Confidential - Medical Malpractice
Nov 01, 2023OUTCOME: $1,800,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was a female patient who underwent gynecologic surgery and sustained a bowel perforation that went undiagnosed for more than a week.
Stephen Joseph Voorhees's Legal Cases (16)
Portland, OR
Personal injury Lawyer at Portland, OR
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
Confidential - Medical Malpractice
Jun 01, 2023OUTCOME: $2,000,000 Settlement
Patient was a female who underwent a gynecological surgery and suffered a bowel perforation, resulting in sepsis, abdominal surgery, and an extended hospitalization.
Sloan v. Apogee Medical Group
Dec 15, 2021OUTCOME: $500,000 verdict for the Plaintiff
Wrongful death medical malpractice case involving the death of an 85 yr old man due to respiratory distress from hemothorax. The hospitalists missed an obvious diagnosis of internal bleeding and rib f ... ractures, allowing an accumulation of 2.5 L of blood into Mr. Sloan's pleural space, leading to his death.
Piersall v. Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon
Apr 02, 2019OUTCOME: $61,347.21 jury verdict for Plaintiff
My client was injured in a car crash and had $11,347.21 in medical bills. She had $50,000 in underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage with Farmers Insurance. They offered her $0 before trial, and $5,000 ... before jury selection.
Majalca v. Pond
Mar 22, 2019OUTCOME: $127,000.00 jury verdict for Plaintiff
My client had a pre-existing condition of severe cervical spinal stenosis when he was hit from behind by the defendant's vehicle at an estimated speed of 5mph. Because of the fragile state of his neck ... , his condition was worsened, necessitating an ACDR surgery shortly after the collision. The defendant's insurer, Progressive, offered to settle the case for only $25,000. We rejected the offer and had a jury trial.
The Estate of Jacob Dey, deceased v. Roger Smith Trucking
Mar 23, 2018OUTCOME: $900,000 Settlement
My client's husband, Jacob, was killed instantly in a tractor trailer collision in Illinois. The truck driver and State highway patrol blamed the crash on Jacob for improper lane usage. I hired an en ... gineer to reconstruct the accident, and he testified that the conclusions of the reporting police officers were wrong, and that Jacob was not at fault for the crash. The truck driver's insurance policy limits were $1,000,000.
Slavin v. Brantley
Feb 28, 2018OUTCOME: $70,000 Jury verdict for Plaintiff
My client was struck by a car while jogging across a pedestrian crosswalk. She was able to walk away from the scene of the crash but was later diagnosed at the ER with concussion and contusions on her ... foot. Her ER bill was just over $9,000. The defendant's insurance company and lawyer offered only $7,000 before trial. They argued that my client was at fault because she failed to keep a careful lookout. The jury placed a high value on how the accident impacted my client's life. The vast majority of the verdict was for non-economic damages.
Knudson v. Mitchell
May 23, 2017OUTCOME: $39,000.00 Jury Verdict for Plaintiff
The defendant hit my client head on in an intersection crash. My client sustained soft tissue injuries. She developed ongoing neck and back pain and accumulated over $9,000 in chiropractic bills in t ... he two years that followed. The insurance company offered to settle for $12,000 the week before trial. We rejected the offer and went to trial. The jury came back with a verdict of $39,000.
Anderson v. Scherrer
Mar 02, 2015OUTCOME: $10,500 Jury Verdict for Plaintiff
The defendant rear-ended my client at 25mph. My client sustained soft tissue injury to his back and incurred $5,000 in chiropractic bills as a result. The insurance company offered $7,000 to settle h ... is case.
Green-smith v. Biamont
Dec 10, 2014OUTCOME: $18,000.00 Jury Verdict for Plaintiff
My client was involved in a car crash where the defendant denied that she was at fault, and in fact, claimed that my client ran a red light. Her insurance company offered less than the medical bills. ... I tried the case to a jury, and the jury awarded my client nearly 3x the amount of his medical bills.
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