Verdicts & Settlements

$200,000 Settlement; motorcycle accident. Client had a motorcycle accident when third party turned left in front of him. Client suffered a fractured right foot, pelvis, and arm. Over $50,000 in medical bills, but the defendant’s insurance policy was only $25,000. Insurance company offered to settle for policy limit of $25,000, which would not even cover medical expenses. Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers settled the case for $200,000, after taking special steps to invalidate the policy limits.

Minor side swipe by semi truck. Our client was side swiped by a semi-truck on the I-5 Freeway. The impact was not severe, and there was only $1,000 of property damage. Client was treated for a spinal injury and fully recovered. Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers was able to settle the case for $295,000 just 3 months after the accident! Our client was thrilled with the fast settlement.

Our client was driving on the 138 when a big semi-truck made a left right in front of him, causing a terrible car accident. Client suffered multiple injuries, fractures and traumatic head injury and brain injury. We fought hard for our client, and identified several insurance policies to help cover the loss. We settled the case before filing a lawsuit, and the client obtained $3,000,000 in settlements. We were able to settle one policy for $1,000,000 within a week of the accident, and received another $1,000,000 within a month of the accident, and the last $1,000,000 was settled about 9 months after the accident.

Three car collision after defendant crashed a red light and “t-boned” our client. Our client suffered multiple fractures and broken bones, and had surgery on his ankle. Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers settled the case for over $996,000 before filing a lawsuit.

Roll over accident where client had bruises and contusions, but suffered a mild brain injury. Settled the case before filing lawsuit for $500,000.

Our client, a 43 year old postal worker and mother of 4, was involved in a 3-car accident on the 14 Freeway in Acton when a vehicle hit her, forcing her into a construction zone, where her vehicle hit the exposed blunt end of the center median, which was undergoing repair. The insurance companies for the other two drivers quickly paid the limits of their policies, but that did not begin to fairly compensate our client for the severe injuries she suffered, which included a below the knee traumatic amputation of her right leg. Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers began investigating the condition of the construction zone, and ultimately filed a lawsuit against Caltrans and the general contractor who was performing the repairs. We discovered that the contractor had left the center median unguarded, against the advice of Caltrans’ safety engineer, in order to save the cost of erecting temporary barriers. Armed with this information, we were able to negotiate a $5 million settlement with the general contractor’s insurance company.

Our client, a 36 year old mother of 3, was involved in a “t-bone” car accident at a 4-way stop sign intersection off the 15 freeway in Victorville when the other driver ran his stop sign and crashed into our client’s driver side door. Our client suffered broken bones and internal injuries, and the other driver’s insurance company offered to settle the case for a low amount. Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers’s evaluation of the case, however, was that P.L had suffered a traumatic brain injury (“TBI”) which warranted at least a $1 million settlement. We hired specialists in evaluating TBI cases, including a radiologist who administered a special type of MRI designed to detect changes in the brain as a result of trauma, but the defendant’s insurance company still refused to budge. The case went to trial, and after six weeks of testimony, including from our experts, the other driver’s insurance company paid $1,200,000 to settle the case.

$1,000,000 Settlement; slip and fall premises liability. D.S., a 60 year old bus driver, volunteered as an instructor at a summer camp for inner-city kids in the Angeles Forest. While walking to the dining hall he stepped on a soft patch of dirt in a camp road which had recently been repaired, and fell, breaking his left leg. The fracture was severe, requiring the insertion of a rod and multiple other surgeries, and D.S. suffered a permanent limp. The camp and the contractor who’d performed the road repairs denied responsibility for D.S.’s injuries, claiming it was all his fault. Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers took the case, and after filing a lawsuit, discovered that the hole D.S. had stepped in was an uncovered vault containing a valve for a recently installed fire hydrant, and that the cover was being used as a doorstop in a nearby building. After this revelation, the insurance companies for the camp and the contractor jointly paid $1,000,000 to settle the case.

M.H., a 55-year-old Lancaster resident, suffered neck and back injuries requiring surgery when she was rear-ended in an auto accident. The at-fault party’s insurance company argued low-impact and pre-existing injuries, offering only $35,000.00 to settle prior to suit being filed. Case settled before trial for $2,800,000.00.

J.D., a 54-year-old Lancaster resident, injured his neck in an auto accident, requiring surgery. The at-fault party argued the injuries were caused by a prior accident from four years earlier. Case settled at mediation for: $375,000.00.

H.L., a 38-year-old Littlerock resident, injured his neck and low-back when he was rear-ended on the freeway in a car accident, requiring surgery. The at-fault party’s insurance carrier argued the injuries were pre-existing. The case settled at mediation for: $300,000.00.

K.F., a 79-year-old Lancaster resident, aggravated a degenerative disc disease in her neck requiring surgery after she was involved in an auto accident. Insurance company argued the car damage was low-impact so the client’s personal damages were minimal, offering only $50,000.00 prior to suit. Case settled at mediation for: $295,000.00.

P.F., a 62-year-old Palmdale resident, injured her head and neck in a five-car-chain-reaction auto accident. When the at-fault party’s insurance company refused to make any settlement offers, the lawsuit was filed. The case settled at mediation for: $275,000.00.

