SUCCESSFUL PERSONAL INJURY CASES FEATURING TUTTLE & ASSOCIATES

Jane and John Doe v. Max J. Kuney Company et al. - Personal injury action arising from a highway construction project wherein plaintiff sustained a life altering injury as a result of being struck in the face (while driving) by a 9 pound metal road construction bracket. Settlement for $1,100,000.

Karch v. Snohomish County School District - Personal injury action arising from the explosion of an antique military style cannon used to celebrate touchdowns by high school football teams. Plaintiff's injuries included a fractured tibia requiring five surgical procedures, intramedullary rod placement and skin grafting, open wound to the right knee, multiple shrapnel wounds, left eye infection and post-traumatic anxiety. Settlement for $720,000. Snohomish County Cause No. 08-2-08375-4.

VanDrimmelen v. VanDrimmelen (King County) - Personal injury claim arising out of a rear end collision; bilateral hip fractures and multiple lesser injuries. Third party limits settlement and UIM limits settlement combined value of $600,000.

Murphy v. Encompass Ins. Co. - Personal injury action arising from a pedestrian vs. motor vehicle collision. Plaintiff was struck in the shoulder by the mirror of a negligent driver's vehicle. Plaintiff Murphy's right dominant shoulder required surgical repair. He was unable to continue his job as a lineman for Seattle City Light. The three member arbitration panel unanimously awarded Mr. Murphy $529,047.64

Bergevin v. Dunn - Personal injury action arising from a pedestrian vs. motor vehicle collision. Plaintiff's injuries included a hip fracture, knee injury and multiple contusions abrasions. Client required a total hip replacement. Settlement for $435,000.

Dillon v. Peschel - Personal injury action arising from a head on collision. Defendant driver was elderly, may have fallen asleep at the wheel, ultimately crossed the center line and struck plaintiff's vehicle at a high rate of speed. Plaintiff's injuries included ankle, neck, back and inability to continue his profession as a painter. Settlement for $400,000. King County Cause No. 02-2-23478-0 SEA.

Iverson v. Hellams - Personal injury action arising from a rear end motor vehicle collision. Plaintiff was a rear seat passenger whose knee was jammed into the back of the forward seat at impact. Injuries included multiple surgeries on her knee and neck. Settlement for $400,000.

McLeod v. Seling - Personal injury action arising from a high speed intersection collision. Plaintiff was in the course of duty as a police officer at the time of the collision. Her injuries included headaches, jaw pain, neck pain, bilateral shoulder pain, mid back and low back pain, hip pain, hematuria, bruises on lower extremities and ankle pain. Settlement for the combined first and third-party limits of $400,000. King County Cause No. 05-2-23236-6 SEA.

R. Harvey v. Vanderveen - Personal injury action arising from a high speed rear-end motor vehicle collision; neck, back, head, shoulder and knee injuries (surgical); Settlement for the combined first and third-party limits of $400,000. King County Cause No. 05-2-38086-1 SEA.

Riley v. Seling and Allstate Insurance - Personal injury action arising out of a intersection collision; plaintiff was a Seattle Police Officer who was responding to a burglary in progress call at the time of the collision; serious neck, back and hip injuries. Settlement for the combined first and third-party limits of $400,000. King County Cause No. 05-2-23236-6 SEA.

Williams v. Davies - Personal injury action arising from intentional infliction of emotional distress. $356,471.91 verdict after 6 day bench trial (including fees and costs). Pierce County Cause No: 02-2-11054-7.

Roufs v. Juco (King County) - Premises liability case wherein plaintiff stepped into a disguised hole during an appraisal of a homeowner's property. Significant foot and ankle injuries. Policy limits of $300,000. King County Cause No: 02-2-10278- 6 KNT.

Nelson v. Mini-Truck Away, et al. (Lewis County) - Personal injury action arising out of freeway auto/semi-truck accident. $295,000 settlement.

