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Van Der Walde & Associates has resolved hundreds of cases, resulting in millions of dollars in settlements, verdicts and judgments. Here are a few examples of the results we have obtained for real clients, just like you.

These examples are not a guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of any future case. Results vary from case to case.

Recent Results - These examples are not a guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of any future cases. Results vary from case to case.

• $1,500,000 - Construction site accident involving spinal and shoulder injuries resulting in loss of ability to do job in a skilled trade
• $1,000,000∗- Disputed liability bicycle vs. auto collision resulting in closed head injury
• $608,000 - Slip-and-fall caused by janitorial service not posting warning signs after mopping resulting in a fractured kneecap
• Wrongful Death∗ - Big rig vs. auto accident resulting in death of 20 year old truck driver where we obtained policy limits from three separate insurance policies
• $1,475,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian accident involving leg crush injury
• $493,000 - Motorcycle vs. auto collision resulting in major shoulder injury
• $1,000,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian case resulting in permanent closed head injury
• Auto vs. Auto∗ - Rear-end collision caused by drunk driver resulting in loss of victim’s arm
• $700,000 - Big rig vs. big rig collision resulting in severe laceration and nerve loss in hand
• Motorcycle vs. auto accident∗ where a double policy limit settlement was obtained for motorcycle passenger who sustained severely broken legs due to both the motorcycle and auto driver’s negligence
• $850,000 - Auto vs. auto collision where automobile rolled several times resulting in multiple fractures and internal injuries
• $465,000 - Slip-and-fall accident caused by the accumulation of printing ink on stairs resulting in multiple herniated disks.
• Wrongful death∗ - Head-on auto accident caused by driver going the wrong way on the freeway after not properly taking prescription drugs
• $1,002,500 - Single car rollover case where defective seatbelt caused head injury and loss of kidney
• Auto Accident∗ - Rear-end freeway collision resulting in fatal injuries to one party and multiple fractures and internal injuries to another
• $300,000 - Bicycle accident where bicyclist was rear-ended by an intoxicated driver and suffered a fractured vertebrae with nerve impingement
• Wrongful death∗ - Policy limit plus $150,000 in bad faith damages for auto accident where driver failed to yield the right of way on a left turn and insurance company refused to settle before trial
• $475,000 - Wrongful death - Disputed liability auto vs. pedestrian case where elderly individual was struck while crossing the road outside of a crosswalk
• $265,000 - Slip and fall incident due to failure of janitorial company to post warning signs after mopping resulting in fractured kneecap
• $176,000 - Liability against bar owner for failing to prevent bar fight resulting in severe laceration to head and face of client
• Auto accident∗ - Passenger sustained multiple fractures and internal injuries after driver made unsafe lane change
• $500,000 - Trash truck vs. auto rear-end collision resulting in spinal injuries
• $234,097 - ADA/Premises liability injury involving an elderly woman who was struck by a car in a shopping mall that lacked handicapped crosswalks
• $475,000 - Auto vs. motorcycle collision on freeway resulting in severe injury to knee joint
• $175,000 - Auto vs. motorcycle resulting in wrist fracture
• $300,000 - Products liability case involving a paraplegic man who fell during a wheelchair transfer when a defectively installed lift malfunctioned, causing aggravation of his back injury and spasms
• $350,000 - Head-on auto vs. auto collision caused by minor driver, resulting in hip injuries
• $250,000 - Motorcycle vs. auto accident which caused a fractured leg to motorcyclist
• Wrongful death∗ - Motorcyclist killed by car pulling out in front of him
• $275,000 - Auto accident caused when driver crossed into oncoming traffic, resulting in a broken hip to victim.
• Wrongful death∗ - Parking lot accident where woman was struck by vehicle and run over several times
• $225,000 - Bus accident where driver of Valley Transit Authority bus negligently stopped, ejecting woman from her seat and into a pole, causing a broken shoulder
• $325,000 - Auto vs. motorcycle collision resulting in pelvic fracture

Confidential settlements or settlements where Van Der Walde & Associates secured the maximum amount of insurance coverage available

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Auto Accident Results

Recent Results - These examples are not a guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of any future cases. Results vary from case to case.

