Case Results

In April of 2021, our client and their grandchild were traveling on a frequented street. However, an oncoming vehicle went left-of center and struck our client and child. Because of the impact, our client became pinned between the steering wheel and dashboard, requiring an extraction by firefighters and other first responders. The grandchild had relatively minimal injuires.

An investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol uncovered that the at-fault driver was intoxicated at the time of the collision, and further blood tests showed that the at-fault driver had Fentanyl in his system.

The injuries suffered by our client were extreme, leaving the client immobile for an extended period of time, and their family having to perform simple life tasks for them, such as bathing, dressing, and food preparation. After the collision, our client was life-flighted to a local trauma center, where they spent nearly one-month hospitalized, including five separate surgeries.

Though our client will still have to receive routine treatment and rehabilitation, the $1,800,000 settlement our attorneys recovered will allow the client to pay medical bills, compensate for the horrific experience, and allow our client to relocate to a much more suitable home and allow for financial stability.

Our client was a Perrysburg Township police officer involved in a crash while in the scope of his employment. He was stopped at a red light when a semi-truck, traveling at a speed of 60 mph, failed to stop and slammed into the rear of his vehicle. Our client was transported to the hospital with complaints of extreme back pain.

Our client suffered serious back injury as a result of the automobile collision. Imaging revealed he had a residual L5-S1 disc herniation, increase in fluid in the thecal sac, and disc protrusion at the L4-L5 level indenting the anterior thecal sac. He underwent three separate surgeries and physical therapy. However, he continued to experience chronic pain and began having bouts of depression and anxiety with reported sleep disturbances. Our client then had an undocumented suicide attempt and began psychological treatment.

Prior to this tragic accident our client was a healthy, physically fit, 28-year old father of three. He was a proud veteran of the Iraqi War and a former volunteer firefighter. After the accident our client was unable to return to work. He and his wife struggled to keep the family together in a safe comfortable home. Our client was eventually diagnosed with anxiety disorder and was told he would have to live his life with chronic pain. Due to the physical nature of his employment, he was medically disqualified and was told he would not be able to return to work in that field.

We represented this client on a Workers’ Compensation claim and secured him full benefits. After the Workers’ Compensation claim settled, we pursued a lawsuit in Lucas County for his loss of employment. We negotiated an out of court settlement with the negligent driver and the driver’s employer in the amount of $1,250,000.00.

On an icy morning in January, our client offered to drive his wife to work due to inclement weather conditions that had begun overnight. The loving couple bundled up and left early allowing plenty of time for slow travel into work. Our client and his wife were traveling westbound on US Route 6 in Wood County, Ohio when man driving a truck eastbound on US Route 6 failed to maintain control of his vehicle and crossed the center line. He struck the vehicle that our client and his wife were traveling in, forcing the vehicle into a guardrail. Once the vehicle came to rest our client checked on his wife, then exited the vehicle to assess the damage. Due to heavy front-end damage, our client was unable to get his wife from the vehicle and had to wait until help arrived. Responding Sherriff deputies put our client into the back of their cruiser to assess whether medical attention was needed. While in the back of the car, our client was informed that his wife of nearly twenty years succumbed to internal injuries and passed away. Our client was in shock and left to deal with the guilt that he left his wife to die alone and cold, trapped in a mangled vehicle.

Our client was transported to Wood County Hospital where he was treated for injuries including a sprain of both ankles, swelling to his knees and cuts to his hand. After he left the hospital, he needed an additional five weeks of assistance from Home Health Care. Our client saw an orthopedic doctor for treatment to his ankles, knees and hand. He then began a long road of occupational and physical therapy.

After all the treatment, our client still experienced physical discomfort, however the worst pain he experienced was the heartbreak from losing his loving wife. He was quoted saying, “I know nothing in this world can bring her back, so I have to live with the mental anguish of living my life without her and her smile and kisses and hugs. I have lost my most precious gift.” Although no amount of money can replace a lost life, our office fought hard to get our client just compensation.

The at-fault driver of the truck had liability insurance that had a limit of $50,000.00 in coverage. Luckily, our client had made the smart decision to carry umbrella coverage with his own insurer. By pursuing claims against not only the at-fault driver but also our client’s own insurer we were able to obtain an additional $1 million dollars in coverage. The total amount recovered was $1,050,000.00 for the wrongful death of the client’s deceased wife, and $60,0000.00 directly to our client for his own personal injuries sustained in the collision

Wood County women killed on Route 6 in 2017 after defendant crossed the center line. Her husband was taking her to work in snowy conditions and was also injured.

