California Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyers

Verdicts, Settlements and Judgments

Van Der Walde & Associates gets results!

Van Der Walde & Associates has resolved hundreds of cases, resulting in millions of dollars in settlements, verdicts and judgments. Here are a few examples of the results we have obtained for real clients, just like you.

These examples are not a guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of any future case. Results vary from case to case.

$1,475,000 - Auto v. pedestrian

$1,002,500 settlement with a major automobile manufacturer for head injury and the loss of Plaintiff's kidney resulting from a single car rollover accident where 25 year old man was ejected from the car due to a malfunctioning seat belt.

$850,000 settlement for a rollover automobile accident causing rib, hip and pelvis fractures as well as internal injuries, including punctured lungs and spleen in a 20 year old man.

$475,000 settlement for the wrongful death of a 75 year old mother who was struck while crossing the road.

$350,000 settlement for head-on collision caused by minor driver losing control of vehicle and jumping the median, resulting in major injury to a 40 year old woman's hips with a recommendation for hip replacement.

$300,000 settlement during trial with the City of Palo Alto for the aggravation of a back injury in a 50 year old paraplegic man, resulting in significant spasm and increased pain, when he fell on his tailbone during a transfer from his wheelchair to the pool as the result of a defectively installed lift operated by the city.

$300,000 policy limits settlement for a fractured vertebrae with nerve impingement when a 65 year old male bicyclist was rear-ended by an intoxicated driver.

$275,000 settlement at trial for a broken hip in a 75 year old woman when the defendant lost control of his vehicle and crossed into oncoming traffic.

$250,000 settlement for a 40 year old woman's chronic pain syndrome resulting from a rear-ended accident with a streetsweeper.

$234,097 verdict against property owner for a broken knee sustained by an 82-year-old disabled woman when she was struck by a car in a shopping mall parking lot that lacked handicapped crosswalks.

$225,000 settlement with Valley Transit Authority for a broken shoulder sustained by Plaintiff when the bus she was riding suddenly stopped, ejecting her from her seat and into a pole across the bus.

$175,000 settlement for a severely fractured wrist in a 50 year old man when a car turned left and struck the victim's motorcycle.

$115,000 settlement for the fractured leg of a motorcyclist when a vehicle turned left into his path of travel.

$100,000 settlement for severe scalp lacerations to the passenger of a single car rollover accident.

$100,000 settlement for a fractured leg when a 50 year old paraplegic woman was thrown from her wheelchair while riding in an Outreach van.

Confidential settlements where Van Der Walde & Associates secured the maximum policy amount available:

Policy limit settlement for wrongful death of a 25 year old man from a head-on collision caused by a diabetic in hypoglycemic shock driving the wrong way on the freeway.

Policy limit settlement plus $150,000 in bad faith damages, for the wrongful death of the plaintiff's husband, caused by an auto accident where the defendant failed to yield the right-of-way while making a left turn.

Double policy limit settlement from the drivers of both vehicles for Injuries to a 35 year old female motorcycle passenger who severely fractured her leg when a vehicle making a left turn collided with the motorcycle.

Policy limit settlement for the wrongful death of a 20 year old motorcyclist killed by a car pulling out of a gas station into his path.

Policy limit settlement for multiple pelvic fractures and a punctured lung of a 20 year old female passenger in a car that attempted to cross multiple lanes to exit the freeway.

Policy limit settlement for the wrongful death of a 50 year old mother who was struck by a car in a parking lot, dragged, then run over again when the defendant put the car in reverse.

Policy limit settlement for a 50 year old man who lost an arm in a rear-end collision on the freeway caused by a drunk driver.

Policy limit settlement for the spinal cord and brain injuries suffered by a 50 year old man as a result of an automobile versus automobile accident where the defendant failed to yield the right of way when making a left hand turn.

Policy limit settlements for two victims of a head on automobile accident, where one victim had a fractured foot and internal injuries and the other victim suffered a spinal cord injury. The accident occurred because the defendant was traveling at a high speed and lost control of his vehicle, jumping over the median and colliding with the plaintiffs' vehicle.

Policy limit settlements for three victims of a rear-end automobile accident on the freeway. One minor male plaintiff sustained fatal injuries, the other minor plaintiff sustained multiple fractures and internal injuries.

These examples are not a guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of any future cases. Results vary from case to case.

If you or a loved one has been the victim of a car accident in California, please contact a San Jose Auto Accident lawyer at Van Der Walde & Associates to discuss your car accident case.