Personal Injury

• Fall from defective scaffold - Serious knee injury. Issue of general contractor fault.
  

• Motorcycle collision with low-speed truck involving highly contested liability.
  

• Substantial impact rear-ender. Defendant employer's driver had an appalling driving record including 4 rear-enders in employer's truck. All 3 plaintiffs had classic neck and back injuries. All eventually had very significant lumbar surgery, but medical and wage claims were inflated.
  

• Possible code violation on the exit door of the dental office leading to a fall resulting in foot and wrist fractures.
  

• Tried a personal injury claim against the manufacturer of industrial rope involving catastrophic degloving injuries
  

• Tried a serious personal injury case against the manufacturer of a handgun involving an unintended discharge due to an alleged defect
  

• Tried to a jury verdict a case against the manufacturer of refrigeration equipment involving Reynaud’s Syndrome
  

• Tried a wrongful death case involving a teenage drunk driver
  

• Tried to a jury verdict a claim against a well-known nightspot involving a fall from a mechanical bull
  

• Tried to a jury verdict a claim of libel by a dentist against a dental insurance carrier
  

• Successfully resolved a wrongful death/product liability case involving the death of a young man operating an all-terrain drilling rig
  

• Tried to a jury verdict a claim of brain injury resulting from a fall at a construction site
  

• Settled a trip and fall case involving orthopedic and ocular injuries
  

• Handled catastrophic personal injury cases involving manufacturers of large scale farm equipment
  

• Settled a claim arising out of a ‘T-bone’ automobile accident
  

• Mediated several snow and water skiing personal injury accidents, one involving a fatality and two involving catastrophic injuries
  

• Mediated several cases involving tree care/arborist services with personal injury or property damage claims resulting
  

• Mediated a case with allegations of police excessive force involving a gang member
  

• Mediated a catastrophic personal injury claim as part of a program designed to work out claims against General Motors after its reorganization in the financial crisis
  

• Mediated several matters involving pest control chemical applications and claimed personal injury
  

• Mediated a case involving the claim by a driver of a large recreational vehicle that an oncoming pick-up truck had caused a wild turkey to fly into the RV’s windshield, resulting in personal injury
  

• Mediated a personal injury matter involving multiple party catastrophic injuries against a major freight line
  

• Mediated the civil aspect of a case in which two teenagers stabbed a fellow student to death “to see what it would be like to kill someone”
  

• Mediated a personal injury claim, with significant injuries, arising out of a gang-related shooting at a nightclub
  

• Mediated a personal injury claim against a swim school involving claims of inadequate maintenance and supervision
  

• Mediated a multi-party claim for serious injuries arising out of a bar fight at a resort for college students on spring break, with allegations of inadequate staffing and supervision
  

• Served as sole arbitrator on approximately 30 uninsured/underinsured motorist claims
  

• Mediated claims of elder abuse and personal injury for lack of supervision against a rehabilitation facility