzynski v. M.J. Electric Inc. Number: 07-CV-9 Court: Clark County Injuries alleged: Right ankle malleolar fracture with associated ligament/te ... ndon damage; injuries to the left foot including metatarsalgia and hammer toe resulting from gait changes associated with right ankle fracture Outcome: Verdict for plaintiff; liability: M.J. Electric 83 percent, Dobrzynski 17 percent Amount: $183,549: past medical expenses: $50,300; future medical expenses: $26,560; past pain and suffering: $106,240; property damage: $449 Disposition date: Nov. 5, 2010 Plaintiff attorney: Brian F. Laule, Bye, Goff & Rohde, River Falls Defense attorney: John Schroth, Chapin & Associates, Brookfield Insurance: Travelers Insurance Plaintiff counsel’s fact summary: Plaintiff/dairy farmer granted an easement to companies erecting a transmission line through rural Clark County. Plaintiff sustained injuries, including an ankle fracture, when he stepped from his tractor on a site on or near the easement, and landed on fence posts left in the tall grass. Plaintiff alleged M.J. Electric, as the general contractor, was negligent in causing his injuries, and that the fence posts that caused his injury were identical to fence posts used on the construction site. The defendant maintained there was no liability on the part of M.J. Electric because there was no information indicating who placed the posts in the injury-causing location, and argued that in any event damages were minimal. Procedurally, defendant M.J. Electric, along with other defendant-contractors, had been granted summary judgment in early 2008, a decision reversed by the Court of Appeals with respect to defendant M.J. Electric. http://wislawjournal.com/blog/2011/01/18/year-in-review-2010-verdicts-settlements/

Brian Francis Laule's Legal Cases (3)

Jamie L. Francois vs. Donald N. Solie, et al

Anthony J. Cynor vs. Norman J. Bohl et al

Excerpted from the Wisconsin Law Journal "Year in Review"