In July 2020, while traveling on I-80 in Indiana, our client was driving safely behind a semi-truck. Because of road construction, traffic began to slow, as did our client and the semi-truck in front did so as well. Unfortunately, a vehicle traveling behind our client did not notice the slowing traffic and rear-ended our client. Due to the excessive speed and force of the rear-ending vehicle, our client’s front-end was wedged beneath the trailer attached to the semi-truck, resulting in extensive damage. 

Our client sustained several traumatic injuries, including several dislocations, fractures, ligament injuries, and damage to the spinal cord. Our client is projected to require continued medical treatment, therapy, living modifications, and routine operations. 

Our attorneys successfully negotiated a $995,000 settlement for our client without having to file a lawsuit or spend a day in court giving our client a sense of normalcy and compensation for their horrific injuries.

A 50-year-old man walking on a bridge ends up falling over the bridge onto the ice below. The dispute is whether the vehicle lost control causing him to be pushed over the edge.
Client suffers permeant brain injuries, a broken ankle, and a broken back. The case settled at mediation in 2017.

On April 10, 2013 a 39-year-old male visited his local gun shop to practice shooting his handgun at the shooting range. During his time at the shooting range the male was described as calm and rational. Upon leaving the shooting range he got into his car to leave and discovered that his car wouldn’t start. He began to work on his car and removed his shirt as he attempted to figure out the problem with his vehicle.

The male stopped for lunch and afterwards proceeded to a nearby auto sales lot. At this time, he still had the handgun on him, but the handgun was not loaded. As the male walked to the auto sales lot a man driving past him called 911 and reported to authorities that a man wearing shorts, no shirt, and a cowboy hat, had taken a gun from his waistband, spun it around on his finger and replaced it in his waistband.

The male then proceeded onto the auto sales lot and entered the sales building where he engaged in conversation with two individuals about vehicles in the lot. These individuals later reported the male wasn’t doing anything out-of-the-ordinary and they did not feel at risk of physical harm.

A police officer responding to the 911 call arrived at the auto lot. The officer exited his cruiser, drew his weapon and sprinted towards the entrance of the sales building. As the officer ran towards the building, he began yelling several conflicting commands at the male. In a panic, the male attempted to communicate that he was carrying a weapon by stating, “I’m packing.” The male then removed his hands from his pockets and turned to face the officer as he was commanded. As the male turned, the officer fired two-gun shots, hitting the male in his back and his arm. The male was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Overall, less than a minute had elapsed from the time the officer exited his cruiser to the time he fatally shot the male.

This 39-year-old male’s constitutional rights were violated. Upon investigation the responding police officer consistently failed to describe any threat the male had posed that would justify drawing his weapon and fatally shooting the male. Additionally, none of the four individuals that witnessed the shooting saw anything that justified the police officer’s use of deadly force.

The 39-year-old male’s family opened an Estate and retained Charles Boyk Law Office to bring a civil rights lawsuit on the deceased male’s behalf. A lawsuit was filed against the police officer and the city. Allegations included but were not limited to the use of the police officer’s excessive force and the city’s failure to improperly train the police officer regarding use of force. Charles Boyk Law Office engaged the assistance of co-counsel Alphonse Gerhardstein, an experienced Ohio Civil Rights attorney. After extensive litigation and employment of vocational experts, Charles Boyk Law Office and Alphonse Gerhardstein were able to obtain a substantial settlement award on behalf of the deceased male.

On a November afternoon our client was traveling northbound on County Road 178 in the Township of Ballville, Ohio. A vehicle traveling southbound on County Road 178 turned left into our client’s path of travel, striking the front driver’s side and pushing our client’s vehicle off the right side of the road, which eventually came to stop in a field. Both vehicles sustained significant damages. Our client had severe damage to the driver’s side of her vehicle and the vehicle’s airbags deployed. Due to her injuries our client had to be extracted from her vehicle and transported via life flight to The University of Toledo Medical Center.

At the hospital our client was found to have sustained an open right ankle fracture and a fracture to her femur. She also had multiple abrasions and an intraventricular hemorrhage. She was admitted to the ICU for close monitoring of her injuries. Our client was required to undergo emergency surgery to her left femur, left knee and right ankle. Over the next five days she underwent three more surgeries which included insertion of hardware to her femur and ankle. She then had a CAT scan which showed intraventricular hemorrhage and was placed on medication. Following discharge from the hospital she was admitted to a rehabilitation care center where she stayed for eight weeks receiving extensive physical and occupational therapy. While still a resident at the care center she underwent another surgery to her right ankle and left knee. In May and June of the following year our client underwent her sixth and seventh surgery where she had her screws and IVC filter removed. Overall our client had seven surgeries and underwent six months of physical therapy.

