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            If you have been injured in a car wreck, and you want the negligent party that caused the wreck and your damages to pay you just and fair compensation, then take action immediately. The first decision is: “Should you retain a lawyer or do it yourself?”

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            Effective September 1, 2011, any person who has been improperly solicited to hire an attorney may sue the attorney or any other person who engaged in barratry to entice an accident victim to hire an attorney. Texas Government Code section 82.0651.

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            If you need a personal injury attorney, retain one who is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The board certified attorney has been peer reviewed, has proven experience, and has been certified to be experience and competent in handling personal injury cases.

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            If you get an unexpected bad result from a procedure performed by a doctor or in a hospital, you may believe the bad result was caused by negligence and want to know if you have a case against the party that caused. This blog will provide you some basic understanding in the difference between a bad result happens in the best of hands and a bad result that was caused by negligence.

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            During the labor process, the fetus’ umbilical cord can drop into the birth canal and get compressed by being trapped between the presenting part (usually the fetus’ head) and a bony prominence in the mother’s birth canal. That occurrence is known as a prolapsed cord.  It is a dire emergency which requires immediate intervention to prevent brain damage to the fetus and cerebral palsy.

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            If you believe you have been injured by the negligence of a doctor, nuse or hospital, it is imperative that you first learn if any of your doctors are willing to support your case. You have to talk to them (eye-ball to eye-ball) and find out.
 

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          When a baby develops cerebral palsy and there was a failure to timely deliver the baby by emergency C-section in response to a fetal heart monitor that was showing unrelenting fetal distress, there is likely to be a case for recovery of money damages against the healthcare provider(s) who were responsible for the failure to perform a C-section.

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            If you are involved in an automobile accident, the most frequent questions are usually (1) what about medical treatment and bills, (2) what about car repairs, (3) how much is my case worth, and (4) do I need a lawyer.

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Subrogation is a legal doctrine that allows an entity that pays the victim’s medical expenses, that were reasonable and necessary to treat the injuries caused in an auto accident, case to recoup the expenses paid right off the top of any settlement.

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Persons injured in an auto accident by the negligence of the other driver can seek to recover money compensation for their damages. Most victims do not understand the elements of recoverable damages.

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VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS in which Rockne W. Onstad was Lead Counsel or Co-Counsel