Brinkman v. Murbach, Hays Home Delivery Service, et al. - (King County) Personal injury action arising out of a high speed freeway collision. $285,000 on the first day of trial. King County Cause No: 98-2-28144-4-8SEA.

Mohler v. Comer and Schneider (King County) - Personal injury action arising out of nearly head-on collision. Closed head injuries/seizures. $285,000 settlement.

Newberry v. Black (King County) - Personal injury claim arising out of a perpendicular intersection collision; head and neck injuries that resulted in two separate multiple level cervical fusion operations. $265,000 settlement. King County Cause No: 02-2-03061-1SEA.

Drevitch v. Terriare - Personal injury action arising from a motor vehicle collision. Defendant, a teenage motorist, was driving at an extremely high rate of speed when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree. Plaintiff, who was a passenger, sustained a left femur fracture, right ankle avulsion fracture, facial fracture, tailbone fracture, closed head injury, facial, head and right ankle lacerations and abrasions to both legs. Settlement for $259,093

Franklin v. Nelson et al. (King County) - Personal injury claim arising out of two separate motor vehicle collisions. The collisions occurred within six months of each other. Plaintiff's neck injury resulted in a single level cervical fusion procedure. King County Cause No: 02-2-03061-1SEA. $214,000 settlement four months before trial.

A. Harvey v. Mueller - Personal injury action arising from a motor vehicle collision; neck and back injuries (surgical); Plaintiff was proceeding straight ahead when defendant side-swiped plaintiffs vehicle and forced it into a rotational spin. Settlement for the combined first and third-party limits of $200,000. King County Cause No. 06-2-02131-2 SEA.

Springemann v. Simplex Grinnell, LP. - Personal injury action arising from rear-end collision; neck, back, shoulders, jaw (TMJ), thoracic outlet injury, wrists, headaches, hip, leg, ankle/foot injuries; Settlement for $200,000. King County Cause No. 07-2-03236-3 SEA

Tompkins v. St. of WA - Personal injury action arising from a fall from an elevated state/platform at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center. Plaintiff sustained a Lis Franc fracture to her right foot/ankle. $195,000 pre-litigation settlement with the State of Washington.

Thurner v. Rupp - Personal injury action arising from a pedestrian/motor vehicle collision; back and wrist injuries (surgical - wrist); Plaintiff was a pedestrian walking in a marked crosswalk with a walk signal when defendant made a left turn striking plaintiff and knocking him to the ground. Medical expenses totaled $38,409.12. Settlement for $163,409.12. King County Cause No. 06-2-06327-9 SEA.

Grace v. Murphy (King County) - Personal injury action arising out of a freeway automobile collision. $162,500 settlement.

Olsen v. King County (King County) - Personal injury action arising out of an incident wherein a Metro bus driver was shot and killed by a mentally impaired passenger. Ms. Olsen was a 13 year old passenger on the bus when it plummeted off the Aurora Street Bridge. She suffered a variety of physical, emotional and psychological injuries. $155,000 settlement.

Stallman v. Hoagland (Spokane County) $150,000 settlement (policy third-party and UIM limits) arising from a pedestrian- auto accident occurring in Spokane County in mid-January of 1995. Fractured leg.

McDonald v. Gardiner - Personal injury action arising from a motor vehicle collision; neck and back injuries (non-surgical); $142,329.68 verdict after 5 day jury trial. King County Cause No: 03-2-40127-7. Defendant Allstate offered Plaintiff $30,000 despite medical expenses of $22,000.00. The verdict exceeded the Allstate insured's policy by $42,329.68. Because Allstate forced the trial and put their insured at financial risk, the carrier paid the full judgment amount.

Banks v. Bauer (King County) - Motor vehicle accident; ruptured thoracic disc; surgery. $135,000 pre-trial settlement.

Levack v. Trent (King County) - Motor vehicle accident; ruptured lumbar discs; surgery. $125,000 pre-trial settlement (payment of all available PIP, third-party and UIM proceeds in addition to waiver of all subrogated health care claims).