Anchorage, AK
Car accident Lawyer at Anchorage, AK
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Personal Injury ... +4 more
OUTCOME: GEICO paid $900,000
Insurance Bad Faith - Failure to reasonably adjust claim. Low speed collision injured frail passenger. She presented Underinsured Motorist (UIM) claim to GEICO. GEICO ignored the opinions of her d ... octors regarding permanent injury - only offered her $10,000.
OUTCOME: Victory in Alaska Supreme Court
Banker Law Group, P.C. recently won a Supreme Court decision that overturned evidence restrictions affecting some of Alaska’s most vulnerable populations. We asked the Alaska Supreme Court to consid ... er the justice of not allowing elderly, disabled, and poor tort victims to present evidence of the actual cost of care required to address injuries they have suffered. The rule of law is that the actual cost of care is important for a jury to consider when coming up with an appropriate judgment for pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, and inconvenience caused by the injuries. Elderly, disabled, and poor people typically have hospital and medical care paid by Medicaid or Medicare – which pays only a small fraction of the bill. The Casualty Insurance Association of America hired lawyers to make a special appearance (Pro Hac Vice) to submit their own arguments to the Supreme Court. In effect, they lobbied for a rule that a retiree or disabled person can only present evidence of $10,000 for care while a well insured (or completely uninsured) person could discuss $100,000 – for the same care and same injury. The Alaska Supreme Court in our case, Weston v AKHappytime, LLC, d/b/a Alex Hotel & Suites,agreed with us and overturned the ruling of exclusion from the Superior Court. Now, our client will be able to use the same evidence that anyone else would be able to present.
OUTCOME: Judgment $5,149,014.02
Bicyclist in crosswalk hit by motorist running red light..
OUTCOME: Full $250,000 policy limits recovered.
Automobile collision resulting injuries to neck, head, mouth, and low back.
OUTCOME: $298,634.00 Settlement
AK DOT Worker rear-ended while operating a grader.
OUTCOME: $540,000 Settlement
Four-year-old boy suffered a broken leg in a high speed collision caused by the negligence of a used car dealer that improperly equipped a vehicle with bald tires. While traveling near mile 17 of the ... Kenai spur highway, the boy’s mother lost control of the loaner vehicle, spun, and entered the oncoming lane of travel. The four-year-old was in the backseat of the car when it was rear-ended at high speed.
OUTCOME: Jury Verdict - Judgment $71,549.39
Low speed rear-end collision resulting in aggravation of pre-existing back injury, and fibromyalgia.
OUTCOME: $175,391.00 Settlement
Bicyclist struck in Anchorage crosswalk.
OUTCOME: $171,383 Settlement
Pedestrian struck by motorist in crosswalk, resulting in broken leg and elbow.