Every result below is a real outcome for a real client, and every one started the same way: someone who was hurt, an insurance company that saw a number far smaller than the harm, and a case that was prepared as if it would be tried. The first offer is shown where the file records one.
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Our client suffered catastrophic injuries after being struck by a commercial delivery driver who was on the job. The delivery company's insurer tendered its $1,000,000 primary policy, and the corporate parent initially refused to contribute, taking the position that the driver was an “independent contractor.” Our office pursued the corporate parent directly under California's right-of-control and agency doctrines and secured an additional $800,000 in excess contribution.
Our client developed ongoing neck pain after a multi-vehicle rear-end collision on the highway, requiring pain-management treatment. The case resolved for $400,000.
The insurer valued our client's injuries at $5,000 to $10,000, and called it a “soft impact.” Our client was the third car struck in a chain-reaction collision. We filed suit and recovered $275,000.
Our client tripped and fell at a restaurant. Witness depositions and discovery guided the case to a $250,000 settlement.
The insurer disputed who was at fault. After a month of negotiation we got the carrier to accept liability and pay $150,000 in total, more than $100,000 of it for pain and suffering.
Our client was injured by a hit-and-run driver. We recovered the full uninsured-motorist policy limits, tendered as soon as the insurer received our demand letter, in under six months.
A driver fled the scene after a low-impact highway crash. Using photos and dash-cam footage we identified and located the driver. Their policy was tendered immediately, and our client's own UIM coverage paid the remaining limits on our demand.
Our client was injured by a dangerous condition at a nightclub. The case settled in litigation for a six-figure sum after discovery.
The insurer refused to make any offer and demanded arbitration. We served discovery and a 998 offer to compromise, and the carrier tendered the full $100,000 policy on the very day the 998 was set to expire.
We filed suit, and the policy limits were tendered immediately, for a $100,000 recovery.
How these results happen
There is no trick to it. An insurer pays what a case is worth when it believes the case will be tried and that the evidence will hold up in front of a jury. So the work starts on day one, not on the courthouse steps.
Preservation letters, surveillance footage, dash-cam and phone data, scene photographs, and witness statements taken while memories are fresh. In one hit-and-run above, photos and dash-cam footage identified a driver the police could not.
Treating physicians, not summaries. Documentation of every visit, every bill, and the long-term picture, so a “soft impact” argument is answered with a medical record rather than an opinion.
Suit is filed when the offer does not reflect the harm. Depositions, written discovery, and Code of Civil Procedure 998 offers change what an insurer is willing to pay. Several results above were tendered in full within days of one of those steps.
What these numbers do not show
Every case is different. The results on this page depend on the insurance available, the strength of the evidence, the injuries involved, and decisions the client made along the way. Past results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future matter, and no attorney should promise you a number at the first meeting. What the firm can promise is the same approach on every file: the attorney you hire does the work, the case is prepared for trial from the beginning, and you are told the truth about where it stands.
Questions people ask about results
How long did these cases take?
Some resolved in a few months, when a policy was tendered as soon as the demand was received. Cases that went into litigation took longer, often a year or more, because depositions and discovery take time. The right length is the one that lets your injuries be fully understood before the case is valued.
Will my case settle or go to trial?
Most injury cases resolve before trial, but many of the results above only became possible because suit was filed and the case was prepared for a courtroom. The firm treats every case as one that may be tried, and you are involved in every decision to settle.
What does it cost to get results like these?
Nothing up front. The firm works on a contingency fee, explained in writing before any work begins, and there is no fee unless we recover for you. Costs of litigation are advanced by the firm and explained the same way.
What if the insurance company has already made me an offer?
Do not accept it before speaking with an attorney. Several results above began with a first offer of $0, $10,000 or $42,000 and ended at the policy limits. A consultation is free, and there is no obligation.
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