Over $500 Million
recovered

Our client was a passenger in a car being operated by a Lyft driver. The driver failed to pay proper attorney and crashed into a tree. After the accident, our client was rushed to Reston Hospital. Diagnosis was clavicle fracture. The fracture required surgery. Not surprisingly the hospital bill was extremely high.

Christine Phong was able to obtain a large reduction from the hospital billing department. Mr. Portner was able to convey the seriousness of a clavicle fracture and the pain involved. The case settled after a month of negotiations for $237,000. Due to the large hospital reduction, the client was extremely happy with his net recovery.

In September of 2022, Portner and Shure recovered $220,000 on behalf of our client who was severely injured due to a negligent driver in Fairfax County, Virginia. Our client, who was wearing a seatbelt, was struck in a head-on collision and the airbags deployed. The car was not drivable after the accident and our client was transported by ambulance to the hospital.

As a result of the accident, our client suffered a fractured thumb, two different fractures of the right forearm, and a wrist injury which required surgery. The surgery involved the insertion of wires, pins, and a permanent large screw. Unfortunately, after the initial surgery, our client had three subsequent surgeries to remove the pins and wires.

Our client initially had some difficulty describing his pain and suffering without the use of an interpreter. Our staff quickly matched our client with a Spanish interpreter who understood his concerns. As a team, our Portner & Shure interpreter and our client were able to document the extent of his injuries and the impact the collision had on his life.

Our client, a small business owner, relied on the use of his hands to run his business. The Defendant accepted liability in the dispute, and Portner & Shure was able to settle and recover substantial compensation for our client.

Our client was involved in a 4 car pile-up in Baltimore City. He was rear-ended by a privately owned coach bus and smashed into the car in front of him. He suffered a fracture of his right humerus that required surgery. After missing more than 45 days of work and attending multiple orthopedic and physical therapy visits following surgery, our client was still suffering in his work and personal life as a result of this auto accident. All medical treatment and lost wages were accepted by Travelers Insurance.

Health insurance paid most of the bills so the client netted the majority of their settlement. The initial offer was $100,000 and the case resolved for $210,000.

The accident at issue occurred when the defendant ran over the left ankle of our client. A MRI revealed a tear of the tendon. Conservative care was not successful and as a result a left ankle arthroscopy was performed to fix the ankle.

The carrier argued that our client had minor surgery and recovered well. As a result, an offer of just $125,000 was made by State Farm. Suit was filed and the case settled in litigation after discovery for $200,000.

Our client was t-boned in an intersection in Hanover County, VA by a driver running a red light at 45 mph. Our client's initial symptoms were soft-tissue injuries only. However as the weeks progressed, our client developed sepsis due to a lacerated and subsequently infected liver, requiring a five-day hospitalization. Our client then returned to physical therapy to tend to his soft-tissue injuries in his neck and back. Weeks later, he developed a painful case of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in his left knee likely due to his sedentary position mandated by injuries sustained in the accident. We obtained a $200,000 settlement for our client's injuries, lost wages, pain, and suffering. Even without health insurance, our client is receiving a sizeable portion of this settlement amount due to medical bill reductions.

A Chinese speaking family was traveling on Macarthur Boulevard when another vehicle crossed the center line causing a head-on collision. Mr. H suffered numerous lacerations, closed head injury, bilateral orbital fractures and sinus and nasal bone fractures. In addition, there was a right acetabular fracture. Surgery was performed.

Mrs. H suffered a nondisplaced fracture of her T1, compression fracture, sternum fracture, several disc bulges, and 6 rib fractures. Back surgery was performed.

Jonathan Portner, the managing partner and member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the National Trial Lawyers was able to settle this claim for State Farm's policy of $200,000 respectively for each of these non-English speaking clients.

Claim against Nationwide. Prince William Virginia auto accident claim. Client sustained a wrist fracture. Medicals bills totaled $74,000. Slight permanency. Mr. Portner along with Elizabeth helped persuade the carrier that the client’s activities were still affected by wrist pain and decreased mobility. Bills were covered by health insurance and the carrier had no right to subrogation.

Carrier presuit argued that all of clients back issues were pre-existing. As a result, no offer was made presuit. Suit was filed in Loudoun County Circuit Court. The case settled approximately one month prior to trial.

Automobile accident where our client was cut off by the defendant who made an illegal left turn and then hit our client head-on. Our client’s vehicle had extensive damage and was deemed a total loss. Client suffered abrasions and numbness to her arms and hands, as well as soft tissue injuries to her neck and back. Liability insurance had a minimal policy of just $30,000, so an underinsured motorist (UIM) claim was created as well. The $30,000 policy was offered by liability insurance. After several weeks of negotiations by Mr. Portner and Ms. Phong with the UIM carrier, an offer of $150,000 was accepted.

This Loudoun County Virginia car accident closed in part due to a mistake made by the defendant’s in litigation. During discovery defense counsel had our client seen for an IME with Dr. Hope. Dr. Hope wrote a typical IME report down playing the client’s injuries. Defense counsel and Dr. Hope failed to realize that Dr. Hope had seen the client for a treating consult. There, his opinion was different.