Verdicts & Settlements

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Our firm’s experience in achieving these results demonstrates that we have dedicated many years in the gathering and presentation of evidence before judges, juries, administrative courts, and arbitration panels. While the facts and applicable law of each case are different, there is a commonality to the investigative techniques, rules of evidence, and presentation skills that form the building blocks of each contested matter.

The results we obtained in each of these cases were based on facts, legal issues, and insurance details that were unique to each case. For this reason, you should not assume or expect that we will obtain a result like this in your case. We present this information to show that LaMarca Law Group, P.C. has litigated both large and small cases, complex cases, and cases arising out of a wide variety of factual scenarios. Because each case is significantly different, prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome.

$14.2 Million

Breach of Contract & Fraud
Federal court jury verdict, including $10 million in punitive damages and interest after appeals, for 10 Midwest seed companies for breach of contract and fraud by a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, the largest corporation in the world.
$4.3 Million

Car Accident
Trial court ruling against the Iowa Department of Transportation for negligent maintenance of a highway resulting in a head-on collision seriously injuring two members of the Drake University women’s basketball team.
$4.5 Million

Accounting Malpractice
Settlement from a national accounting firm to investors who bought stocks and bonds in reliance on the firm’s faulty financial information in an offering underwritten by a commodities brokerage.
$4.4 Million

Fraud
Trial court ruling for fraud by a developer who diverted loan proceeds rather than paying a construction firm that built subdivision infrastructure in reliance on loan proceeds. The ruling consisted of $1.1 million in actual damages and $3.3 million in punitive damages.
$3 Million

Car Accident
Settlement for 52-year-old single female with no dependents who incurred multiple shoulders, hip, knee, and foot fractures in a motor vehicle collision.
$2.8 Million

Train Derailment
Administrative law judge ruling in favor of Consolidated Freightways for damage to consigned freight and overcoming “act of God” defense in Chicago & Northwestern Railway bill of lading for negligent operation of a train during violent thunderstorm resulting in a derailment on an elevated trestle bridge.
$2.74 Million

Bus Accident
Settlement for a 24-year-old woman who suffered multiple pelvic fractures and a concussion after being run over by a DART bus in downtown Des Moines.
$2.4 Million

Employee Negligence
Settlement in an ERISA case for 25 members of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) whose stock in the company was forcibly sold at less than fair market value by the trustees of the ESOP.
$2,332,500

Car Accident
Settlement for 53-year-old single construction worker, no dependents, who lost his left leg below the knee after being struck by a drunk driver who crossed the centerline and struck his motor vehicle.
$2.3 Million

Car Accident
Settlement for 53-year-old single construction worker, no dependents, who lost left leg below the knee after being struck by a drunk driver who crossed the centerline and struck his motor vehicle.
$2 Million

Truck Accident
Policy limit settlement for a 63-year-old man whose lower left leg was severed when he was inspecting his own broken-down tractor-trailer, which was lawfully parked on the shoulder of Interstate 80. Defendant driver, who fell asleep and allowed his unit to go onto the shoulder, had violated hours of service regulations by not taking the required off-duty time.
$1.9 Million

Breach of Contract & Slander
Federal court jury verdict for breach of contract and slander against Washington National Insurance Company on behalf of a Sioux City insurance brokerage.
$1.7 Million

Employee Negligence
Federal court jury verdict for 47 former employees of the Younker’s department store chain who were denied severance pay upon the consolidation of this division with Carson Pierce Scott by parent company Saks, Incorporated.
$1.67 Million

Car Accident
Settlement for an unmarried man with no dependents who suffered non-paralyzing spinal fractures and soft tissue injuries as a passenger in a single-car rollover. Defendants included the driver and owner of the vehicle and the Iowa County Highway Department that negligently maintained the gravel road on which the rollover occurred.
$1.6 Million

Wrongful Death
Settlement to the widow of a 46-year-old grain elevator manager killed by an explosion of grain dust ignited from an electrical short.
$1.5 Million

Bank Malpractice
Settlement on behalf of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association against a bank for undue influence to get an elderly woman to change her will so as to give $1.5 million to a nursing home building fund rather than the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
$1.2 Million

