$10,000,000


Truck Accident

Settlement—18-wheeler accident causing back and neck injuries.

Settlement—18-wheeler accident causing back and neck injuries.

$5,000,000


Truck Accident

$5,000,000 Trucking Accident. Confidential settlement.

$5,000,000 Trucking Accident. Confidential settlement.

$1,300,000


Auto Accident

Settlement—car accident causing severe back and leg injuries.

Settlement—car accident causing severe back and leg injuries.

$1,300,000


Workers’ Compensation

Delivery driver assaulted by individual at a delivery location. Driver did not return to work from physical and mental injuries.

Delivery driver assaulted by individual at a delivery location. Driver did not return to work from physical and mental injuries.

$1,000,000


Personal Injury

Settlement for maintenance man who suffered a traumatic brain injury.

Settlement for maintenance man who suffered a traumatic brain injury after a cinderblock fell off the top of a building hitting him in the head.

$750,000


Workers’ Compensation

Delivery driver forced off road by passing truck. Injury to back resulting in back surgery.

Delivery driver forced off road by passing truck. Injury to back resulting in back surgery.

$700,000


Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury

Local route delivery person struck by national delivery service semi. Personal injury and workers’ compensation settlement. This client suffered a substantial brain injury.

Local route delivery person struck by national delivery service semi. Personal injury and workers’ compensation settlement. This client suffered a substantial brain injury.

$500,000


Personal Injury - MVA

Car accident settlement involving death of a passenger.

Car accident settlement involving death of a passenger.

$500,000


Truck Accident

Cement truck driver struck by semi. Back injuries sustained.

Cement truck driver struck by semi. Back injuries sustained.

$475,000


Workers’ Compensation

Settlement for Claimant suffering constrictive bronchiolitis.

Settlement for Claimant suffering constrictive bronchiolitis.

$450,000


Personal Injury

Jury verdict against Menards’ employees who knocked carpet pad off.

Jury verdict against Menards’ employees who knocked carpet pad off top shelf hitting customer in head and bilateral shoulders. Customer underwent surgery on both shoulders.

$400,000


Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury

Client drove a truck that delivered liquid gas. He slipped and fell on ice that had accumulated on the customer’s gravel driveway.

Client drove a truck that delivered liquid gas. He slipped and fell on ice that had accumulated on the customer’s gravel driveway. He had some back injections. No surgery. Settlement $300.000.00. $100,000.00 for the workers’ compensation claim.

$300,000


Premises Liability

Slip on ice.

Slip on ice.

$300,000


Personal Injury

Settlement for hog grower who suffered a severe electrical injury.

Settlement for hog grower who suffered a severe electrical injury from metal door handle due to faulty wiring.

$250,000


Personal Injury

Mail delivery person struck by auto, resulting in neck and back injuries.

Mail delivery person struck by auto, resulting in neck and back injuries.

$240,000


Workers’ Compensation

Settlement for Claimant suffering a mental health injury.

Settlement for Claimant suffering a mental health injury.

$200,000


Workers’ Compensation

Judgment for client suffering back injury as a CNA.

Judgment for client suffering back injury as a CNA.

$200,000


Personal Injury

Jury verdict for woman that tripped and fell on broken up concrete.

Jury verdict for woman that tripped and fell on broken up concrete fracturing her shoulder while walking into gas station.

$195,000


Personal Injury - MVA

Settlement resulting from a dog bite.

Settlement resulting from a dog bite.

$172,000


Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury

Settlement for an injured truck driver, settlement involved $25,000 policy limit underinsured motorist claim, $103,000 policy limit personal injury claim, and $45,000 for a workers compensation closed head injury.

Settlement for an injured truck driver, settlement involved $25,000 policy limit underinsured motorist claim, $103,000 policy limit personal injury claim, and $45,000 for a workers compensation closed head injury.

$168,340


Workers’ Compensation

Settlement for Claimant suffering a hip injury.

