$600,000 Settlement in Boat Accident Case l Seattle Injury Attorneys

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Davis Law Group announces that it has settled a boating accident case for the sum of $600,000.  The settlement will be funded by two separate insurance policies – both carriers (Allstate and Farmers) tendered their $300,000 insurance policies to settle the claim.

The case involved a boating accident that occurred on July 4, 2006 on Lake Cavanaugh in Skagit County.  A 16 year old girl was being towed on an innertube behind a 17′ speedboat.  The owner of the boat allowed her 13 year old grandson to operate the boat while the young boy sat in her lap.

The 13 year old boy made  a sudden and sharp turn, causing the boat to make an 180 degree turn.  The boat then accelerated toward the girl on the innertube.  The girl was hit and knocked unconscious.  She was forced under the boat where she received severe injuries from the boat’s propeller.  The girl received deep gash wounds and lacerations to her upper thighs and lower legs.  Some ligaments and muscles were severed, which required emergency surgery.  The girl spent a few weeks in the hospital before being discharge with a walker.

The girl’s recovery from the injury was difficult.  She had difficulty walking for several weeks, and she experienced ongoing and sharp “nerve” pain.  She endured more than 14 mos. of medical treatment and therapy.  She was forced to take pain medication for nearly a year.  Her medical bills exceeded $70,000.  Although she made a full recovery (she can walk without difficulty), she now has severe scarring and some noticeable deformity to her upper thighs due to scar tissue and removal.

The grandmother blamed her grandson for causing the accident, thereby necessitating that both be sued and joined as defendants in the case.  Fortunately, DLG discovered that there were two insurance policies that covered the loss. 

The girl’s mother decided to fire their former attorney and hire Mr. Davis.  They claim the former attorney had done nothing on the case for two years, failed to communicate what was going on, and had also made some procedural errors that may have hurt the case. 

Mr. Davis was able to correct the procedural problems, join the grandson in the litigation as an indespensable party, perform more discovery and depositions of witnesses, consult with medical experts about the girl’s need for future care, discover the additional insurance policy, and then negotiate a very favorable settlement for the maximum insurance proceeds available in the case.