6 Insurance Bad Faith Settlement, Case Results

Our client suffered serious burn injuries in an oil field accident. For over a year, the companies involved blamed our client for the accident. Through the firm's investigation, a product liability ...

^$3,180,000

Trucking Accident

Client was involved in a tractor-trailer accident in eastern Montana resulting in serious and permanent physical injuries. At-fault insurer initially denied coverage for our client's claim on grounds...

^$2,915,000

Workers' Compensation Claim

The firm's client was found unconscious by his wife on the property of the employer ranch. It was not known what caused his injuries, but it was suspected he ran into or struck by a metal ladder. Ou...

^$2,500,000

Workers' Compensation Claim

Motor Vehicle Accident Wrongful Death

The firm's client suffered a serious spinal cord injury during a hay bale loading accident. The workers' compensation insurer initially denied the claim. Through the firm's efforts, the claim was ev...

^$1,950,000

Motor Vehicle Wrongful Death

The firm's client was killed in a head-on collision on the highway when a vehicle traveling in the other direction swerved left to avoid slow moving traffic. The insurers for both of the other driver...

^$1,875,000

Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Settlement

Our Client was severely injured in a construction accident. Initially, he was told that he had no recourse for his injuries because of his immigration status. We successfully obtained Workers' Compens...

^$1,800,000

Mesothelioma

Asbestos

Our client was diagnosed with mesothelioma and died as a result of extensive exposure to asbestos working in a copper smelter. The firm recovered more than $1,800,000 from the client's employer and m...

^$1,600,000

Commercial Trucking

Jointly represented family members were struck while turning on the highway, resulting in serious injuries to the passenger and death to the driver. Through complex litigation the family was able to m...

^$1,500,000

Motor Vehicle Accident & Workers' Compensation Settlement

The firm's client was a passenger in a co-worker's vehicle that was t-boned on a residential street in Billings. She suffered a serious concussion which led to ongoing struggles with headaches, short...

^$1,275,000

Construction Accident & Workers' Compensation Settlement

Our client was severely burned in a highway construction accident. The firm pursued claims against the general contractor and State of Montana for failure to provide a safe place to work and against ...

^$1,200,000

Motor Vehicle Accident

Client was a passenger in a semi-truck driver who was ejected from the cab when the driver fell asleep at the wheel at interstate speeds and hit a guardrail. We ultimately obtained the liability limi...

^$1,142,000

Mesothelioma

Asbestos

72-year old veteran and janitor contracted mesothelioma due to workplace exposures. We represented the client and later his family after his passing. We were able to make substantial settlement recov...

^$1,125,000

Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client involved in a Motor Vehicle Accident while in the course and scope of his employment, which resulted in a workers' compensation claim and a 3rd party claim against the at-fault driver. Claims s...

^$1,075,000

Lifetime Medical Care - Motor Vehicle Accident

Clear liability motor vehicle accident where client sustained significant injuries that required lifetime medical care and permanently prevented him from returning to work as a carpenter. The defense...

^$1,050,000

Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Settlement

Our Client, a water truck driver working in the oil fields of Montana and North Dakota, was severely injured when he was run off the road by another semi-truck. Initially, his Workers' Compensation cl...

^$1,000,000

Workers' Compensation

The firm's client suffered a severe ankle injury working in an automobile maintenance facility. She developed complex regional pain syndrome, and her employer's insurer disputed the relationship betw...

^$1,000,000

Unsafe Equipment/Industrial Premises

70 year old male suffered devastating degloving and amputation injuries while operating unguarded industrial equipment. Policy limits were paid prior to the commencement of litigation....

^$865,000

Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client working in the oil fields injured his back, resulting in a defective product, failure to provide a safe workplace, and workers' compensation claims against the employer and other third parties....

^$850,000

Highway Construction Vehicle Hit by Semi Truck

Client was a highway construction worker whose forklift was hit by a careless, inattentive, and negligent semi-truck driver in a clearly-marked construction zone. The defendant accepted liability, bu...

