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We have settled, arbitrated and tried over 650 accident and injury cases in the last 3 years alone. Millions of dollars have been recovered for our accident and injury clients!

Personal Injury and Accident Case Results

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We are often asked, “What can Dwyer Williams Potter do for me?” This is a difficult question to answer, as the ultimate value of a case depends on numerous variables within that particular case.  What we can say is that we are quite successful in the cases we handle. What follows is just a sample of some of our recent case results. Please note that these case results are a product of the specific facts of each case, and are not guaranteed results. Your case may or may not fall into this category.

Here are some of our recent case results

SNOWMOBILE ACCIDENT | $2.4 MILLION SETTLEMENT: Other attorneys turn him down, claiming the case was “too tough.”  We get involved, work the case up, and it settles for $2,400,000. Read more about our $2.4 MILLION SNOWMOBILE ACCIDENT case result.

MOTOR VEHICLE | WATER TRUCK:  Liability denied – no offer. Settled for $2,000,000 at mediation after extensive litigation. Read More about the Car Accident

MOTOR VEHICLE | HEAD-ON COLLISION: With the expertise of Dwyer Williams Potter, the case settled for $640,000 during an informal mediation with the insurance company. Read more about this Head-On Collision Settlement.

MOTOR VEHICLE | SEMI TRUCK: Semi truck driver is speeding and loses control around a corner, crashing into client head-on, and killing her.  Read more about the truck collision and wrongful death settlement of $500,000.

MOTOR VEHICLE | SEMI TRUCK: Semi truck driver is speeding and loses control around a corner, crashing into client head-on, mangling his ankle, which required surgery, and also killing his wife.  Case settled for remaining policy limits of $499,983 in addition to wife’s wrongful death claim.

MOTOR VEHICLE | BICYCLE: case Liability denied, but offered $130,000. We take the case, win it, and the arbitrator awards $464,000. Read More about the bike accident case ($464,000)

MOTOR VEHICLE | HEAD ON COLLISION: Client’s vehicle hit head-on by uninsured motorist. The client suffers herniated discs in his lumbar spine, requiring multiple surgeries. No settlement offers are made by insurance company despite numerous promises. Arbitrator awards over $400,000 after we litigate the case.

PREMISES | GYM EQUIPMENT: Client using a piece of equipment at a gym. The gym had previously removed a safety bar, and client falls off of the machine as a result. Client sustains a head accident or injury. Liability denied – no offer. Settles for $400,000 shortly before trial, and after considerable litigation on behalf of our client.

MOTOR VEHICLE | COMMERCIAL TRUCK: Client is four years old, and is a passenger in her grandparent’s car.  Her grandfather attempts to cross an intersection when the defendant, driving a large truck, fails to stop, and t-bones the car at the child’s door.  The collision pins the child in the car, and as a result, she suffers head, rib and right arm fractures.  The case is complicated by liability issues, as well as whether the brain symptoms are caused by the accident, or is a result of hereditary ADHD.  Case settles at Judicial Settlement Conference for $395,500.

MOTOR VEHICLE | ROLLOVER: Client is a passenger in a single vehicle rollover accident, causing multiple pelvis fractures. No prior offer is made by the insurance company. A $345,000 settlement is obtained on behalf of our client.

MOTOR VEHICLE | ROLLOVER: Client is a passenger in a single vehicle rollover accident, causing complex right ear laceration and avulsion, requiring surgery, as well as multiple lacerations to scalp and face.  Client is left with significant scarring.  We work the case up, confer with the treating physicians, and after much negotiation, obtain a $325,000 settlement on behalf of our client.

AIRLINE | FALLING LUGGAGE: Client is a passenger on an airliner when a bag falls from an overhead bin on takeoff, hitting him on the head. Client sufferes neck and shoulder injuries, requiring surgery. Liability is denied – no offer. Settles for $325,000 at judicial settlement conference.

WORK | JOBSITE: Client unloading a large beam when homeowner suddenly grabs one end, slides it off the truck, and lets it drop to the ground. Client sustains injuries to his wrist and shoulder, requiring surgery. Liability is denied – no offer. Jury awards $314,000 at trial.

