2018
$150,000 – Car Accident Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was hit broadside on a Washington County road by a driver who ran a red light. The woman was nine months pregnant. She broke her wrist and several fingers. Also, her placenta separated requiring her doctors to induce labor. Mr. Stavley settled the case against the at-fault driver for his policy limits – $100,000 and then against the woman’s own insurance carrier for the limits of her underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage – $50,000.
$350,000 – Pedestrian Injury Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was run over by an elderly driver in a snowy parking lot. The woman suffered multiple minor fractures that did not require surgery.
$950,000 – Settlement Worksite Injury Case
Mr. Stavley represented a man who was injured when he came into contact with a live electrical line at work. The man suffered electrical burns to his hand which led to a finger amputation. Prior to hiring Mr. Stavley no offers were made by the defense.
$325,000 – Settlement Against Negligent Dog Owner
Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was hiking in a park when an off-leash dog ran into her, causing her to fall and dislocate her elbow. The owners of the dog denied liability and argued that the woman fell due to her own negligence. Prior to hiring Mr. Stavley, the woman attempted to negotiate a settlement using a different lawyer. The insurance company for the dog owner would not go above $80,000. She then hired Mr. Stavley. He filed a lawsuit against the dog’s owners and began preparing for trial. A month before trial, the insurance company relented and the case settled for $325,000.
$175,000 Car Crash Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a young woman in who was rear-ended on I-5. She tore her bicep tendon and required surgery. Mr. Stavley resolved the case against the at-fault driver for his policy limits, $25,000, and then pursued the case as an underinsured motorist (UM) case against the woman’s own insurer. They denied that the injury was a result of the crash and claimed she hurt herself playing sports. The week before a scheduled arbitration they relented and paid an additional $150,000.
$147,284.08 Arbitration Win – Car Crash
Mr. Stavley represented a man whose car was hit forcing him off the road into a divider. The man suffered a compression fracture of his fourth thoracic vertebra and a partial tear of his bicep tendon. Neither injury required surgery or hospitalization. Chad was able to resolve the case against the at-fault driver for his policy limits, $50,000. Then he brought an action against the client’s own insurance company, Farmers, for underinsured motorist coverage. Farmers argued that the bicep tendon tear was not related to the crash. They made no offers to resolve the case. Chad Stavley arbitrated the case in April 2018 and got $147,284.08 which meant that the client received his full policy limits on top of the at-fault driver’s policy limits.
$125,000 Slip & Fall Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a man who slipped and broke his leg in an icy Seattle hotel parking lot. The hotel was aware that the ice had accumulated and had done nothing to clear the lot.
$125,000 Policy Limits Motorcycle Crash Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a man who was hit by a car that changed lanes without yielding. The motorcyclist suffered a pre-retinal hemorrhage, neck strain, and road rash.
$100,000 Policy Limits Car Crash Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was hit by a drunk driver in Washington County. The collision caused the woman to suffer an abdominal wall hematoma as well as shoulder, neck and back pain.
2017
$1.19 Million – Pedestrian Injury Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was struck by a car as she crossed the road in a crosswalk. The woman suffered significant fractures to both wrists which required surgical repairs.
$250,000 Settlement – Tree Fall Causing injury
Mr. Stavley represented a man who was driving his car when a tree fell, crashing through the car. The man suffered a fractured acromion (shoulder), a torn labrum and scalp lacerations. Mr. Stavley pursued the claim against the owner of the tree and resolved the case with her insurance company.
$227,534.68 Arbitration Win – Car Rollover
Mr. Stavley represented a passenger in a Jeep who was injured when the driver took a turn too fast, causing the Jeep to roll. The passenger broke his clavicle, requiring surgical repair and also suffered hairline fractures his acetabulum (hip socket).
$113,000 Car Crash Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a young girl who was a passenger in a car that was rear-ended at high speed on I-405. The girl suffered a hematoma on her leg that would not go away and eventually had to be removed surgically.
$100,000 Policy Limits Pedestrian Injury Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was struck in a crosswalk by an inattentive driver. The woman fractured her pelvis and sacrum. She made a quick recovery and Allstate offered her only $15,000. Mr. Stavley brought a lawsuit and held firm to policy limits demands. Eventually, Allstate caved and tendered their policy limits.
$100,00 Policy Limits Motor Vehicle Crash Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a woman with a long history of knee complaints who was hit by a driver that pulled out from a stop sign without yielding. The woman struck the dash with her already-bad knee which was made worse. Doctors disagreed on whether she would need future surgery. Liberty Mutual offered $24,000. Mr. Stavley brought a lawsuit against the at-fault driver and Liberty Mutual finally agreed to pay their policy limits.