Wrongful Death
Recovery resulting from a jury verdict in will contest action that centered over the issue of whether or not father or son died first when they were cleaning out a storage tank and were asphyxiated by lack of oxygen.
$1.1 Million

Bank Malpractice
Jury verdict against Norwest Bank Iowa, N.A. for negligence resulting in the loss of an SBA guaranteed loan commitment to a small manufacturing company.
$1.1 Million

Pedestrian Accident
Settlement for a 55-year-old woman who received severe crushing injuries to her left leg when struck by a DART bus while she was in the crosswalk at a busy downtown Des Moines intersection.
$1.1 Million

Pedestrian Accident
Settlement for a 55-year-old woman whose leg was severely injured when she was struck by a DART bus while in the crosswalk.
$1 Million

Bicycle Injury
Policy limit settlement for a 34-year-old unmarried bicyclist who suffered permanent injuries when he was struck from behind by a truck on a rural road.
$1,000,000

Brain Injury
Recovery in contested workers’ compensation case for a 48-year-old truck driver who suffered a brain injury in a single-vehicle accident. The employer originally denied the claim, asserting that the driver had deviated from his employment at the time of the injury by driving an alternate route.
$950,000

Truck Accident
Settlement for a 49-year-old man who suffered a broken arm and a cervical disc herniation when he was struck by a semi while aiding another motorist on I-80.
$900,000

Product Liability
Settlement for the estate of a 62-year-old truck driver killed when a defectively designed two-story grain bin loaded with six tons of soybeans collapsed on top of his truck while delivering soybeans to a grain elevator.
$800,000

Helicopter Accident
Settlement for a 46-year-old woman who suffered fractured lumbar vertebrae without nerve-root impingement while a passenger in a helicopter that experienced engine failure and went into the ocean off Islamorada, Florida.
$690,800

Wrongful Death
Settlement for the estate of a 45-year-old single woman with no dependents who was killed when a garbage truck drove over her.
$664,000

Breach of Commercial Lease
Trial court ruling for breach of a commercial lease and constructive eviction due to unremediated rainwater intrusions which caused property damage and led to mold growth. The award included damages for the purchase of leasehold improvements at the new location, employee downtime during relocation, moving expenses, reimbursement for remediation expenses during occupancy, and attorney fees.
$650,000

Estate Malpractice
Litigated estate settlement for a surviving spouse where the family-owned business was given to the decedent’s step-son, effectively cutting the wife out of all non-joint-tenancy property in the will.
$587,719 Settlement

Wrongful Death
Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case in the amount of $587,719 to the surviving spouse of a worker who suffered a heart attack and died while traveling for business. Evidence showed that the worker ignored heart attack symptoms due to work obligations.
$587,718

Wrongful Death
Settlement to the widow of a business executive who died of a lethal arrhythmia at an out-of-state conference. The medical evidence showed that the worker suffered a heart attack while at the conference but did not recognize the symptoms and continued working. The lethal arrhythmia occurred because of the delay in treatment.
$500,000

Pedestrian Accident
Settlement on behalf of 3-year-old girl who ran into street between parked cars from a park where a baseball tournament was in progress. The driver failed to avoid striking the little girl, and she suffered serious lower leg and ankle injuries requiring multiple surgeries.
$475,000

Lien Priority Dispute
Settlement in favor of general contractor in a mechanic’s lien priority dispute between contractor’s lien and the bank’s first mortgage on real estate.
$450,000

Toxic Exposure
Recovery in a contested workers’ compensation case following an arbitration decision awarding permanent total disability benefits for an industrial worker who was exposed to hydrochloric acid developing reactive airway disease.
$450,000

Car Accident
Settlement for a 24-year-old woman who suffered two broken arms, two broken legs, a concussion, a broken hand, and broken ribs when she was in a collision at an uncontrolled intersection where the two vehicles entered the intersection at the same time and her comparative fault was at issue.
$450,000

Acid Exposure
Settlement following an arbitration decision awarding permanent total disability benefits for an industrial worker who was exposed to hydrochloric acid developing reactive airway disease.
$425,000 Settlement

