$1,975,000 Settlement
- Plaintiff was hit head-on causing multiple fractures of lower extremities
- Numerous surgeries with hardware implantation
- Case resolved at mediation after many years of intense litigation
Policy Limit Settlement
- $250,000 (full policy limits) tendered prior to lawsuit
- Knee and shoulder injuries
Bad Faith Settlement
- $270,000.00 settlement after lawsuit brought alleging bad faith and violations of the CT Unfair Insurance Practices Act
- Neck and back soft tissue injuries
Policy Limit Settlement
- $250,000 policy limit settlement after lawsuit served alleging bad faith and violations of the CT Unfair Insurance Practices Act
- Spine, shoulder and rib injuries
Drunk Driver
- $170,000 settlement prior to suit.
- Drunk driver
- Shoulder injury
Coverage Denial
- Plaintiff alleged that an unknown vehicle cut her off causing her to veer off the road
- Plaintiff’s uninsured motorist carrier denied claim stating that no coverage was afforded under the policy
- Uninsured motorist company ultimately provided coverage and tendered the full policy limit after Attorney D’Amico argued for coverage under the “phantom vehicle” theory
Bad Faith Settlement
- $100,000 policy limit settlement after lawsuit served alleging bad faith and violations of the CT Unfair Insurance Practices Act
- Physical injuries limited to one small scar
Mediation
- $195,000 settlement recovered at mediation
- Plaintiff suffered a sprain which exacerbated a pre-existing condition
Legal Malpractice
- $127,500 settlement at mediation against law firm who allegedly committed legal malpractice
Disputed Injury Causation
- Insurance company hired its own doctor to determine plaintiff’s shoulder injury was unrelated to the accident
- $110,000 settlement at mediation after initial offer of $5,000
Policy Limit Settlement
- $100,000 policy limit settlement after filing motion for prejudgment remedy
- Neck injury
Bad Faith Settlement
- Insurance company refused to make an offer after receiving prior attorney’s demand for policy limits in an underinsured motorist claim
- Five days after receipt of Attorney D’Amico’s letter alleging bad faith and unfair insurance practices, insurance company tendered full $100,000 policy limit
Bad Faith Settlement
- Insurance company offered $0 after receiving prior attorney’s demand for policy limits in an uninsured motorist claim
- Prior attorney referred case to Attorney D’Amico
- Two days after receipt of Attorney D’Amico’s letter alleging bad faith and unfair insurance practices, insurance company tendered the full $100,000 policy limit
Coverage Denial
- Plaintiff, the grandson of the policyholder, submitted a claim for underinsured motorist benefits. Insurance company denied claim on the basis that Plaintiff was not a named insured under the policy
- Attorney D’Amico prevailed under the resident relative theory of coverage and the insurance company tendered the full policy limits
Bad Faith Settlement
- $100,000 (full policy limit) paid by underinsured motorist carrier shortly after lawsuit was brought for bad faith and unfair insurance practices
- Shoulder injury
Tractor Trailer Settlement
- $100,000 settlement
- Plaintiff was sideswiped by a tractor trailer that denied liability
- Soft tissue injuries
Policy Limit Settlement
- $100,000 policy limit tendered prior to lawsuit
- Neck, back and hip injuries
Policy Limit Settlement
- $100,000 (full policy limit) settlement after initial offer of $22,486
- Soft tissue neck and back injuries
Disputed Injury Causation
- Insurance company hired its own doctor to determine that the plaintiff’s wrist injury was unrelated to the motor vehicle accident
- $106,000 settlement after initial offer of $0
Bad Faith Settlement
- $100,00 (full policy limit) settlement paid by uninsured motorist carrier
- Case had been in suit for one year prior to Attorney D’Amico’s involvement
- Policy limits paid within two months after filing of claims for bad faith and unfair insurance practices
Policy Limit Settlement
- Brain injury causation disputed by insurance company from the outset
- $100,000 (full policy limit) tendered by insurer after motion for prejudgment remedy filed
Bad Faith Settlement
- Plaintiff suffered soft tissue injuries
- $25,000 policy limit recovered from liable party
- Subsequently, an additional $90,000 recovered from underinsured motorist carrier after claims brought for bad faith and unfair insurance practices for a total of $110,000
Bad Faith Settlement
- Plaintiff suffered an exacerbation of preexisting lower back pain
- $25,000 policy limit recovered from liable party
- Underinsured motorist carrier refused to make an offer prior to suit. Subsequently, plaintiff recovered the full $100,000 policy limit after claims for bad faith and unfair insurances brought
Migraines
- Plaintiff suffered an exacerbation of preexisting migraine headaches
- The cause of the migraines was heavily disputed by the defendant
- $90,000 settlement after extensive mediation
Mediation
- $52,000 settlement after lengthy mediation
- Minor impact accident
- Soft tissue injuries
Court Trial
- Trial verdict of $82,451.08
- Final offer before trial was $35,000
Arbitration Award
- $94,000 arbitration award
- Defendant turned left at stoplight when unsafe to do so. Insurance company disputed liability
- Final offer prior to arbitration of $42,000
Policy Limit Settlement
- $25,000 policy limit tendered from the at-fault party’s insurer within two months of accident
- Subsequently, $50,000 policy limit tendered from underinsured motorist carrier after alleging bad faith and unfair insurance practices
- Pedestrian accident
Jury Trial
- Plaintiff pulled out of side street onto main road and was impacted by defendant traveling at an unreasonable rate of speed
- Liability was denied and no settlement offer was made prior to trial
- Plaintiff underwent 6 months of chiropractic treatment
- Jury found in favor of the plaintiff and awarded $35,000
Prejudgment Remedy
- $50,000 settlement after motion for prejudgment remedy filed
- Initial offer of $18,000
Court Trial
- Two plaintiffs: trial verdict of $21,808.90 and $28,590.00
- Verdict was over 4x final offers before trial
Court Trial
- Two plaintiffs: trial verdict of $14,221 and $14,014
- Final offers of $5,000 for each plaintiff prior to trial
- Defendant ran stop sign, insurance company disputed liability
- Court trial
Settlement Over 3x Initial Offer
- $50,000 settlement
- Initial offer of $15,000
Disputed Liability
- Settlement of $31,100
- Settlement over 4x initial offer
- Insurance company initially denied liability and offered $0
Arbitration Award
- $25,000 arbitration award (full policy limits)
- Award was over 3x settlement offer
Court Trial
- Two plaintiffs: trial verdict of $13,460 and $15,000
- Over 3x final offer for each respective plaintiff
Policy Limit Settlement
- $25,000 settlement (full policy limits)
- Settlement reached after initial offer of $5,000
Policy Limit Settlement
- Three plaintiffs: $40,000 settlement combined (full policy limits)
- Initial offer of $15,000 combined
Court Trial
- Three plaintiffs: Trial verdict of $37,079.48 combined
- Final combined offers prior to trial of $15,000
Policy Limit Settlement
- $25,000 settlement prior to suit
- Pedestrian hit while riding motorized scooter through a crosswalk
- Facial lacerations requiring stitches, broken big toe