Selected outcomes

Sample Case Results

A selection of jury verdicts and settlements McCormick & Murphy has obtained in personal injury and insurance bad-faith matters across Colorado.

Insurance bad-faith results

Settlement$1,850,000

Health insurer denied medical bills incurred after a head-on automobile collision. Claims included insurance bad faith and fraud.

Jury trial$1,200,000

Insurer refused to pay collision-related medical bills after a drunk-driving crash, and the bills went to collection. Judgment included interest and costs.

Settlement$470,000

Health insurer refused to authorize needed neck surgery. The case proceeded in Denver County District Court before settlement.

Auto, motorcycle, and truck results

Settlement$1,450,000

High-speed rear-end collision in Pueblo caused a subdural hematoma, traumatic brain injury, torn ligaments, and lost employment.

Settlement$1,150,000

Automobile collision caused a traumatic brain injury. Claims were made against the at-fault driver and underinsured-motorist coverage.

Settlement$950,000

T-bone collision involving a drunk driver in Brighton caused a traumatic brain injury.

Settlement$750,000

Semi-truck rear-ended the client in Lamar, causing spinal injuries.

Settlement$744,000

Semi-truck T-bone crash in Black Forest.

Settlement$550,000

Father and daughter suffered serious injuries, including femur fractures, in an I-70 collision.

Settlement$450,000

Motorcyclist struck by an SUV suffered head and neck injuries and a broken leg.

Jury trial$295,000

Passenger suffered traumatic brain, neck, and back injuries in a Colorado Springs intersection collision. Judgment included interest and costs.

Jury trial$270,000

Rear-end collision caused a low-back disc injury. The insurer offered $15,000 before the federal trial. Judgment included interest and costs.

Premises-injury results

Settlement$675,000

Client suffered facial fractures and other serious injuries after being assaulted by convenience-store employees.

Settlement$500,000

Fall from a deck in Huerfano County.

Jury trial$257,000

Client broke her ankle on an ice-filled Denver-area dealership parking lot. Judgment included interest and costs.

Additional injury results

Settlement$300,000

A school paraprofessional was struck by a teenager riding an e-bike and required surgery. The claim resolved through homeowner’s insurance.

Pre-litigation settlement$80,000

A grandmother suffered puncture wounds, lacerations, and emotional trauma in an attack by two neighboring dogs.

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