Personal Injury Settlement Amounts Examples

2014

Mr. Stavley represented an employee who was sexually assaulted by a fellow employee.

2017

$113,000 Car Crash Settlement Mr. Stavley represented a young girl who was a passenger in a car that was rear-ended at high speed on I-405. The girl suffered a hematoma on her leg that would not go away and eventually had to be removed surgically.

2010

Mr. Stavley represented an elderly Portland woman who was rear-ended by an uninsured drunk driver. Mr. Stavley recovered $100,000 in Underinsured Motorist (UIM) benefits and an additional $10,000 from the drunk driver as part of criminal restitution.

2014

Mr. Stavley represented a Forrest Grove man who was hit from behind by a drunk driver. The damage to the vehicles was not impressive. The client had seen his doctor 6 months before the crash complaining of severe pain in his shoulder and loss of range of motion. After the crash, he had surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. After receiving policy limits from the at-fault driver, Mr. Stavley brought an Underinsured Motorist action. The defense argued that the rotator cuff was pre-existing and not unusual for an older man. They based their defense on his complaints prior to the crash. Ultimately the arbitrator found that the injury was related and awarded fair compensation - $108,275.81.

2016

Mr. Stavley represented a Portland man working as an Uber driver who was hit by a drunk driver. The crash caused soft-tissue injuries.

2012

Mr. Stavley represented a bicycle commuter who was hit when a driver turned left across the cyclist's lane of travel.

2019

$100,000 Policy Limits Uninsured Motorist Car Accident Case Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was hit head-on by an uninsured drunk driver. The woman suffered soft tissue injuries and traumatically-caused cubital tunnel syndrome.

2008

Mr. Stavley represented a young Portland woman who was crossing a road outside of the crosswalk. She was hit by a car and thrown to the ground, causing a shoulder injury that required surgery. She also struck her head and had no memory of the crash. The driver said the girl stepped right in front of him and therefore the insurance company denied liability and offered nothing. Mr. Stavley was able to find a witness who indicated that the driver was on his cell phone. Further investigation turned up records proving the witness was telling the truth. On the day before trial was to begin, the defense offered their policy limits – $100,000.

2016

Mr. Stavley represented a woman diagnosed with a specific type of aggressive breast cancer due to a lab error. She actually had a different type of breast cancer, which arguably would have required less aggressive chemotherapy than what she received.

2021

Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was denied her proper anti-seizure medication while in jail resulting in several seizures.

2012

Mr. Stavley represented a Portland college student hit by a car while she was bicycle commuting. The student was thrown to the ground breaking her nose.

2010

Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was hit by a driver who was traveling too fast in snowy conditions. The insurance company denied liability. The client’s previous attorney did not believe in the case and urged settlement for a small amount. Mr. Stavley filed a lawsuit and prior to trial, the defense turned over the limits of the insurance policy.