Archives: Verdicts

$75,000 settlement recovered only 7 1/2 months after Ostroff law was hired by client from Chambersburg, PA. Although our client was in her car when her back was injured in this crash, she was a professional truck driver for Penn DOT and she had a Limited Tort insurance policy on this car. This crash occurred when our client was driving her car on Grandview Street and was suddenly cut off by an oncoming car that suddenly attempted to turn left onto Miller Street, cutting our client off.

$130,000 settlement recovered only 11 months after Ostroff Law was hired by our client. Our firm recovered all available insurance from multiple insurance companies by aggressively filing this lawsuit and litigating this claim. Within this 11 month period, we filed a lawsuit and completed the pleading, discovery and deposition phases of this lawsuit. Our client injured his neck when he was cut off by a left turning vehicle on Route 30 in Chambersburg. Prior to this crash our client had a history of neck problems and surgery. He aggravated these prior neck problems in this crash, but did not require additional surgery. Even though our client had Limited Tort insurance in effect on the date of this crash, Ostroff Law was able to swiftly recover all of the insurance that was available. Prior to litigation, the insurance company took the position that our client’s injuries weren’t serious enough to obtain a recovery, due to being covered by Limited Tort insurance.

$50,000 in total settlements recovered in under a year for Pleasantville, Forrest County, PA client with Limited Tort insurance. This client suffered a low back injury that included a herniated disc (No surgery required) in a rear end crash, on Route 8, outside of Oil City. Client had Limited Tort insurance and Ostroff was able to overcome this obstacle by establishing that he sustained a serious enough injury to be entitled to a recovery.

Ostroff Law recovered $150,000 for this client from Penfield, Clearfield County, after she was told by her previous local lawyer that because she had Limited Tort insurance, she was not entitled to a recovery and he terminated his representation of her. Our client sustained a concussion and neck/back strain and sprain injuries in this rear end crash, which occurred in Weedville, Elk County, PA. Two weeks after Ostroff Law was hired, a lawsuit was filed in Butler County on our client’s behalf. Two months after Ostroff Law was hired, our firm obtained all of the insurance that was available on the driver of the car that caused this crash. Less than 8 months later, Ostroff Law obtained additional Under Insurance Benefit (“UIM”) proceeds from our client’s insurance company. In full, Ostroff Law recovered $150,000 for our client, despite the fact that she was told by her previous lawyer that she was not entitled to a recovery because she had limited tort insurance. Prior to litigation, the insurance company took the position that our client’s injuries weren’t serious enough to obtain a recovery due to being covered by Limited Tort insurance, yet Ostroff Law was able to obtain this substantial recovery by aggressively litigating this case on behalf of our client.