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D’Amore Law Group is a firm dedicated to asserting the rights of its clients who have been injured by the negligence and intentional conduct of individual and corporate wrongdoers. The experienced and dedicated attorneys at our firm have successfully represented thousands of clients in the western United States in many different areas of personal injury law and bad faith practices by insurance companies. Our attorneys are dedicated to seeking justice for injured people and their families.

The following is a sampling of several of thel cases D'Amore Law Group have won for our clients.

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• Settlements and Verdicts
• Featured Case Summaries
• Testimonials

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Settlements & Verdicts

The following is a list of positive settlements and verdicts negotiated on behalf of clients that illustrate a variety of personal injury claims.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

$2 Million settlement against a trucking company on behalf of a Oregon woman whose husband was killed when he was rear ended by an 18-wheeler on a Missouri highway. The man’s car was pushed off the road into a ditch and caught fire. The truck driver had illegal drugs in his system at the time of the accident and had falsified his company log reports.

$1 Million settlement on behalf of an elderly woman, seriously injured in a car accident when a dump truck pulled out of a commercial parking lot into oncoming traffic, violently striking her car.

$750,000 settlement for a driver who sustained a back injury in a car accident where he was rear-ended. This was a case where the injured man’s auto insurer denied his PIP medical benefits, and the man was forced to sue his own insurance company. The denial of his PIP claim became part of a class action lawsuit.

$575,000 settlement on behalf of an elderly women who was struck in an intersection by a cab driver making an illegal left turn. The woman was thrown several feet due to impact, before the cab driver ran over her leg, causing a severe crush injury.

$412,500 settlement negotiated at mediation on behalf of a woman who suffered a low back injury and surgery due to a car accident. She was paid the policy limits of $100,000 by the insurer for the at fault party and was paid $312,500 by her Underinsured Motorist carrier. She was the passenger in a car that was rear-ended while stopped at a traffic light. Our client had a pre-existing condition called spondylolysthesis that caused her vertebrae to be pushed forward. The condition was aggravated in the collision.

$400,000 settlement on behalf of an automobile driver who collided with a cement truck. The automobile driver was uninsured thus arguably barred fromcollecting “pain and suffering” damages in the state of Oregon. He had a minimal lost wages claim. His injuries included a fractured femur, broken ribs, and a collapsed lung. The cement truck driver claimed that the automobile driver was at fault.

$300,000 policy limits settlement on behalf of a woman injured while driving a motorcycle. The at fault driver took a left turn in front of our client, causing her to hit the vehicle head-on sending her flying over the top of the truck. The at fault driver initially denied fault for this accident. Our client had multiple fractures to her pelvis, hips, legs, arms, wrist and hands.

$300,000 settlement on behalf of a man in a low speed rear-end car accident causing severe injuries to his neck and back due to his position on impact. There was minimal property damage to both vehicles. He was leaning forward and twisted back looking over his left shoulder to view oncoming traffic when he was struck. Learn more about this case.

$278,000 arbitration award on behalf of a woman who involved in rear end accident with an uninsured motorist. The injured woman had soft tissue injuries and impingement syndrome of the left shoulder. Her demand prior to binding uninsured motorist arbitration was $100,000 (policy limits). The defendant’s final offer was $35,000.

$200,000 policy limit settlement on behalf of a Washington man who was involved in single car drunk driving crash. The injured man was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a friend. The two had both been drinking that evening. The driver missed a corner and rolled the vehicle, throwing the injured man from the vehicle. The client suffered numerous injuries including multiple spinal fractures and a brain injury.

$107,353 jury verdict in a case where a man suffered soft tissue neck injury from a "low-impact" motor vehicle accident. There was no visible damage to the vehicles after impact and the property damage estimates for the vehicles were $16.00 and $400.00 respectively. The insurance company refused to offer anything on this case because its attorneys hoped the jury would award nothing due to the minor property damage.