^$825,000

Occupational Disease - Brain Cancer

Workers Compensation Personal Injury

Client was a long-term employee of a company manufacturing metal-based chemicals near Helena, MT. Client was diagnosed with Glioblastoma. The Client filed a workers' compensation / occupational disea...

^$815,000

Workers' Compensation and Personal Injury Settlement

Client injured in a motor vehicle accident in the course and scope of her employment, which resulted in a workers' compensation claim and claim against the third party at-fault driver. ...

^$750,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

$750,000, plus payment of all medical expenses, obtained from various insurers for a workplace accident in which our client suffered neck injuries on a construction project. When our client contacted ...

^$750,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

$750,000, plus payment of all medical expenses, obtained from various insurers for a workplace accident in which our client suffered neck injuries on a construction project. When our client contacted ...

^$750,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Motor Vehicle Accident Personal Injury

The firm's client suffered a concussion and cervical spine injury in a mining accident. The workers' compensation denied requests for domiciliary care and permanent, total disability benefits. Throu...

^$705,000

Pedestrian/Motor Vehicle Collision

5 year old boy is struck in a commercial business parking lot by uninsured driver. Policy limits paid through multiple policies. ...

^$575,000

Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client was working in the oil fields when he sustained a severe injury due to a trench collapse. We were initially retained to represent the client on his workers' compensation claim, but when the fac...

^$487,000

Workers' Compensation/CRPS Settlement

Traumatic wrist injury suffered in an industrial welding setting resulted in CRPS and a disputed liability settlement. ...

^$480,000

Motor Vehicle Accident and Workers' Compensation Settlement

$480,000 settlement in which our client, a truck driver, was struck by another vehicle, who did not carry auto insurance. We obtained workers' compensation benefits, including payment of all medical b...

^$434,100

Motor Vehicle Accident

Client sustained severe low-back injuries as a result of a high-speed motor vehicle accident. Client had no discernable wage loss and had only incurred approximately $20,000.00 in accident-related med...

^$430,000

Personal Injury Settlement

Following a serious motor vehicle accident, we were able to obtain a $430,000 settlement for our clients, which was all of the available vehicle insurance limits. Before we were retained, our clients ...

^$420,000

Roof/Hail Claim Settlement

Client's commercial property sustained hail damage. The insurance company balked at paying a significant portion of the insured damage. After being retained, we pursued claims for property damage and ...

^$400,000

Motor Vehicle Accident

$400,000, plus payment of all medical expenses, obtained on behalf of a client who was in a motor vehicle accident while delivering goods for his employer. At the time our client contacted us, he was ...

^$400,000

Workers' Compensation and Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement

Workers Compensation Motor Vehicle Accident

Client was an HVAC technician who was involved in a car accident in the course and scope of his employment. After reaching maximum medical healing, the client was non-surgical, but still unable to re...

^$370,000

Fraud and Breach of Contract Settlement

Following client's purchase of a business, client determined that certain representations the seller made were incorrect, resulting in a claim for damages for fraud and breach of contract, which was r...

^$360,000

Workers' Compensation Motor Vehicle Accident

Our client injured his low back in a motor vehicle accident while driving a semi for his employer. Despite the fact that he did not seek medical treatment for his back for almost a month, and he had o...

^$350,000

Workers' Compensation Medical Only Settlement - Medicare Set Aside

Our Client, who had been permanently and totally disabled for worker's compensation purposes since 1991, asked for our help in negotiating a settlement for her claim related medical benefits. This pre...

^$345,000

Motor Vehicle Accident

Our clients were injured in an auto accident near Billings, Montana. The insurers for the at-fault driver denied liability and offered our clients nothing. At this point, our firm was retained. The in...

^$275,000

Motor Vehicle Accident

$275,000 settlement, plus payment of all medical bills, stemming from a motor vehicle accident in which our client suffered severe whiplash, resulting in non-surgical neck injuries....

^$275,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client sustained an injury to her low back while working for a non-profit entity. The claim was accepted and multiple low back surgeries followed. Client retained us to assist with negotiating a settl...

