Portland Bicycle Accident Attorney

Over $20 million in verdicts & settlements in just the last 6 years.

Representative Cases 2012

• $1.25 million policy limits settlement for a very bad car accident.

• $1 million for motorist with leg injuries.

• $750,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorcyclist.

Over $5 million in verdicts & settlements in 2011

• $1,750,000 for injured motorist. Client's final offer before hiring me was $250,000.

• $667,000 for injured cyclist. Broken collarbone, wrist, jaw, and teeth. Final offer before trial was $130K. Jury awarded $667,000. As reported 5/18/11 in Portland's Willamette Week Newspaper

Cyclist vs. New Seasons A horrific crash and a potential mayoral candidate's company. Written by James Pitikin:

• On Thursday, May 12, a Multnomah County jury ruled against New Seasons and awarded $667,742 to Genevieve Luikart, a 26-year-old bicyclist who was struck by a New Seasons truck. [...] insurer refused to pay. "They tried to take advantage of a girl who had amnesia and was very badly injured," Colbach says.
  >>Read entire story

• $450,000 for injured motorcylist

• $425,000 for injured motorcyclist.

• $200,000 for driver who injured arm.

• $300,000 for injured motorist

• $100,000 for injured cyclist

• $150,000 for injured motorcyclist

• A number of policy limits settlements for injured drivers.

Proven Results in 2010

• Over $2 million verdicts and settlements in 2010.

• Over $600,000 in arbitration awards and settlements through just the first week of February 2010.

Proven Results in 2009

• Over $3 million verdicts and settlements in 2009.

• $750,000 settlement for leg injury.

• $250,000 for injured cyclist.

• $258,000 verdict for sternum and back injury. Allstate made no offers on the case. A Clackamas County jury awarded $7,000 in medical expenses and $250,000 in pain and suffering on March 5th, 2009.

Proven Results in 2008

• Over $3 million in verdicts and settlements collected in 2008.

• $300,000 for injured cyclist.

• $490,000 for injured cyclist.

• Many other policy limits and confidential settlements.

Proven Results in 2007

• Over $2 million in verdicts and settlements collected in 2007.

• $167,000 jury verdict for back injury.  American Family insurance offered $25,000 and a Multnomah County Jury awarded $167,000 on April 13th, 2007.

• $138,000 Washington County jury verdict for client with injured shoulder.  Country insurance offered $1,500 as their only settlement offer.

• Mike is quoted in an AP article August 11, 2007:

It’s almost never the cyclist’s fault, and they tend to get pretty significantly injured [...]

The entire article is available at The Wheels of Justice web site:
US: Bicycle lawyers finding new clients in injured cyclists

 

Proven Results in 2006

• Over $3 million in verdicts and settlements in 2006.

• $550,000 jury verdict for cyclist who injured wrist. Hartford insurance offered $30,000.

As reported in The Oregonian 4/27/2006:

Colbach said Wednesday that the insurer had offered Boyd a settlement of $10,000. Last week, the offer was upped to $30,000.

The entire article is available online at The Oregonian’s
“Oregon Live” website:

"Bicyclist hit by test driver wins $550,000 jury award"

• $200,000 policy limit settlement for client with injured hand.

• A number of confidential policy limit settlements for other clients.

• City of Portland settles case for maximum to avoid large jury verdict:

As reported in The Oregonian 5/17/2006:

City documents recommending the settlement describe how an investigation into Berry's claim by the risk management office indicates a risk the city may be found liable. "Therefore, in order to avoid the risk of a large jury award, we feel it is prudent to compromise the lawsuit at this time," according to the documents.

The entire article is available online at The Oregonian’s
“Oregon Live” website:

"Council to vote on settlement with ex-cadet: Portland police - The $200,000 would include the cost of a prosthesis for Erin Berry's finger"

 

Proven Results 2005

• Over one million dollars in jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of clients in 2005 alone.

• $250,000 policy limit settlement for injured cyclist.

• Over $300,000 recovered for drunk driving victim.

• $75,000 jury verdict for dog bite victim.

• Policy limit jury verdict for injured police officer.

• Many other confidential policy limit and six figure settlements.