Back Injury
Settlement in the amount of $425,000.00 on behalf of a 51-year-old man who suffered an overuse injury to his back while working for a septic company. The claimant was unable to continue working in any capacity due to his disability.
$407,500

Breach of Intellectual Property
Successful defense of breach of the exclusive intellectual property license agreement and a successful trial court ruling on counterclaim for defamation and unfair competition, resulting in an award of $157,500 to the licensee and over $250,000 in statutory attorney fees.
$400,000

Burn Injury
Jury verdict for a 27-year-old male who suffered burns as a result of being struck by a Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company train as a passenger in an automobile whose driver was attempting to beat the train to crossing despite flashing lights.
$400,000 Settlement

Facial & Head Injury
Settlement in the amount of $400,000.00 for a 40-year-old man who suffered severe facial and head injuries while working on the construction of a highway bridge overpass. The claimant was working as a member of a road construction crew when he was struck by a flying piece of debris rendering him permanently disabled.
$400,000

Construction Malpractice
Settlement against a structural engineering firm regarding deficient building plans that caused the failure of support beams.
$390,000

Car Accident
Jury verdict for the estate of a 21-year-old unmarried woman without dependents who was killed in an intersection collision in a rural Iowa county.
$360,000 Settlement

Spine Injury
A workers’ compensation verdict awarding permanent total disability for a 55-year-old truck driver from Florida who suffered a non-surgical lumbar spine injury when falling off the bed of his truck. The defendants disputed the extent of the claimant’s industrial disability. Following an appeal, the case was settled for $335,000.00 with an additional $25,000.00 for future medical expenses. The Defendants' offer before the hearing was $20,000.00.
$350,000

Motorcycle Accident
Award by trial judge for a 41-year-old male construction worker who sustained a right knee medial meniscus tear and pelvic fracture when the motorcycle he was riding was struck by an oncoming vehicle that turned left into his lane. Damages included an award for past and future medical expenses, past and future physical and mental pain and suffering, past lost wages, and partial impairment of future earning capacity.
$345,000

Slip & Fall
Recovery for a hotel maintenance worker who suffered a knee injury following a fall at work. The injury resulted in a total knee replacement. The worker’s altered gait resulted in further injury to the other knee and the low back.
$325,000

Rotator Cuff Injuries
Recovery for a factory worker who suffered a rotator cuff tear resulting in surgery. In a separate incident, the worker developed post-traumatic stress syndrome as a result of being involved in the rescue of a co-worker who suffered a traumatic amputation of a limb in the process.
$320,000

Fractured Skull
Recovery for a worker who slipped on ice in the employee parking lot and suffered a fractured skull.
$300,000

Fraud
Recovery for a 77-year-old widow who was defrauded by a younger man who had gained her friendship and confidence, only to obtain money and mistreat her.
$300,000

Car Accident
Settlement for a 35-year-old man who suffered post-concussive syndrome and a re-aggravation of a preexisting neck injury after being rear-ended by a drunk driver.
$300,000

Breach of Agreement
Jury verdict for breach of a verbal agreement for a business who sued the widow of its former president who named her, rather than the company (as promised), as the beneficiary of an insurance policy on his life in that amount.
$275,000

Premise Liability
Settlement for man suffering foot and ankle injuries requiring surgery after being dropped from a loader bucket while helping his father trim trees in rural Iowa.
$275,000

Surgical Complications
Settlement for a factory worker who suffered complications following hernia surgery.
$275,000

Surgical Complications
Recovery for a factory worker who suffered complications following hernia surgery.
$270,000

Bus Accident
Settlement for a 58-year-old tractor-trailer driver who required neck surgery after a collision in which a commercial bus swerved into his lane from a rerouted interstate entrance ramp in a construction zone.
$250,000

Car Accident
Settlement for husband and wife injured when a pickup truck turned in front of them.
$250,000

Slip & Fall
Settlement for a factory worker who suffered a closed-head injury following a work-related fall.
$250,000

Slip & Fall
Recovery for a factory worker who suffered a closed-head injury following a work-related fall.
$250,000