^$269,000

Workers' Compensation Benefits and Settlement

Client sustained a low back injury while working as a cabinet maker. The workers' compensation insurer initially accepted liability for the claim, but terminated bi-weekly wage loss benefits after a f...

^$260,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client suffered an oil field accident which caused a pelvic injury, resulting in a workers' compensation claim and ultimate settlement. ...

^$250,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Paul Odegaard represented a long-time miner in Stillwater County, asserting an occupational disease claim for COPD due to years of exposure to diesel fumes and other contaminants over the years. The i...

^$250,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client injured her neck while working as a registered nurse. After multiple medical procedures, she returned to work in a lighter duty capacity but at a higher wage. The workers' compensation insurer ...

^$246,500

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client suffered a low back and Achilles tendon injury while working for a local health care provider, resulting in a workers' compensation claim and ultimate settlement. ...

^$245,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

$245,000 workers' compensation settlement obtained on behalf of our client who was making minimum wage at the time of her injury. Despite the low hourly rate, and disputed medical treatment, we were a...

^$225,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

$225,000 settlement obtained on behalf of our client who was subjected to employment discrimination. Despite the employer offering nothing to resolve the claim, and the fact that our client quickly fo...

^$225,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

The insurer denied the workers' compensation claim for a closed head injury that our client suffered while at work. The insurer then hired their own neuropsychologist to give an opinion that our clien...

^$215,000

Motor Vehicle Accident

$215,000 recovery, plus payment of all medical benefits, on behalf of our client who was struck by a vehicle while sitting on a parking lot bench. The auto insurer's initial offer was less than 20% of...

^$215,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client who worked at a local mine suffered a cervical injury which resulted in workers' compensation claim and ultimate settlement. ...

^$215,000

Personal Injury Settlement

Our client was in her late 50's and had an extensive history of bilateral shoulder issues. One snowy/icy day in Yellowstone County, she was following a business' directions to use their back door whe...

^$206,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client sustained severe pelvic injuries while working for a local mine. After recovering from his injuries, the workers' compensation insurer denied that our client was entitled to permanent and total...

^$200,000

Motor Vehicle Accident

Total recovery for our client who had been struck on his motorcycle when the at-fault driver failed to stop at a four-way stop. Client had two minor surgeries on his shoulder and foot, but was unable ...

^$200,000

Work Related Automobile Accident

Paul Odegaard represented a long-time State of Montana employee who was involved in a serious automobile accident during the course and scope of his employment. In addition to the clients work comp cl...

^$200,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Workers' compensation insurer sent client who had sustained a major neck injury to an independent medical examination ("IME") with one of its preferred doctors. The doctor said the client did not nee...

^$195,000

Personal Injury Settlement

Client was rear-ended by an uninsured driver which caused a neck injury. Client's auto insurer paid full policy limits under client's uninsured motorist coverage. ...

^$195,000

Insurance Dispute Settlement

Clients homeowners' insurer refused to pay for the damages resulting from a fire to clients' home and its contents, which resulted in an insurance dispute settlement with the insurer, wherein the insu...

^$186,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client injured his low back while working as a manager for a hardware store. Conservative medical treatment followed and the client returned to the time of injury employer. However, the workers' compe...

^$175,000

Personal Injury Settlement

$175,000 settlement for a client who was the victim of a dog bite. We fought for insurance coverage under the dog owner's automobile and homeowners' insurance policies. The insurer's disputed liabilit...

^$175,000

Health Insurance Denial Settlement

Paul Odegaard represented a local physician whose recommended cervical artificial disc replacement surgery was denied by his health insurer. The insurer claimed the proposed surgery, although FDA appr...

^$167,450

Motor Vehicle AccidentMotor Vehicle Accident

Client with an extensive history of back, shoulder, and neck treatment involved in a fairly low-speed motor vehicle accident. The at-fault insurer paid for the client's treatment over the first two mo...

