Personal Injury Settlement Amounts Examples

2020

Mr. Stavley represented a Portland man who was struck from behind on I-205 and suffered a concussion and a rotator cuff tear requiring surgery. Like many personal injury cases, the defendant had minimal insurance policy limits and no assets. Chad settled for the at-fault driver's policy limits and arbitrated the underinsured motorist claim to increase the recovery to an amount well above an average personal injury settlement for similar cases.

2023

Mr. Stavley represented a local doctor who was hit by an uninsured driver while out for a jog. The doctor suffered a wrist fracture which required surgery.

2016

Mr. Stavley represented a man involved in a Salem, Oregon traffic crash where his car was forced off the road into a tree. The man initially had no complaints of pain, but eventually had neck pain and headaches. He underwent a cervical disc fusion and suffered post-concussive symptoms. The at-fault driver offered her $50,000 policy limits. Mr. Stavley then brought a lawsuit for underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage. His insurance carrier argued that much of the injuries were unrelated to the car crash. Mr. Stavley recovered an additional $215,000 settlement against the UIM carrier.

2019

Mr. Stavley represented a Portland woman who was bitten by a pit-bull that had previously bitten a man several years before. The woman's medical expenses only amounted to $1,700. Mr. Stavley filed a lawsuit and within months the dog owner's insurance company offered $250,000.

2017

Mr. Stavley represented a man who was driving his car when a tree fell, crashing through the car. The man suffered a fractured acromion (shoulder), a torn labrum and scalp lacerations. Mr. Stavley pursued the personal injury claim against the owner of the tree and resolved the case with her insurance company.

2013

Mr. Stavley represented a man who was rear-ended by a woman with minimal insurance. After receiving policy limits from the at-fault driver, Mr. Stavley filed an Underinsured Motorist (UIM) lawsuit against his client’s own insurance company. Shortly after filing, the insurance company offered up its policy limits.

2014

Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was injured when a truck crossed the center line, hitting the car she was in head-on. Multiple plaintiffs divided the $300,000 policy limits with Mr. Stavley’s client taking the most – $130,000. Then Mr. Stavley obtained an additional $100,000 in Underinsured Motorist benefits for his client.

2017

Mr. Stavley represented a passenger in a Jeep who was injured when the driver took a turn too fast, causing the Jeep to roll down a southern Oregon hillside. The passenger broke his clavicle, requiring surgical repair and also suffered hairline fractures his acetabulum (hip socket).

2014

Mr. Stavley represented a Portland woman who was hit from behind in a car crash. The at-fault driver’s insurance company would not tender their policy limits, due in part to the photos of the property damage which were unimpressive. Nonetheless, the client had surgery to repair disc injuries to her neck and back. Mr. Stavley was hired and the limits were offered. Then a UIM case was filed and ultimately settled short of trial. The total settlement was $227,500.

2023

Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was struck by a pickup while crossing the street in Northwest Portland. The woman suffered a displaced humerus fracture requiring surgical repair.

2022

Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was hit head-on by another driver trying to make a quick left turn across her lane of travel. The woman suffered an open wrist fracture that required repair surgery. Mr. Stavley recovered $100,00 policy limits from the at-fault driver and an additional $100,000 policy limits from the woman's underinsured motorist coverage on her insurance policy.

2013

Mr. Stavley represented a cyclist who was struck by a commercial truck that pulled out in front of him on his morning commute. The cyclist dislocated his shoulder and suffered a nerve injury to his leg that caused temporary “drop foot.” Liability was contested. The trucking company blamed the cyclist. Another local bicycle attorney had rejected the case claiming it was not winnable.