Tortious Interference
Settlement on tortious interference with prospective business advantage for a retailer in a major shopping mall who had a competitor wrongfully interfere with its lease, resulting in the landlord refusing to renew the lease.
$249,000 Settlement

Back Injury
Settlement following mediation in the amount of $249,000.00 for a 63-year-old man who suffered low back injuries following two falls while working for a flooring company. The worker was unable to return to his employment because of his disabling injury.
$249,000 Settlement

Back Injury
Settlement in the amount of $249,000.00 for a 58-year-old male equipment operator for an excavation company who injured his low back while pulling on a log chain. The claimant was no longer able to continue his employment with the excavating company. There was evidence the claimant’s continued operation of heavy equipment following the work injury exacerbated his condition further.
$245,000

Negligent Installation
Settlement on behalf of a woman who was sickened by carbon monoxide following the negligent installation of a gas furnace in her home.
$225,000

Leg & Back Injury
Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation claim where the worker suffered leg and low back injuries when struck by a semi in a warehouse parking lot. In the same incident, a colleague was killed in close proximity and the worker developed post-traumatic stress disorder as a result. The settlement from the semi driver's company and the workers’ compensation insurance totaled $225,000 and a waiver of the workers’ compensation lien.
$220,000

Motorcycle Accident
Settlement for a motorcyclist who suffered a fractured left clavicle, fractured left humerus, and non-displaced cervical fracture requiring a neck brace for four weeks. Defendant motorist made an unsafe left turn in front of a motorcycle at a busy intersection in Ankeny, Iowa.
$220,000

Truck Accident
Settlement on behalf of the driver of a truck who sustained multiple facial fractures and was life-flighted from the scene when a vehicle heading the opposite direction failed to yield and turned left into his truck.
$200,000

Legal Malpractice
Settlement for legal malpractice resulting from improper estate planning advice and services.
$200,000

Pedestrian Accident
Insurance policy limits settlement for man who suffered degloving hand and foot injuries requiring surgery after a vehicle left the scene of an altercation in rural Iowa.
$200,000

Pedestrian Accident
Policy limits settlement for a 22-year-old jogger who sustained a head injury after she was struck by a vehicle in a cross-walk.
$200,000

Pedestrian Accident
Settlement on behalf of a woman pedestrian whose leg was fractured after being struck by an automobile in a parking lot.
$200,000

Car Accident
Settlement for man who suffered head injury, post-concussive syndrome, tinnitus, headaches, and associated injuries following a vehicle collision on an icy road in rural Iowa.
$190,000 Settlement

Back Injury
Settlement in the amount of $190,000.00 for a 37-year-old man who while working in a warehouse suffered a serious low back injury. The claimant was leaning against a sawhorse that collapsed causing him to fall. The claimant was unable to return to gainful employment.
$190,000

Wrongful Death
Settlement for widow of feed delivery driver who suffered a head injury following an unexplained fall in a feedlot. The employer denied the claim because the fall was not witnessed and the worker could not recall the cause of his fall. The worker died shortly after brain surgery. Medical evidence indicated that the worker’s head had struck a hard object, probably the feeder that he was working near at the time of his fall.
$185,000

Premises Liability
Jury verdict for a 35-year-old male who, after consuming alcoholic beverages at a Des Moines area hotel, dove into the shallow end of a swimming pool that was improperly marked and that had other code violations. Plaintiff suffered whiplash-type injuries without any vertebral fracture or herniation of disks.
$185,000

Shoulder Injury
Recovery in a contested workers’ compensation claim for a 58-year-old female truck driver who injured both shoulders while securing cargo.
$177,750

Car Accident
Settlements for driver and passenger who stopped at a red light on an interstate exit ramp and were rear-ended by a driver who was asleep at the wheel. $132,750 for a 54-year-old man who suffered reaggravation of prior neck injury requiring surgery and $45,000 for a 56-year-old man who suffered a soft-tissue “whiplash” injury to the cervical spine.
$175,000 Settlement

