Precision Litigation Northwest Case Results
Over $25,000,000 Recovered.
Recovered for our clients.
How to read these results.
How the case-type totals are built
Each recovery the firm has made is sorted by what caused the injury, then added up with the others in its group. A drunk-driving crash lands under motor vehicle collisions; a fall on a wet store floor under premises liability; a collapsed deck under product liability. The number beside each category is the sum of every settlement, judgment and verdict in it. Categories are listed from largest total to smallest, and each links to the page that explains how we handle that type of case.
There is no per-case list and no count of cases, on purpose. A single large recovery can make a category look busier than it is, and a count invites the wrong comparison. If you want to know whether we have handled something like yours, ask on the first call; the answer will be specific to your facts rather than a row on a page.
The three cards under the headline are the same categories with the largest totals, not the three biggest individual cases. The figures change when a case closes and can be counted, and confidential recoveries are left out rather than estimated, so a category’s true figure is never smaller than what you see here, only sometimes larger, as the “+” explains below.
Settlement, judgment and verdict: what the words mean
A settlement is an agreement: the insurer or defendant pays an amount, and the claim ends without a trial. A verdict is a jury’s decision after a trial, including how much the defendant owes. A judgment is the court’s written order that makes an amount collectible; it can follow a verdict or be entered in other ways. The totals on this page combine all three because each one is money actually recovered for a client, whatever the route that produced it.
When the policy runs out before the harm does
Every liability policy has a ceiling. When the injuries cost more than the at-fault party’s coverage, the insurer can pay the whole policy and still leave the client short. That is a policy-limits recovery, and the ledger marks a category with “+” when it includes one, because the amount is often confidential and is not added to the total. The mark tells you the category is larger than its number.
Reaching the ceiling is where the second half of the work begins. Your own auto policy carries uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, which steps in when the other driver had none or too little; the same crash can involve a second liable party, such as a bar that overserved a driver or a contractor who left a hazard; and when the person at fault was working, the employer’s commercial policy may apply. The totals here include recoveries from all of those sources.
Why two similar cases end with different numbers
Because the number is never just the injury. Between two clients with the same broken wrist, the recovery moves with:
- The medical picture: how long treatment ran, whether surgery was needed and what the records say about lasting limits.
- The evidence of fault: photos, witnesses and video, and whether the defense can argue you share the blame. Under ORS 31.600, your recovery is reduced by your share of fault and barred at 51 percent.
- The coverage available: a driver with a minimum policy and a trucking company with a commercial one are different cases.
- The defendant: an individual, a business with a risk manager, or a public body with its own notice rules.
- Time: whether the client waited for the medical picture to settle before accepting anything.
Why we publish results at all
Not to suggest what your case is worth; the disclaimer above means what it says. We publish them because a firm that asks you to trust its preparation should show its work, and because the categories tell you where the firm has spent its time: on the road, on unsafe property, with defective products and with families who lost someone. If you are comparing firms, ask each one the same question this page answers, and ask who will actually handle your case.
Most cases settle; the ones that don’t are tried
The judgment after a jury trial in the truck case above is the exception in the ledger, and that is normal: most claims resolve by agreement once the medical picture is clear and the evidence is in front of the insurer. The preparation is identical either way. Depositions are taken, experts are retained and the case is filed in the circuit court for the county where the crash happened, Deschutes for most of our clients, before anyone talks seriously about a number. Settling is a decision you make, not one made for you.
What comes out of a recovery before it reaches you
The figures on this page are gross recoveries. Before a client receives their share, the contingency fee is taken, case costs such as records and experts are repaid, and any medical liens and insurer repayment claims are paid or negotiated down. Negotiating those claims is part of the work and can change what the client keeps by more than the last round of settlement talks. The settlement statement shows every line, and the client reviews and signs it before the money moves.
How long the cases behind these numbers took
Months for the simplest of them, more than a year for most of the larger ones, and longer for those that were filed and tried. The time is almost always medical: a case is not ready to value until treatment has run its course, and settling before that means guessing at the largest part of the claim. Defendants also know that delay is expensive for an injured person, and some use it. The client hears the likely timeline at the start and hears again when it changes.
Frequently asked questions
Do the results on this page predict what my case is worth?
No. Every result reflects the injuries, the evidence, the insurance available and the defendant in that case. Two crashes that look alike can resolve very differently. What the page shows is how the firm works: identify every liable party and every policy, refuse first offers that don’t reflect the harm, and try the case when the number is wrong.
Why do some case results say “policy limits” instead of a dollar amount?
A policy-limits settlement means the insurer paid everything the at-fault party’s policy allowed. When the harm exceeds the coverage, that is the most that policy can produce, and the work shifts to finding other coverage: underinsured motorist benefits, a second liable party, an employer’s policy. The amount itself is often confidential under the settlement terms.
Can you tell me what my injury claim is worth on the first call?
Not honestly. The value depends on your medical picture, and that isn’t clear until treatment has run its course. What we can tell you on the first call is whether you have a claim, who may be responsible, which policies apply and what deadlines are running. Anyone who quotes a number before seeing your records is guessing.
What does “seven times the first offer” mean in a case result?
In that fall case the property owner admitted fault but argued the injuries were exaggerated and offered a small amount. The case was prepared for trial, the medical evidence was developed and the final recovery was seven times the opening offer. It is an example of why we don’t settle before the picture is complete. Call 541-948-8830 to talk through yours.