2009

$ 850,000.00 – United States District Court, Western District of Washington / Missoula, Montana

Client, a contracted worker, fell 40 feet into a pit at a paper mill. The pit, which was poorly marked, was also obscured by a giant roll of paper. Liability was hotly contested. We argued that the general contractor trained to employees regarding the pit, that it failed to give contracted workers the same training, and that? the company failed to properly mark the pit area.

$ 440,000.00 – Clark County

Defendant rear-ended our client after drinking excessively at two taverns. Unfortunately, the driver carried only minimal insurance policy. I worked to show liability of both taverns for over-service and eventually secured a successful recovery against the bars.

$ 50,000.00 – Garfield County

A young woman broke her arm in a single-car rollover on a gravel road above Pomeroy, Washington. The defendant driver, on a straight-a-way, lost control of his car when he attempted to scare his passengers by swerving.