$100,000 settlement during a trial for a driver who suffered back and neck injuries in a car accident where he was rear-ended. The defendant’s insurance company offered to settle prior to trial for the amount of the medical bills plus $15,000. After the trial began the defendant's attorney offered to settle for $60,000. Following the first day of trial the defendant offered $80,000. After two days of trial, defendant’s attorney offered to settle for $100,000 the full policy limits. D’Amore Law Group are currently handling a lawsuit against the client’s underinsured motorist carrier to obtain the full value of the client’s injuries.

Confidential settlement on behalf of a man involved in a rear end accident. Our client suffered soft tissue injuries causing chronic pain and disruption of his life. His insurance company wrongly denied payment of some of his medical bills and we were able to get a higher settlement due to their “bad faith”.

Construction Site Accidents

$1.8 million settlement on behalf of an Oregon construction worker who was severely injured while working on a new residential construction site. While working on the second floor, he was hit by a tipping stack of sheetrock that had been dangerously resting in a walkway and propelled through the temporary guardrail landing head first on the floor below. He sustained life-altering injuries including permanent paralysis from the waist down. Plaintiff was not able to make a future wage loss claim as he was an undocumented worker at the time of his injury. The construction companies argued that the worker caused his own injuries.

Arreglamiento de 1.8 millón de dólares de parte de un obrero de la construcción de Oregon que fue herido trabajando en una nueva obra de la construcción residencial. Trabajando en el segundo piso, él fue golpeado por una pila de ojas de sheetrock que había estado descansando peligrosamente en un pasaje peatonal y propulsó por la barandilla temporal consiguiendo la cabeza primero en el suelo abajo. Él sostuvo heridas que cambian su vida incluso la parálisis permanente de la cintura abajo. El demandante no era capaz de hacer una reclamación de pérdida de salario de la futura porque él era un trabajador indocumentado en el momento de su herida. Las compañías de construcción sostuvieron que el trabajador causó sus propias heridas.

$1.05 Million settlement on behalf of a worker seriously injured on a job site.

$626,500 wrongful death settlement on behalf of a construction site worker who was killed by a negligent equipment operator. Learn more about this case.

$462,000 jury verdict in favor of a construction site worker who sustained injury from a fall due to an unmarked hazard.

Medical Malpractice Claims

Confidential settlement on behalf of a woman who was seriously injured as a result of a botched sinus surgery. The woman sustained eye damage and was disabled as a result of nerve severing by tiny, high-powered surgical blades used in the surgery.

Confidential settlement on behalf of the family of a woman who died due to negligence at a dialysis center. This was an extremely difficult case given the degree of complexity of the situation. The technician disconnected the woman from the dialysis machine without rinsing back her blood leaving her volume depleted. She collapsed after taking a few steps away from the machine and died a short time after being rushed to the hospital.

Confidential settlement negotiated on behalf of a woman who experienced serious medical consequences as a result of a wrongly filled prescription.

Confidential settlement on behalf of a woman whose eye muscle was erroneously cut during a routine eye surgery. She has permanent “crossed eyes” due to this negligence.

Confidential settlement in a wrongful death case against a nursing home on behalf of an elderly woman whose respiratory medicine was not given adequately due to staff members mis-reading the doctors orders. Learn more about this case.

Wrongful Death

$2 Million settlement against a trucking company on behalf of a Oregon woman whose husband was killed when he was rear ended by an 18-wheeler on a Missouri highway. The man’s car was pushed off the road into the ditch and caught fire. The truck driver had illegal drugs in his system at the time of the accident and had falsified his company log reports.

$900,000 wrongful death settlement on behalf of a 17 year old girl, killed by a negligent driver in a head on automobile collision.

$500,000 settlement on behalf of the family of an 84 year old man hit by a car while crossing the street in the crosswalk. The man was in a coma from the instant he was hit until his death a couple weeks later. He never regained consciousness and his family never had a chance to say good-bye.

Catastrophic Personal Injury

$775,000 Settlement on behalf of a family whose son was severely injured in an accident involving a homecoming float. The child fell from the float and was run over by the wheels of the trailer pushing the float.

$500,000 Settlement on behalf of a woman who suffered a skull fracture and brain injury when she fell from the running board of a moving pickup truck. The pickup truck driver claimed the woman was solely at fault for causing her injuries and claimed she was under the influence of drugs.

