Yakima, WA Personal Injury Case Results

Case Results

Abeyta Nelson Injury Law is responsible for the largest personal injury settlements in the history of Central Washington – including Yakima, Kittitas, Franklin, Grant and Klickitat Counties – totaling more than $362 million over the past 40 years. These awards help families put their lives back together after a serious car accident or injury, easing the financial strain of large medical bills, lost wages, and other expenses.

Million Dollar Settlements

$9.78M

$9.78 million settlement for losses suffered by multiple individuals due to a fire caused by welding during state bridge maintenance project near Cle Elum, WA
$6.9M

$6.9 million settlement on behalf of a 5-month-old girl who sustained a brain injury in a fall from 60-year-old bleachers which violated building code at Toppenish High School, representing the largest settlement in Yakima County history
$6.25M

$6.25 million settlement for 46-year-old man injured in a car-truck collision, representing the largest settlement in Franklin County history
$4.264M

$4.264 million settlement for a 26-year-old Yakima male who suffered from spinal fractures resulting in paraplegia as a result of a multi-vehicle pileup on icy I-90, east of Ellensburg, WA
$3.5M

$3.5 million settlement as a result of a spinal cord injury sustained by a 9-year-old Ellensburg, WA girl in playground injury
$2.5M

$2.5 million settlement for 61-year-old Yakima man with multiple injuries from a head-on collision on Satus Pass, WA
$2.1M

$2.1 million settlement for a family as the result of the death of a young man in a one-vehicle rollover
$1.62M

$1.62 million settlement on behalf of a Yakima, WA woman who sustained back and other injuries in a single-vehicle accident, representing the largest ever underinsured motorist arbitration award on a personal injury case in Yakima County
$1.6M

$1.6 million settlement for victims of the Blue Creek Fire in Walla Walla, WA
$1.5M

$1.5 million settlement for a 62-year-old trucker who suffered leg and pelvis fractures caused by another truck coming across the median on Interstate 5 near Bellingham, WA
$1.35M

$1.35 million settlement for two families who suffered timber and fencing losses due to a fire caused by improperly maintained farm equipment
$1.342M

$1.342 million settlement for a 33-year-old man with arm and shoulder injury in a head-on collision, representing the highest settlement in the history of Stevens County
$1.25M

$1.25 million settlement for 83-year-old Florida grandmother and her two 6-year-old granddaughters hit by pickup truck in Selah, WA church parking lot
$1.2M

$1.2 million settlement awarded to 32-year-old factory worker injured in boiler explosion
$1.15M

$1.15 million settlement for orthopedic injuries to 52-year-old Yakima man in two-car collision
$1.15M

$1.15 million settlement for a 42-year-old man who injured his back when a roll of carpet knocked a shelf onto him while working at Lowe’s store
$1.05M

$1.05 million settlement for multiple injuries to 78- and 75-year-old sisters injured in a head-on car crash on White Pass, WA
$1.025M

$1.025 million policy limits settlement for neck and back injuries to 67-year-old Selah man hurt in auto accident
$1.0M

$1.0 million policy limits settlement for neck and back injuries to 46-year-old Yakima man in auto accident
$1.0M

$1.0 million settlement for a 30-year-old male who suffered right shoulder, neck, and low back injuries in a high-speed rear-end collision

Car Accidents

$6.25M

record-setting recovery for 46-year-old Franklin County man injured in a car-truck collision
$4.264M

recovery for 26-year-old Yakima male who suffered from spinal fractures resulting in paraplegia as a result of a multi-vehicle pileup on icy Interstate Highway 90, east of Ellensburg, WA
$2.5M

$2.5 million settlement for multiple injuries to Wapato, WA man injured in collision with an 18-wheeler truck
$1.35M

recovery for 57-year-old man who suffered multiple leg fractures, back fracture and closed head injury when hit by car
$1.342M

$1.342 million settlement for a 33-year-old man with arm/shoulder injury in a head-on collision, representing the highest settlement in the history of Stevens County
$1.25M

settlement for 83-year-old Florida grandmother and her two 6-year-old granddaughters hit by pickup truck in Selah church parking lot
$1.15M

settlement for orthopedic injuries to 52-year-old Yakima man in two-car collision
$1.05M

settlement for multiple injuries to 78 and 75-year-old sisters injured in head-on car crash on White Pass
$1.025M

$1.025 million policy limits settlement for neck and back injuries to 67-year-old Selah man hurt in auto accident
$1.0M

$1.0 million policy limits settlement for neck and back injuries to 46-year-old Yakima man in auto accident
$1.0M

$1 million settlement for 30-year-old male who suffered right shoulder, neck, and low back injuries in a high speed rear-end collision
$974,000

$974,000 settlement for 30-year-old Yakima, WA man with right shoulder and low back injuries
$928,687