    Gross Amount  Client Recovery        Attorney Fee           Expenses Nature
$13,650,000 $8,055,000 $5,460,000 $135,000 Product Liability, Military Helicopter Gear Box, Spinal Injuries (settlement)
$9,200,000 $6,320,064 $2,760,000 $119,358 Product Liability, Aircraft Carburetor, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$6,800,000 $4,473,334 $2,266,666 $60,000 Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Water Park Slide (settlement)
$4,980,000 $2,437,000 $2,490,000 $53,000 Labor & Delivery Negligence, Fetal Distress, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$4,300,000 $309,000 $138,000 $13,000 Pilot Negligence, Airplane Crash, Wrongful Death (jury verdict)
$3,850,000 $2,373,000 $1,425,000 $52,000 Labor & Delivery Negligence, Fetal Distress, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$3,500,000 $2,028,000 $1,400,000 $72,000 Product Liability, Defective Pick-Up, Spinal Cord Injury (settlement)
$3,235,000 $2,361,250 $808,750 $65,000 Brain Injury, Federal Tort Claim, FAA Negligence (verdict) affirmed on appeal
$3,000,000 $1,724,000 $1,200,000 $76,000 Neurosurgeon Malpractice, Cauda Equina Syndrome (settlement)
$2,950,000 $1,731,000 $1,180,000 $39,000 Defective Design of Helicopter, Paralysis & Wrongful Death (settlement)
$2,900,000 $844,000 $694,000 $26,000 Auto Accident, Spinal Injury & Ankle Injury (jury verdict/settlement)
$2,800,000 $1,864,667 $924,333 $12,000 Premises Liability, Hotel Fire, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$2,500,000 $1,644,667 $833,333 $22,000 Product Liablity, Defective Farm Tractor, Arm Loss (settlement)
$2,300,000 $1,399,000 $960,000 $41,000 Medical Malpractice, Anesthesia, Brain Injury (settlement)
$2,300,000 $1,091,000 $920,000 $59,000 Product Liability, All Terrain Vehicle, Spinal Cord Injury (settlement)
$2,200,000 $1,321,000 $733,333 $44,000 Cerebral Palsy, Medical Malpractice, Preeclampsia (settlement)
$2,200,000 $1,267,000 $880,000 $53,000 Construction Negligence & Insurance Bad Faith, Spinal Injury(settlement)
$2,100,000 $1,462,334 $557,666 $80,000 Hospital Labor Nurse Negligence, Fetal Distress, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$2,000,000 $1,303,334 $666,666 $30,000 Anesthesia Malpractice, Esophageal Intubation, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$2,000,000 $1,106,887 $800,000 $93,111 Radiologist Malpractice, Brain Catheterization, Brain Injury (settlement)
$2,000,000 $976,484 $976,482 $47,034 Obstetrician Malpractice, Forceps Delivery, Brain Injury (settlement)
$2,000,000 $972,331 $972,669 $55,000 Obstetrical Malpractice, IUGR, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$1,900,000 $905,000 $950,000 $45,000 Clinic Failure to Supervise Impaired Physician, 4 Injured (settlement)
$1,900,000 $73,000 Pilot Error, Helicopter Crash, Wrongful Death (jury verdict-no insurance coverage)
$1,860,000 $978,518 $645,000 $137,480 Neurosurgeon Malpractice, Infection, Cauda Equina Syndrome (settlement)
$1,700,000 $1,130,730 $565,363 $3,907 Product Liability, Defective Refueling Coupling, Burns (settlement)
$1,500,000 $847,000 $600,000 $53,000 Defective Aircraft Component, Military Aircraft, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$1,400,000 $848,221 $503,552 $51,227 Obstetrician Malpractice, Group B Strep Infection, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$1,400,000 $718,689 $560,000 $130,522 Neurosurgeon Malpractice, Infection, Brain Injury (jury trial & settlement)
$1,400,000 $818,000 $560,000 $22,000 Auto Trucking Accident, Spinal Injury (settlement)
$1,300,000 $718,689 $520,000 $26,000 Hospital Newborn Nursing Negligence, Visual Impairment (settlement)
$1,300,000 $285,000 $250,000 $33,189 Emergency Room Malpractice, Wrongful Death (jury verdict and settlement))
$1,237,000 $718,689 $400,000 $30,000 Cardiologist Malpractice, Brain Injury (settlement)
$1,167,000 $594,086 $417,000 $72,513 Emergency Room Negligence, Heart Attack, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$1,150,000 $727,667 $383,333 $39,000 Obstetrician Malpractice, Group B Strep, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$1,111,000 $594,933 $444,400 $71,623 Product Liability, Heart Stent, Heart Damage (settlement)
$1,100,000 $770,000 $440,000 $25,996 Radiologist Malpractice, Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer, Death (settlement)
$1,060,000 $532,715 $478,991 $48,810 Obstetrician Negligence, Breech Delivery, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$1,000,000 $630,000 $333,000 $36,000 Defective Military Aircraft, Manufacturing Defect, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$1,000,000 $566,116 $400,000 $33,884 Surgeon Malpractice, Bile Duct Injury, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$1,000,000 $477,500 $477,500 $45,000 Surgeon Malpractice, Bariatric Surgery, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$1,000,000 $606,732 $350,000 $43,268 Obstetrical Malpractice, Preeclampsia, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$1,000,000 $514,000 $400,000 $36,000 Product Liability, Crawler Crane, Brain Injury (settlement & verdict)
$950,000 $614,232 $316,667 $19,101 Intraoperative Spinal Cord Monitoring Negligence, Spinal Cord Injury (settlement)
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