MOTOR VEHICLE | ROLLOVER ON ICE: Client is a passenger in an SUV during winter.  Driver of the SUV is driving too fast for the conditions, hits ice on the highway, and flips the SUV several times.  Client suffers multiple fractures and lacerations.  Case settled at mediation for just shy of the applicable policy limits, in addition to the amount the insurance company already paid for medical expenses, for a total settlement of $264,571.

PREMISES | TRIPPING HAZARD: Client at an event at the fairgrounds. The caterers for the event run an extension cord across a walking path, and cover with a carpet, creating a mound in the carpet. No tape is used to secure the cord or carpet, the lights are turned down for the event, no warning is given of the hazard, and there are numerous elderly people in attendance. Elderly client trips on the mound in the carpet, falls, and breaks her hip. Complex liability and damages issues presented in the case. We sue the county, event organizer, and caterer, all of whom blame each other, as well as our client for falling. Extensive litigation and discovery is performed, and the case settles at mediation for $250,000.

MOTOR VEHICLE | BICYCLE: Client is riding his bike to work just before dawn. An uninsured driver approaches from behind, running him down. Client sustains orthopedic injuries, including several fractures, requiring surgery. Liability is denied – no offer. We litigate the case and the arbitrator awards $238,000.

PREMISES | PAINTBALL GUN: Client, a young boy, is negligently shot in the eye with a paintball gun, requiring multiple surgeries.  Case settles for $235,000.

MOTOR VEHICLE | COMMERCIAL VAN: Client is wheelchair bound. When exiting a handicap van at the direction of the driver, her wheelchair flips forward, throwing her to the ground because the ramp was not level with the van. She fractures her leg and shoulder as a result of the fall. Liability is denied – no offer. We obtain a $230,000 settlement.

MOTOR VEHICLE | ROLLOVER, WRONGFUL DEATH: Client a passenger in a car when an oncoming vehicle loses control and collides into his car, killing him.  The collision involved other deaths and injuries, and there was limited insurance to compensate for those losses.  The driver at fault did not have additional assets.  After a difficult mediation session involving all claimants, we are able to secure a $225,000 settlement on behalf of our client.

MOTOR VEHICLE | WORK INJURY: Client is test driving a truck for local tire shop.  While stopped at a light, he is rear-ended by a SUV.  The collision aggravates his neck, which he just had surgically repaired six months prior.  He was doing well after his surgery, and was released back to full work duty without any issues at the time of the collision.  After the accident, he needed a second neck surgery.  However, the insurance company for the SUV blames the prior surgery for all of his problems!  The case is arbitrated, and the arbiters see through the insurance company’s lies, awarding the client $216,357.

WORK | JOB SITE INJURY: Client using a port-o-potty on the job when another subcontractor runs into it, knocking it over.  Among the client’s injuries are C4-C5 and C5-C6 disk protrusions, requiring a fusion. Settles for $195,000.

WORK | JOB SITE INJURY: Client is employed to scale logs at a mill.  The log yard is paved and floor is covered with bark and ankle deep water.  While scaling a stack of logs, client falls into a hidden manhole that has its cover missing. Client required knee surgery as a result of his injuries.  A month before trial, case is resolved at mediation for $190,000.

MOTOR VEHICLE | DUMP TRUCK: Client is in stop-and-go traffic on Interstate 5, just south of Portland.  A commercial dump truck fails to stop behind her, striking the rear of her vehicle, and forcing it into the van ahead. Client injures her neck, back, left shoulder, and left arm.  She ultimately has neck surgery. The case settles for $165,000 at mediation.

WORK | FORKLIFT: Client is operating a forklift loading the back end of a semi when the truck pulls forward, causing him to fall to the ground. Client suffers neck injuries, requiring a cervical fusion. Liability is denied – no offer. Settles for $150,000 at mediation.

MOTOR VEHICLE | MOTORCYCLE: Client is riding his motorcycle when he is cut off by a car. Client slides under the car and is ran over. The client’s injuries include internal injuries and broken bones. Settles for $150,000 policy limits.

We post our case results frequently, if you have questions in regards to your personal accident or injury, please call us today @ (888) 247-9023.