Case Results
Premises Liability/Slip and Fall
Kara Edmunds represented a young girl who fell from a horizontal ladder on the playground of her private school. The girl sustained a broken arm that required two surgical procedures to repair. The school denied liability even though the parents and teachers had repeatedly complained that the playground was overcrowded, under-supervised, and lacked the appropriate groundcover. Investigation also revealed that the horizontal ladder was installed too high. The case settled without litigation for nearly $35,000.
Kara represented a young boy who, while exiting a restaurant, tripped over a significant defect in the sidewalk sustaining an open tib-fib fracture which required multiple surgeries. Kara secured a substantial settlement from the insurance company after proving that the exterior lights of the building were not functioning properly, preventing the child to see the defect in the sidewalk.
Kara represented a woman who slipped in a hotel lobby after the floors were mopped; she sustained a broken humerus. While the insurance company initially denied liability, Kara was able to sustain a settlement after locating witnesses who admitted that the wet floor signs were not present when the accident occurred.
Kara represented a man who sustained a severe lower leg injury after he fell off the stairs of his rental home. The insurance company initially denied liability but Kara obtained a substantial settlement after finding that the stairs did not meet applicable building codes because they did not have a handrail.
Denied Disability
Kara Edmunds represented a man whose disability insurance benefits were denied after he suffered a heart attack. The man had been working as a real estate agent at the time of his heart attack. Because he was selling mountainous property, the job was quite physical. After his heart attack, his doctors discouraged such physical work so he went back to practicing as a family doctor. His real estate job was more lucrative than his medical practice. Although he had paid monthly premiums on his disability insurance policy for ten years to protect against this very thing, the insurance company refused to pay him residual disability benefits asserting that he could continue his job as a realtor. Kara negotiated a buy-out of his policy for a confidential, yet substantial, amount.
Kara Edmunds represented a hunter who severely injured his left forearm when a carbon arrow shaft shattered as it left the bow, embedding into his forearm. Investigation revealed that the arrow was negligently constructed. The case settled without litigation for $37,000.
Kara represents a hedge fund manager who, at age 40, developed a brain tumor. The insurance company bombarded him and his family with paperwork and demands for medical and other documentation. Kara represents the family on an hourly basis to prevent the insurance company from dealing directly with the individual or his family so that he can focus on his health.
Kara Edmunds represented a young girl who fell from a horizontal ladder on the playground of her private school. The girl sustained a broken arm that required two surgical procedures to repair. The school denied liability even though the parents and teachers had repeatedly complained that the playground was overcrowded, under-supervised, and lacked the appropriate groundcover. Investigation also revealed that the horizontal ladder was installed too high. The case settled without litigation for nearly $35,000.
Kara represented a young boy who, while exiting a restaurant, tripped over a significant defect in the sidewalk sustaining an open tib-fib fracture which required multiple surgeries. Kara secured a substantial settlement from the insurance company after proving that the exterior lights of the building were not functioning properly, preventing the child to see the defect in the sidewalk.
Kara represented a woman who slipped in a hotel lobby after the floors were mopped; she sustained a broken humerus. While the insurance company initially denied liability, Kara was able to sustain a settlement after locating witnesses who admitted that the wet floor signs were not present when the accident occurred.
Kara represented a man who sustained a severe lower leg injury after he fell off the stairs of his rental home. The insurance company initially denied liability but Kara obtained a substantial settlement after finding that the stairs did not meet applicable building codes because they did not have a handrail.
Denied Disability
Kara Edmunds represented a man whose disability insurance benefits were denied after he suffered a heart attack. The man had been working as a real estate agent at the time of his heart attack. Because he was selling mountainous property, the job was quite physical. After his heart attack, his doctors discouraged such physical work so he went back to practicing as a family doctor. His real estate job was more lucrative than his medical practice. Although he had paid monthly premiums on his disability insurance policy for ten years to protect against this very thing, the insurance company refused to pay him residual disability benefits asserting that he could continue his job as a realtor. Kara negotiated a buy-out of his policy for a confidential, yet substantial, amount.
Kara Edmunds represented a hunter who severely injured his left forearm when a carbon arrow shaft shattered as it left the bow, embedding into his forearm. Investigation revealed that the arrow was negligently constructed. The case settled without litigation for $37,000.
Kara represents a hedge fund manager who, at age 40, developed a brain tumor. The insurance company bombarded him and his family with paperwork and demands for medical and other documentation. Kara represents the family on an hourly basis to prevent the insurance company from dealing directly with the individual or his family so that he can focus on his health.