Case Results

While working for his employer, our client was driving southbound on ProMedica Parkway in Toledo, Ohio, near the intersection of ProMedica Parkway and Central Avenue. Another vehicle was nearing the stoplight while driving eastbound on Central Avenue. Our client, having a green light, began to turn left onto Central Avenue. However, at the same time, the other driver experienced a medical emergency and drove through the stoplight, causing her to smash into the side of the client’s vehicle. The Toledo Police Department arrived at the scene and found the other driver had a suspended license, which she was cited for. Our client was taken by the Toledo Fire Department to Toledo Hospital to be evaluated for the pain in his left shoulder, chest, and neck. After an evaluation and a CT scan, doctors found the client suffered a closed fracture of his sternum and hematoma of his neck. He remained in the hospital for two days.

After several months of misdiagnoses, it was eventually discovered that the client suffered unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis as a result of his fractured sternum. This condition caused his left lung to lose function, leading to severe shortness of breath and restricted mobility. After extensive research, the client found a board-certified surgeon in another state who could treat his rare injury. Over the course of his recovery, the client underwent phrenic nerve repair surgery, psychological treatment, physical therapy, numerous hospital admissions, and was seen by multiple specialists in an effort to regain as much function as possible.

After the client contacted our office, Charles Boyk and his team quickly began helping the client find the specialists he needed and started investigating to find insurance coverage. Unfortunately, the at-fault driver only carried state-minimum coverage, and the client’s personal insurance company denied coverage because of a work-related exclusion in their policy. However, our team at Charles Boyk Law was able to secure additional coverage through the client’s employer’s auto insurance policy. This was possible because the client was driving within the scope of his employment at the time of the accident. Using reports from the client’s doctors and a statement from the client, our office recovered the at-fault driver’s policy limits and negotiated a settlement with our client’s employer’s insurance. Ultimately, our client accepted a total settlement of $825,000.00 without the need to file a lawsuit. In addition to this personal injury settlement, our team is still handling the client’s workers’ compensation claim to secure additional compensation.

Our client planned a relaxing weekend with her sister at a Tennessee lake house. She had a recent hip replacement surgery, so after a day on the lake, the sisters had to ascend a large hill to get back to the house. The homeowner ran a track from the lake to the house and had a makeshift cart on the track being pulled by a cable. The sisters rode up the hill until the halfway point when the cart stopped. After a few minutes, they were instructed to return to the cart by other members of the party. At that point, the cable failed, and the sisters plunged to the bottom and sustained devastating injuries. Our client was life-flighted to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury, fractured ankle, and other injuries. She required multiple surgeries and a later stay in a rehab facility, not to mention a significant income loss.
We brought in local counsel to file a lawsuit, but our claim against the homeowner was still met with resistance. The insurer argued our client was negligent and that the client’s brother-in-law and daughter shared legal responsibility for running the controls at the top of the hill. We were able to overcome these obstacles by stressing that the ultimate liability rested on the homeowner for failing to properly maintain the makeshift rail cart and pulley. We ultimately prevailed upon the insurer to pay its full liability and umbrella coverage to settle all claims.

Our client was a retired man who was on a golfing trip with friends in North Carolina. He was putting on the green when his playing partner mistakenly ran him over with his golf cart. The partner panicked and backed over him a second time. When this occurred, our client was sucked under the golf cart which caused both of his kneecaps to be fractured. The result was multiple surgeries and 10 days in the hospital. Further, our client was never able to play golf again and could only walk with a walker.
The first attorney was discharged, and we were retained 6 months before the North Carolina statute of limitations. We added value by ordering the medical records and having our medical paralegal do a record review. The orthopedic surgeon who performed on our client was not willing to help, so our office found another doctor who examined the client and wrote a report. We found the insurance of the defendant. After issues of determining liability, our firm partnered with co-counsel in North Carolina. A lawsuit was filed, discovery was exchanged, and all depositions were taken. A month before the trial was to take place, we obtained a settlement for our client.

Our client was in Montana on a hunting trip with his friends when the driver of their vehicle sped around a curve, causing the vehicle to fall off the mountain in which they were traveling on. Our client and his friends fell approximately 200 feet down, and their vehicle flipped several times. The Montana State Highway Patrol responded and issued a citation to the driver. Our client was taken by life flight and hospitalized for several days. It was found that our client had suffered many injuries including a burst fracture to his vertebra, radiculopathy, concussion, and post-traumatic stress disorder. After being cleared to travel, our client returned to Ohio for his treatment. Our client was in a cage-like back brace for an extended period of time and required several rounds of physical therapy. As a result of this accident, the client was unable to work for several months.
We were contacted by our client to assist in his legal recovery action. Attorney Mike Bruno and his pre-litigation team got to work in assisting the client with getting the compensation he was entitled to. This case settled pre-suit after our client accepted a total offer of $470,000.

