Over $77 million in verdicts and settlements in 18 years.
Results
2024
Verdicts and settlements collected so far in 2024.
- $4.1 Million dollar jury verdict for injured cyclist. Before trial they did not even offer to pay his medical bills.
- Seven figure settlement for injured driver.
- $1 Million settlement for motorist injuries.
- $825,000 settlement for injured cyclist.
- $350,000 arbitration award. The last offer before arbitration was $50,000.
- $100K policy limits settlement for injured motorcycle rider.
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured driver. His final offer before he hired me was $10,000.
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2023
Over $14.5 Million in verdicts and settlements collected in 2023.
- $11.5 million for injured client.
- $1.3 million settlement for injured motorist.
- $750,000 for injured client.
- $260,000 for injured motorist.
- $220,000 for injured cyclist.
- $160,000 for injured motorcyclist.
- $125,000 underinsured motorist arbitration award for injured driver. Farmer's offer was zero.
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured cyclist.
- $75,000 settlement for injured cyclists.
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2022
Over $3.4 Million in verdicts and settlements collected in 2022.
- $600,000 policy limits settlement for injured driver.
- $425,000 settlement for injured client.
- $390,000 settlement for injured motorist.
- $350,000 settlement for injured motorist.
- $300,000 policy limits settlement for injured cyclist.
- $250,000 settlement for injured motorist.
- $250,000 policy limits settlement for injured pedestrian.
- $250,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorist.
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for motorist struck by underinsured motorist.
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorist.
- $50,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorist.
- Policy Limits settlement for two injured motorists.
- 7 policy limits settlements for other injured clients.
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2021
Over $3.2 million in verdicts and settlements collected in 2021.
- $1.15 Million for injured motorist.
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorist.
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for motorist.
- $300,000 policy limit settlement for injured motorcycle rider.
- $355,000 for injured cyclist.
- $490,000 for injured motorist.
- $300,000 for injured client.
- $135,000 settlement for injured cyclist.
- $250,000 policy limit settlementfor motorist hit by impaired driver.
- $50,000 policy limit settlement for motorcyclist.
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2020
Year of the Pandemic
$2,085,000 in verdicts and settlements collected in 2020.
- $135,000 settlement for injured cyclist.
- $250,000 policy limits settlement for injured pedestrian.
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured cyclist.
- $150,000 for injured cyclist.
- $150,000 for injured motorist.
- $400,000 for injured pedestrian.
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured driver.
- $125,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorcycle rider.
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorist.
- $100,000 settlement for injured motorist.
- $350,000 arbitration award for injured cyclist.
- $125,000 for injured cyclist.
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2019
$3,799,947 in verdicts and settlements collected in 2019.
- $1.1 Million for injured motorcyclist.
- $1 Million for injured motorist.
- $350,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorcycle rider. Before he hired me the insurance company blamed him and refused to pay a penny.
- $250,000 policy limit settlement for injured cyclist.
- $175,000 for injured cyclist.
- $150,000 for injured cyclist.
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2018
Over $6.5 million in verdicts and settlements collected in 2018.
- Over $5 Million for injured motorist. Before he hired me the insurance company would not even pay for his property damage.
- $300,000 for injured motorist.
- $250,000 for injured motorist. Before she hired me her offer was zero.
- $200,000 settlement for injured motorist.
- $150,000 policy limits settlement for injured cyclist - his offer before he hired me was zero.
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured cyclist.
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured cyclist.
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured cyclist.
- Over $100,000 for cyclist who injured hand.
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2017
Over $3 million in verdicts and settlements in 2017.
- $950,000 for injured motorist
- $375,000 for injured client
- $340,000 for injured motorcyclist- his offer was zero before he hired me.
- $300,000 policy limits settlement for injured cyclist
- $201,000 for injured pedestrian.
- $170,000 settlement for motorist who injured finger
- $125,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorcyclist
- $110,000 for injured cyclist
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorcycle rider
- $100,000 settlement for injured cyclist
- $100,000 for injured cyclist
- $100,000 or injured motorist
- $100,000 for injured cyclist
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured cyclist
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2016
Over $4.6 million in settlements and verdicts in 2016.