$465,960 Jury Award on behalf of a construction site worker who tripped over an unmarked obstruction left out in the pathway and injured her head and legs. The construction company made an offer of $150,000 prior to this case going to trial. Learn more about this case.

$350,000 Settlement in a maritime boating injury. A young woman was severely injured when she was run over by a speedboat. She was swimming towards the back of the boat to board it when the boat operator accidentally reversed the engine. The woman sustained life threatening wounds to her abdomen and legs from the boat’s propeller.

$98,509 Jury and Attorney Fee Award on behalf of an elderly blind woman injured when she fell in a hole due to a dangerous floor surface in an attic. The landlord was aware of the missing boards and did nothing to fix them.

Confidential Settlement on behalf of a young child attacked by a dog. The child sustained a broken jaw and required hundreds of stitches.

Confidential Settlement on behalf of a woman who suffered a fractured knee and wrist after tripping and falling on a stair in an apartment complex she was visiting. The management had no signs, lighting or warning that there was a single stair in an otherwise flat walkway. The stair was originally painted white, but was so faded it was not visible. The apartment complex claimed the woman was not paying attention and denied fault.

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Featured Case Summaries

$626,500 Settlement Negotiated at Mediation

Our client’s father was unnecessarily killed while he worked on a construction site at OHSU. He was walking along the only exit route from the site when he was crushed in a "pinch point" between the counterweight of a large track mounted drill rig and a concrete wall adjacent to the walkway. He died shortly after the accident. The company failed to barricade, tape off, or otherwise warn workers against walking in the unsafe "pinch point" area. The man’s children are left without their dad due to this negligent act.

$465,960 Jury Award

Our client was working as a traffic control supervisor on a MAX light rail construction site around midnight when she tripped over an unmarked obstruction protruding several inches from the sidewalk and fell on her head and knees. The obstruction was a 2x4 piece of wood that had been left on the sidewalk and had no warning devices set up to protect our client or the other workers from this obstruction. It was impossible to see it as it was dark out due to the late hour. Our client suffered serious injuries to her neck including a herniated disc and spinal cord compression requiring urgent surgery to repair. The at-fault company refused to accept responsibility and the insurance company claimed that her neck problems and severe pain were due to a chronic degenerative disease and did not result from the accident. Our attorneys fought hard to show that these symptoms had not been present prior to the accident. Our client was an active, hardworking person who enjoyed the outdoors. Her activity level and range of motion in her neck were greatly diminished due to this accident.

$300,000 Policy Limits Settlement

Our client was involved in a low speed, rear-end accident resulting in serious injury that required two neck surgeries. While some low speed impacts cause minimal damage to the car and the person hit, this case involved severe injury. The insurance company did not understand how severe injuries were caused with no material property damage. Due to the positioning of our client at the time of impact, he sustained very serious injury. He was waiting to merge into traffic and was leaning forward and looking over his left shoulder to assess traffic at the time of impact. In this particular case, our client had over $100,000 in medical bills and nearly the same in wage loss and lost earning potential. Our client had been dealing with the insurance company himself for over a year before contacting our personal injury attorneys. The insurance company was not taking his claim seriously, going on the assumption that all low speed impacts cause little or no injury to the person involved. Our attorneys presented a strong case by using an accident reconstructionist, a forensic economist, a thorough analysis of the facts of the case and our reputation as strong trial lawyers to demand a policy limits settlement in this case. Our client not only had to have two surgeries and recover physically from them, he lost precious time with his wife and three small children that he’ll never get back. We were able to secure a $300,000 policy limits settlement for our client without needing to take the case to trial.

Confidential Settlement Negotiated at Mediation

Our client’s 84 year old mother died due to a nursing home’s negligence. The nursing staff misread the doctor’s orders and therefore did not give her an adequate amount of the respiratory medicine she dearly needed. She was taken to the hospital after the incident and died a few days later. This incident accelerated the deterioration of her health and resulted in physical and emotional trauma. She was an elderly woman with many physical ailments, but to have to suffer this way and ultimately lose years of her life due to this negligence was extremely difficult for her daughters. We were able to negotiate a confidential settlement against the nursing home on behalf of the daughters.