2016
$785,000 Car Crash Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a young man in Eugene who was a back-seat passenger in a car hit by a driver who ran a red light. The young man required surgery to repair a fractured jaw and a traumatically caused urethral stricture.
Confidential Pathology Laboratory Malpractice Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a woman diagnosed with a specific type of aggressive breast cancer due to a lab error. She actually had a different type of breast cancer, which would have required less aggressive chemotherapy than what she received.
$265,000 Car Crash Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented an elderly man involved in a Salem traffic crash that ran his car off the road into a tree. The man initially had no complaints of pain, but eventually had neck pain and headaches. He underwent a cervical disc fusion and suffered post-concussive symptoms. The at-fault driver offered her $50,000 policy limits. Mr. Stavley then brought a lawsuit for underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage. His insurance carrier argued that much of the injuries were unrelated to the car crash. Mr. Stavley recovered an additional $215,000 settlement against the UIM carrier.
$107,000 Car Crash Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a Portland man working as an Uber driver who was hit by a drunk driver. The crash caused soft-tissue injuries.
$100,000 Policy Limits Car Crash Case
Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was hit from behind in a car crash. She received a concussion from the impact and had several months of post-concussive symptoms as well as shoulder pain.
$100,000 Policy Limits Car Crash – Breast Implant Revision Case
Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was in a crash after a driver turned across her lane of travel. The impact caused her breast implant to become dislodged, requiring a follow-up surgery. Mr. Stavley resolved the case with the at-fault driver for $50,000 (policy limits) and then with client’s own insurance carrier for $50,000 underinsured motorist (UIM) limits.
$100,000 Policy Limits Car Versus Bicycle Case
Mr. Stavley represented a Vancouver woman who was hit by a car that ran through a stop light. The impact caused an upper leg laceration and a clavicle fracture. Mr. Stavley resolved the case with the at-fault driver for $50,000 (policy limits) and then with his client’s own insurance carrier for $50,000 underinsured motorist (UIM) limits.
2015
$404,044.75 Multnomah County Jury Verdict – Dog Attack Case
Mr. Stavley represented a Portland woman who was charged by a neighbor’s pit bull causing her to fall over a retaining wall. The woman suffered a slight fracture to her femoral condyle, ruptured her ACL and tore her meniscus. The dog owner’s insurance company, Allstate, initially blamed the woman for her own injuries. A week before trial they offered $185,000 then days before trial increased the offer to $225,000. The jury returned a verdict totaling $404,044.75.
$187,500.00 Bicycle Injury Case Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a Eugene woman who was hit by a car while she rode her bicycle to work. The cyclist suffered soft tissue injuries in her neck and back. She had radiating symptoms, but all diagnostic imaging and studies were negative for any disc-related injury.
$150,000 Pedestrian Injury Case Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a Portland man hit by a car as he walked along the street in the Mountain Park area. He aggravated a pre-existing knee injury requiring knee replacement surgery.
$147,000.00 Bicycle Injury Case Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a Portland man who was hit by a car in North Portland while on his bicycle. The cyclist suffered a separated shoulder and minor wrist injury.
$100,000.00 Policy Limits Motorcycle Injury Case Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a Portland woman who was hit by an SUV trying to turn left from the right lane of a one-way street. The motorcyclist suffered a small fibula fracture and bone bruising as well as soft tissue damage.
$100,000.00 Policy Limits Automobile Rollover Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a young Portland woman who was a passenger in a small truck that rolled when the driver took a curve in the road at excessive speed. The woman broke a tooth and suffered a small laceration to her lip which left her with some minor scarring.
2014
Sexual Assault Confidential Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented an employee who was sexually assaulted by a fellow employee.
$230,000 Clark County Washington Policy Limits Trucking Case
Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was injured when a truck crossed the center line, hitting the car she was in head-on. Multiple plaintiffs divided the $300,000 policy limits with Mr. Stavley’s client taking the most – $130,000. Then Mr. Stavley obtained an additional $100,000 in Underinsured Motorist benefits for his client.
$227,500 Minor Impact Neck/Back Injury Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was hit from behind in a car crash. The at-fault driver’s insurance company would not tender their policy limits, due in part to the photos of the property damage which were unimpressive. Nonetheless, the client had surgery to repair disc injuries to her neck and back. Mr. Stavley was hired and the limits were offered. Then a UIM case was filed and ultimately settled short of trial. The total settlement was $227,500.
$150,000 Clackamas County Motorcycle Case
Mr. Stavley represented a Clackamas County motorcyclist who was hit by a car in a parking lot. The crash caused a cervical disc herniation in the motorcyclist’s neck. There was a dispute as to whether surgery was necessary.
