{"id":10898,"date":"2012-05-16T08:48:01","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T15:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/?p=10898"},"modified":"2025-08-16T18:06:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T01:06:01","slug":"recent-injury-settlements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/es\/recent-injury-settlements\/","title":{"rendered":"Acuerdos recientes notables en materia de lesiones personales Mayo de 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Being involved in a serious accident can be a frightening and traumatic experience. If you\u2019re injured in the accident, it\u2019s even worse. Recent notable personal injury settlements also show that when that accident is not your fault, you should not be expected to bear medical expenses, lost income and the cost of ongoing treatment, and in some cases, people or companies that have been proven to be negligent can be made to pay significant sums in damages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Firestone Tire Defect<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Montana man Bryan Mizenko was left paralyzed after a crash, he <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/west\/2012\/04\/27\/245116.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">filed a lawsuit that involved both a Ford used car dealer and Firestone, the tire manufacturer<\/a>. Mizenko included the used car dealer who sold him his Ford Bronco II in the suit, saying the dealer was at least partly responsible for his injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit maintained that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Defects in a Firestone tire were a factor in the 2003 crash that left Mizenko paralyzed.<\/li>\n<li>Mizenko also claimed through a personal injury attorney that he had been left with cognitive impairment.<\/li>\n<li>The tread belt separation that caused the crash was one of several reported incidents with this type of Firestone tire, so Ford and the used car dealer should have known not to install them on his vehicle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For their part, the used car dealer argued that Mizenko\u2019s car crashed because the tire was 14 years old, and Firestone maintained the tire had been damaged prior to the accident, but a jury voted 11 to 1 that Firestone and the used car dealer were responsible.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After the verdict was issued, both Firestone and the car dealer elected to settle out of court, and details of the settlement amount have been sealed but are reportedly quite substantial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Construction Accident<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another notable personal injury settlement came in the case brought by Jairo DaSilva-Viero, a\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/news.cision.com\/sokolove-law\/r\/personal-injury-lawsuit-settled-for--2-6m,c9257206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">construction worker who suffered a fractured spinal cord and multiple leg fractures when a wall collapsed on him<\/a>. To win his case, DaSilva-Viero\u2019s personal injury attorney had to prove liability on the part of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mega Construction Corp., a carpentry and subcontractor at the site where DaSilva-Viero was injured<\/li>\n<li>Tocci Commercial, the general contractor<\/li>\n<li>Dobson Mills Apartments and Winther Investments, co-owners of the construction site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DaSilva-Viero said the wall that fell on him was supposed to have been braced by Mega Construction, and when they failed to do so, the wall collapsed and hit him so hard, it broke his hard hat, causing his horrific injuries. He said Tocci Commercial had hired Mega Construction, and DaSilva-Viero also maintained that Tocci was unable to maintain site safety.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than deal with the problems, the injured man said the collective defendants merely ignored them, and the court agreed. DaSilva-Viero was awarded $2.6 million for his lost earnings and estimated future medical costs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two students die in boating accident<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cuando un <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/11\/01\/justice\/pennsylvania-duck-boat-sentence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tug boat pushed a barge directly over a duck boat being used by two students from Hungary<\/a>, the students didn\u2019t stand a chance. They were both killed in the accident that happened in Philadelphia, and in a notable personal injury settlement made earlier this month, their two families were awarded a combined $50 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vehicular Homicide<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In one of the most notable personal injury settlements ever witnessed in the state of Minnesota, a former Minnesota Viking tight end and his wife settled out of court after an accident in which a Thai restaurant chef was killed while pouring gas into his stalled vehicle on freeway exit ramp.<\/p>\n<p>Amy Senser, 45, the wife of former Viking Joe Senser, had already been convicted of two counts of vehicular homicide, for her part in the death of Anousone Phanthavong, 38, who came to the U.S. from Laos 23 years ago. The chef\u2019s car had run out of gas, and he was pouring gas into the tank last August 23rd when he was hit and killed by a Mercedes SUV that didn\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n<p>A day after the accident, the Senser\u2019s attorney called authorities to tell them they could pick up the car, and a week later, they said Amy Senser had been driving at the time of the accident. This led to speculation as to who was really driving the car at the time of the accident and whether alcohol was involved. In court, Senser claimed she had no idea she\u2019d struck a person; she thought she had hit a pothole or an orange construction barrel. She will be sentenced in July and could face four years in prison for each of the two homicide counts.<\/p>\n<p>The details of the settlement were not announced, but the attorney for the Phanthavong family said the amount was significantly higher than the more than $50,000 claimed in the lawsuit. In Minnesota personal injury settlements, claimants must state whether their claim will be for more or less than $50,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Real Outcome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Notable personal injury settlements often draw the public\u2019s attention due to the large amounts awarded in cases of traumatic or catastrophic injuries. Sadly, the dollar figures often deflect attention from the horrible pain and suffering to which the victim is subjected, the income they can no longer provide to their family and their ongoing medical costs, which could continue for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been injured in an Oregon accident that wasn\u2019t your fault, it\u2019s very important that you start by getting the medical treatment you need. After that, contact a highly respected, experienced <a href=\"\/es\/portland-personal-injury-lawyer\/\">Portland abogado de lesiones<\/a> to help you get the settlement you and your family deserve, and one that will help you begin the healing process, without financial worries hanging over you.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Estar implicado en un accidente grave puede ser una experiencia aterradora y traum\u00e1tica. Si resulta herido en el accidente, es a\u00fan peor. Los recientes y notables acuerdos por lesiones personales tambi\u00e9n demuestran que cuando ese accidente no es culpa suya, no se debe esperar que usted corra con los gastos m\u00e9dicos, la p\u00e9rdida de ingresos y el coste del tratamiento en curso, y... <a class=\"fancy_link\" href=\"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/es\/recent-injury-settlements\/\">leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_content_optimizer_report_url":"","_content_optimizer_report_added":"","_content_optimizer_keyword_hide_used":false,"_content_optimizer_keyword_hide_above_average":false,"_content_optimizer_entities_hide_used":false,"_content_optimizer_entities_hide_above_average":false,"_content_optimizer_headings_hide_used":false,"_content_optimizer_questions_hide_used":false,"_content_optimizer_tab_active":"","_content_optimizer_report_url_ce":"","_content_optimizer_report_added_ce":"","_content_optimizer_keyword_hide_used_ce":false,"_content_optimizer_keyword_hide_above_average_ce":false,"_content_optimizer_entities_hide_used_ce":false,"_content_optimizer_entities_hide_above_average_ce":false,"_content_optimizer_headings_hide_used_ce":false,"_content_optimizer_questions_hide_used_ce":false,"_content_optimizer_tab_active_ce":""},"categories":[36,9,40,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-catastrophic-injury-accidents","category-drunk-driving-and-dui","category-medicalsafety","category-oregon-laws"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Recent Notable Personal Injury Settlements May 2012<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/es\/recent-injury-settlements\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Recent Notable Personal Injury Settlements May 2012\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u00a0Being involved in a serious accident can be a frightening and traumatic experience. 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