$928,687 settlement for family of 56-year-old Yakima man killed in head-on collision
$750,000

$750,000 settlement for 18-year-old Yakima, WA man with brain, pelvis, and leg injuries from an auto-truck collision
$700,000

recovery for a 47-year-old Kittitas County female who suffered a neck injury in an auto accident
$695,000

$695,000 settlement for 54-year-old Yakima, WA man injured in collision with a county snowplow truck
$625,000

$625,000 arbitration award to 29-year-old Tieton, WA woman with dental and jaw injuries from a head-on collision
$600,000

$600,000 settlement for 9-year-old boy with brain, jaw, and leg injuries suffered when a driver lost control on icy I-82
$550,000

$550,000 settlement for a 19-year-old woman in a head-on collision
$500,000

$500,000 settlement for a 55-year-old male pedestrian who suffered shoulder and back injuries after being hit by a car
$500,000

$500,000 settlement for a low back injury to 57-year-old Yakima, WA man
$500,000

$500,000 settlement for Selah, WA man with neck and shoulder injuries from a collision where an oncoming driver crossed the center line on Highway 12
$500,000

settlement for 55-year-old male pedestrian who suffered shoulder and back injuries after being hit by a car
$450,000

$450,000 settlement for 33-year-old Yakima, WA woman who sustained a cervical fracture in a head-on collision
$448,000

settlement for 47-year old man who sustained a low back injury in a car crash
$487,300

$487,300 settlement for a knee injury to a 19-year-old Kittitas, WA woman injured in a head-on collision
$475,000

settlement for a 25-year-old Yakima man who sustained internal injuries in a car crash
$450,000

$450,000 settlement for 51-year-old Wapato, WA man with low back injuries
$353,655

$353,655 settlement to 71-year-old Lynnwood, WA woman with shoulder injuries when a wheel came off another vehicle and struck hers
$350,000

recovery for 63-year-old female who sustained hip and knee injuries in auto accident
$350,000

settlement for a 50-year old man who sustained a neck injury in a car crash
$350,000

$350,000 settlement for hip injury to 45-year-old Seattle man injured in rear-end collision in Spokane, WA
$350,000

settlement for a 39-year-old Yakima woman sustained a low back injury
$350,000

$350,000 settlement for 22-year-old Ellensburg, WA man injured in collision
$315,000

settlement for 62-year-old Washington State Trooper who suffered a herniated disc in his lower back
$310,000

settlement for a 49-year-old Yakima man sustained internal injuries in a car crash
$305,000

settlement in which a 68-year-old Selah woman was injured in a car crash
$300,000

settlement for a 64-year old man who sustained back injury in a car crash
$300,000

settlement for a 51-year old man who sustained low back injury in a car crash
$290,000

settlement for a 58-year old woman who sustained multiple injuries in a car crash
$275,000

settlement for a 22 year-old woman involved in a truck collision which resulted in a head injury
$262,500

settlement for a 41-year old man who sustained a head injury in a car crash
$250,000

recovery for a 86-year-old male who sustained chest injuries in car/pickup crash

Brain Injuries

$6.9M

The largest settlement in Yakima County history settled by Abeyta Nelson on behalf of a 5-month-old girl who sustained a brain injury in a fall from 60-year-old bleachers which violated building code at Toppenish High School
$2.5M

$2.5 million settlement for 61-year-old Yakima, WA man with multiple injuries from a head-on collision on Satus Pass, WA
$800,000

$800,000 settlement for an 18-year-old who suffered a brain injury in a collision in Nevada
$750,000

$750,000 settlement for 18-year-old Yakima, WA man with brain injury from auto-truck collision

Wrongful Death

$2.1M

recovery for family as the result of the death of a young man in a one-vehicle rollover
$1.0M

$1 million settlement for 8-year-old boy who drowned in cloudy swimming pool at Eastern Washington resort
$928,687

$928,687 settlement for family of 56-year-old Yakima man killed in head-on collision
$875,000

$875,000 settlement for a 75-year-old woman and 78-year-old man where wife died following a collision in which she sustained a hip fracture and aggravation of dementia resulting in her premature death
$850,000

settlement on behalf of 22-year-old who died on construction site
$700,000

settlement for children of 39-year-old Native American man who committed suicide in Yakama Tribal Jail
$700,000

settlement for accidental death of 47-year-old auto body repairman in auto collision
$600,000

settlement on behalf of 37-year-old construction worker on job site
$556,331

settlement for accidental death of 51-year-old farm laborer in car accident
$450,000

recovery for family of 43-year-old man who fell from unguarded sleeping loft
$360,000

$360,000 settlement (insurance policy limits and $235,000 personal contribution from at-fault driver’s estate) for the death of a 71-year-old man
$262,000

$262,000 (policy limits) settlement for death of 79-year-old Yakima, WA man hit while crossing the street
$200,000