Truck Accident
Settlement in the amount of $175,000.00 for a Tennessee truck driver who was injured in a rollover accident in Iowa. The claimant suffered a meniscus tear, right shoulder pain, head trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder from being trapped in his overturned cab for over two hours. He was unable to continue his occupation as an over-the-road truck driver.
$167,359

Policy Coverage
Settlement recovery from insurance company resulting from policy coverage dispute.
$163,000

Forklift Injury
Recovery for a warehouse worker who suffered shoulder, neck, and back injuries after being struck by a forklift. The incident resulted in documented post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety.
$155,000

Toxic Exposure
Recovery in a contested workers’ compensation case for a foundry worker who was exposed to toxic chemicals and developed permanent respiratory distress.
$153,580 Settlement

Shoulder Injury & Hernia
Settlement in the amount of $153,580.00 for a plumber who injured his shoulder and suffered a hernia while moving a water heater. The claimant was unable to continue his employment as a plumber as a result of the injury.
$150,000

Product Liability
Settlement for a man who suffered a broken leg when the defective logging tool he was using broke.
$150,000

Back Injury
Recovery in a contested workers’ compensation case for a 57-year-old repairman who injured his low back while lifting a refrigerator.
$150,000

Breach of Purchase
District court judgment for seller against the buyer for breaching purchase agreement for a restaurant business.
$148,800

Low Back Injury
Recovery in a workers’ compensation case for a maintenance worker who suffered a low-back injury.
$144,000

Rotator Cuff Injuries
Recovery for a foundry worker who suffered left and right rotator cuff tears.
$140,000

Premises Liability
A settlement from private healthcare facility for an 11-year-old girl who was allowed to leave a youth shelter with a 17-year-old male resident who sexually assaulted her.
$127,500

Car Accident
Settlements for mother and child who were in a minivan struck by an uninsured driver high on marijuana. $27,500 settlement for a five-year-old child who suffered broken collarbone and lacerations, and $100,000 policy-limit settlement for his mother who suffered a concussion with hemorrhage. Settlement funds came from the family’s own uninsured motorist car insurance.
$125,000

Product Liability
Jury verdict against an oil company for defective safety release valve on an above ground petroleum storage tank, which caused air pressure to be released while a delivery driver was attempting to refuel the tank. The driver suffered back and leg injuries. The driver suffered soft tissue injuries to his lower back when he lost his balance from the blast of air and fell approximately 15 feet.
$125,000 Settlement

Wrongful Death
Settlement in the amount of $125,000.00 payable to the minor child of a worker killed in a tire explosion. Defendants alleged that the decedent was intoxicated at the time of his death. The claimant’s experts disputed that he was intoxicated and whether the alleged intoxication was a substantial factor in the incident.
$120,000

Premises Liability
Settlement on behalf of a woman who fell on an untreated icy sidewalk at an apartment fracturing her kneecap.
$120,000

Torn-Rotator Cuff
Recovery for a school maintenance worker who suffered a torn rotator cuff.
$118,382 Settlement

Back Injury
Settlement in the amount of $118,382.25 for a 61-year-old man who while working as an electrician fell six feet from a ladder and injured his low back. The claimant was able to continue working at his job, however, he was severely restricted and his hours were reduced.
$115,000

Back Injury
Settlement for a licensed practical nurse who suffered a severe low-back strain while lifting a patient. The employer terminated the injured worker after a functional capacity evaluation confirmed that the worker was limited to sedentary-light duty and was no longer able to perform essential functions of her employment.
$115,000 Verdict

Head Injury
A workers’ compensation verdict involving a 52-year-old man who suffered a head injury when struck by a scissor lift while working as a welder. The employer’s expert physician asserted that the claimant’s symptoms were not related to his injury. The Workers’ Compensation Commission awarded 40% industrial disability (200 weeks of benefits). Following the verdict, the case was settled for $115,000.
$115,000 Settlement

Shoulder & Neck Injury
Settlement in the amount of $115,000.00 for a 60-year-old man who injured his right shoulder and neck working as a mechanic at an auto dealership. The claimant was unable to continue his work at the auto dealership but was able to work a limited amount as a self-employed mechanic following his injuries.
$110,000

