$1,250,000.00 Motorcycle Accident Recovery
Jul 26, 2014OUTCOME: $1,250,000.00 Recovery
Motorcyclist that suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle accident.
George Pittman Patterson's Legal Cases (29)
Annapolis, MD
Trucking accident Lawyer at Annapolis, MD
Practice Areas: Trucking Accident, Car Accidents ... +4 more
Disputed Chronic Neck Strain from Car Accident
Jul 25, 2012OUTCOME: $46,055.33 jury verdict ($10,727.33 medical bills, $5,376.00 lost wages and $29,952.00 non-economic damages).
A client from Laurel, Maryland sustained a chronic neck strain and a mild head injury in a car accident that occurred in Howard County. The defendant's insurance company hired a doctor to claim that t ... he client had mild muscle strains and should have recovered within several weeks. The offer to settle the case before suit was filed was just over $18,000.00. The offer was increased to $32,500.00 after the video depositions of the plaintiff's and the defendant's doctors were taken for use at trial.
Oswald v. Friedel
Jun 28, 2012OUTCOME: Jury verdict of $60,790.55.
A rear end accident that caused a chronic lumbar strain. The client incurred medical bills of $12,200. The Baltimore County jury awarded the medical bills plus lost income and other business losses i ... n the amount of $2,672.00 plus $45,900 in pain and suffering. The pre-suit offer from the insurance company was $12,100. The offer issued the day before the trial was $25,000. The defendant disputed that the plaintiff sustained a chronic back strain.
Berry v. State Farm Insurance
Jun 04, 2012OUTCOME: $178,480.40 jury verdict.
The client while pumping gas into his motorcycle at a gas station in Upper Marlboro was hit by a car after it lost control in a car accident. The driver of the car only had $50,000 of car insurance. ... The Upper Marlboro resident filed a claim against his own insurance company, State Farm seeking the remaining $50,000 of underinsured motorist coverage that his policy provided. State Farm insurance only offered him $15,000. A Prince George's County jury returned a verdict of $178,480.40 against State Farm Insurance Company. The verdict covered his medical bills, lost wages and provided an additional $150,000 for pain and suffering.
Improperly Activated Vehicle Barrier
Mar 23, 2012OUTCOME: $525,000 recovery
Mr. Patterson obtained a $525,000 recovery under the Federal Tort Claims Act for a client that sustained injuries when an in ground retractable vehicle barrier was improperly activated as the client en ... tered a facility. The activation of the vehicle barrier stopped the driver's car instantly, totalling the car and severly injuring the driver.
Trees Cleared by Developer Without Permission
Apr 04, 2011OUTCOME: $106,000 award for the clearing of trees on a lot valued at $115,000.
A Crofton, Maryland developer cleared a wooded lot in Bowie, Maryland that a family planned to construct a home on for their retired parents. The developer stopped returning the calls from the landown ... er who was attempting to have trees replanted on the land. The landowners hired Mr. Patterson who filed suit. The developer offered $30,000 before suit but the Judge awarded the family three times the cost to restore the property plus legal fees and expenses. The award totaled over $106,000.
Clostridium difficile infection after car accident
Feb 16, 2011OUTCOME: $1,576,747.00 judgment in Montgomery County.
As a result of a head-on collision, Mr Patterson's client suffered a severly fractured leg that required surgery. The surgical wounds became infected requiring a strong course of antibiotics that resu ... lted in a Clostridium difficile (C-diff) infection. The infection damaged the colon requiring a surgery to remove the large intestine. The lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County against a resident of Carroll County, Maryland.
Trapped in a car after a head-on collision
May 28, 2010OUTCOME: $150,000.00 award
A lady from Damascus, Maryland in Montgomery County recovered $150,000 for less than $6,000 in medical bills for a rib frature and multiple contusions. After the head on collision that occurred near ... the border of Frederick County and Montgomery County, the plaintiff remained trapped in the car for nearly one hour with her critically injured spouse. Damages for pre-impact fright were awarded. She also recovered damages for not physically being able to stay by her husband's bed side as he struggled to survive in Baltimore's shock trauma center. These damages were part of a loss of consortium claim.
Wrongful Death
May 12, 2010OUTCOME: $995,700.00 recovery, representing all available ins.
A Lothian, Maryland mother of two was hit from behind by a commercial truck and died at the scene. An accident reconstruction and investigation revealed that the driver failed to pay full time and att ... ention and never hit his brakes before hitting the plaintiff's stopped car.
Drunk Driver
May 03, 2010OUTCOME: $30,000.00 recovery
A Davidsonville, Maryland man was stopped waiting to turn into his driveway when a heavily intoxicated driver ran into the back of his car. Fortunately, the client was not seriously injured. He incur ... red less than $5,000 in medical bills and recovered in 6 weeks.
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