Personal Injury Settlement Amounts Examples

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.

2024

Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was house sitting on a rural property when she was attacked and bitten on the leg by the home-owner's pig. The woman's wound became infected causing her to be hospitalized. The homeowner knew the pig was aggressive but never told the house sitter.

2015

Mr. Stavley represented a Springfield woman who was hit by a car while she rode her bicycle to work. The cyclist suffered soft tissue injuries in her neck and back. She had radiating symptoms, but all diagnostic imaging and studies were negative for any disc-related injury.

2018

Mr. Stavley represented a young Portland woman who was rear-ended on I-5. She tore her bicep tendon and required surgery. Mr. Stavley resolved the case against the at-fault driver for his policy limits, $25,000, and then pursued the case as an underinsured motorist (UM) case against the woman's own insurer. They denied that the injury was a result of the crash and claimed she hurt herself playing sports. The week before a scheduled arbitration they relented and paid an additional $150,000.

2020

Mr. Stavley represented a Hood River woman who was a passenger in her friend’s car when the friend drove off the road causing a crash. The woman suffered several facial fractures and a concussion.

2020

Mr. Stavley represented a Portland woman who was hit head-on by an uninsured drunk driver. The woman suffered a fractured sternum which healed without surgery. The arbitration award exceeded policy limits.

2010

Mr. Stavley represented a Portland man who was hit by another car that spun out on I-84 causing a crash. Mr. Stavley’s client suffered soft tissue injuries and disputed nerve injury to his lower leg. Mr. Stavley recovered $100,000 policy limits against the at-fault driver and an additional $64,000 in Underinsured Motorist (UIM) benefits from the client’s own insurance company.

2019

Mr. Stavley represented a man who was hit by a driver that ran a red light near downtown Portland. The man injured a disc in his lower back but opted not to have surgery. Mr. Stavley settled with the at-fault carrier for their policy limits - $25,000. Mr. Stavley's client had underinsured motorist coverage with GEICO. GEICO refused to pay policy limits, so Mr. Stavley arbitrated the case getting an award that exceeded GEICO's limits.