- $1 Million dollar settlement for injured motorist
- $500,000 for injured motorcyclist
- Over $400,000 for injured motorist
- $339,000 jury verdict for cyclist struck by drunk driver. GEICO's only offer was $17,000, which did not even cover the medical bills
- $250,000 policy limits settlement for injured cyclist
- $200,000 for injured cyclist
- $190,000 for injured cyclist
- $157,000 for injured motorist
- $150,000 for injured pedestrian
- $150,000 settlement for dog bite victim
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for motorcycle rider
- $100,000 settlement for cyclist
- $100,000 settlement for cyclist
- $50,000 policy limits settlement for cyclist
- $50,000 policy limits settlement for cyclist
- And many more six figure and policy limits settlements
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2015
Over $2 million in verdicts and settlements collected in 2015.
- $199,000 for injured pedestrian
- Policy limits settlement for injured cyclist
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured cyclist
- $100,000 policy limit settlement for injured motorcyclist
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorcyclist
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured cyclist
- $150,000 policy limits settlement for injured cyclist
- $99,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorist
- $130,000 settlement for injured pedestrian
- $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured cyclist
- $300,000 settlement for injured driver
- $285,000 settlement for injured cyclist
- And other confidential six figure and policy limits settlements
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2014
Over $3 million in verdicts and settlements collected in 2014
- $1.5 Million for motorcycle accident
- $375,000 for pedestrian accident
- $374,500 jury verdict for motorcyclist hit by an underinsured motorist. State Farm's final offer before trial was $113K.
- And many more policy limits and confidential settlements
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2013
Over $3 million in verdicts and settlements collected in 2013.
- $650,000 settlement for injured cyclist
- $450,000 settlement for injured cyclist
- $228,000 jury verdict for injured motorist
- $100,000 settlement for injured motorcyclist
- And many more policy limits and confidential settlements
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2012
Over $3 million in verdicts and settlements collected in 2012
- policy limits settlementfor a very bad car accident
- $1 Million for motorist with leg injuries
- $750,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorcyclist
- And many more policy limits and confidential settlements
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2011
Over $5 million in verdicts and settlements collected in 2011.
- $1,750,000 for injured motorist.
Client's final offer before hiring me was $250,000. - $667,000 for injured cyclist.
Final offer before trial was $130,000. Jury awarded $667,000.
As reported 5/18/11 in Portland's Willamette Week Newspaper
Cyclist vs. New Seasons A horrific crash and a potential mayoral candidate's company.
On Thursday, May 12, a Multnomah County jury ruled against New Seasons and awarded $667,742 to Genevieve Luikart, a 26-year-old bicyclist who was struck by a New Seasons truck. [...] insurer refused to pay. "They tried to take advantage of a girl who had amnesia and was very badly injured," Colbach says. - $200,000 for driver who injured arm
- $300,000 for injured motorist
- $100,000 for injured cyclist
- $150,000 for injured motorcyclist
- A number of policy limits settlements for injured drivers
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2010
Over $2 million verdicts and settlements in 2010.
- Over $600,000 in arbitration awards and settlements through just the first week of February 2010
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2009
Over $3 million verdicts and settlements in 2009.
- $750,000 settlement for leg injury
- $250,000 for injured cyclist
- $258,000 verdict for sternum and back injury.
Allstate made no offers on the case.
A Clackamas County jury awarded $7,000 in medical expenses and $250,000 in pain and suffering on March 5th, 2009.
2008
Over $3 million in verdicts and settlements collected in 2008.
- $300,000 for injured cyclist
- $490,000 for injured cyclist
- Many other policy limits and confidential settlements
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2007
Over $2 million in verdicts and settlements collected in 2007.
- $167,000 jury verdict for back injury.
American Family Insurance offered $25,000 and a Multnomah County Jury awarded $167,000 on April 13th, 2007. - $138,000 Washington County jury verdict for client with injured shoulder.
Country insurance offered $1,500 as their only settlement offer. - -
2006
Over $3 million in verdicts and settlements in 2006.
- $550,000 jury verdict for cyclist who injured wrist.
Hartford insurance offered $30,000
As reported in The Oregonian 4/27/2006:
Bicyclist hit by test driver wins $550,000 jury award:
Colbach said Wednesday that the insurer had offered Boyd a settlement of $10,000. Last week, the offer was upped to $30,000. - $200,000 policy limit settlement for client with injured hand
- A number of confidential policy limit settlements for other clients
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2005
Over one million dollars in jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of clients in 2005 alone
- $250,000 policy limit settlement for injured cyclist
- Over $300,000 recovered for drunk driving victim
- $75,000 jury verdict for dog bite victim
- Policy limit jury verdict for injured police officer
- Many other confidential policy limit and six figure settlements
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