Back Injury
Recovery in a contested workers’ compensation case for a 29-year-old factory worker who fell off a conveyor belt at work and suffered a back injury.
$105,000

Dog Bite
Policy limit settlement for a four-year-old boy who was bitten on the face by a German Shepherd while a guest at the home of the owner of the dog.
$100,000

Car Accident
Policy limit settlement from Defendant who ran a red light at a busy intersection resulting in extension/flexion soft-tissue injury (“whiplash”) with permanent pain syndrome as a result of residual scarring in the soft tissues of the cervical and thoracic spine.
$97,000

Accounting Malpractice
Settlement from county seat accounting and valuation firm resulting from breaches of ERISA duties in the creation, management, administration, reporting, and valuation of ESOP plan for a small Iowa business.
$97,000

Breaches of ERISA Duties
Settlement from local accounting firm and valuation firm resulting from breaches of ERISA duties in the creation, management, administration, reporting, and valuation of the ESOP plan for a small Iowa business.
$96,000

Slip & Fall
Recovery in a contested workers’ compensation case for a construction worker who suffered a rotator cuff tear as a result of a work-related fall.
$95,000

Truck Accident
Settlement for a 33-year-old man who suffered a separated shoulder and chronic low back pain after he was rear-ended by a delivery truck.
$95,000

Premises Liability
Jury verdict for a 27-year-old male bicyclist who struck the uneven edge of sewer grate while on a city street, resulting in bruises, scrapes, and abrasions commonly known as “road rash,” with resulting permanent scarring on the right knee and right arm.
$90,000

Bus Accident
Settlement for a 68-year-old man who suffered a broken wrist with nerve damage after being hit by a DART bus in downtown Des Moines.
$88,000

Back Injury
Recovery in a workers’ compensation case for a truck driver who sustained a low-back injury in a fall on the ice in a parking lot.
$85,000

Back Injury
Recovery in a workers’ compensation case for a worker who injured his back while sandblasting a water tower. His employer alleged that the worker’s disability was due to a pre-existing back condition.
$80,000

Car Accident
Settlement for a police officer who suffered whiplash and facial lacerations when his patrol car was rear-ended by a drunk driver while he was on duty. The settlement included the policy limits of $50,000 from the drunk driver and $30,000 from the bar that served alcohol to the driver.
$80,000 Settlement

Fall Injuries
Settlement in the amount of $80,000.00 for a detention officer who suffered an injury to his back and knee in two separate incidents. The claimant was injured in a fall on a slick floor at the jail and then falling while running trying to break up a fight between inmates.
$78,000

Slip & Fall
Recovery for a delivery driver who suffered a rotator cuff tear following a fall in a parking lot.
$78,000

Slip & Fall
Settlement for a delivery driver who suffered a rotator cuff tear following a fall in a parking lot.
$77,500

Motorcycle Accident
Settlement for a motorcycle rider whose foot was broken when a motorist made an unsafe left turn in front of him.
$75,000

Premises Liability
Settlement for a man who suffered soft tissue back injuries after falling down when an escalator suddenly slowed down.
$75,000

Shoulder Injury
Recovery for a grain truck driver who suffered bilateral shoulder injuries.
$75,000

Flying Debris
Jury verdict for the operator of a motor vehicle on I-235 that was struck by flying debris from a construction truck, resulting in contusions and bruises to knees and lower legs which healed without incident.
$71,664

Breach of Promissory Note
District court judgment for breach of a promissory note.
$70,000

Slip & Fall
Settlement for a packing plant worker who injured her low back and hip in a work-related fall.
$70,000

Slip & Fall
Recovery for a packing plant worker who injured her low back and hip in a work-related fall.
$69,600

Work Injury
Recovery in a contested workers’ compensation case. His employer and its insurance carrier alleged that the medical condition was due to a non-work injury.
$68,000 Jury Verdict

Back Injury
A workers’ compensation verdict for a 59-year-old woman who suffered a non-surgical low back injury while moving totes of soil for a testing company. The claimant was not returned to work by the employer after the injury. The employer alleged that the low-back condition was pre-existing and not related to employment. The Workers’ Compensation Commission awarded 60% industrial disability (300 weeks of benefits). Following an appeal, the case was settled for $68,000.00. Defendants had offered $7,500.00 to settle the case before the hearing.
$62,500