^$150,000

Motor Vehicle Accident

Total recovery for client involved in two separate motor vehicle accidents that were three months apart. We obtained the full liability limits from the at-fault drivers in both accidents, as well as a...

^$150,000

Workers' Compensation Benefits and Settlement

Client injured his neck at work. The workers' compensation insurer denied liability, claiming that the client did not timely report the injury and the reported mechanism of injury could not have cause...

^$150,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client injured his low back while working as a diesel mechanic for an oil field service company. The workers' compensation insurer denied his claim, contending that the client had preexisting low back...

^$150,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client injured her neck and low back while working for minimum wage at a coffee kiosk. After the client reached maximum medical improvement, the insurer denied any ongoing liability for medical or wag...

^$147,750

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client suffered two work-related injuries six months apart for the same employer. The workers' compensation insurer denied liability for both claims. We worked with the client's physicians to link his...

^$140,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client sustained a low back injury at work, resulting in multiple surgeries over the years. The insurer denied that any indemnity benefits were owed because there had been no "wage loss" suffered by o...

^$140,000

Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Settlement

$140,000 settlement, plus payment of all medical bills, stemming from a slip and fall in which our client suffered leg and hip injuries. The insurer refused to offer any money until weeks before trial...

^$127,000

Motor Vehicle Accident

$127,000.00 settlement, plus payment of all medical expenses, on a motor vehicle accident in which our client broke his leg in a motor vehicle accident. The insurance company's settlement offer was le...

^$125,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client suffered a low back injury while working in the construction injury, resulting in a workers' compensation claim and ultimate settlement. ...

^$125,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client was 50 years old when he injured his low back while working in the oil fields. Initially, the workers' compensation insurer accepted his claim and paid for his back surgery. However, over the c...

^$125,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client was 50 years old when he injured his low back while working in the oil fields. Initially, the workers' compensation insurer accepted his claim and paid for his back surgery. However, over the c...

^$125,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Paul Odegaard represented a widow whose husband tragically died due to sudden cardiac arrest while he was in the course and scope of his duty as a truck driver. The work comp insurer denied the claim,...

^$125,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client sustained a low back injury while working as a heavy equipment operator for a local mine. Disputes arose as to whether the client could return to heavy duty type work and whether the client wou...

^$125,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client suffered a knee injury while working in the construction injury, resulting in a workers' compensation claim and ultimate settlement. ...

^$120,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Our client injured his low back while working for a landscaping company. The workers' compensation insurer accepted liability only for a "low back strain," but refused to authorize any further medical...

^$120,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Personal Injury Workers Compensation

Client suffered a low back injury while working in a quarry and he was forced to change employment to work in a lighter duty job. He subsequently reinjured his low back working for the other employer....

^$120,000

Personal Injury and Workers Compensation Settlement

The Firm represented a Client and his family of five who had all been exposed to toxic mold in employer provided housing. The employer offered $5,000 to the client for moving expenses contingent upon ...

^$120,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

A twenty-something laborer sustained a severe low-back injury in the course and scope of his employment, requiring three surgeries in two weeks. Client made remarkable strides and returned to work. ...

^$118,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

$118,000, plus payment of medical expenses, recovered on behalf of our client who suffered knee and back injuries stemming from a workplace accident. When our firm was hired, the insurer had terminate...

^$116,000

Motor Vehicle Accident

$116,000, plus payment of medical expenses, recovered on behalf of a client who was injured in a motor vehicle accident. Despite the fact that our client had very minimal medical expenses incurred to ...

^$110,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Client fractured her rib while working as a pharmacy tech. The client initially returned to the time of injury employer. However, her condition worsened and she was forced to leave her employment. Wor...

^$100,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

$100,000 workers' compensation settlement in which the insurer denied medical treatment and attempted to force the client back to his time-of-injury position early....

^$100,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement

Total recovery for our client who injured her neck while hauling water after her store flooded. Before our involvement, the insurer expected her to return to work based on one medical provider's opini...

^$100,000

Workers' Compensation Settlement