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PERSONAL INJURY: ZERO DOLLARS Case name: Kristin M. Hinkel, et al. vs. American Family, et al. Court: Dane County Circuit Court Case number: 07-CV-1061 Judge: C. William Foust Verdict & settlement: Jury returned defense verdict Injuries claimed: Right broken clavicle ...

PERSONAL INJURY: $375,000 Case name: Craig R. Winkler v. Lake-side International Trucks Court: Portage County Circuit Court Insurer(s): Progressive Plaintiff attorney: David E. Sunby, Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. Date of incident: March 7, 2007 Plaintiff’s negligence theory: Failure to ...

PERSONAL INJURY: $2.2 MILLION Case name: Darryl L. Scheel v. Thomas Mielke Court: Dodge County Circuit Court Insurance: West Bend Mutual Insurance Plaintiff’s attorney: Timothy Trecek, Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. Date of incident: April 16, 2005 Plaintiff’s injuries: Amputation ...

PERSONAL INJURY: $457,500 Case name: Tracy Olson v. Progressive Insurance, et al. Court: Taylor County Circuit Court Case no.: 06-CV-90 Judge: Gary Carlson; mediator: Stephen Hansen Liability insurer(s): Progressive Insurance Plaintiff attorney: Brenda K. Sunby, Habush Habush & Rottier Defendant ...

PERSONAL INJURY: $850,000 Case name: Patrick J. Pollack v. Pepsi Cola Co. of Antigo Court: Shawano County Circuit Court Case number: 07-CV-86 Mediator: Skip Beisenstein Plaintiff attorney: David E. Sunby, Habush Habush & Rottier Defendant attorney: Thomas L. Williams, Gabert, ...

PERSONAL INJURY: $1.4 MILLION Case name: Thomas C. Ritchie v. Speedway Sand & Gravel Inc. Court: Dane Count Circuit Court Case Number: 06CV2584 Mediator: John R. Teetaert Insurer(s): Cincinnati Insurance Company Plaintiff attorney: Craig A. Christensen, Habush Habush & Rottier ...

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: $18.2 MILLION Injuries claimed: Brain damage due to lack of oxygen during birth, causing cerebral palsy and developmental delays Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin Case name: Jessica Fonseca, et al. v. United States of America ...

PERSONAL INJURY: $1.15 Million Case name: Jill A. and Jeffrey A. Farvour v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company Injuries claimed: Comminuted fractured hip, fractured ankle, lacerated knee, bilateral rotator cuff tear, fractured wrist and fractured index finger. Original amount sought: ...

PERSONAL INJURY: $7,697 Case name: Ginger Gates v. Samuel Goodall and American Family Mut. Ins. Co. Court: Dane County Circuit Court 06CV1732 Injuries alleged: Right shoulder, neck and arm pain Original amount sought: $49,000 at mediation Highest offer: Defendants’ statutory ...

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: $2 Million Injuries claimed: Cognitive injuries and left-sided weakness (paralyzed left hand and weakened left leg) Court: Fond du Lac County Case name: Thomas Jandre vs. Therese Bullis, M.D. Case number: 04CV363 Judge: Robert Wirtz Verdict & Settlement: ...

MOTOR VEHICLES: $1.1 MILLION Injuries claimed: Permanent neck and backCourt: Racine County Circuit CourtCase name: John H. Anderson vs. Randy Sexton, Cass Trucking, Inc. and West Bend MutualCase number: 07-CV-1064Judge: Emily MuellerVerdict & settlement: $1,145,000Original amount sought: $250,000 – $350,000Original ...

Summary of the facts: Plaintiff claimed defendant’s dog knocked her to the ground as she walked past defendant’s house on a city sidewalk. Plaintiff did not receive a bite. Defendant’s son claimed he was watching the dog and plaintiff was ...

Defense counsel’s summary of the facts: This case arose out of a motor vehicle accident where plaintiff was rear ended by Hoover. Plaintiff was pushed into the car in front of her. She did not complain of any injury at ...

Defense counsel’s summary of case: This medical negligence case involved claims against both a family practitioner and a cardiologist that they were negligent for failing to properly diagnose and treat the patient’s coronary artery disease, leading to the patient’s death.

Highest offer: $500,000Verdict: No negligenceVerdict date: March 30, 2007 (This matter is presently before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.)Defense attorney law firm: Corneille Law Group, LLC, by Barrett J. Corneille and Colleen L. Meloy, on behalf of Dr. B.; Bell, ...

Injuries claimed: The plaintiff claimed to have suffered a neurologic injury to his upper extremity causing pain and weakness. Original amount sought: Plaintiff’s counsel requested the following awards from the jury during final argument: Past health care expenses: $96,000 – ...

Special damages: past medical expenses: $135,694; past wage loss: Contested issue; plaintiff argued past wage loss somewhere in the neighborhood of $250,000-$300,000; defendant argued past wage loss was somewhere between $30,000 and $80,000; future medical expenses: $35,787; future loss of ...

Defense counsel’s summary of the case: This case arose out of a low velocity traffic accident on Jan. 7, 2004 at 4:45 p.m. in Janesville. An uninsured driver, Kristin Ransom, rear-ended Scott Weadge’s truck at a stop light. No one ...

Plaintiff counsel’s summary of the case: Mary Whitehead was a passenger in a van operated by the defendant, Michael Willson, when it left I-80 in Iowa and crashed. Mr. Willson apparently fell asleep at the wheel.

Plaintiff counsel’s summary of the case: Deante Calvin was a passenger in his grandmother’s car. In a construction zone where temporary stop signs had been placed in an unusual configuration, the truck driver failed to see the signs requiring him ...

Plaintiff counsel’s summary of the facts: An automated storage system at Quad/Graphics’ printing plant in Lomira collapsed after two months of use while carrying less than 42 percent of its required weight capacity. The collapse started a fire in the ...