• $1,475,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian accident involving leg crush injury
• Auto Accident∗ - Rear-end freeway collision resulting in fatal injuries to one party and multiple fractures and internal injuries to another
• $1,002,500 - Single car rollover case where defective seatbelt caused head injury and loss of kidney
• Wrongful death∗ - Policy limit plus $150,000 in bad faith damages for auto accident where driver failed to yield the right of way on a left turn
• $1,000,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian case resulting in permanent closed head injury
• $350,000 - Head-on auto vs. auto collision caused by minor driver, resulting in hip injuries
• Auto vs. Auto∗ - Rear-end collision caused by drunk driver resulting in loss of victim’s arm
• Auto Accident∗ - Driver failed to yield right of way and caused accident where man suffered spinal cord and brain injuries
• $850,000 - Auto vs. auto collision where automobile rolled several times resulting in multiple fractures and internal injuries
• $100,000 - Single car rollover accident causing severe head trauma to passenger
• Wrongful death∗ - Head-on auto accident caused by driver going the wrong way on the freeway after not properly taking prescription drugs
• Auto Accident∗ - Head-on collision caused when vehicle jumped the median, causing fractures and internal injuries to two parties
• $275,000 - Auto accident caused when driver crossed into oncoming traffic, resulting in a broken hip to victim.
• $1,000,000∗- Disputed liability bicycle vs. auto collision resulting in closed head injury
• Wrongful death∗ - Parking lot accident where woman was struck by vehicle and run over several times
• $475,000 - Wrongful death - Disputed liability auto vs. pedestrian case where elderly individual was struck while crossing the road outside of a crosswalk
• $250,000 - Auto accident resulting in cervical fusion operation
• $135,000 - Auto v. pedestrian accident where woman suffered foot injury with residual problems
• Auto accident∗ - Passenger sustained multiple fractures and internal injuries after driver made unsafe lane change

∗Confidential settlements or settlements where Van Der Walde & Associates secured the maximum amount of insurance coverage available

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Motorcycle Accident Results

Recent Results - These examples are not a guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of any future cases. Results vary from case to case.

• $493,000 - Motorcycle vs. auto collision resulting in major shoulder injury
• Confidential∗ - Motorcycle vs. auto accident where a double policy limit settlement was obtained for motorcycle passenger who sustained severely broken legs due to both the motorcycle and auto driver’s negligence
• $475,000 - Auto vs. motorcycle collision on freeway resulting in severe injury to knee joint
• Wrongful death∗ - Motorcyclist killed by car pulling out in front of him
• $250,000 - Motorcycle vs. auto accident which caused a fractured leg to motorcyclist
• $115,000 - Motorcycle vs. auto accident resulting in a fractured leg to motorcyclist when auto made unsafe left turn
• $325,000 - Auto vs. motorcycle collision resulting in pelvic fracture
• $175,000 - Auto vs. motorcycle resulting in wrist fracture
• $1,500,000 - Construction site accident involving spinal and shoulder injuries resulting in loss of ability to do job in a skilled trade
• $1,000,000∗- Disputed liability bicycle vs. auto collision resulting in closed head injury
• $608,000 - Slip-and-fall caused by janitorial service not posting warning signs after mopping resulting in a fractured kneecap
• Wrongful Death∗ - Big rig vs. auto accident resulting in death of 20 year old truck driver where we obtained policy limits from three separate insurance policies
• $1,475,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian accident involving leg crush injury
• $1,000,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian case resulting in permanent closed head injury
• Auto vs. Auto∗ - Rear-end collision caused by drunk driver resulting in loss of victim’s arm
• $700,000 - Big rig vs. big rig collision resulting in severe laceration and nerve loss in hand
• $850,000 - Auto vs. auto collision where automobile rolled several times resulting in multiple fractures and internal injuries
• $465,000 - Slip-and-fall accident caused by the accumulation of printing ink on stairs resulting in multiple herniated disks
• Wrongful death∗ - Head-on auto accident caused by driver going the wrong way on the freeway after not properly taking prescription drugs
• $1,002,500 - Single car rollover case where defective seatbelt caused head injury and loss of kidney

