Attorney Benjamin P. Cloward's Legal Cases

Personal injury

Auto-Pedestrian $750,000

Mar 02, 2012

OUTCOME: Settled for $750,000

My client, a kind gentleman, who had previously sustained injuries from a prior motor vehicle crash which left him in a wheelchair was parked on the sidewalk in his wheelchair waiting to cross the road ... ; when a negligent driver cut the corner too sharply and drove up onto the corner of the side-walk running over my client's leg. As a result, my client required a surgery to repair his leg which resulted in medical bills of approximately $110,000.

Personal injury

T-Bone Crash $1,015,000

Jan 23, 2012

OUTCOME: Settlement of $1,015,000

My client, a young 18 year old girl was t-boned by an F-350 Ford Truck, which resulted in major injuries to her lumbar spine (5 mm herniations at L4-L5 and L5-S1). Although her medical bills were only ... approximately $93,000, we were able to demonstrate a significant need for future medical treatment including a costly lumbar fusion. We resolved the case for all available insurance proceeds.

Personal injury

Motor vehicle crash $550,000

Oct 11, 2011

OUTCOME: $550,000

My client a 72 year old woman was rear-ended by a negligent driver which required her to undergo a cervical fusion resulting in medical bills of approximately $140,000. We were able to collect all avai ... lable insurance from both the tortfeasor and from her own insurance company.

Brain injury

Trucking Company crash $1,105,000

Aug 01, 2011

OUTCOME: Several settlements resulting in $1,105,000

My client was injured when a negligent trucking company driver swerved into the lane she was traveling in as a passenger. The vehicle flipped over as a result, which led to neck and back pain and a mi ... ld traumatic brain injury. Her medical bills totaled approximately $91,000. We were able to obtain all available insurance coverage on behalf of the client.

Slip and fall accident

Slip and Fall $350,000

Mar 21, 2011

OUTCOME: Settlement of $350,000

My client was injured when the hotel failed to place warning signs out while it was watering plants. As a result, the employee sprayed the sidewalk where guests were expected to walk. My client unfor ... tunately walked through the area while the ground was still wet, causing her to fall to the ground injuring her knee. She had to have three surgeries resulting in medical bills of approximately $45,000 to repair her knee. We were able to show that company policy required the landscaping crew to always put out wet floor warning signs prior to beginning any watering, which they failed to do in this instance.

Motorcycle accident

Under insurance claim $750,000

Jul 12, 2010

OUTCOME: Settlement of $750,000

My client was significantly injured in an automobile versus motorcycle crash. We were able to recover $750,000 from the insurance company despite only having $250,000 in available insurance coverage.

Slip and fall accident

Slip and fall $495,000

Oct 20, 2009

OUTCOME: Settlement of $495,000

My client slipped and fell in a Casino injuring her lumbar spine which resulted in medical bills in excess of $75,000. We were able to establish that an employee walked through the area just minutes b ... efore, pointed down at the spill, but then did not follow Casino policy which required her to stand near the area and warn guests of the danger until housekeeping could arrive to clean the spill.

Benjamin P. Cloward's Legal Cases (27)

Auto-Pedestrian $750,000

T-Bone Crash $1,015,000

Motor vehicle crash $550,000

Trucking Company crash $1,105,000

Slip and Fall $350,000

Under insurance claim $750,000

Slip and fall $495,000