Mark Richardson

Personal Injury – Confidential 8-figure Settlement

Wrongful Death Mid-60s Male -- 2025
Liability: Client was killed while working as independent contractor.
Injury: Client was killed by asphyxiation during workplace incident.
Result: Six-figure settlement from owner of property.

Personal Injury – College Student -- 2025
Liability: Client was injured by an intoxicated driver, who ran a stop sign.
Injuries: Client suffered herniated disc, traumatic brain injury including a seizure disorder, and PTSD.
Result: Multi-million-dollar settlement for limits of driver’s liability policy and limits of client’s own underinsured motorist policy.

Wrongful Death – Early 40s Male – husband and father -- 2025
Liability: Client was killed by an intoxicated driver of a corporate pickup in head-on collision.
Injuries: Client was killed instantly by head-on collision.
Result: Multi-million-dollar settlement for liability limits.

Personal Injury – Late 60s Husband and Wife -- 2024
Liability: Clients were struck when negligent driver of a corporate pickup ran a red light.
Injury: Husband suffered multiple rib fractures, fractured sternum, collapsed lungs, traumatic brain injury, fractured vertebra, pelvic fractures, fractures in both arms, fractured foot and heal. Wife sustained traumatic brain injury with cognitive deficits, fractures in pelvis, hip fracture, several broken ribs, and transverse process fractures in spine.
Result: Multi-million-dollar settlement.

Personal Injury – Late 60s Female -- 2024
Liability: Client was struck when negligent driver of a corporate pickup pulling a trailer failed to yield while attempting a U-turn.
Injury: Client sustained traumatic brain injury with acute toxic-metabolic encephalopathy, shoulder tear, and aggravation of hip arthritis.
Loss of Consortium: Husband had a loss of spouse’s companionship, services, society and altered and impaired marital association claim.
Result: Multi-million-dollar settlement.

Wrongful Death -- College Student -- 2022
Liability: Client was struck on his motorcycle by negligent driver.
Injuries: Client suffered a fatal traumatic brain injury in addition to other injuries throughout his body that lead to his death.
Result: Millon-dollar settlement for limits of negligent driver’s liability policy and client’s own underinsured motorist and umbrella policies’ limits.

Personal Injury – Late 50s Male - U.S. Army veteran and amputee -- 2021
Liability: Client was injured after falling off unsecured toilet in a retail establishment’s public handicapped restroom.
Injuries: Client suffered a rotator cuff tear resulting in surgery to repair injury.
Result: Six-figure settlement.

Product Liability – Late 70s Female -- 2020
Liability: Client was injured while using residential bar stool with ordinary and expected use.
Injury: Permanent left hip and leg impairment.
Result: High six-figure settlement in Federal Court.

Personal Injury – Mid-30s Male -- 2020
Liability: Client was injured when a driver of a corporate vehicle pulled out in front of him while he was operating a motorcycle.
Injury: Severe traumatic brain injury, sciatic nerve/left leg impairment, facial fractures and resulting surgery/hardware implants, severe traumatic brain injury, multiple pelvic fractures, left elbow/arm fracture with permanent impairment, urinary incontinence/bladder nerve damage resulting in multiple months of inpatient hospital care.
Result: Multi-million-dollar settlement.

Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Case - 14-year-old Student - 2019 Liability: Client was a passenger in a vehicle that lost control on an icy road resulting in a head-on collision with another vehicle. Injury: Severe traumatic brain injury including multiple brain bleeds and long term memory and processing issues. Result: High Six-Figure settlement for 3.5 times more than the liability insurance company was offering the client before retaining our services.

Catastrophic Personal Injury: 74-year-old husband and 73-year-old wife - 2018 Liability: Clients were struck from behind by an inattentive driver on the highway. Injuries: Husband suffered multiple fractured bones and joint injuries that left him largely confined to a wheelchair. Wife sustained significant hip injury requiring surgery and in-patient rehabilitative care. Result: Seven-figure settlement for limits of negligent driver's liability insurance and limits of clients' own underinsured motorist policy.

Wrongful Death Case: 57 Year Old Man - 2015 Liability: Client was a bicyclist struck from behind while traveling upon the roadway. Result: Seven-figure settlement for the maximum policy limits after several months of investigation.

Catastrophic Personal Injury: 42 Year Old Father - 2014-2015 Liability: Client was riding his motorcycle on US Highway when a vehicle attempted to cross the road, colliding directly with client's left side. Liability was denied. Injury: Broken femur, fibula and tibia in left leg requiring surgically implanted rods to repair. Left arm was mangled in the collision with severe nerve and tendon damage. Client lost approximately 90% of the function of his left arm and hand. Client was knocked unconscious by the impact. Result: Seven-figure settlement for the maximum policy limits after several months of discovery.

Wrongful Death: 31 Year-Old Woman - 2013-2014 Liability: Decedent was killed in an automobile collision caused by a drunk driver operating a vehicle owned by a prominent business. Defendant admitted liability. Result: Parties agreed to attempt to mediate the case prior to lawsuit being filed. Investigation, demand package and mediation statement completed in approximately 90 days. Case did not settle during mediation, but settled shortly thereafter on a mediator's proposal for a confidential seven-figure amount.

Wrongful Death: 33 Year-Old Husband, Father of Two - 2012-2013 Liability: Farmer was killed in a farm implement malfunction incident. Product liability lawsuit filed against the international manufacturer of the implement for faulty design. Corporate depositions taken outside United States. Mechanical engineering and economic experts retained by both parties. Result: Confidential seven-figure settlement reached in mediation.