∗Confidential settlements or settlements where Van Der Walde & Associates secured the maximum amount of insurance coverage available

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Personal Injury Results

Recent Results - These examples are not a guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of any future cases. Results vary from case to case.

• $1,500,000 - Construction site accident involving spinal and shoulder injuries resulting in loss of ability to do job in a skilled trade
• $1,000,000∗- Disputed liability bicycle vs. auto collision resulting in closed head injury
• $608,000 - Slip-and-fall caused by janitorial service not posting warning signs after mopping resulting in a fractured kneecap
• Wrongful Death∗ - Big rig vs. auto accident resulting in death of 20 year old truck driver where we obtained policy limits from three separate insurance policies
• $1,475,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian accident involving leg crush injury
• $493,000 - Motorcycle vs. auto collision resulting in major shoulder injury
• $1,000,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian case resulting in permanent closed head injury
• Auto vs. Auto∗ - Rear-end collision caused by drunk driver resulting in loss of victim’s arm
• $700,000 - Big rig vs. big rig collision resulting in severe laceration and nerve loss in hand
• Confidential∗ - Motorcycle vs. auto accident where a double policy limit settlement was obtained for motorcycle passenger who sustained severely broken legs due to both the motorcycle and auto driver’s negligence
• $850,000 - Auto vs. auto collision where automobile rolled several times resulting in multiple fractures and internal injuries
• $465,000 - Slip-and-fall accident caused by the accumulation of printing ink on stairs resulting in multiple herniated disks.
• Wrongful death∗ - Head-on auto accident caused by driver going the wrong way on the freeway after not properly taking prescription drugs
• $1,002,500 - Single car rollover case where defective seatbelt caused head injury and loss of kidney
• Auto Accident∗ - Rear-end freeway collision resulting in fatal injuries to one party and multiple fractures and internal injuries to another
• $300,000 - Bicycle accident where bicyclist was rear-ended by an intoxicated driver and suffered a fractured vertebrae with nerve impingement
• Wrongful death∗ - Policy limit plus $150,000 in bad faith damages for auto accident where driver failed to yield the right of way on a left turn and insurance company refused to settle before trial
• $475,000 - Wrongful death - Disputed liability auto vs. pedestrian case where elderly individual was struck while crossing the road outside of a crosswalk
• Auto accident∗ - Passenger sustained multiple fractures and internal injuries after driver made unsafe lane change
• $500,000 - Trash truck vs. auto rear-end collision resulting in spinal injuries
• $234,097 - ADA/Premises liability injury involving an elderly woman who was struck by a car in a shopping mall that lacked handicapped crosswalks
• $475,000 - Auto vs. motorcycle collision on freeway resulting in severe injury to knee joint
• Wrongful death∗ - Motorcyclist killed by car pulling out in front of him
• Wrongful death∗ - Parking lot accident where woman was struck by vehicle and run over several times
• $325,000 - Auto vs. motorcycle collision resulting in pelvic fracture

∗Confidential settlements or settlements where Van Der Walde & Associates secured the maximum amount of insurance coverage available

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Wrongful Death Results

Recent Results - These examples are not a guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of any future cases. Results vary from case to case.

