Results
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.
- $1,090,000 Judgement on childhood sexual abuse.
- $300,000 policy limits settlement for a fractured vertebrae with nerve impingement when a 65 year old male bicyclist was rear-ended by an intoxicated driver. Read a letter from the client
- $175,000 settlement for a severely fractured wrist in a 50 year old man when a car turned left and struck the victim’s motorcycle.
- $115,000 settlement for the fractured leg of a motorcyclist when a vehicle turned left into his path of travel.
- $1,002,500 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.
- $350,000 settlement for 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.
- $850,000 settlement for 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.
- $275,000 settlement at trial for a broken hip in a 75 year old woman when the defendant lost control of his vehicle and crossed into oncoming traffic.
- $250,000 settlement for a 40 year old woman's chronic pain syndrome resulting from a rear-ended accident with a streetsweeper.
- $100,000 settlement for severe scalp lacerations to the passenger of a single car rollover accident.
- $100,000 settlement for a fractured leg when a 50 year old paraplegic woman was thrown from her wheelchair while riding in an Outreach van.
- $225,000 settlement with 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.
- $2,500,000 settlement in a corporate fraud and shareholder derivative case arising from the attempted sale of a business without the knowledge of the major investor.
- $475,000 settlement for the wrongful death of a 75 year old mother who was struck while crossing the road.
- $300,000 settlement during trial with the City of Palo Alto for 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.
- $465,000 settlement during trial with building owner for 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.
- $234,097 verdict 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.
Confidential settlements where Van Der Walde & Associates secured the maximum policy amount available:
- Policy limit settlement 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 plus $150,000 in bad faith damages, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
Testimonials
"Our association with this office has been super! I would have
no hesitation in asking about other matters. Thanks!”
– Joyce Boddie
“Paul seemed genuinely interested and concerned about my case.
He is really easy to talk to.”
– Tina Kilbourn
“Paul was always prompt, very professional, and explained everything
clearly . . . it felt very personal and comfortable. Thanks, Paul.”
– Phil Ross
Letter of Appreciation Sent to Mr. Van Der
Walde
July 24, 2005
Dear Paul,
This is a belated, but nonetheless very sincere, letter of appreciation
for your excellent handling of the complexities of insurance coverage
and for recovering substantial damages for my personal injuries and
property loss following my biking accident that occurred on July 13,
2003. I frequently mentally replay that incident, involving being "rear-ended"
in a well-marked bike lane by an uninsured driver who, as result, was
arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. As you know, I
sustained severe injuries that included soft tissue, nerve and cervical
damage. The latter required fusion of the C-6 and C-7 vertebrae. Unfortunately,
the damage to the C-7 nerve has not healed, notwithstanding the neurosurgeon's
valiant attempts to free-up the passage of the nerve through the vertebrae.
In all, I do realize I am very lucky to have survived the accident.
But I also realize that, in turning to you to handle all of the legal
issues that arose out of the accident, I saved myself considerable
mental and emotional grief, as a result of which I am sure my recovery
was hastened. As a fellow attorney who specializes in an entirely different
field of law, I knew full well that the adage about representing one's
own interests (fool for a client, etc.) would apply. However, also
as an attorney, I can appreciate all the more the skill and experience
that you brought to my case.
Aside from the limitations upon recovery and the complexities of uninsured
motorist's law, you developed a legal strategy that provided the greatest
recovery against competing and recalcitrant insurance companies as
well as Medicare. Your research of unsettled questions of coverage
followed by skillful advocacy of our legal rights successfully convinced
the insurers involved in the case that settlement on our terms was
in their own best interests.
For your efforts I am profoundly grateful. I would be pleased to recommend
your representation, as indeed I have, to others who find themselves
in need of legal assistance in your field of practice.
Best personal regards.
David E. Schricker
If you or your loved one has been injured in a bicycle accident in California, please contact a Bike Accident Injury lawyer at Van Der Walde & Associates to discuss your bike accident case.