$200,000 policy-limits settlement for death of a 46-year-old man in collision
Confidential

Confidential settlement for death of a 68-year-old woman as a result of neglect at Yakima, WA nursing home
Confidential

Confidential settlement for 88-year-old woman who died at Yakima, WA nursing home as a result of neglect

Bicycle Accidents

$510,000

$510,000 settlement for a 38-year-old Spokane, WA man with a neck injury who collided with a car making a left turn in front of him
$275,000

$275,000 settlement for a low back injury to a 57-year-old Yakima, WA man from a collision when a driver turned in front of him
$185,000

$185,000 settlement for a 29-year-old Marysville, WA man who was hit by a car as he was helping a disabled motorist
$170,000

$170,000 settlement for a 65-year-old Yakima, WA man who sustained a hip fracture from a bicycle-car collision

Dog Bites

$350,000

settlement for a 46-year old client who suffered dog bite injuries
$300,000

$300,000 settlement for 9-year-old girl bitten on head and face
$300,000

settlement for family of 6-year-old Yakima girl who sustained facial lacerations

Jail Injuries

$700,000

$700,000 settlement for children of 39-year-old Native American man who hung himself in Yakama Tribal Jail due to negligent supervision

Livestock in Road Injuries

$625,000

$625,000 recovery for shoulder and knee injuries to 53-year-old Yakima, WA man due to head-on collision near White Swan, WA

Medical Devices

Confidential

settlement for Yakima man who suffered paralysis of legs following failure of medical device during spinal fusion surgery

Motorcycle Accidents

$260,000

$260,000 settlement (insurance limits and personal contribution by at-fault driver) for spinal injury to a 24-year-old man in a car-motorcycle collision
$245,000

$245,000 settlement for a 76-year-old man with multiple injuries from a car-scooter collision

Nursing Home Injuries

$525,000

settlement resulting from sexual abuse of developmentally disabled 38-year-old woman at state-run nursing facility
$300,000

settlement for family of a 77-year-old man related to nursing home death
$180,000

$180,000 settlement for 84-year-old woman who suffered bed sores at a Wenatchee, WA nursing home
$175,000

settlement for 79-year-old Yakima man who suffered a broken leg
Confidential

Confidential settlement for 88-year-old Vancouver, WA woman who developed pressure sores (bed sores) due to nursing home neglect
Confidential

settlement for 68-year-old woman who died from nursing home neglect

Pedestrian Accidents

$660,578

$660,578 settlement for spinal injuries to a 12-year-old girl hit by an off-duty Washington State Patrol officer in a crosswalk on her way to school
$514,000

$514,000 settlement for knee and ankle injuries to a 69-year-old woman hit by a car in a church parking lot
$262,000

$262,000 (policy limits) settlement for the death of a 79-year-old Yakima, WA man hit while crossing a street

Premises Liability

$6.9M

$6.9 million settlement on behalf of a 5-month-old girl who sustained a brain injury in a fall from 60-year-old bleachers which violated building code at Toppenish High School, representing the largest settlement in Yakima County history
$1.0M

$1.0 million settlement for parents of an 8-year-old Puyallup, WA boy who died in a cloudy swimming pool at Sun Lakes State Park, WA
$900,000

settlement for a 38-year-old man as a result of low back and hip injuries requiring surgery
$550,000

$550,000 settlement for a 36-year-old man for low back injury at work when a shelf he was standing on collapsed
$500,000

$500,000 settlement for a 74-year-old man who fell on an icy driveway at a residence
$485,000

$485,000 settlement for a 76-year-old funeral worker knocked into an open grave when a canopy pole came loose and hit him
$450,000

$450,000 settlement for a 43-year-old man who died in a fall from an unguarded sleeping loft
$300,000

$300,000 settlement for 41-year-old Leavenworth woman who fell off an unguarded deck
$200,000

$200,00 settlement for 51-year-old Montana woman who slipped on an icy sidewalk at Ellensburg, WA motel

School Injuries

$3.5M

settlement as a result of a spinal cord injury sustained by a 9-year-old Ellensburg girl in playground injury
$350,000

$350,000 settlement for a 4-year-old preschool boy whose leg was broken when lockers fell over on him
$300,000

$300,000 settlement for a 41-year-old Leavenworth, WA woman who fell off an unguarded deck

Slips, Trips and Falls

$900,000

recovery for 38-year-old man who suffered low back injury in fall
$305,000

settlement for 53-year-old woman who suffered an ankle fracture after a fall on icy steps
$225,000

recovery for 63-year-old woman who sustained a knee fracture in fall
$200,000

$200,000 settlement for a 68-year-old woman who tripped on offset sidewalk outside State Fair Grounds
$200,000

$200,000 settlement for 51-year-old Montana woman who slipped on an icy sidewalk at an Ellensburg, WA motel

