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Oregon Cases of Significance Beyond Particular Case
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1992
Marvin Lux v. Willamina
Mult: A9106-03972
1993
Bagwell v. State of Oregon
Klamath: 9004399C
1993
Leo Polehn Ochards
v. Maria Hernandez
CA A75150
1994
Bennett v. Liberty NW
91-11454:CA A80711
1996
Fam Hinh Saeteurn
Marion: 95C11302
1998
Coman V. Corrections
Depart et al WCB 95-12947
CA A9512SC S44624
1999 Sowers . Norpac
Marion: 98C-16000
1999
Buehler v. Beiden
Marion: 98C16383
2000
Knox v. Smith
Benton: 98-10236
2003
Nelson v. Lee
Benton: 0110288
2004
Riddling V. Bowers
Marion: 02C-20873
2005
Petrossian v. Sorensen
Mult: 0410-1181
2008
Layton v. Fast
Marion: 06C21388
2009
"John Doe" v. Farmers
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First case Rich ever tried to a Circuit Court Jury. The verdict is among the highest jury verdicts in Multnomah County for pure soft tissue, very low impact injuries without any appreciable property damage or aggravating factors ($500,745.09 verdict)
Acceleration of death from low speed impact to terminally ill person caused by adrenaline rush brought on by fear of collision. (Offer $15,000; Verdict $359,654.25)
Case Established the bunk house rule extending Workers' Compensation insurance for migrant workers who live in migrant camps. The case was listed as one of the most important cased by the Workers' Compensation Section of the Oregon State Bar.
Clarified method to resolve claims in complex exposure cases involving numerous employers over an extended period of time.
Possibly most notable for new method of arguing headache damages in soft tissue case based on tolerance of unorthodox treatments. (Offer $18,000.00; Verdict $100,891.20)
Supreme Court Decision that is most notable for giving claimants rights to access certain medical information on other persons to prove infectious disease exposure.
This case is most noted for exceptional result for low impact crash with no property damage resulting in neck and back soft tissue damages and for methods for dealing with surveillance films in a jury trial. (Offer $0.00; Verdict $271,531.83)
Retained less than one week before trial on case rejected by other lawyers. Most noted for methods to evaluate cases and to quickly prepare for complicated trial. (Offer during trial ($85,000.00; Verdict $271,747.00)
Retained less than a month before trial on case rejected by other lawyers. Noted for method to efficiently and effectively prepare for complicated trial and for obtaining full and fair compensation for case involving primarily headache condition resulting from very low impact (Offer $18,000.00; Verdict $611,434.30)
Noted for sizable verdict in soft tissue case involving client with documented injuries to same body parts both before and after the MVA. Notable for techniques in separating out and isolating prior injuries from similar injuries from motor vehicle collision (Highest offer $2,500.00; Verdict $64,869.70)
Noted for claim that dormant breast cancer condition became re-activated, in part, due to injuries suffered in a motor vehicle collision. Pursued unique complex issues of law and medicine which resulted in six figure settlement after extensive medical discovery and deposition of cancer experts.
Noted for proving of surgical shoulder condition was attributed to 5-10 mph "tire impact" collision even though the collision did not result in any visible property damage. Resulted in recovery of six figures in settlements (underlying and UIM) for client.
Complex medical causation case. Crash was on November 23, 200 and plaintiff suffered intracranial bleeding on January 11, 2005 that was first diagnosed as unrelated to the crash. Plaintiff proved bleed was related to the crash and settled for $100,000.00 inclusive.
$250,000.00 policy limit settlements from Liability and UIM claims for compensation for abdominal injury caused by seatbelt in auto crash.
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