Slip & Fall
Settlement for a packing plant worker who slipped and fell, injuring her shoulder.
$62,500

Slip & Fall
Recovery for a packing plant worker who slipped and fell, injuring her shoulder.
$60,000

Real Estate Negligence
Settlement against a real estate broker for misrepresentations made while representing both seller and purchaser of farmland property.
$60,000 Settlement

Back Injury
Settlement in the amount of $60,000.00 for a 60-year-old man working as a mechanic who suffered a low back injury while pulling on a bracket bar. The claimant was working at a rendering plant at the time of his injury. Although not surgical, the incident aggravated an L3-L4 disc bulge and resulted in lumbar facet arthropathy, and caused permanent disability.
$52,800

Slip & Fall
Recovery in a contested workers’ compensation case for a waitress who fell while carrying trays at work and injured her neck and right shoulder. The employer was unable to accommodate her restrictions.
$50,000

Shoulder & Neck Injury
Recovery in a contested workers’ compensation case for a nurse’s aide at an assisted-living center who injured her right shoulder and neck while assisting a resident. The employer alleged that her injuries did not limit her ability to work.
$50,000

Back Injury
Settlement for a certified nurse’s assistant following a work-related low-back injury that occurred while lifting a patient at a care unit.
$47,500

Back Injury
Recovery for a certified nurse’s assistant who injured her back while lifting a patient at a care unit.
$45,000

Truck Accident
Settlement for a 22-year-old woman who suffered facial lacerations and cervical strain when she was rear-ended by a large truck.
$43,000

Breach of Fiduciary Duty & Constructive Fraud
Jury verdict on claims of breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud against a real estate developer who misused and mismanaged a homeowners association’s money while completing the development.
$43,000

Breach of Fiduciary Duty & Fraud
Jury verdict on claims of breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud against a real estate developer who misused and mismanaged a homeowners association’s money while completing the development.
$40,000

Car Accident
Settlement for a 38-year-old woman who received an extension-flexion soft-tissue (“whiplash”) injury from a rear-end collision.
$40,000

Tortious Interference
Settlement for a tortious interference claim against a landlord for interfering with the sale of a tenant’s business operated in the landlord’s shopping center. In the same case, also obtained a $145,000 district court judgment against a third party for encouraging the landlord to make a side-deal with the buyer.
$32,440

Eye Injury
Recovery in a contested workers’ compensation case for a trade school student who lost his eye while building a house. At issue was whether the student was covered under workers’ compensation.
$19,407 Settlement

Knee Injury
Settlement in the amount of $19,407.00 to a 42-year-old woman working as a public school teacher’s assistant who was repeatedly kicked in the knee by an unruly child. Defendants disputed the degree of the claimant’s functional disability.
$13,000 Settlement

Trip & Fall
Settlement in the amount of $13,000.00 for a 67-year-old woman who was injured in a trip and fall while working as a restaurant waitress. The claimant injured her right shoulder, low back, neck, and right knee.
Confidential Settlement

Tractor-Trailer Accident
Confidential settlement for a driver injured while making a left turn and was struck by a tractor-trailer passing him in a no-passing zone.
Policy Limit Settlement

Wrongful Death
Policy limit settlement for the estate of a teenager who was killed while a passenger in a car that was driven recklessly and crashed into a utility pole.
40% Industrial Disability

Shoulder, Neck & Knee Injury
A workers’ compensation decision for a 54-year-old woman who suffered an injury while working as a manager of a convenience store. The claimant fell through a loading dock while carrying a box injuring her shoulder, neck, and knee. Defendants alleged that the claimant could work at full capacity. The Workers’ Compensation Commission awarded 40% industrial disability (200 weeks of benefits).
Multi-Million Dollar Confidential Settlement

Manufacturing Malpractice
A multi-million dollar confidential settlement of a nuisance lawsuit on behalf of 125 homeowners who were exposed to harmful particulate matter and hydrogen chloride emissions from a manufacturing facility with a defectively designed emissions system.
Lifetime Benefits

