Recent Cases

Recent Verdicts & Settlements

For more than 35 years, the attorneys of Dale E. Anstine have been focused on protecting the rights of the injured in Central Pennsylvania. Our personal injury experts have had extensive success in cases of all sizes and have the proven results to provide you with piece of mind that your case is in good hands.

These cases are examples of just some of the work we do. Each case is different and the following examples do not guarantee the outcome of your case.

  • A client was a passenger in a pick-up truck and the driver fell asleep at the wheel and the vehicle left the high speed highway and rolled. Our client suffered a broken leg and broken hip. Although the defendant only had a $50,000 policy (which we immediately obtained for our client), we were able to recover an additional $150,000 on her behalf through her under-insurance company. Her insurance company initially denied our ability to stack policies but after litigation we were successful in recovering the entire amount.


  • A client went bowling with her fiancé and the maintenance man had previously just oiled the lanes. In doing so, he spilled some of the oil in the approach area to the lanes. Our client slipped on this oil, fell, and broke her wrist. Because the oil was supposed to be on the bowling alley itself and not on the approach area, we were able to obtain $25,000 from the establishment.


  • A client was injured when a young, inexperienced driver crossed over the center line and hit her head-on. Although our client had a prior history with pain in her neck and back, we were able to show through prior MRIs and other diagnostic tests that her disc rupture and the subsequent surgery was indeed related to this most recent accident and not her prior condition. We successfully recovered $175,000 on her behalf.


  • A client was injured when an elderly driver struck the side of her car. As the steering wheel spun in her hands, it caused a serious fracture of her thumb. It took several surgeries for her to regain even partial use of her thumb. Since she was a visiting nurse, this impacted her ability to earn a living. Although she was near retirement, we were able to successfully recover $85,000 on her behalf.


  • A pregnant client slipped and fell at a grocery store. A display of fresh fruits at the entrance way was kept chilled by ice. There was a crack in the tray holding the ice and water pooled onto the floor. Our client did not see the spill and fell. Because she was pregnant, she could not initially have any diagnostic tests such as X-rays. We had to wait several months until this test could be performed. It showed there was no serious orthopedic injury, but that she was going to be prone to back pain radiating into her legs for several months. We were able to prove the grocery store should have known about this hazard, and therefore we were able to recover $45,000 on her behalf, though no surgery was required.


  • A client of ours entered a local restaurant, fell and suffered a fractured leg. It had rained earlier that day and though the restaurant had a foyer with a mat, it was too short and closest to the inner door. Patrons coming in from the outside stepped on an exposed polished floor before reaching the mat. Although she did not lose any wages by using her sick time, we were able to successfully argue the loss of sick time is the same as the loss of wages and were able to settle for a claim of $120,000.


  • A client of ours was in the course of her employment traveling on Route 83 when an accident occurred on the opposite side of the highway. As rubberneckers slowed, our client likewise slowed but the vehicle behind her did not which caused a rear-end collusion. We were able to recover the $100,000 policy limits from the responsible driver as well as a contribution from a second motorist who was also marginally involved in the accident. More importantly, we were able to successfully perform a C and R (or Compromise and Release) with her Worker’s Compensation Carrier, thus allowing our client to recover the full amount of the defendant’s policy limits without paying any money back into worker’s compensation.


  • A client of ours was hit by a large commercial truck which pulled out from a stop sign in his path. Although he was not taken by ambulance to the hospital from the scene of the accident, he continued to display unusual behavior such as loss of memory and personality changes. Ultimately he went out to have a seizure disorder, accompanied by stuttering and continuing loss of memory. Although no specific diagnosis was possible, we successfully argued the change was so radical and different from the day of the accident forward, that the accident indeed was the cause. We successfully settled his claim for $375,000.


  • A client of ours was rear ended at a red light and because of the stress of the accident, he suffered mild seizure. Although no bones were broken, his doctors opined he had severely stretched his spinal chord and this resulted in partial paralysis that lasted from several months. With therapy he slowly regained function of his arms and hands. We were able to successfully litigate his claim for the sum of $275,000.


  • A client of ours was injured as a postal worker in the course of delivering a package when the defendant’s dog slipped through the partially open door and attacked her right arm. Although there was no structural damage or muscle loss, the plaintiff suffered scars on her arm and had to undergo rabies vaccination. We were able to successfully settle her claim for $35,000.
Settlements and verdicts from other cases are not representative of likely or expected verdicts. Each case is unique and the outcome cannot be predicted based on prior results. We are not able to disclose information regarding many of our largest settlements because they are typically subject to confidentiality agreements. Attorney-client privilege also prevents disclosure in some cases.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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