$250,000: Curran v. Arnold

Mr. Curran, 29 years old, was an avid bicycle rider. He would ride his bicycle nearly 7+ miles per day, to and from his work. In April 2019, Mr. Curran was leaving his work on his bicycle when Defendant, Mr. Arnold, was traveling in his 2018 Chevrolet pick up truck in the same direction. Mr. Arnold saw an opening in traffic and quickly attempted to make an unprotected left hand turn, across multiple lanes of oncoming traffic, and collided directly into Mr. Curran's body forcing him to the cement below. As a direct result of this collision, Mr. Curran fractured his C2 vertebra and torn his meniscus in his left knee. These injuries have prevented Mr. Curran from getting on a bike ever since. The case was being handled by a family friend defense attorney who after years of being a "friendly" advocate with the insurance company, was given a "top offer" of $150,000.00. The defense counsel reached out to me and asked for my assistance. I filed the lawsuit in March 2021 and three weeks later the defense tendered their full $250,000.00 policy limits—after some choice words regarding bad faith. Unfortunately, there were no additional coverages for Mr. Curran's injuries.