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Personal Injury Settlement Amounts Examples

Oregon Personal Injury Settlement Amounts Examples & Verdicts

Below is a partial list of our personal injury verdicts and settlement amounts and examples. If you are researching to determine the average settlement for personal injury claims, you should know that the facts of each case and the skill of the lawyer make a huge difference in the outcome. Read our results below to see how clients have benefited from Chad's expertise following successful injury claims. From simple auto accidents to complex medical malpractice, Chad has the experience and resources necessary to get verdicts and settlements for deserving clients. After you review our results, call Law Office of Chad Stavley for a free consultation.

2019
Confidential

Confidential Settlement - Portland Bicycle Case

Mr. Stavley represented a Portland man who was hit by a company vehicle while on his bicycle. There were no witnesses other than the cyclist and the company driver. The company driver said the cyclist swerved out of the bike lane in front of his truck at the last moment. The cyclist denied leaving his lane but had limited memory of the events due to his injuries which included multiple broken ribs, a lacerated spleen, and a fractured leg and arm.

2022
Confidential

Confidential Rideshare Accident Settlement

Mr. Stavley represented a woman who had her hand injured when a driver for a rideshare company reversed before the woman was entirely in the car. Her hand was pinched between the car door and a telephone pole.

2019
$525,000

Non-Surgical Neck/Back Injury Settlement

Mr. Stavley represented a construction worker who was injured when a truck in oncoming traffic tried to make a last-second left turn across traffic but instead hit the construction worker causing a significant collision. The construction worker suffered a compression fracture at T-12 and a cervical disc herniation at C-6/7. Neither injury required surgery and both healed in time but with some ongoing symptoms. Mr. Stavley resolved the case against the at-fault driver's insurance carrier for policy limits - $25,000 - and then brought a lawsuit against the construction worker's own insurance company for underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage. The case settled shortly before trial for an additional $500,000.

2018
Confidential

Wrongful Death Settlement

Mr. Stavley represented the estate of a Portland man that died after being dropped off a gurney by a medical transportation company.

2021
$505,000

Motorcycle Accident Settlement

Mr. Stavley represented a Vancouver couple who were on a motorcycle when they were hit by a teen-aged driver who failed to stop for a stop sign. The husband suffered a wrist injury requiring surgery while the wife suffered soft tissue injuries.

2012
$450,000

Recovery in Motorcycle Crash Case

Mr. Stavley represented a Portland woman who suffered a broken lower leg that required surgery after a motorcycle crash where the at-fault driver turned directly in front of her.

2020
$406,000

Settlement For Couple Injured in Trucking Case

Mr. Stavley represented a husband and wife that were injured when hit by an 18-wheeler. The husband suffered a hernia and the wife suffered a rotator cuff tear. Both required surgery.

2015
$404,044.75

Multnomah County Jury Verdict - Dog Attack Case

Mr. Stavley represented a Portland woman who was charged by a neighbor’s pit bull causing her to fall over a retaining wall. The woman suffered a slight fracture to her femoral condyle, ruptured her ACL and tore her meniscus. The dog owner’s insurance company, Allstate, initially blamed the woman for her own injuries. A week before trial they offered $185,000 then days before trial increased the offer to $225,000. The jury returned a verdict totaling $404,044.75.

2022
$400,000

Settlement Against Portland Police Driver

Mr. Stavley represented a Portland man who was being taken to jail on a misdemeanor when the transporting officer ran off the road and hit a telephone pole. Our client suffered an abdominal injury from the seatbelt which required surgery and the removal of a foot of his colon. He also suffered a concussion. The client made a great recovery and the consequences of the abdominal surgery are minor.

2022
$400,000

Policy Limit Car Crash Settlement

Mr. Stavley represented the driver and passenger of a car that was struck head-on by a distracted driver. The clients both suffered orthopedic injuries which required surgeries and brief hospitalizations. Mr. Stavley recovered the $100,000 policy limits for each victim from the at-fault driver and an additional $100,000 for each victim from the UIM carrier. All health insurance liens were waived due to Oregon Senate Bill 421.

2013
$384,213.89

Multnomah County Jury Verdict - Bicycle Case

Mr. Stavley represented a Portland cyclist who was hit by a car that turned directly in front of him. The cyclist was thrown into the driver’s windshield and suffered a large open wound to his back that required surgical repair and left him with an unsightly scar. The driver’s insurance company, The Hartford, blamed the cyclist for the crash. Chad Stavley took the case and filed a personal injury lawsuit. After Mr. Stavley became involved, the offers steadily rose from $40,000 to $90,000, and eventually to $150,000 just before trial. Ultimately, the verdict more than doubled the last offer.

2019
$380,000

UIM Back Surgery Case

Mr. Stavley represented a woman in a lawsuit against her own insurance company for underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage. Another personal injury lawyer handled the case against the at-fault driver and settled for the $100,000 policy limits. Then the woman's insurance company would not pay any additional money for UIM coverage. The woman left the prior lawyer and hired Chad. Chad worked up the case and shortly before trial the insurance company paid $380,000.

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