Settlement for Claimant suffering a hip injury.

$162,500


Personal Injury - MVA

Car accident settlement for driver suffering a shoulder injury.

Car accident settlement for driver suffering a shoulder injury.

$155,000


Personal Injury - Dog Bite

Dog-bite case with injuries to the leg.

Dog-bite case with injuries to the leg.

$150,000


Workers’ Compensation

Hip injury client quit job.

Hip injury client quit job.

$135,000


Workers’ Compensation

Denied neck and shoulder work injuries.

Brumbaugh v. Key Cooperative – denied neck and shoulder work injuries after trip and fall exiting propane truck. Client called regarding a compromise settlement packet sent to him by adjuster and letter from defense attorney. The offer was $5,000 based upon not work related opinions from Dr. Schmitz and Dr. Vincent. Case was scheduled for mediation within 60 days and Claimant settled for $135,000.

$132,000


Workers’ Compensation

Denied workers compensation foot injury.

Brockway v. Country Side Healthcare Center – Denied workers compensation foot injury, resulting in aggravation of diabetic ulcer. Compromise settlement $132,000.

$127,000


Workers’ Compensation

Settlement for client suffering a right elbow fracture.

Settlement for client suffering a right elbow fracture.

$125,000


Personal Injury - MVA

Car accident settlement for driver suffering a back injury.

Car accident settlement for driver suffering a back injury.

$120,000


Personal Injury - MVA

$16,000.00 in paid meds.

$16,000.00 in paid meds.

$120,000


Workers’ Compensation

Injured worker involving a hernia surgery with complications.

Injured worker involving a hernia surgery with complications.

$115,000


Workers’ Compensation

Settlement for injured worker involving a shoulder and clavicle injury.

Settlement for injured worker involving a shoulder and clavicle injury.

$110,000


Workers’ Compensation

Denied all benefits after 7 days based upon Defendants Expert Report.

Dale Kelchen v. Lumbar Specialties – Head laceration/concussion – denied all benefits after 7 days based upon Defendants Expert Report. Compromise settlement $110,000.

$100,000


Personal Injury

Settlement for motorcyclist involved in a motor vehicle collision.

Settlement for motorcyclist involved in a motor vehicle collision.

$100,000


Workers’ Compensation

Settlement for injured worker involving a shoulder.

Settlement for injured worker involving a shoulder.

$99,000


Workers’ Compensation

Denied following initial treatment as temporary aggravation.

Lee Tolbert v. John Deere – Low back injury during first week on the job in Waterloo plant, denied following initial treatment as temporary aggravation. Compromise settlement $99,000.

$95,000


Workers’ Compensation

Work injury to low back.

Hendrickson v. Cemstone Concrete – work injury to low back. Claimant voluntarily left employer following injury, and is earning nearly the same hourly wages at new employer. Case settled for $95,000 (approx. 25% industrial disability – 50 weeks paid voluntarily) based on claim that he could no longer perform the same job due to the injury.

$95,000


Workers’ Compensation

Accepted ankle strain without tear or fracture.

Derek Sulzberger v. Ascent Pro Staffing – Accepted ankle strain without tear or fracture. Pain and scarring injury from arm going through a window, which allowed claim against Second Injury Fund of Iowa. Combined settlement of $95,000 ($60k employer - $35k SIF)

$90,000


Premises Liability

Slip on ice -truck driver went to wrong location.

Slip on ice -truck driver went to wrong location.

$70,000


Motor Vehicle Accident

UIM MVA with injuries to the hip (only $1,500 in paid medicals).

UIM MVA with injuries to the hip (only $1,500 in paid medicals).

$20,000


Workers’ Compensation

Right shoulder injury for Spanish speaking client.

Right shoulder injury for Spanish speaking client.

$10,000


Workers’ Compensation

Denied claim for right wrist and right arm.

Denied claim for right wrist and right arm.