$108,275.81 Minor Impact Rotator Cuff Repair Arbitration Award
Mr. Stavley represented a man who was hit from behind by a drunk driver. The damage to the vehicles was not impressive. The client had seen his doctor 6 months before the crash complaining of severe pain in his shoulder and loss of range of motion. After the crash, he had surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. After receiving policy limits from the at-fault driver, Mr. Stavley brought an Underinsured Motorist action. The defense argued that the rotator cuff was pre-existing and not unusual for an older man. They based their defense on his complaints prior to the crash.Ultimately the arbitrator found that the injury was related and awarded $108,275.81.
$100,000 Policy Limits For Cyclist With Separated Shoulder
Mr. Stavley represented a cyclist who was hit by a driver taking a left turn without yielding to oncoming traffic. The cyclist separated his shoulder. Prior to retaining Mr. Stavley, the highest offer made by the insurance company was less than $7,000.00.
$100,000 Policy Limits Washington County Bicycle Case
Mr. Stavley represented a cyclist hit by a truck in traffic in Washington County. Liability was disputed with the truck’s driver saying that the cyclist pulled in front of him without signaling. There was no offer made to the cyclist before Mr. Stavley was hired.
2013
$384,213.89 Multnomah County Jury Verdict – Bicycle Case
Mr. Stavley represented a Portland cyclist who was hit by a car that turned directly in front of him. The cyclist was thrown into the driver’s windshield and suffered a large open wound to his back that required surgical repair and left him with an unsightly scar. The driver’s insurance company, The Hartford, blamed the cyclist for the crash. After Mr. Stavley became involved, the offers steadily rose from $40,000 to $90,000, and eventually to $150,000 just before trial. Ultimately, the verdict more than doubled the last offer.
$250,000 Policy Limits Minimal Property Damage Cervical Disc Herniation Case
Mr. Stavley represented a man who was rear-ended by a woman with minimal insurance. After receiving policy limits from the at-fault driver, Mr. Stavley filed an Underinsured Motorist (UIM) lawsuit against his client’s own insurance company. Shortly after filing, the insurance company offered up their limits.
$200,000 Recovery For Washington County Cyclist
Mr. Stavley represented a cyclist who was struck by a commercial truck that pulled out in front of him on his morning commute. The cyclist dislocated his shoulder and suffered a nerve injury to his leg that caused temporary “drop foot.” Liability was contested. The trucking company blamed the cyclist. Another local bicycle attorney had rejected the case claiming it was not winnable.
$150,000 Recovery For Portland Car Crash – Disputed Compression Fracture and Disc Bulge
Mr. Stavley represented an automobile passenger who was hurt when an inattentive driver pulled out in front of the car she was in, causing a crash. The driver’s insurance company pointed to a long medical history involving the client’s neck and back. Nonetheless, on the eve of trial, Mr. Stavley was able to negotiate a settlement of $150,000.
$100,000 Policy Limit Recovery For Elbow Strain
Mr. Stavley represented a Portland man with one arm who was hit head-on by a drunk driver causing a strain to his elbow.
$100,000 Policy Limit Recovery For Cyclist Hit By Dog
Mr. Stavley represented a bicycle commuter who was thrown off his bike when a dog, on a leash, ran away from his owner in front of the bicycle, causing a crash. The cyclist landed on his hip and fractured his femur trochanter.
2012
$450,000 Recovery in Motorcycle Crash Case
Mr. Stavley represented a woman who suffered a broken lower leg that required surgery after a motorcycle crash where the at-fault driver turned directly in front of her.
$138,000 Recovery In Car Crash Case – Rotator Cuff Tear
Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was rear-ended by another car in Washington County. As a result of the crash, she tore her rotator cuff.
$102,522 Arbitration Award For Cyclist Hit by Car – Separated Shoulder
Mr. Stavley represented a bicycle commuter who was hit when a driver turned left across the cyclist’s lane of travel.
$100,000 Policy Limits For Motorcyclist Hit By Car – Knee Surgery
Mr. Stavley represented a motorcyclist who was hit by a pickup that turned into him. The motorcyclist suffered a knee injury that required surgery.
$100,000 Recovered For Man In Wheelchair Hit By Car
Mr. Stavley represented a wheelchair-bound man who was crossing the entryway to an apartment complex on the sidewalk when a driver exiting the parking lot hit him. Because of man’s physical condition, he was susceptible to leg fractures without significant impact. Prior to hiring Mr. Stavley the defense insurance company blamed Mr. Stavley’s client and made no offers.
