Insurance companies nearly always insist on confidentiality of settlement amounts–especially when you get the kind of results we do. The following success stories are real cases for real clients. The clients’ complete identities, and those of the defendants, have been withheld in order to comply with the confidentiality provisions of the settlement agreements.
Prosecutors in America have “absolute” immunity–which means that they cannot be sued for almost anything. Almost. Because between 2021 and 2024, The People’s Law Firm litigated one of the most egregious law enforcement conspiracies in history: 26 Black Lives Matter protestors who were targeted for arrest, felony prosecution, and false accusations by a conspiracy of cops and prosecutors. The prosecutors first claimed absolute immunity. And after we beat their Motion to Dismiss, they settled–agreeing to what might be one of the largest payouts by any prosecutorial agency in history.
Tawnya G. found her original lawyer from a television commercial. She met with a salesperson, signed an agreement, and was sent on her way. Four months later, frustrated that she hadn’t received so much as a phone call from her “lawyer,” she called The People’s Law Firm. We requested her file and started working on her case immediately. We learned that the insurance company had made a $25,000 offer on her case that she’d never been told about. After four months of investigating, advocating for Tawnya, and preparing for litigation, we were able to settle Tawyna’s case for $890,000.
Mike C. was a small business owner who suffered a severe hand-injury in a motorcycle accident. He hired a lawyer he found online and the insurance company denied his claim for Underinsured Motorist Benefits under a “commercial use” exclusion. The lawyer then hired The PLF for a second opinion. After pouring through stacks of insurance documents, we found a fatal error the insurance company had made. We gave them 72 hours (over a weekend) to have a check of $500,000 delivered to our office. The insurance company caved, and hand-delivered the $500,000 check–two hours early.
Gjoka P. and his wife emigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe and were physically and psychologically devastated by a high-speed rear-end collision. Their prior attorney settled their claim, and received a $10,000 “compromise” offer from their Underinsured Motorist carrier. Gjoka hired The PLF for a second opinion. After identifying bad faith, we filed suit against the insurance company and litigated the claim. 10 months later the insurance company settled their claims for a combined total of $435,000.
In early 2019, Erica R. contacted The People’s Law Firm about an absolute nightmare. She had been body-cavity searched by a Phoenix Police Officer without a warrant. Worse, the police department refused to investigate it. And no attorneys would believe it ever happened. The PLF took Erica’s case and served a “Notice of Claim” on the Phoenix City Council. They denied the claim, refusing to acknowledge any misconduct. Four months later, they settled for $1.6 million–one of the largest non-death civil rights settlements in City of Phoenix history.
Cesar F. is a father of two teenage girls who was in a devastating car crash with a commercial farm vehicle that was blocking an unlit portion of a rural roadway. Cesar has never been litigious, and was reluctant to hire a lawyer. But Cesar’s 15-year-old daughter had suffered a devastating spinal cord injury and lost the use of her legs. He found Steve, who met with Cesar and his family. He agreed to allow Steve to try to secure a settlement offer. Four months later, The PLF had secured $3,165,000 in total settlements (more than the limits of the available insurance coverage). More, The PLF team was able to negotiate down over $3 million of “superlien” medical bills to less than $700,000–putting $2 million, free and clear, into protected bank accounts for Cesar’s daughter’s future.
Or M. is a professional photographer who was visiting California and Arizona from the Middle East to build is portfolio. While out on a shoot, an ATV in which he was riding rolled over and pinned his hand–ultimately resulting in its amputation. The claim originally made by Or’s attorney resulted in a denial of liability. Then, Or found The PLF and we got to work. The true cause of Or’s loss, as we identified it, was an aftermarket part on the ATV that encouraged passengers to grab the top bar–exactly what the ATV’s manufacturer warned passengers not to do. We made a claim with the aftermarket company, and settled for their $1 million limits…without the need to even file a lawsuit.
One morning Dominique G. woke up in a hospital bed and was told she was a drunk, wrong-way driver on a freeway that had severely injured numerous people. Her parents hired a Phoenix-based criminal defense attorney who negotiated a 5-year prison sentence and told Dominique she had to take it. Scared of the alternative, Dominique did so. A year later her parents hired The PLF to review her case. Our investigation revealed that Dominique was not the wrong-way driver–and that, in fact, an eye witness had observed the wrong-way driver and identified him. Not all of the PLF’s cases have happy endings: The PLF pursued Dominique’s appeals through the Arizona Supreme Court which ultimately denied Dominique’s claims. Based on the evidence uncovered by The PLF’s investigation, however, Dominique continues to pursue overturning of her conviction and clearing her name.
