Louis Hollingsworth is a Tucson attorney with the type of record that commands respect from the insurance companies. The following is a brief synopsis of successfully litigated cases.
Hoyt v. Cameron, Case No. CV 333963
After 82-year-old retiree lost control of his vehicle, he caused a head-on collision, seriously injuring a 40-year-old bank employee. Injuries to Plaintiff included head concussion, fractures of the hip, knee and ankle.
Settlement Demand: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Settlement Offer: |
$600,000 |
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| Jury Verdict: |
$2,800,000 |
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Lowe v. Levine, M.D., Case No. CV 329314
Minor child's parents alleged family practitioner was negligent during the delivery of their son when she
failed to properly and timely resuscitate him at birth. The child was without oxygen for over four minutes
after delivery, causing brain damage. (The case against the hospital was settled before the trial.)
Settlement Demand: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Settlement Offer: |
$175,000 |
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| Jury Verdict: |
$4,025,000 |
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Northcutt v. McLeod, Case No. CV 2000-5919
College student failed to stop at a stop sign, crossing four lanes of travel and colliding with 53-year-old
emergency room physician, and causing the vehicle to roll over. The doctor suffered a fractured right
foot and injury to the cervical spine, requiring an anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion.
Case was settled for $1,200,000 one month before trial.
Kent v. Immel, Case No. CV 2000-4497
Defendant negligently exited convenience store parking lot, causing 29-year-old to lose control of his
motorcycle to avoid collision. Defense called eye witnesses who claimed motorcyclist was speeding.
Plaintiff suffered a fractured left clavicle, which impeded his timely college graduation, and precluded
his entering the Army as an officer, and pursuing his career goal of serving in the Special Forces.
Settlement Demand: |
$50,000 |
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| Settlement Offer: |
$15,000 |
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| Jury Verdict: |
$400,000 |
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Floden v. State of Arizona, Case No. CV 311265
A college nursing instructor turned into a high school student and amateur bicyclist who was on a training
ride, causing the bicycle to hit the vehicle's fender, and the rider to catapult into the windshield.
After Defendant applied the brakes, the bicyclist slid off the vehicle, striking his head on the asphalt.
The bicyclist suffered a head injury, resulting in post-concussion syndrome, and post-traumatic stress
disorder, which prevented him from pursuing his bicycling goals.
Settlement Demand: |
$35,000 |
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| Settlement Offer: |
$25,000 |
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| Jury Verdict: |
$300,000 |
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James v. El Campo Tire, Case No. CV 318336
After having mechanical work performed on his truck, Plaintiff, a 27-year-old flooring installer, returned to
the tire shop because of substandard repair work. When Defendant refused to repair the vehicle that
day, Plaintiff became loud and disorderly. After the tire shop manager asked Plaintiff to step outside,
a scuffle ensued, with the manager throwing Plaintiff to the ground. The manager had two other
employees hold Plaintiff down, and he stomped on Plaintiff's left ankle several times. Plaintiff sustained
a posterior malleolus hairline fracture of the heel.
Settlement Demand: |
$100,000 |
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| Settlement Offer: |
$25,000 |
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| Jury Verdict: |
$360,000 |
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Lopez v. Safeway Inc., Case No. CV 20036972
On April 25, 2003, upon entering a Safeway grocery store, Lydia
Lopez, age 82, slipped and fell on
a water spill created by a store
employee. The fall occurred while the employee had gone to
the
back of the store to retrieve a mop to clean up the spill.
The employee claimed to have placed
three warning cones in the area
prior to leaving it. Ms. Lopez first indicated that she saw
no warning
cones, then later stated there were cones but they were
not properly placed to barricade
customers from walking into the
area of the spill. The fall caused Ms. Lopez to undergo a
total
knee replacement, with $60,000 in medical expenses incurred.
| Settlement Offer: |
$400 |
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| Jury Verdict: |
$400,000 |
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Storm v. Yocum and RecWest Inc., Case No. C-2003-2281
On March 14, 2003, Defendant truck-driver Yocum, negligently turned
left in front of Plaintiff's oncoming motorcycle. Plaintiff was
operating his motorcycle slightly in excess of the speed limit,
and was not wearing
a helmet at the time of the collision. Defendant
claimed Plaintiff operated his motorcycle while under the
influence
of marijuana (six nanograms of THC found in Plaintiff's blood at
hospital). Plaintiff suffered a spinal
cord injury as a result of
the impact. While Plaintiff is able to use a walker to walk very
short distances, he is
primarily wheelchair bound. Further, as a
result of the injuries, Plaintiff has only limited function of his
hands.
| Settlement Offer: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Jury Verdict: |
$7,437,500 |
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Johnson v. Espinoza, Case No. CV 2001-090918
Carl Johnson and James Crunk, both state corrections officers,
were en route, late at night, to Laughlin,
Nevada, on a gambling trip.
The van they were in overheated and they stopped in the I-10 emergency
lane. Defendant Daniel Espinoza, a private security guard, passed
their vehicle, pulled over some distance
down the freeway and backed
his vehicle at a rate of 27 to 30 m.p.h. in the direction of the stranded
motorists. When the Defendant was approximately 60 feet away
he braked, causing his vehicle to slide
and rotate, while kicking
up dirt and gravel in the direction of Mr. Johnson and Mr. Crunk.
Although the
Defendant was able to stop his vehicle 13 feet from where
Mr. Johnson had been standing, Mr. Johnson
fled from in front of the
van onto the freeway and was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.
| Settlement Offer: |
$125,000 |
To be shared by surviving
widow and daughter |
| Jury Verdict: |
$1,000,000 |
Surviving widow |
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$500,000 |
Surviving daughter |
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