Over $500 Million
recovered

T-bone accident where our client was driving straight on Route 50 and the Defendant pulled out from a side street and struck the driver’s side of our client’s vehicle. Client suffered serious injuries to his back and left hip. Our client was 25 at the time of the accident, very athletic, and in great physical condition. Erie’s offer was $80,000. Mr. Portner and Mrs. Sadler argued that during surgery the surgeon noted a significant CAM impingement. Clients inabilities and daily struggles were further argued. Erie conceded and offered the full policy.

Our client was a passenger in a vehicle that lost control and crashed into a tree. The impact caused our client to be seen at Sentara Hospital and then, due to the severity of his injuries, he was seen two days later at Inova Fairfax. Our client sustained a fracture to his neck, and treatment lasted for 14 months. The client’s health insurance paid for all of his treatment. Negotiations back and forth with the health insurance carrier led to them to reduce in favor of our client. Due to the nature of our client’s injuries and the limited available insurance coverage, the insurance company tendered its $100,000 limits upon request of policy limits. As a result, our client netted the majority of the liability policy. In cases with serious issues and limited liability coverage, success or failure on the Law Firm’s end depends on our ability to effectively reduce insurance liens.

After being stopped due to traffic, our client, who was on a motorcycle, proceeded with traffic on eastbound Rt.-610 N. Shenandoah. Unexpectedly, a vehicle made a left turn in front of our client with no traffic signal or right of way given, causing him to T-bone our client. The impact threw him from his motorcycle and rolled him across the vehicle. Due to the collision, our client sustained a broken ankle. After undergoing surgery for his ankle, Mr. Portner and his paralegal Heather Jung submitted the demand to both USAA and Liberty Mutual for settlement. After multiple rounds of negotiations, Mr. Portner was able to obtain a recovery of $100,000. The maximum amount available under the policies.

Our client was rear ended on interstate 495 in Montgomery County. Our client was rushed from the scene to Shady Grove Hospital. The accident occurred because the defendant was intoxicated.

Our client struck his head upon impact, and sustained a left-sided subdural hematoma. As a result, he was ultimately admitted into the ICU. He was evaluated, monitored and placed under pain management in an attempt to reduce the brain swelling. After several months he made a complete recovery.

The defendant carrier, Allstate, tendered the full $50,000 policy. Immediately thereafter the UIM carrier GEICO did the same.

Christine Phong ran an asset search on the defendant which revealed he had no assets, and several judgments against him. Therefore, pursuing him personally was not an option. Unlike Virginia, Maryland does not provide punitive damages in drunk driver accident cases like this one. Outstanding bills were reduced by Christine and the case was settled for the full policy amounts.

On March 19, 2019, the client was rear-ended at a red light, causing her to be pushed into the vehicle in front of her. As a result of this accident, the vehicle was declared a total loss. She sustained injuries to her neck, back, and shoulders.

Client was referred to physical therapy by her primary care physician for treatment of the injuries sustained in this accident. After several months of therapy, her condition did not improve. An MRI was ordered and revealed a complete tear of the right rotator cuff.

Client underwent surgical repair of the torn rotator cuff at a surgery center. After the surgery, she was required to remain in a sling for 6 weeks. She was also required to remain immobilized as much as possible and was only to perform very mild home stretching exercises. Following her 6 week immobilization, she began a course of post-operative physical therapy.

The majority of the medical bills were reduced or covered by health insurance. As a result, the client’s net recovery from the liability policy was not largely affected by medical bills.

Defendant ran a stop sign, pulled in front of our client and caused a T-bone collision. Our client was rushed to Harford Memorial Hospital and sustained a broken foot, Available insurance coverage from State Farm and Donegal totaled $100,000. Outstanding medical bills, not paid by health insurance were all written off. As a result, the client netted approximately $60,000 of the $100,000 recovery.

This rearend accident occurred on busy interstate 495 in Montgomery County. Our client was rushed from the scene to Shady Grove Hospital. The accident occurred because the defendant was intoxicated.

Our client struck his head upon impact, and sustained a left-sided subdural hematoma. As a result, he was ultimately admitted into the ICU. He was evaluated, monitored and placed under pain management in an attempt to reduce the brain swelling. After several months he made a complete recovery.

The defendant carrier, Allstate, tendered the full $50,000 policy. Immediately thereafter the UIM carrier GEICO did the same.

Christine Phong ran an asset search on the defendant which revealed he had no assets, and several judgments against him. Therefore, pursuing him personally was not an option. Unlike Virginia, Maryland does not provide punitive damages in drunk driver accident cases like this one. Outstanding bills were reduced by Christine and the case was settled for the full policy amounts.

Prior to suit Allstate offered Mr. Portner it’s full policy of $30,000 but the UIM carrier refused to offer anything. Mr. Portner moved the file to litigation. The claim ultimately settled at the Settlement Conference during litigation. The UIM carrier claimed they had the medicals peer reviewed and injuries were neither significant nor related. The carrier capitulated after months of litigation.

Our client was struck by an unlicensed driver who came into his lane while traveling full speed. He immediately suffered from low back and hip pain. He was followed by an orthopedic surgeon, chiropractor, pain management, and a neurosurgeon in an attempt to find a cure for his pain. He is still left with residual symptoms and will suffer from these injuries for the rest of his life.

This was a dual Allstate claim, we settled with both the liability and UIM policies for their policy limits.

Health insurance paid most of the bills so the client netted the majority of his settlement. 

Our client was struck by an unlicensed driver who came into his lane while traveling full speed. He immediately suffered from low back and hip pain. He was followed by an orthopedic surgeon, chiropractor, pain management, and a neurosurgeon in an attempt to find a cure for his pain. He is still left with residual symptoms and will suffer from these injuries for the rest of his life.

This was a dual Allstate claim, we settled with both the liability and UIM policies for their policy limits.

Health insurance paid most of the bills so the client netted the majority of his settlement.