San Jose Personal Injury Lawyers

Verdicts, Settlements and Judgments

Van Der Walde & Associates gets results!

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.

$2,500,000 - Corporate fraud and shareholder derivative

$1,475,000 - Auto v. pedestrian

$1,090,000 - Childhood sexual abuse

$1,002,500 - Single car rollover

Case involved a settlement with a major automobile manufacturer for head injury and the loss of Plaintiff's kidney resulting from a single car rollover accident where 25 year old man was ejected from the car due to a malfunctioning seat belt.

$850,000 - Rollover automobile accident

Case involved a rollover automobile accident causing rib, hip and pelvis fractures as well as internal injuries, including punctured lungs and spleen in a 20 year old man.

$475,000 - Wrongful death

Case involving the death of a 75 year old mother who was struck while crossing the road.

$465,000 - Slip-and-fall accident

Case involved a a slip-and-fall accident caused by an accumulation of printing ink on the stairs, resulting in multiple herniated disks in a 37 year old woman.

$350,000 - Head-on collision

Compensation for plaintiff involved in a head-on collision caused by minor driver losing control of vehicle and jumping the median, resulting in major injury to a 40 year old woman's hips with a recommendation for hip replacement.

$300,000 - Back injury

Trial with the City of Palo Alto involving the aggravation of a back injury in a 50 year old paraplegic man, resulting in significant spasm and increased pain, when he fell on his tailbone during a transfer from his wheelchair to the pool as the result of a defectively installed lift operated by the city.

$300,000 - Bicycle accident

Compensation for a 65 year old male bicyclist with a fractured vertebrae with nerve impingement when he was rear-ended by an intoxicated driver. Read a letter from the client

$275,000 - Fractured bone

Trial for a 75 year old female plaintiff who suffered a broken hip when the defendant lost control of his vehicle and crossed into oncoming traffic.

$250,000 - Rear-ended accident

Compensation for the fractured leg of a motorcyclist when a vehicle turned left into his path of travel.

$234,097 - Premises liability injury

Case against property owner for a broken knee sustained by an 82-year-old disabled woman when she was struck by a car in a shopping mall parking lot that lacked handicapped crosswalks.

$225,000 - Bus accident injury

Case involving Valley Transit Authority for a broken shoulder sustained by Plaintiff when the bus she was riding suddenly stopped, ejecting her from her seat and into a pole across the bus.

$175,000 - Motorcycle accident

Compensation for 50 year old male plaintiff who suffered a severely fractured wrist when a car turned left and struck the victim's motorcycle.

$115,000 - Motorcycle accident

Compensation for a motorcyclist who suffered a fractured leg when a vehicle turned left into his path of travel.

$100,000 - Bone fracture

Compensation for a 50 year old paraplegic woman who sustained a fractured leg when she thrown from her wheelchair while riding in an Outreach van.

$100,000 - Single car rollover accident

Compensation for plaintiff who suffered severe scalp lacerations as the passenger of a single car rollover accident.

Confidential settlements where Van Der Walde & Associates secured the maximum policy amount available:

Policy limit settlement - Wrongful death

For the wrongful death of a 20 year old motorcyclist killed by a car pulling out of a gas station into his path.

Policy limit settlement plus $150,000 in bad faith damages - Wrongful death

For the wrongful death of the plaintiff's husband, caused by an auto accident where the defendant failed to yield the right-of-way while making a left turn.

Double policy limit settlement - Motorcycle accident

From the drivers of both vehicles for Injuries to a 35 year old female motorcycle passenger who severely fractured her leg when a vehicle making a left turn collided with the motorcycle.

Policy limit settlement - Wrongful death

For wrongful death of a 25 year old man from a head-on collision caused by a diabetic in hypoglycemic shock driving the wrong way on the freeway.

Policy limit settlement - Freeway auto accident

For multiple pelvic fractures and a punctured lung of a 20 year old female passenger in a car that attempted to cross multiple lanes to exit the freeway.

Policy limit settlement - Wrongful death

For the wrongful death of a 50 year old mother who was struck by a car in a parking lot, dragged, then run over again when the defendant put the car in reverse.

Policy limit settlement - Rear-end collision

For a 50 year old man who lost an arm in a rear-end collision on the freeway caused by a drunk driver.

Policy limit settlement - Automobile versus automobile accident

For the spinal cord and brain injuries suffered by a 50 year old man as a result of a automobile versus automobile accident where the defendant failed to yield the right of way when making a left hand turn.

Policy limit settlements - Head on automobile accident

For two victims of a head on automobile accident, where one victim had a fractured foot and internal injuries and the other victim suffered a spinal cord injury. The accident occurred because the defendant was traveling at a high speed and lost control of his vehicle, jumping over the median and colliding with the plaintiffs' vehicle.

Policy limit settlements - Rear-end automobile accident

For three victims of a rear-end automobile accident on the freeway. One minor male plaintiff sustained fatal injuries, the other minor plaintiff sustained multiple fractures and internal injuries.

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