Summer Camp Injuries

$475,000

$475,000 settlement for loss of vision in one eye for 12-year-old boy due to unsupervised wood chopping at summer camp

Trucking Accidents

$4.264M

$4.264 million settlement for a 26-year-old Yakima, WA man who suffered from spinal fractures resulting in paraplegia as a result of a multi-vehicle pileup on icy I-90, east of Ellensburg, WA
$2.5M

$2.5 million settlement for multiple injuries to a Wapato, WA man injured in a collision with an 18-wheeler truck
$1.5M

settlement for 62-year-old trucker who suffered leg and pelvis fractures caused by another truck coming across the median on Interstate 5 near Bellingham, WA
$695,000

recovery for 54-year-old man who suffered back and neck injuries in snowplow/dump truck collision
$600,000

$600,000 settlement for 46-year-old Nevada woman injured in semi-truck collision on I-82
$525,000

$525,000 settlement for knee and low back injuries to a 49-year-old Yakima, WA man injured in collision with semi-truck
$500,000

$500,000 settlement for 50-year-old Oregon woman rear-ended by a semi-truck on an icy road
$425,000

$425,000 settlement for neck and shoulder injuries to a 67-year-old man whose car was hit by an 18-wheeler truck
$200,000

$200,000 settlement for 58-year-old Moxee, WA man injured in a semi-truck collision

Uninsured Motorists

$1.62M

The largest ever underinsured motorist arbitration award on a personal injury case in Yakima County settled on behalf of a Yakima woman who sustained back and other injuries in a single-vehicle accident
$1.025M

$1.025 million policy limits settlement for neck and back injuries to 67-year-old Selah man hurt in auto accident
$1.0M

$1.0 million policy limits settlement for neck and back injuries to 46-year-old Yakima man in auto accident
$806,000

settlement for auto repairman who sustained head injury
$750,000

settlement for Yakima man who sustained head, leg and pelvic injuries in head-on collision
$700,000

settlement for 47-year-old man In 18-wheeler truck accident
$670,000

settlement for shoulder injury to 59-year-old auto repair shop owner and back injury to 58-year-old wife injured in car crash
$625,000

$625,000 arbitration award for 29-year-old Tieton, WA woman with dental and jaw injuries from a head-on collision
$150,000

settlement for liability and UIM claims for soft tissue injury – (original offer from client’s insurance company was $2,500)

Wildland Fire Losses

$9.78M

recovery for losses suffered by multiple individuals due to fire caused by welding during state bridge maintenance project near Cle Elum, WA
$6.2 M

settlement for six families for loss of timber, homes, property, and emotional distress due to fire caused by improperly maintained power line near Twisp, WA
$1.6 M

settlement for victims of the Blue Creek Fire in Walla Walla, WA
$1.35M

recovery for two families who suffered timber and fencing losses due to fire caused by improperly maintained farm equipment
$600,000

$600,000 settlement for victims of South Wenas Fire outside Selah, WA
$600,000

settlement for victims of the St. Mary’s Mission Road Fire in Omak, WA
$219,330

settlement for victims of the Wishram Fire in Wishram, WA
Confidential

settlement for victims of the Monastery Fire on Satus Pass near Goldendale, WA

Workplace Injuries

$3.75M

$3.75 million settlement for a 29-year-old man who suffered a brain injury when boxes fell on him while unloading a truck
$1.2 M

settlement awarded to 32-year-old factory worker injured in boiler explosion
$1.15 M

settlement for 42-year-old man who injured his back when a roll of carpet knocked shelf onto him while working at Lowe’s store
$825,000

settlement for 49-year-old Yakima automotive technician who suffered a brain injury
$800,000

settlement for wrist fracture from construction site fall sustained by 35-year-old female electrical apprentice
$725,000

recovery for 56-year-old man who suffered fractured ankle in forklift unloading accident
$685,000

settlement for shoulder injury to female truck driver
$650,000

$650,000 settlement for multiple injuries to a 54-year-old man struck by an 18-wheeler truck in a parking lot as he walked from his truck
$650,000

settlement for 60-year-old Hanford worker who injured his knee when truck running board gave way
$650,000

$650,000 settlement for 49-year-old Sunnyside, WA man who injured his knee at Hanford when his truck running board collapsed
$574,000

$574,000 settlement for 39-year-old Yakima, WA woman pinned against her vehicle when a loaded brake rack rolled into her
$500,000

$500,000 settlement for 69-year-old man whose dump truck was rear-ended by a semi-truck on I-90
$435,000

$435,000 settlement for shoulder and low back injuries to 66-year-old Wapato, WA man when a vehicle rear-ended his tractor
$250,000

settlement for a 50-year old male who sustained a workplace shoulder injury
$200,000

$200,000 settlement for a 50-year old male who sustained a workplace shoulder injury