Case Results
Every case is unique. Please use the following summaries as examples of the range of cases we handle, and the results achieved. Any result achieved on behalf of one client in one matter does not necessarily indicate that similar results can be obtained for other clients.
We think the best way to evaluate success at trial is whether the verdict is greater than the settlement offer. Each summary case included below links to expanded information pages.
Medical Malpractice
| RIES, v. MCKENZIE WILLAMETTE HOSPITAL, VERED, MD, ANTHONY, MD | |
Topic: |
Medical Malpractice (Failure to manage Prenatal Care and Labor) |
Injuries: |
CEREBRAL PALSY, Plaintiff (now five years old) was born severely ... |
Specials: |
Med. $117,800. |
Settlement: |
Demand: $1,000,000 (policy limits) from each doctor, contribution from hospital. |
Result: |
CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT. |
| HERRICK v. MUDERSPACH | |
Topic: |
Medical Malpractice |
Injuries: |
URINARY INCONTINENCE; FUNCTIONAL PARAPLEGIA ... |
Specials: |
Med. $350,000; Lost Wages $5,000; Day in Hosp. - 3 months. |
Settlement: |
Demand: $1,000,000 policy limits. Plff asked ... |
Result: |
CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT. |
| CURTISS v. FALK, D.O. & COLUMBIA DOUGLAS HOSPITAL | |
Topic: |
Medical Malpractice |
Injuries: |
DEATH -- 9/21/97 - Plff decedent, female age 52, executive secretary... |
Specials: |
Med. $1,500; Lost Wages $300,000. |
Settlement: |
Demand: $1,000,000. |
Result: |
CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT. |
| SMITH v. BEAVERTON MEDICAL CLINIC & COLLINS, M.D. | |
Topic: |
Medical Malpractice - Admitted Liability |
Injuries: |
HYSTERECTOMY; STERILITY -- Failure to conceive; extensive ... |
Specials: |
Med. $30,957.02; Lost Wages - none; Days in Hosp. - 3-5 days. |
Settlement: |
Demand: $200,000 ... |
Result: |
PLAINTIFF VERDICT for $555,957.02. ... |
Automobile Personal Injury
| CHAPMAN v. CHERONES | |
Topic: |
Intersection Collision - Admitted Liability |
Injuries: |
NECK INJURY; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME ... |
Specials: |
Med. $,939 admitted, $5,168 denied; Los Wages $32,295; ... |
Settlement: |
Demand: $60,000-$65,000. ... Offer: $10,000-$12,000... |
Result: |
PLAINTIFF VERDICT for $67,421. |
| WITTREN v. CHERONES | |
Topic: |
Intersection Collision - Admitted Liability |
Injuries: |
NECK INJURY ... Chronic neck sprains; disc bulges ... |
Specials: |
Med. $5,579; Lost Wages $6,130 in overtime plus, $30,000 due to ... |
Settlement: |
Demand: $100,000. Plff asked jury for a fair amount not greater ... |
Result: |
PLAINTIFF VERDICT for $213,714. (Verdict included ... |
| BOUCHARD v. GARNER | |
Topic: |
Rear-End Collision |
Injuries: |
LEGS, HIP, NECK & BACK INJURIES; POST TRAUMATIC MYOFASCIAL DISEASE ... |
Specials: |
Med: $13,159; Lost Wages $1,127. |
Settlement: |
Demand: $145,000k reimbursement. |
Result: |
PLAINTIFF SETTLEMENT for $52,670 (policy limits). |
| ANDERSON v. STATE OF WASHINGTON | |
Topic: |
Lost Control (Single Vehicle) |
Injuries: |
Fractured pelvis and ribs; abdominal and chest injuries ... |
Specials: |
Medical $599,319.52; Lost Wages $27,087-$500,000; Days Work Lost ... |
Settlement: |
Demand: $3,000,000. Offer: None-$200,000. |
Result: |
SETTLEMENT for $1,200,000. |
| JOHNSON v. BRITTLE | |
Topic: |
Head-On Collision - Admitted Liability |
Injuries: |
NECK & KNEE INJURIES ... |
Specials: |
Med. $1,900.55 (stipulated); Lost Wages $1,300; Days Work Lost - ... |
Settlement: |
Demand: $10,000-$15,000. Plff asked jury for $100,000-$103,200.55 ... |
Result: |
PLAINTIFF VERDICT for $12,900.55. ... |
| MATHEWS v. FEDERATED SERVICE INSURANCE COMPANY | |
Topic: |
Declaratory Judgement |
Injuries: |
Fractured arm, back, ribs, and leg; head, spleeing, and gallbladder ... |
Specials: |
Med. $114,000; Lost Wages $67,000 past, $365,000 future; Days Work ... |
Settlement: |
$750,000. Plaintiff asked jury for $750,000. ... |
Result: |
PLAINTIFF VERDICT for $750,000. ... over $1.6 Million after award ... |
Other Serious Personal Injury
| HALL v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |
Topic: |
Work Site Accident |
Injuries: |
FRACTURED WRIST & FINGERS; HAND INJURIES ... |
Specials: |
Med. $3,543.97; Lost Wages $24,504.72; Days Work Lost - ... |
Settlement: |
Demand: $395,000. RANGE AMOUNT: $100,000-199,999 |
Result: |
SETTLEMENT for $175,000. |
| STIREWALT v. RUG DOCTOR L.P. | |
Topic: |
Premises Liability |
Injuries: |
FRACTURED ANKLE -- 3/8/97 - Plff, male age 29, food delivery/salesman. ... |
Specials: |
Med. $14,300.60; Lost Wages $18,000; Days Work Lost - ... |
Settlement: |
Demand: $395,000. |
Result: |
SETTLEMENT for $95,000. |
| STAMPKE v. BANEY | |
Topic: |
Jet Ski Accident |
Injuries: |
FRACTURED ARM & RIBS; LUNG INJURIES ... |
Specials: |
Med. $24,419.86; Lost Wages $90,000 approx.; Days Work Lost - ... |
Settlement: |
Demand: $250,000 (Plff attorney states would have considered $100,000 ... |
Result: |
PLAINTIFF VERDICT for $74,419.86. |
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-Stephen C. Hendricks
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