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Karen K. Koehler's Case Archive

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Motor Vehicle Collision

Jefferson v. City of Redmond

Fractured vertebrae jury verdict

Plaintiff’s counsel: Karen K. Koehler

An aid car driver was driving to a training meeting and not paying attention when he crashed into the rear of plaintiff’s stopped small truck, turning left on a rural highway. The ambulance driver said he didn’t see anything. An eyewitness coming the other direction thought plaintiff didn’t have her blinker on and slammed on her brakes. Ms. Jefferson was a computer consultant with a complicated personal history. The city placed a low settlement value on the case, reasoning that a jury would dislike plaintiff and possibly find that it was she who caused the crash. The jury found the city 100 percent at fault and entered verdict for 35 percent more than the defense offer. After verdict the judge assessed sanctions against the city for failing to admit its fault.

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Motor Vehicle Collision

King v. Bolen, Toles, et al.

Binding arbitration settlement

Plaintiff’s counsel: Karen K. Koehler

We handled the case for a father who survived a collision that killed his son. In binding arbitration we procured $341,500 to the son’s estate and $775,000 to the father.

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Motor Vehicle Collision

Novak v. Carlisle

Cervical fusion jury verdict

Plaintiff’s co-counsel: Karen K. Koehler, Patrick LePley (Karen’s former law partner)

A driver dropped her lunch in her lap and was looking down as her car crunched into the rear of the plaintiff, Mr. Novak. A traveling salesperson with a blackbelt in karate and a champion archerer, Mr. Novak suffered a neck injury that required surgery. The driver’s insurer refused to pay its policy limits. The jury entered verdict for more than three times insurance policy limits.

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Motor Vehicle Collision

Leong v. Lee Grocery

Exacerbation of old neck injury jury verdict

Plaintiff’s counsel: Karen K. Koehler, Steve Shaw (Karen’s former associate)

A delivery truck driver didn’t watch where he was going and smacked into plaintiff. In her 70s, retired from the family grocery and restaurant businesses, and learning how to ballroom dance for the first time, plaintiff was ready to enjoy the “sunset years” of her life. The insurance company blamed plaintiff’s problems on her old neck injuries and surgeries. The jury entered verdict for exactly what the plaintiff asked for before trial and three times more than what the defense told the jury the case was worth.

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