• Wrongful Death∗ - Big rig vs. auto accident resulting in death of 20 year old truck driver where we obtained policy limits from three separate insurance policies
• Wrongful death∗ - Head-on auto accident caused by driver going the wrong way on the freeway after not properly taking prescription drugs
• $475,000 - Wrongful death - Disputed liability auto vs. pedestrian case where elderly individual was struck while crossing the road outside of a crosswalk
• Wrongful death∗ - Policy limit plus $150,000 in bad faith damages for auto accident where driver failed to yield the right of way on a left turn and insurance company refused to settle before trial
• Wrongful death∗ - Motorcyclist killed by car pulling out in front of him
• Wrongful death∗ - Parking lot accident where woman was struck by vehicle and run over several times
• $1,500,000 - Construction site accident involving spinal and shoulder injuries resulting in loss of ability to do job in a skilled trade
• $1,000,000∗- Disputed liability bicycle vs. auto collision resulting in closed head injury
• $608,000 - Slip-and-fall caused by janitorial service not posting warning signs after mopping resulting in a fractured kneecap
• $1,475,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian accident involving leg crush injury
• $493,000 - Motorcycle vs. auto collision resulting in major shoulder injury
• $1,000,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian case resulting in permanent closed head injury
• Auto vs. Auto∗ - Rear-end collision caused by drunk driver resulting in loss of victim’s arm
• $700,000 - Big rig vs. big rig collision resulting in severe laceration and nerve loss in hand
• Motorcycle vs. auto accident∗ where a double policy limit settlement was obtained for motorcycle passenger who sustained severely broken legs due to both the motorcycle and auto driver’s negligence
• $850,000 - Auto vs. auto collision where automobile rolled several times resulting in multiple fractures and internal injuries
• $465,000 - Slip-and-fall accident caused by the accumulation of printing ink on stairs resulting in multiple herniated disks.
• $1,002,500 - Single car rollover case where defective seatbelt caused head injury and loss of kidney

∗Confidential settlements or settlements where Van Der Walde & Associates secured the maximum amount of insurance coverage available

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Slip and Fall & Premises/Product Liability Results

Recent Results - These examples are not a guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of any future cases. Results vary from case to case.

• $608,000 - Slip-and-fall caused by janitorial service not posting warning signs after mopping resulting in a fractured kneecap
• $465,000 - Slip-and-fall accident caused by the accumulation of printing ink on stairs resulting in multiple herniated disks
• $234,097 - ADA/Premises liability injury involving an elderly woman who was struck by a car in a shopping mall that lacked handicapped crosswalks
• $300,000 - Premises liability case involving a paraplegic man who fell during a wheelchair transfer when a defectively installed lift malfunctioned, causing aggravation of his back injury and spasms
• $1,002,500 - Single car rollover case where defective seatbelt caused head injury and loss of kidney
• $265,000 - Slip and fall incident due to failure of janitorial company to post warning signs after mopping resulting in fractured kneecap
• $465,000 - Slip-and-fall accident caused by the accumulation of printing ink on stairs resulting in multiple herniated disks.
• $1,500,000 - Construction site accident involving spinal and shoulder injuries resulting in loss of ability to do job in a skilled trade
• $1,000,000∗- Disputed liability bicycle vs. auto collision resulting in closed head injury
• Wrongful Death∗ - Big rig vs. auto accident resulting in death of 20 year old truck driver where we obtained policy limits from three separate insurance policies
• $1,475,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian accident involving leg crush injury
• $493,000 - Motorcycle vs. auto collision resulting in major shoulder injury
• $1,000,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian case resulting in permanent closed head injury
• Auto vs. Auto∗ - Rear-end collision caused by drunk driver resulting in loss of victim’s arm
• $700,000 - Big rig vs. big rig collision resulting in severe laceration and nerve loss in hand
• Motorcycle vs. auto accident∗ where a double policy limit settlement was obtained for motorcycle passenger who sustained severely broken legs due to both the motorcycle and auto driver’s negligence
• $850,000 - Auto vs. auto collision where automobile rolled several times resulting in multiple fractures and internal injuries
• Wrongful death∗ - Head-on auto accident caused by driver going the wrong way on the freeway after not properly taking prescription drugs
• $1,002,500 - Single car rollover case where defective seatbelt caused head injury and loss of kidney

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Truck Accident Results

Recent Results - These examples are not a guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of any future cases. Results vary from case to case.

