Mike Bloom has successfully tried numerous personal injury cases in Oregon and Washington.

Wrongful death – employers liability – $2,755,931 – highest offer $300,00
Gold v. Curtiss and Wildish, Multnomah County Circuit Court Case No. 0002-01558 (2002).

Medical Malpractice – wrongful death – post appeal confidential settlement
Lutz v. State of Oregon and Lincoln Co. Mental Health, Lincoln County Circuit Court Case No. 91-2200, affirmed, 130 Or App 278, 881 P2d 171 (1994).

Product liability - fractured cheekbone – $660,564 – highest offer $0
Boland v. Keller, Multnomah County Circuit Court Case No. 9412-08177, affirmed at 147 Or App 346; 933 P2d 986 (1997).

Civil rights – $736,430 – highest offer $20,000
Varin v. City of Portland, Multnomah County Circuit Court Case No. 9003-01559, affirmed at 145 Or App 603; 930 P2d 903 (1997).

ERISA – Sanders v. CNA, US Dist. Court Case No. CV03-12360-BR, 322 F Supp 2d 1142 (2004), prevailed on ERISA disability claim successfully broadened standard for pre-existing conditions.

Although Mike Bloom has obtained a number of significant verdicts, the size of the verdict alone is not the best measure of performance. A better measure of performance is whether the verdict exceeded the insurance company’s “last” or “highest” offer. If it didn’t, then the injured person was better off taking the insurance company’s “last offer” then going to trial.

Attached for comparison is a compilation of Multnomah County Automobile Accident Verdicts (PDF), it includes the insurance company’s “last offer.” Mike Bloom's trials are highlighted in yellow.

Jury Verdict $358,000, highest offer $25,000
Separated shoulder
Burdett v. Miller, Case No. 0705-06126 (Mult 2009)

Jury Verdict $25,000, highest offer $5,000
Mid back soft tissue injuries
Shurtleff v. Potelco, Case No. 0708-09482 (Mult 2009)

Arbitration Award $302,130, highest offer $72,500
Neck and Low back injuries, C5-6 herniated disc
Witt v. Liberty Mutual Insurance, (Mult 2008)

Arbitration Award $110,834, highest offer $10,000
Neck injury, exacerbated migraines, tremors
Benham v. Farmers Insurance Co., (Mult 2008)

Jury Verdict $227,462, highest offer $25,000
Low back and neck soft tissue injuries
Moe v. Progressive Insurance Co., Case No. 0409-09818 (Mult 2006)

Jury Verdict $103,777, highest offer $13,406
Low back and neck soft tissue injuries
Hardy v. Ariniello, Case No. 0407-06816 (Mult 2005)

Jury Verdict $36,808, highest offer $0
Low back soft tissue injuries
Finn v. Fielder, Case No. 0306-05772 (Mult 2005)

Jury Verdict $37,994, highest offer $0
Low back strain
Ratliff v. Trimet, Case No. 0307-07318 (Mult 2004)

Jury Verdict $155,000, highest offer $5,000
Neck soft tissue injuries and migraines
Moss v. Farmers Insurance Co., Case No. 9806-04367 (Mult 2002)

Jury Verdict $41,965, highest offer $15,100
Jaw pain, headaches, soft tissue injuries
Stites v. Farnsworth, Case No. 9806-04367 (Mult 2002)

Jury Verdict $38,637, highest offer $3,806
Fractured arm, child
Fresk v. Kraemer, Case No. 9806-04367 (Mult 2002)

Jury Verdict $118,613, highest offer $75,000
Fractured hip
Bogdan v. Whittler, Case No. 9805-03553 (Mult 2000)

Jury Verdict $37,994, highest offer $0
Low back strain
Buenger v. Lyons, Case No. 9901-00528 (Mult 2000)

Jury Verdict $105,000, highest offer $21,500
Low back and neck soft tissue injuries
Sequine v. Harris, Case No. CCV 98-03386 (Clack 1999)

Jury Verdict $36,999, highest offer $30,000
Low back – soft tissue injuries
Bowman v. Griggs, Case No. 9712-09803 (Mult 1999)

Jury Verdict $37,500, highest offer $15,000
Sprained ankle, child
Dennis v. Snegirev, et al, Case No. 9607-05194 (Mult 1997)

Jury Verdict $20,000 plus medicals , highest offer $8,000
Fractured arm, child
Rapp v. Waites, Case No. 9507-05128 (Mult 1996)

Jury Verdict $20,074, highest offer $7,500
Automobile Collision/Bicycle, Fractured arm, child
Petrick v. Raz., Case No. 9306-03921 (Mult 1994)

Jury Verdict $26,880, highest offer $18,000
Low back soft tissue injuries
Wickersham v. Dutton, Case No. 927326 (Clack 1994)

Jury Verdict $50,000, highest offer $19,000
Shoulder injury
Heuker v. Knight, Case No. A8911-06799 (Mult 1992)

Jury Verdict $11,617, highest offer $ 0
Low back strain
Hovey v. Davis, Case No. A9102-00720 (Mult 1992)

Jury Verdict $62,500, highest offer $0
Fractured ankle
Harris v. Progressive Insurance, Case No. A8909-05268 (Mult 1990)