Attorney Benjamin D Swanson's Legal Cases

Personal injury

Rodriguez v. Parada

Oct 15, 2015

OUTCOME: $4,400,000 - Verdict

The insurance industry thrives on injured victims who do not have a good lawyer to fight back. Taking on a large corporation or insurance company is not easy. There are many lawyers out there who wil ... l not take a case to trial, and the insurance companies know this. Mr. Swanson is not afraid of going to trial. State Farm learned this lesson when it refused to pay a reasonable settlement for a client who sustained a neck injury in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in a one-level cervical fusion. The insurance carrier’s top offer before trial was $415,000. Looks like they forgot to add a zero.

Brain injury

Confidential v. Confidential

Jun 05, 2015

OUTCOME: $6,250,000

After fighting against the insurance companies for nearly four and one-half years, Benjamin Swanson was able to reach this confidential settlement, which is believed to be the largest personal injury s ... ettlement for the county in which the case was venued. Mr. Swanson successfully opposed two motions for summary judgment. Multiple defense firms were removed from the case before it settled. Good things come to those who wait.

Wrongful death

Martinez-Sanchez v. Ahlem

Apr 24, 2015

OUTCOME: $3,600,000 Verdict

What is the value of a life? Hard question to answer. In this particular case a 65 year old husband and father of eight adult children lost his life. In some ways he had less than a lot people. ... He didn't have a cool car. Never attended high school. Never worked in a position of power. In other ways, ways that actually matter, this man had everything. He had a lovely wife who he adored for nearly 40 years. He taught his children by example about the importance of family. He was a man who asked for very little, yet gave much. The insurance carrier’s top offer at mediation was $425,000.

Personal injury

Confidential v. Confidential

Nov 01, 2013

OUTCOME: $5,000,000

Mr. Swanson is routinely asked enter into cases pro hac vice that are venued in other states. Mr. Swanson was asked to represent a married couple in Nevada where the husband sustained a brachial plexu ... s injury in a motor vehicle accident. The insurance company quickly recognized who they were dealing with and paid a substantial amount of money just a few months after the client had healed. Timing is everything and Mr. Swanson is able to recognize when to best strike up negotiations that will maximize the client's recovery.

Personal injury

Confidential v. Confidential

Sep 20, 2010

OUTCOME: $2,340,000

How does one quantify pain? Another tough question that Mr. Swanson knows too much about for his liking. Here, the client sustained a very painful leg fracture in an auto accident that required multi ... ple surgeries. The insurance industry likes to focus on things like medical billing (after slashing the actual bills to what it deems "reasonable") when evaluating the case. In this case, the medical bills were approximately $230,000. The client was a good man and tough as nails, but articulating pain was not easy for him. Mr. Swanson is able to genuinely connect with those who are suffering and used this skill to help his client obtain just compensation.

Benjamin D Swanson's Legal Cases (5)

Rodriguez v. Parada

Confidential v. Confidential

Martinez-Sanchez v. Ahlem

Confidential v. Confidential

Confidential v. Confidential