While every case is determined on its own specific facts, the following cases represent past cases where I have had successful results for my clients. A careful evaluation by an attorney of the facts and legal issues in your case is required in order to properly advise you of your legal rights and remedies.
$9.6 million for 6 loggers seriously injured in a helicopter crash. The defendants had initially denied responsibility by claiming to be the loggers' employer protected by the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act.
$8 million for the families of 4 men who died in a commuter airline crash. The defendants had argued that the families suffered no significant economic loss because the men practiced a subsistence lifestyle as opposed to being formally employed.
$2.3 million for the burn victim of an aircraft accident.
$1.5 million for a commercial fishermen whose knee was crushed between the rollers of a conveyor belt on board a commercial fish processing vessel. The defendants had argued that the worker was solely responsible for his own injury when he was following the orders of his superior.
$840,000 verdict for Juneau paramedic injured by negligence of crew of Holland America vessel, The Maasdam. At trial, the defense was to assert that the accident did not occur and that the client's injury was solely the result of a pre-existing condition.
$575,000 for traumatic arm amputation in motor vehicle accident.
$360,000 for mistreatment received by a severely disabled and quadriplegic resident of an assisted living home. The operator of the home argued that the resident had suffered no economic loss and minimal emotional distress.
$335,000 for shoulder injury resulting from customer assaulted by Radio Shack manager.
$140,000 for shoulder injury suffered by condominium owner falling on ice in common area of condominium.
I have also represented clients in a number of cases which the responsible party has conditioned settlement on confidentiality. While I cannot discuss these cases in detail, I have also asserted claims against a large oil company by a worker who was the victim of a well explosion, an oilfield services contractor for failing to provide proper safety supervision that led to the traumatic leg amputation injury in a Nabors Alaska roustabout, a national truck manufacturer whose vehicle was defective, a manufacturer of aerosol products whose use resulted in a 12 year old experiencing severe burns on his upper torso, and against a law firm committing malpractice in the mishandling of an aviation accident claim, and a hotel whose deck railing collapsed leading to travelers suffering a broken back and dislocated shoulder.
For a discussion of the facts of your case, contact personal injury attorney Marc June.
A number of my cases have also been the subject of significant appellate decisions.
Dobrydnia v. Farwest Fisheries (9th Cir. 1996)
Fairbanks North Slope Borough (9th Cir. 1980)
Denardo v. Murphy, 781 F. 2d 1345 (9th Cir. 1986)
Denardo v. State of Alaska, 740 P.2d 453 (Alaska 1987)
Kennecorp Mortgage & Equities, Inc. v. First National Bank of Fairbanks, 685 P. 2d 1232 (Alaska 1984)
Van Brunt v. State of Alaska, 653 P. 2d 343 (Alaska 1982)
Van Brunt v. State of Alaska, 646 P. 2d 872 (Alaska App. 1982)
Kennedy v. First National Bank of Fairbanks, 637 P. 2d 297 (Alaska 1981)
