Gatti Law

Wrongful Denial of Insurance Benefits

Jeremy — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:18:29 +0000

Ron Sayer is pursuing a case against Cigna Insurance Company for its wrongful denial of disability benefits. Ron’s client suffered from severe, debilitating headaches due to a rare blood condition for five years and was rendered disabled as a result. Cigna, after paying his benefits for five years, suddenly denied further benefits based upon the report of a Neuropsychologist who never examined Sayer’s client.

Based upon Cigna’s egregious conduct, Sayer has sued Cigna for breach of contract, bad faith insurance handling, and punitive damages. The case will proceed to trial in January, 2009. If you are a similar victim of an insurance carrier’s wrongful denial of disability benefits, or have information which may be beneficial to others, please contact Ron Sayer.

Gatti Wins Landmark Clergy Abuse Case

Jeremy — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:17:17 +0000

Daniel J. Gatti tried and won the first Catholic Clergy-Abuse case in the State of Oregon. Plaintiffs Randy Sloan and Robert Paul were wards of the Court in the 1970s and were within the custody of MacLaren School for Boys when they allege that Fr. Michael Sprauer, the School's Catholic Chaplain, molested them on multiple occasions. The jury's verdict of nearly $1.4 million capped the three week trial. Not only did the jury find that Fr. Michael Sprauer abused the two plaintiffs, but they awarded punitive damages based upon clear and convincing evidence presented by attorney Daniel J. Gatti. The State of Oregon, who operates MacLaren, was found negligent as well.

Newslinks for the Trial:
Jurors discuss difficulty of Oregon's first sex-abuse trial against a priest.

Jurors say they found accusers more credible.

Jury rules priest sexually abused 2 boys.

$1.5 Million Wrongful Death Settlement

Jeremy — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:13:59 +0000

Jeff Thayer successfully negotiated a $1.5 million settlement for a wrongful death case in Marion County. A local tavern was accused of overserving the defendant driver, who later caused a deadly motor collision.

$1.5 Million Arbritration Verdict

Jeremy — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:12:47 +0000

In a binding arbitration trial, Daniel J. Gatti received a verdict of $1,447,000 for a client who was injured on his motorcycle, requiring low back surgery. Fortunately, the client had an umbrella policy of $1,000,000. The offer, prior to arbitration, was $400,000. After the arbitration verdict was rendered, policy limits were paid in May, 2006.

Class Action Settlement

Jeremy — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:12:07 +0000

As one of the lead co-counsel, Dan Gatti recently achieved a settlement in the case of Froeber v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for the sum of 8.2 million dollars. The class action complaint alleged that the insurance company routinely discounted health care providers’ bills based upon a unilateral percentage as opposed to paying what was reasonable and necessary. The case settled on a nationwide basis after years of litigation in Marion County Circuit Court in Oregon in April, 2006.