Case Results

Jury understands and awards $2.1M Dollar Verdict
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In March of 2020 a man was driving to work. He was driving a Ford F350 truck. As he drove toward an intersection located south of Seattle, He dropped his coffee cub on the floor, and it landed near his feet. He reached over to grab it and when he sat back up, he was entering an intersection on a red light. He felt his truck shake and he came to a stop.

Waiting at the intersection was an African American man driving a Nissan Altima. He patiently was waiting for the light to change. It changed to green, and he proceeded out into the intersection. Without any warning he heard an explosion, hit his head and felt his car spin a complete circle and come to a stop. He was dazed for several minutes.

After talking to the police, he went to work. After an hour he began to vomit. He went to the hospital and was diagnosed with a head injury, post-concussion syndrome and injuries to his neck, back and shoulder. He was released and went home.

He began treating with a chiropractor. The treatment lasted 13 months. He then did not treat for 4 months. Due to his ongoing pain, this law office referred him to a top-notch physical medicine doctor in Seattle. He received trigger point injections, nerve injections and physical therapy to treat his neck and back.

Eventually, our office referred him to a speech therapist to evaluate him and treat him for ongoing cognitive problems since the crash. He was also evaluated by 3 neck surgeons. None of them said neck surgery was required but one said neck surgery was inevitable.

The insurance company for the fault driver offered $40,000 to settle. The offer was rejected, and a lawsuit was filed. Trial began in late November 2023 in Seattle. The Insurance Company hired a legal team that was very aggressive and even claimed that the man driving the car was 60 years old and his pain is from being old and having a physical job as a dump truck driver, that he had severe neck pain a year earlier and his current pain was from a pre-existing condition.

They also claimed that the driver of the car committed fraud when he filled out a renewal for his commercial driver’s license. On the questionnaire he filled out they claim he lied about his physical condition, and it was inconsistent with what he testified to in court. The driver agreed that he had lied so he didn’t lose his job. He needed his job to support his family and pay his mortgage payments, among other things.

At the end of the case the Insurance company lawyers argued that the jury should only award $10,000-50,000. Our office showed the jury the full story and asked that the jury award $16 million dollars. The jury reached a verdict of 2.1 million dollars. Our office team included; Ben Wells (lead trial lawyer) Emily Harris and Jared Issacson (associate attorneys) and Ashley Brogan (paralegal)

We attribute this win to several things. First, our client was honest, sincere and kind. He was sensitive and understood that he needed to be venerable for the jury and honor the jury. He realized that if a jury is willing to spend 2 weeks of their time listening, he owed it to them to speak from his heart and admit to all of his actions. For our part, we spent the time to truly know our client and we discovered the true story. We knew the story would resonate with the jury and it did. We also explained to all our witnesses that a truthful story is the most powerful tool with a jury when used with vulnerability and love.

We are delighted that we could make a difference in our client’s life.

Jury Verdict in Snohomish County in October 2021. A 26-year-old dump truck driver was on the job when an oncoming dump truck lost control and crossed the center line, causing our client to swerve and tip over. He sustained a permanent injury to his low back and suffered from PTSD symptoms. The insurance company argued our client should have been able to avoid the collision. They used Facebook posts of him surfing and smiling to claim that he was lying about how badly he was hurt. We showed the jury that the images told a story about a man who was grieving his former life. The jury awarded over 4.5 million dollars and found that our client had no fault in the collision.

Jury Verdict/March 2019. We obtained a jury verdict in Snohomish county for a woman and her family after she was injured in a crash on I-5. The case was appealed by the insurance company, but they eventually paid almost the entire verdict. We used true stories, like we always do, to explain the loss to the jury.

Verdict October 2020. Our team received a 4.1-million-dollar verdict in King County for a man who was working at a construction site in a trench. The insurance company argued for 3 weeks that it was our client’s fault because he used hand signals to direct the excavator, but the jury refused to ignore the evidence. The insurance company argued that the construction company was a small family-owned business even though they would not be paying the verdict, the insurance company had to pay.

Jury Verdict in Snohomish County in November 2022. We obtained a verdict for a woman who slipped an fell while she was working at a nursing home. She had low back and hip pain. The insurance company’s biggest offer was $600,000. We ignored their offer and went to trial. A Snohomish County jury awarded our client 3 Million dollars for her injuries.

Jury Verdict in Snohomish County in November 2022. We obtained a verdict for a woman who slipped an fell while she was working at a nursing home. She had low back and hip pain. The insurance company’s biggest offer was $600,000. We ignored their offer and went to trial. A Snohomish County jury awarded our client 3 Million dollars for her injuries.

Settlement January 2020. Our client suffered a concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury, when an icicle fell on her head. We used some of the newest science in brain imaging along with conventional evidence to prove our case and obtain the settlement.

Settlement January 2020. Our client suffered a concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury, when an icicle fell on her head. We used some of the newest science in brain imaging along with conventional evidence to prove our case and obtain the settlement.

Settlement in Skagit County in November 2021. Our firm settled a case where two women were injured in a T-bone collision in Skagit County. We went to our client’s home and spent time with their entire extended family to learn about how their injuries have affected their life. This was ammunition that was used in negotiations with the insurance company.

Back to Back Jury Verdicts via Zoom in Snohomish County in April and May 2021. Our firm has been one of the first to try civil cases over Zoom in Snohomish County. We tried two cases this spring on behalf of two young women. Both were injured in car crashes. In both cases the Insurance company lawyers tried to assassinate the character of our clients. It was the usual theme: they are liars! We had faith in our juries and knew they could see through the deception. We told our clients’ story and jury came to their rescue. They saw the whole story and refused to condemn our clients.

Settlement/January 2018. Our client slipped and fell on an icy parking lot as she was going to work. She sued her employer. The insurance company made many excuses but, in the end, they agreed to settle. As always, we learned our client’s story and were prepared to tell the stories to the jury. That made all the difference.

Jury Verdict/February 2018. We tried a case to a jury in King County for a man injured in a car crash. The insurance company offered $65,000 to settle and put the man down claiming he only had chiropractic treatment and was injured on the job after the crash. We collected 15x what the insurance company offered.

Our client was injured when she struck a tree while on a commercial zip line. We were halfway through the jury trial when we settled for a confidential amount that was acceptable to both parties.