Permanent Total Disability
A permanent total disability verdict against the Second Injury Fund for a 53-year-old woman working as a stocker and clerk who suffered 36% functional loss due to bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome due to overuse. The claimant is receiving lifetime benefits.
Agreement Deemed Unenforceable

Non-Compete Agreement
Physician non-compete agreement deemed unenforceable due to employer’s failure to follow disciplinary protocol and employer’s failure to demonstrate an actual need for a covenant to protect its interest.
Confidential Settlement

Shareholder Malpractice
A global settlement of a shareholder dispute for control of a multi-operational entity that included the release of $2 million personal debt liability for the individual entrepreneur.
Confidential Settlement

Premises Liability
Confidential settlement for two-year-old who fell out of third-story apartment window and suffered traumatic brain injury with resulting cognitive and motor impairments. Defendants included apartment owner, window manufacturer, and lumberyard, all of whom were involved in replacing crank-style windows with sliders. The replacement window failed to comply with building code requirements and none of the Defendants considered child fall protection such as window guards or vent locks.
Confidential Settlement

Premises Liability
Confidential settlement for a woman who suffered a broken leg after tripping on a large crevice in a damaged sidewalk in a residential neighborhood. The owner of the property had removed a cement block from the sidewalk and failed to replace it for several years, creating a hazard to our client and all others who walked through the neighborhood.
Permanent Total Disability Benefits

Factory Injury
Arbitration award of permanent total disability against the Second Injury Fund of Iowa for a 54-year-old shelf stocker who suffered severe bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
Permanent Total Disability Benefits

Crush Injury
Arbitration award of permanent total disability benefits for a 66-year-old horse show employee who suffered multiple injuries following the collapse of portable horse stalls. The employer alleged that the worker was an independent contractor and not an employee.
80% of Industrial Disability

Forklift Injury
Arbitration award of 80% industrial disability for a factory mechanic whose legs were run over by a forklift causing a hip injury and neuropathic pain. The employer alleged that the injury was confined to his legs.
Breach of Management

Business Litigation
Successful Iowa District Court Ruling for real estate developer who served as a sole managing member of a major commercial development joint venture from claims of breach of the management agreement. Also successful on the counterclaim filed for breach of this agreement by the other member of joint venture LLC.
Multi-Million Dollar Settlement

Bad Faith & Fraud
Multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of real estate development company and against a bank for bad faith and fraud in breaching an agreement to lend sufficient funds to complete multiple development projects. The settlement included a substantial reduction in liability for personal guarantors, actual damages, and highly favorable restructuring of loans for certain projects and deeds in lieu of foreclosure with a waiver of personal liability on loans for two projects which the development company no longer wanted to complete.
25% Industrial Disability

Ankle Injury
Arbitration decision with an award of 25% industrial disability for a production worker who sustained an ankle injury. The injury altered the worker’s gait resulting in ongoing back pain. The workers’ compensation insurance carrier argued that the back pain was not related to the original injury and that the worker had not lost any earning capacity because she was still employed at the same job. The deputy workers’ compensation commissioner found that the worker was able to work because of employer accommodations.
Permanent Total Disability Benefits

Back Injury
Arbitration award of permanent total disability for a truck driver who fell from his flatbed to the ground suffering an injury to his lower back. The employer and its insurance carrier alleged that the truck driver had suffered no permanent injury.
Confidential Settlement

Wrongful Death
Confidential settlement of a claim for negligent security against a large retail mall owner and security company where video surveillance showed an unattended five-year-old girl playing on an escalator for more than 20 minutes before she fell to her death.
Multi-Million Dollar Settlement

Wrongful Death
A multi-million dollar post-jury verdict settlement against 18 manufacturing companies for the families of 10 persons killed in a department store fire, which the jury found to have been caused and spread by defective polyvinyl chloride wire insulation.
Confidential Settlement

Wrongful Death
Confidential settlement paid by the estate of a physician (and estranged boyfriend) who shot and killed a 26-year-old female radiology technician in a murder-suicide committed.

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