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Testimonials

Dedicated to making life better for the people we represent.

“I was involved in an auto accident where another driver crossed my path and we collided. It was a traumatic and overwhelming situation where I sustained life altering injuries. The attorneys and staff at D’Amore Law Group made a big difference in my life by listening to me when I needed them most. They believed in me and fought hard for me. I have a great sense of relief that this is behind me and I am ready to get on with my life as I continue to heal. I really truly appreciate everything they have done for me and I am grateful they were on my side. The D’Amore office will hold a special place in my heart.”
-T. Westenfelt

"I was in a serious car accident in which I sustained many severe injuries. I had a new wife and son to provide for and I knew that my injuries would change our lives forever. I contacted D'Amore Law Group in the hope that they could help us through the legal part of this event so my family didn't have more problems on top of the medical expenses and financial issues. The first attorney that visited us was so patient and friendly that we truly felt we had someone on our side. As time went by and negotiations were taking place, D'Amore Law Group kept us notified of all changes and welcomed any concerned phone calls from us. D'Amore Law Group negotiated our medical bills to a reasonable figure and ensured our insurance carrier paid out what we were covered for. We now have the peace of knowing we aren't buried in legal fights and medical bills. Having D'Amore Law Group help us was the best decision we made and we will appreciate them for a lifetime!"
-The Kimball Family

“The untimely loss of my mother due to negligence in a nursing home, brought me to the law offices of D’Amore Law Group. The legal path being unfamiliar to me, Mr. D'Amore and his entire staff met me with compassion, concern and understanding. Tom D'Amore took time to explain the legal process to me; careful not to raise false hopes. Though nothing can bring my mother back or erase disquieting memories, Mr. D'Amore, good to his word, worked tirelessly to resolve this case to its best possible end.”
-Judi Nelson

“My whole family was affected after I was in a car accident. My insurance company paid some of my medical bills but denied others that they should have paid. D’Amore Law Group held them to their obligation under my policy and got a settlement that was thousands of dollars more than my bills because they acted in bad faith by refusing to pay bills they were obligated to pay.”
-George Anthimiades

"D’Amore Law Group took over my case after I had been dealing with the insurance company myself for over a year. I was severely injured, and needed two neck surgeries, after my car was rear ended while I was waiting to merge into traffic. Even though the person who hit me wasn’t going very fast and there wasn’t much damage done to my car, D’Amore Law Group fought hard to make sure the insurance company took this case seriously and were aware of how badly I was hurt. Before D’Amore Law Group got involved, the amount the insurance company offered me was thousands of dollars less than the settlement that D’Amore Law Group were able to negotiate for me. D’Amore Law Group settled my case for the policy limits."
-T.K.

"I was in a very serious motorcycle accident a few years ago. I was coming around a long bend when a truck took a left turn in front of me causing a head on collision. My life was forever changed in that one moment. I was thrown from my bike and suffered catastrophic injuries. I had numerous fractures to my ankle, leg, elbow, forearm, hand, pelvis and both hips. I did not think I was going to make it. I have a permanent leg-length discrepancy and chronic pain. I will need ongoing physical therapy and regular medical care for quite some time. The insurance company for the other driver tried to claim that the accident was my fault. The attorneys at D’Amore Law Group fought endlessly to make sure my best interests were being represented. They convinced the insurance company with their thorough investigation and research that I was fault-free, and needed to be compensated to take care of my life long recovery and rehabilitation. I am thankful that I hired D’Amore Law Group as we settled for the policy limits that will ensure that I get the future medical treatment I desperately need."
-Stephanie Bennett

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The personal injury attorneys at D’Amore Law Group have successfully represented personal injury clients and their families throughout Oregon, Washington and California. We represent cases in metropolitan Portland and Seattle, and the cities of Vancouver, Bend, Redmond, LaPine, Camas, Longview, Spokane, Salem, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Eugene, Clackamas, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Gresham, Medford, Roseburg, Grants Pass, Seaside, Coos Bay, Astoria, Lincoln City, Tacoma and the Tri-City area of Richland, Kennewick, and Pasco.

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