$100,000 Policy Limits For Tacoma Pedestrian Hit In Crosswalk
Mr. Stavley represented a college student who was walking across a busy intersection with the light when a turning car hit her, fracturing her wrist and leg. Before Mr. Stavley was hired, the defense disputed liability and blamed the crash on the victim pedestrian.
$100,000 For Cyclist Hit in Traffic – Broken Nose
Mr. Stavley represented a Portland college student hit by a car while she was bicycle commuting. The student was thrown to the ground breaking her nose.
$100,000 Car Crash Policy Limit Settlement
Mr. Stavley represented a Beaverton woman who was hit when a car ran a red light and hit her broadside fracturing several ribs.
$100,000 Policy Limits For Cyclist Hit By Parked Car Opening Door
Mr. Stavley represented a Portland woman who was hit by the edge of a car door that opened into her lane of travel. The edge of the door hit the cyclist in the throat, causing a serious wound.
$100,000 Policy Limits Car Crash – Knee Surgery
Mr. Stavley’s client was rear-ended in traffic causing a knee injury that required surgery.
$100,000 Policy Limits For Portland Cyclist Hit By Car – Rib Fractures
Mr. Stavley represented an elderly Portland man who remained an avid cyclist. The man was hit by a driver attempting to make a turn without yielding. He suffered multiple rib fractures.
2011
$132,349.60 Benton County Jury Verdict For Injured Cyclist
Mr. Stavley represented a cyclist injured on her commute to work when a truck pulling a trailer pulled out in front of her, causing her to hit the trailer. The cyclist suffered a knee injury which required surgery. State Farm denied liability, stating that the cyclist was to blame for not paying attention – the impact was with the very end of the long trailer. No offer was ever made. The case went to trial and a Benton County jury found for Mr. Stavley’s client and awarded $132,349.60.
Confidential Settlement Against Drunk Driver And Over Serving Bar
Mr. Stavley represented a cyclist who was hit by a drunk driver. Mr. Stavley learned that the drunk driver had been drinking while visibly intoxicated at a local bar. Mr. Stavley recovered policy limits against the drunk driver and additional amounts from the bar.
2010
$375,000 For Motorcyclist Hit In Traffic
Mr. Stavley represented a Portland man hit by a car that merged into his lane on Highway 217. The impact caused the motorcyclist to crash, breaking his shoulder and thumb, both of which required surgery to fix.
$164,000 Recovery For Man in Portland Car Crash
Mr. Stavley represented a man who was hit by another car that spun out on I-84 causing a crash. Mr. Stavley’s client suffered soft tissue injuries and disputed nerve injury to his lower leg. Mr. Stavley recovered $100,000 policy limits against the at-fault driver and an additional $64,000 in Underinsured Motorist (UIM) benefits from the client’s own insurance company.
$146,000 Recovered For Wallowa County Drunk Driving Injury
Mr. Stavley represented a passenger in a drunk driver’s car. Mr. Stavley recovered policy limits against the drunk driver and additional money from the local bar where the driver was being served while visibly intoxicated.
$110,000 Recovered For Victim Of Drunk Driver
Mr. Stavley represented an elderly woman who was rear-ended by an uninsured drunk driver. Mr. Stavley recovered $100,000 in Underinsured Motorist (UIM) benefits and an additional $10,000 from the drunk driver as part of criminal restitution.
$100,000 Policy Limits For Woman Who Suffered Herniated Disc in Winter Snowstorm Car Crash
Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was hit by a driver who was traveling too fast in snowy conditions. The insurance company denied liability. The client’s previous attorney did not believe in the case and urged settlement for a small amount. Mr. Stavley filed a lawsuit and prior to trial, the defense turned over the limits of the insurance policy.
2009
$100,000 Policy Limits For Driver In Car Crash – Torn Labrum
Mr. Stavley represented a man who was hit from behind, causing him to tear the labrum in his shoulder.
$100,000 Dog Bite Case
Mr. Stavley represented a woman who was traveling across the country with her niece. Her niece had a dog with a violent history of which she was not aware. The dog bit Mr. Stavley’s client on the face, inflicting a wound which required stitches.
2008
$100,000 Policy Limits For Pedestrian Hit By Driver On Cell Phone
Mr. Stavley represented a young woman who was crossing a road outside of the crosswalk. She was hit by a car and thrown to the ground, causing a shoulder injury that required surgery. She also struck her head and had no memory of the crash. The driver said the girl stepped right in front of him and therefore the insurance company denied liability and offered nothing. Mr. Stavley was able to find a witness who indicated that the driver was on his cell phone. Further investigation turned up records proving the witness was telling the truth. On the day before trial was to begin, the defense offered their policy limits – $100,000.
