Attorney Paul Jason Vames's Legal Cases

Car accident

Injured Husband/Father Abused by Insurer - Aggresive Litigation Vindicates Happy Client

Apr 16, 2014

OUTCOME: Awarded 100% of prayer, all attorneys' fees, and all litigation costs

A young Washington County, Oregon law enforcement officer with a wife and family was injured by a negligent driver who caused a significant motor vehicle collision. The negligent driver's insurance com ... pany made a ridiculously low settlement offer which was actually less than the sum of our client's medical bills! We took the defendant and his insurer to court. After several months of litigation, our client was awarded over twice the amount of the insurer's pre-litigation offer PLUS all of our client's attorney's fees and litigation expenses.

Medical malpractice

Dental Malpractice Causes Client to Lose Appendix

Nov 05, 2010

OUTCOME: Pretrial settlement on favorable terms for our client - settlement covered medical expenses and non-economic damages

A dentist lost control of a gold dental crown and dropped it into our client's throat. Rather than attempt to retreive the crown, the dentist instead encouraged our client to swallow it. The crown ente ... red our client's digestive tract and eventually became lodged in his appendix. This necessitated a full appendectomy to retreive the crown. To make matters worse, the dentist and her insurer initially denied any liability for our client's medical bills.

Insurance

Bicyclist Struck And Injured By Motorist

Nov 01, 2010

OUTCOME: Favorable Personal Injury Settlement and Reversal of Insurer's Refusal to Cover Medical Expenses

Our client was knocked off of his bicycle by a right-turning vehicle and suffered a full dislocation of his dominant shoulder. Prior to the time our client retained us, his own insurer wrongly question ... ed our client's injury, sent him to an insurer-selected physician for evaluation, and refused to pay his medical bills! Through our firm's efforts, our client's insurer paid its full policy limit toward our client's medical bills. In addition, we were able to recover all of our client's out-of-pocket expenses as well as a very substantial amount for his pain, inconvenience, trauma, and loss of earnings.

Slip and fall accident

Hazardous Condition Within a Supermarket Causes Young Mother to Fall and Suffer Severe Shoulder Injury

Aug 15, 2010

OUTCOME: Settled on Favorable Terms in Mediation Prior to Trial

Our client, a young mother shopping with her daughter in a supermarket, slipped on grapes which had been allowed to sit on the floor of a produce aisle. As the result, she suffered severe structural da ... mage to her dominant shoulder and missed extensive time from her usual employment. Security tapes produced by the supermarket chain showed an employee of the supermarket standing and working for an extended period just a few feet from the debris after it was dropped on the floor. Additionally, we discovered that the "sweep logs" contained entries for sweeps of the area which in fact had not occurred!

Personal injury

Family Injured and Burned by Fallen Public Utility Power Line

Mar 15, 2010

OUTCOME: Settled on Favorable Terms with Electric Utility Company

Mother, father, and three children were entering their vehicle on a public roadway when live overhead power line snapped and fell. Power line hit father causing multiple severe burns. Mother and childr ... en were trapped in vehicle and suffered multiple electrical shocks and trauma. Eventually, family was extricated from burning vehicle by fire and rescue personnel.

Personal injury

Vicious Dog Escapes From Yard, Bites Our Client, and Severely Injures Client's Hand

Oct 30, 2009

OUTCOME: Favorable Settlement With Dog Owner's Homeowner's Insurer

Our client suffered severe laceration and puncture wounds on his hand after a negligent dog owner allowed a dangerous Rottweiler to escape and run free in a residential neighborhood.

Car accident

Minivan Vehicle Strikes and Injures Two Young Girls in Crosswalk

Jun 15, 2009

OUTCOME: Settled in Mediation - Favorable to Minor Clients and their Families

Two young girls were crossing a minor arterial street within a residential area and were struck by the negligent driver of a minivan who failed to stop. One of the girls suffered a fractured pelvis and ... the second girl was rendered unconscious and suffered impaired vision, headaches, and temporary cognitive problems. Working with an accident reconstruction expert, we were able to determine that not only the driver of the minivan, but also a second driver, was at fault for the girls' injuries. This created sufficient insurance coverage to adequately compensate the girls and their respective families for medical expenses and non-economic damages.

Personal injury

Bacterial exposure and infection due to nail salon pedicure.

May 15, 2009

OUTCOME: Pretrial Settlement Favorable to Injured Client

My client was exposed to dangerous bacteria in unsanitary nail salon pedicure footbath. She developed boils and skin evulsions on her legs and feet due to infection caused by mycobacterium fortuitum. C ... lient's active infection lasted close to one year during which time she suffered severe skin pain and could not wear nylons or expose her legs. Client endured multiple courses of antibiotic treatments which left her sick and weak. Once infection was finally brought under control by her physician, client was left with permanent scars and tens of thousands of dollars in medical expenses. Suit was brought against nail salon which denied liability.

Paul Jason Vames's Legal Cases (8)

Injured Husband/Father Abused by Insurer - Aggresive Litigation Vindicates Happy Client

Dental Malpractice Causes Client to Lose Appendix

Bicyclist Struck And Injured By Motorist

Hazardous Condition Within a Supermarket Causes Young Mother to Fall and Suffer Severe Shoulder Injury

Family Injured and Burned by Fallen Public Utility Power Line

Vicious Dog Escapes From Yard, Bites Our Client, and Severely Injures Client's Hand

Minivan Vehicle Strikes and Injures Two Young Girls in Crosswalk

Bacterial exposure and infection due to nail salon pedicure.