J.L., a 24-year-old Palmdale resident, was struck by a car while crossing the street at night, sustaining serious leg injuries in a pedestrian accident case. The at-fault party offered their maximum policy limits of $15,000.00 to settle the case. Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers took special steps to invalidate the liability limit of the insurance policy. Case settled at mediation for: $225,000.00.

H.A., a 37-year-old Lancaster resident, injured her neck in an auto accident where both parties claimed the light was green. The defendant disputed fault for causing the accident, and argued the neck surgery was due to degenerative disc disease, offering only $10,000.00 to settle. Case settled at mediation for: $190,000.00.

D.J.H., a 55-year-old Lancaster resident, reinjured degenerative disc disease in her low back when she was rear-ended in a car accident. The at-fault party argued she couldn’t have been hurt in such a low-impact accident, offering only $10,000.00 prior to the lawsuit being filed. Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers filed a lawsuit on our client’s behalf. Case settled at mediation for: $140,000.00.

R.D., a 50-year-old Quartz Hill resident, aggravated pre-existing low-back injuries when he was rear-ended by a school bus in a bus accident. Prior to suit being filed, the school district offered only $3,800 to settle. Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client. Case settled at mediation for: $100,000.00.

M.C., a 37-year-old Lancaster resident, injured her neck when she was rear-ended in an auto accident. The at-fault party blamed her injuries on a prior accident from one year earlier, claiming the minor impact in this accident was insufficient to cause injury. The defendant offered only $10,000 to settle prior to suit being filed. After Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client, the case settled for maximum policy limits of: $100,000.00 four months after the lawsuit was served.

C.L., a 35-year-old Lancaster resident, injured her neck and shoulder when she was rear-ended in an auto accident. The at-fault party’s insurance carrier claimed that the auto accident did not cause our client’s injuries. After Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client, and the case settled within one month of lawsuit being filed for maximum policy limits of: $100,000.00.

S.D., a 36-year-old Palmdale resident, injured his back in an auto accident. Although the insurance company representing the at-fault party offered less than $50,000 prior to filing of lawsuit, Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client and within two months of the service of the lawsuit, the case settled for the maximum policy limits of $100,000.00.

R.A., a 70-year-old Lancaster resident, aggravated degenerative disc disease in his low back after suffering an auto accident. Insurance company claimed the minor impact in this accident was insufficient to cause injury, offering only $56,000.00 prior to suit. Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client and within four months of filing lawsuit, case settled for maximum policy limits of $100,000.00.

P.E., a 37-year-old Palmdale resident, injured her shoulder in an auto accident. The at-fault party offered their policy limit of $25,000 to settle, which was rejected since there was a possibility for additional coverage through defendant’s employer’s policy, despite fact that defendant was not working at the time of the accident. After researching an exception to the coming and going rule, case settled at mediation for: $100,000.00.

S.I., a 69-year-old Lancaster resident, aggravated degenerative disc disease in his low back when he was involved in a car accident. The insurance company for the at-fault party offered $20,000.00 to settle, which was rejected. Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client and one day after the lawsuit was filed, the case settled for the maximum policy limits of $100,000.00.

K.B., a 56-year-old Lancaster resident, injured her low back when she was rear-ended in an auto accident. The at-fault’s party argued the need for surgery was not caused by the accident, offering only $14,000.00 to settle. Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client and, four months after the lawsuit was filed, case settled for: $95,000.00.

L.C., a 55-year-old Palmdale resident, was attending a wedding at a local restaurant when the chair he was seated in collapsed. This premises liability / slip and fall case settled prior to trial for $90,000.00.

C.B., a 33-year-old Lancaster resident, was injured in a roll-over car accident caused by an uninsured motorist. When her own insurance company refused to offer more than $35,000.00 to settle her case, Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers demanded arbitration. Case settled at arbitration for: $76,575.00.

M.C., 33-year-old Rosamond resident, suffered soft-tissue injuries in an auto accident. The at-fault party’s insurance company offered $7,000.00 to settle, which was rejected. Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client and, and within four months of the lawsuit being served, the case settled for the maximum policy limits of $50,000.00.

A.C., a 32-year-old Lancaster resident, injured her shoulder in an auto accident caused by an uninsured motorist. Her own insurance company denied the accident caused the necessity for shoulder surgery, offering only $11,000.00 to settle. Case settled at arbitration for maximum policy limits of: $50,000.00.

B.J., a 51-year-old Lancaster resident, injured herself when she slipped and fell on black ice located in front of a residence with a leaky sprinkler. The homeowner’s insurance company denied responsibility for the slip and fall premises liability accident. Case settled at mediation for: $34,000.00.

Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers kept me well informed throughout the entire process. Their friendly and informative staff always stayed on top of my claim. The insurance company at first was very friendly and even offered to give me money so that I could go to the doctor. What I didn’t know was that they were also asking for a full release of all claims. That’s when I called Kuzyk Personal Injury & Car Accidents Lawyers and from the beginning they treated me like family. I will always tell my family and friends what an awesome job they did for me. I have an attorney for life.

Other party ran the stop sign

Def made a U turn in front of our client

Our was rear ended at a stop sign

Def made a left turn in front of our client.

Def fell asleep made lane change into our client.

Defendant rear ended our client.