Attorney Katy Duhigg's Legal Cases

Consumer protection

Dollens v. Wells Fargo

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OUTCOME: Most of the case was upheld on appeal. The trial court has awarded $2.5 million in punitive damages on remand. https://www.abqjournal.com/364246/bank-hit-with-27m-judgment.html

The Duhigg Law Firm prevailed in a case against Wells Fargo after the bank wrongfully foreclosed upon the Dollens home following Mr. Dollens' death. District Judge Beatrice Brickhouse said the bank ... ’s conduct was shocking and reprehensible. Katy Duhigg, a lawyer for Dollens’ estate, said that the ruling ‘‘protected people over profits." You can read more about this case here: https://www.abqjournal.com/364246/bank-hit-with-27m-judgment.html Disclaimer: Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Personal injury

Obtained Insurance Policy Limits for Victim of Shooting

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OUTCOME: Obtained the maximum amount of insurance available to shooting victim.

An individual was shot by an unknown perpetrator. We made a claim under the individual's uninsured motorists insurance coverage and obtained the full policy limits for all of the vehicles in the househ ... old, meaning all available insurance was paid. Disclaimer: Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Wrongful death

Wrongful Death in Prison

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OUTCOME: Large settlement

An inmate died due to lack of medical care in prison, and we were able to obtain a large settlement for the inmate's family. Disclaimer: Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Wrongful death

Medical Malpractice Death

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OUTCOME: Large settlement.

An individual died as a result of a complication from a procedure the individual did not need in the first place. We obtained a large settlement for the family. Disclaimer: Prior results do not gua ... rantee a similar outcome.

Insurance

Insurance Bad Faith

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OUTCOME: Full benefits paid, plus additional settlement for bad faith.

An insurance company refused to pay life insurance benefits after a death, claiming the death was not covered under the policy. We presented new evidence that proved the death was covered, and the insu ... rance company paid the full benefits, and paid an additional amount due to their initial bad faith denial of the claim. Disclaimer: Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Car accident

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OUTCOME: Obtained the maximum amount of uninsured motorists insurance benefits available for our client.

Our client's car rolled down an embankment after being forced off the road by another driver, who fled the scene. We obtained the maximum amount of uninsured motorists insurance benefits available for ... our client.