In 2019, our client Ms. Collado was rear ended on a local freeway. Many people understand the immediate pain and frustration that goes along with an event like this. As our client was being treated for the injuries she sustained, it became apparent to Attorneys Glenn Guenard and Anthony Wallen that her injuries were more significant than even she anticipated.
When settlement negotiations with State Farm Insurance began, their defense medical “experts” described Collado’s injuries as minor, run-of-the-mill whiplash injuries and suggested she should have recovered in a couple of months. State Farm went beyond that to say any treatment or symptoms after the first couple of months were unrelated to the collision and the cost of treatment should be paid for by Ms. Collado. State Farm’s highest pre-trial offer was $80,000. Attorneys Glenn Guenard and Anthony Wallen consulted with the client and the mutual decision was to take the case to trial.
On July 12, 2022, after hearing the evidence, the jury returned a verdict in the amount of $767,787 in the Sacramento Superior Court. The jury believed Ms. Collado’s treating doctor who testified the collision injured her facet joints and injured the discs in her neck which caused her pain and these injuries would eventually require surgery. The jury awarded $59,627 in past medical bills, $283,160 in future medical bills, $150,000 in past pain and suffering and $275,000 in future pain and suffering.
We represent people who are injured because of the careless and reckless acts of others. At the end of the day your case can only be settled one time and you need to know all of the facts beforehand. The reason that insurance companies have paid our clients in excess of $130,000,000.00 is that we get the facts and are not intimidated at the prospect of going to trial when insurance companies fail to offer full compensation. A Sacramento personal injury lawyer can help with serious injuries that require serious representation. We are the Law Offices of Guenard & Bozarth, LLP. Our attorneys have more than 60 years of experience specializing in only representing injured people. Call GB Legal 24/7/365 at 888-809-1075 or contact Guenard & Bozarth online. We would be honored to represent you!