Before the collision our client was in good physical health and had worked 37 years as a full-time warehouse employee. After the collision our client was unable to return to work. She was eventually forced into early retirement causing her to lose a considerable amount in wages. The lost wages caused a financial hardship on her household. In addition, despite the extensive treatment, our client still suffered from pain and discomfort resulting in the use of a cane and walker.

Our office was obtained to help our client get compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Our office conducted negotiations with the at-fault driver’s insurance company and obtained a settlement for our client in the amount of $750,000.00

Our client was on the job, working as a laborer for a farm co-op when he was asked to make a repair to the grain silo. He was placed in a bosun chair with a harness and was suspended from a crane by a third-party crane operator. As our client was hoisted into the air, his leg became entangled with a cable causing extreme pressure and discomfort. As he was lifted higher the entangled cable became even tighter around his leg. The crane operator was unable to see or hear our client, and the designated spotter, who is assigned for these types of situations, had stepped away, leaving our client’s screams for help unheard.

Due to severe pain in his right leg and hip, our client was forced to seek treatment at the Blanchard Valley Medical Center emergency room. Radiological studies revealed a contusion to the right hip and hip sprain. A week later our client was evaluated by a medical provider for a Workers’ Compensation claim status. The pain was described as 8/10, radiating in nature from the right hip into the right leg with increased pain during movement. He was directed to physical therapy and occupational therapy along with work restrictions requiring sitting work only.

Our client eventually consulted with a surgical specialist who opined he sustained a right hip crush injury. Our client continued to have throbbing, stabbing pain in his leg which was exacerbated by any type of motion with the right hip, including walking. For pain management our client began to receive right hip injections but continued to have symptoms of numbness and tingling. After reporting to the ER for discoloration of the leg, an MRI was performed showing a herniated disc at L5-S1. Our client was referred to a neurosurgeon who eventually performed an L5-S1 microdiskectomy and repair of a dural tear. Unfortunately, our client continued to experience pain in his back, hip and leg. After many consultations and MRIs, our client underwent a second surgery of the L5-S1 for decompression and anterior fusion which required four screws placed into the lumbar spine. Our client followed up with physical therapy and conservative rehab. After another MRI was performed, a right hip labral tear was revealed which required our client to have further surgery to his right hip. After numerous surgeries, years of physical therapy, and a substantial amount of time off work, our client recovered and was able to return to work.

A workers’ compensation claim was initially pursued for our client’s medical treatment and time off work. However, to maximize recovery, our office filed a personal injury lawsuit against the crane operator and crane company. The litigation became complicated when the crane company filed a Third-Party Complaint against our client’s employer in an attempt to shift the blame. After a hard-fought litigation the parties reached a settlement resulting in an initial lump sum payment to our client and additional monthly payments being made over several years.

In February of 2019, our client went to work on what seemed to be a normal day as a mail carrier for USPS. As our client stopped along a row of mailboxes on Holland-Sylvania Road in Toledo, Ohio, she was struck by a furniture-moving truck. Not only was she struck, but the furniture-moving truck dragged our client’s vehicle several feet due to the impact. 

As can be imagined, our client’s injuries were extensive, including debilitating back, elbow, and ankle pain. After several visits to their physician, and no alleviation in the pain being experienced, our client underwent surgery, including having two metal screws placed in their ankle. Despite the surgery and routine treatment, our client was unable to return to their normal work. 

Our client had worked for USPS for over twenty years, and truly loved their job. Our client maintained an active life, including regularly taking their dog for long walks, traveling to visit friends and family, and bicycling throughout the parks of Toledo. As can be imagined, after suffering such a traumatic injury, our client was no longer able to work, or do the things they previously enjoyed without suffering debilitating pain. 

In light of this, the attorneys at Charles E. Boyk Law Offices worked diligently with insurance and medical providers to quickly formulate a plan to mitigate the clients’ financial responsibility for medical treatment, and how to immediately put money in their pocket to compensate the inability to work or do the things they enjoy. Additionally, our attorneys advocated for our client with the Department of Labor to ensure that the government took the appropriate actions to provide compensation to our client. 

After several months of discussion and mediation, we were able to quickly reach a $575,000 settlement for our client which allowed them to regain a sense of normalcy to their life.