• $700,000 - Big rig vs. big rig collision resulting in severe laceration and nerve loss in hand
• $500,000 - Trash truck vs. auto rear-end collision resulting in spinal injuries
• $225,000 - Bus accident where driver of Valley Transit Authority bus negligently stopped, ejecting woman from her seat and into a pole, causing a broken shoulder
• Wrongful death∗ - Head-on auto accident caused by driver going the wrong way on the freeway after not properly taking prescription drugs
• $1,500,000 - Construction site accident involving spinal and shoulder injuries resulting in loss of ability to do job in a skilled trade
• $1,000,000∗- Disputed liability bicycle vs. auto collision resulting in closed head injury
• $608,000 - Slip-and-fall caused by janitorial service not posting warning signs after mopping resulting in a fractured kneecap
• Wrongful Death∗ - Big rig vs. auto accident resulting in death of 20 year old truck driver where we obtained policy limits from three separate insurance policies
• $1,475,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian accident involving leg crush injury
• $493,000 - Motorcycle vs. auto collision resulting in major shoulder injury
• $1,000,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian case resulting in permanent closed head injury
• Auto vs. Auto∗ - Rear-end collision caused by drunk driver resulting in loss of victim’s arm
• Motorcycle vs. auto accident∗ where a double policy limit settlement was obtained for motorcycle passenger who sustained severely broken legs due to both the motorcycle and auto driver’s negligence
• $850,000 - Auto vs. auto collision where automobile rolled several times resulting in multiple fractures and internal injuries
• $465,000 - Slip-and-fall accident caused by the accumulation of printing ink on stairs resulting in multiple herniated disks.
• Wrongful death∗ - Head-on auto accident caused by driver going the wrong way on the freeway after not properly taking prescription drugs
• $1,002,500 - Single car rollover case where defective seatbelt caused head injury and loss of kidney

∗Confidential settlements or settlements where Van Der Walde & Associates secured the maximum amount of insurance coverage available

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Bicycle Accident Results

Recent Results - These examples are not a guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of any future cases. Results vary from case to case.

• $1,000,000∗- Disputed liability bicycle vs. auto collision resulting in closed head injury
• $300,000 - Bicycle accident where bicyclist was rear-ended by an intoxicated driver and suffered a fractured vertebrae with nerve impingement
• $1,500,000 - Construction site accident involving spinal and shoulder injuries resulting in loss of ability to do job in a skilled trade
• $608,000 - Slip-and-fall caused by janitorial service not posting warning signs after mopping resulting in a fractured kneecap
• Wrongful Death∗ - Big rig vs. auto accident resulting in death of 20 year old truck driver where we obtained policy limits from three separate insurance policies
• $1,475,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian accident involving leg crush injury
• $493,000 - Motorcycle vs. auto collision resulting in major shoulder injury
• $1,000,000 - Auto vs. pedestrian case resulting in permanent closed head injury
• Auto vs. Auto∗ - Rear-end collision caused by drunk driver resulting in loss of victim’s arm
• $700,000 - Big rig vs. big rig collision resulting in severe laceration and nerve loss in hand
• Motorcycle vs. auto accident∗ where a double policy limit settlement was obtained for motorcycle passenger who sustained severely broken legs due to both the motorcycle and auto driver’s negligence
• $850,000 - Auto vs. auto collision where automobile rolled several times resulting in multiple fractures and internal injuries
• $465,000 - Slip-and-fall accident caused by the accumulation of printing ink on stairs resulting in multiple herniated disks.
• Wrongful death∗ - Head-on auto accident caused by driver going the wrong way on the freeway after not properly taking prescription drugs
• $1,002,500 - Single car rollover case where defective seatbelt caused head injury and loss of kidney

∗Confidential settlements or settlements where Van Der Walde & Associates secured the maximum amount of insurance coverage available

These examples are not a guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of any future cases. Results vary from case to case.

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