Our client used a rideshare app to get home from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The driver of the car stopped at a stop sign but did not look both ways before crossing. As the car crossed into the intersection, a semi-truck smashed into the vehicle. Our client was taken to Toledo Hospital by Monroe County Ambulance. He had multiple injuries including two pelvic fractures, two disk fractures, whiplash, and a concussion. We filed a lawsuit, did proper discovery and depositions, and obtained four medical reports from treating doctors. This case was settled at a private mediation.

Our client reached out to Charles Boyk Law Offices regarding the accident. Our firm worked diligently with our client to help him receive the compensation he deserves. Our client accepted a $350,000 confidential settlement from the rideshare company.

Our client was driving from his college when a car ran through a red light and struck his car on the passenger side. He managed to get out of the car. While he was calling 911, he had a stroke and fell onto his left shoulder. EMS took him to Miami Valley Hospital. The stroke caused a brain bleed on the right side of his brain that rendered it fully disabled. The driver was uninsured. We found medical journal articles linking trauma causing a stroke. We provided these to the treating neurologist. The neurologist wrote a report citing our medical literature. This resulted in the uninsured motorist carrier offering us the policy limits.

He reached out to Charles Boyk Law Offices regarding the auto accident, looking for assistance with his case. Our team was able to help him during treatment, help with his property damage, and help negotiate a settlement offer. Our client accepted an offer of $306,248.75 from the insurance company to help compensate him for his losses.

Our client was riding his bicycle eastbound on Airport Highway. A vehicle came from behind and struck our client. Our client was taken to the University of Toledo Medical Center by the Toledo Fire Department EMS. Toledo Police Department cited the other driver months later after making a recreation of the crime scene. After the accident, our client was evaluated and diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury, which caused him to have no memory of the incident. He required surgery on his right fibula. He remained at UTMC for 6 weeks and was transported to St. Charles for 6 weeks afterwards. He then spent 6 weeks in rehabilitation.

The client was referred to our firm by one of our previous clients. Our firm was able to work diligently with him and help him receive the compensation he deserves. Our client accepted a $300,000 offer from the other driver’s insurance company.

Our client was traveling southbound on North Holland-Sylvania Road and was just a few blocks away from her home when she was involved in a serious car accident. As our client was approaching the intersection with Bancroft Street, traffic was heavy, and the light ahead had turned red. Our client properly slowed down, however, the driver behind her did not. The driver behind our client failed to notice traffic ahead of her coming to a stop and was traveling approximately 40-50 miles per hour, even though the speed limit was only 35 mph. This driver collided with the rear end of our client’s car with so much force that our client’s vehicle was propelled forward into the vehicle in front of her. Upon impact our client was flung forward into her steering wheel. As a result of the accident our client suffered a whiplash injury and a severely fractured nose. Due to the severity of the fracture, our client underwent surgery to repair her nose. Several months later as the injury healed, she began having difficulty breathing through her nose and was required to undergo surgery again. Following this second surgery she continued to experience obstructed breathing, ear pain, sinus pressure, and migraines. Additionally, the surgery had left her nose significantly deformed. Due to these continued problems, our client was forced to undergo a third surgery and she may require additional surgical intervention in the future.

We were contacted by our client to assist her in her legal recovery from the accident. When settlement negotiations were unsuccessful, Charles Boyk and his litigation team filed a lawsuit against the at-fault driver. After undertaking discovery and depositions, the case went to mediation where we were successful in recovering $300,000 for our client.

Our client was a passenger on a 28-foot boat, enjoying a fishing trip with friends on Lake Erie. Tragically, at around 10:00pm, the boat crashed into a break wall in Ashtabula. It was speculated that alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident. The Coast Guard arrived on the scene, finding five passengers. One passenger was unresponsive, treated by the Coast Guard officers, but sadly passed away due to his injuries.

Our firm was contacted by the passenger’s wife and stepson to represent the estate. Charles Boyk and his team filed a wrongful death action against the driver of the boat on behalf of the estate. Soon after, the boat driver’s insurance company asserted an interpleader action, requesting that the Federal Court accept their liability insurance limits of $300,000.00. Since several passengers were injured, in addition to the passenger who lost his life, the insurance company believed their limits were insufficient to fully compensate all parties. The insurance company requested that the Court distribute the $300,000.00 among the parties as it saw fit.

After the Court defaulted one party for their failure to assert a claim within the timeframe prescribed by law, Attorney Charles Boyk began negotiating with the remaining injured party to work out a fair allocation of the policy funds. After several discussions, our office resolved the matter and obtained a court order that allocated the majority of the $300,000 policy limits to our client, the decedent’s estate. The remaining portion was awarded to the remaining injured party. In the end, the decedent’s estate received a settlement of $262,686.70.

This case was referred to us by another attorney. Once our office started on the case and prior to litigation, Attorney Mike Bruno and his pre-litigation team were able to secure the policy limits for the husband in addition to his wife’s $15,000 settlement.